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the thigh: Bend the leg over and cut off
close to the body and through the joint.
Shave off the breast in thin slices, slanting
from the front of the breast bone down
toward the wing joint. Tip the bird over
slightly and with the point of the knife re.
move the oyster and small dark portion
found on the side bone. Then remove the
fork from the breast and divide the leg and
wing. Cut through the skin between the
BODY and the breast and with spoon re-
move portion of the stuffing. Serve light
or dark meat and stuffing as preferred. If
carved in this way the turkey will be left
with one half entire,a and if placed on clean
platter. with the cut side nearest the carver,
and garnished with parsley, will present
nearly as fine an appearance, to all but the
carver, as when first served. When there
are many to be served, take off the leg and
wing from each side and slice the whole of
the breast before removing the fork, then
divide as required.
WHEN A WOMAN DOES IT
1t is pleasant to see woman carve, if she
does it deity; there seems to be something
appropriate and almost scriptural in a
woman dispensing food to her household.
English women nearly always carve. bat in
this country the work is almost entirely
relegated to the men. To save time strength
and patience in carving it is absolutely
necessary to have sharp knife. AS gen
eral rule cut across the grain. A turkey
should be placed with the head toward the
right hand of the carver. The breast is
generally cut in slices, parallel to the breast
bone; But if the turkey.is large, first cut the
wings off close to the body and then cut
across. A good way to keep knife per-
fectly sharp, and make your husband think
you give him the tenderest joints, is to use
rifle, }" such as the farmers sharpen their
scythes upon. A few turns on this will give
an edge that will cut through anything.
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The New Year.

Most of our Florida women have exhibited
q wonderful trait during the past year, they
have shown that when trials come, they are
able to stand firm and take up the gauntlet
along with the anxious one upon whom so
much is depending. Those who have re-
manned at the seat of action or in. other
words. here at home, all the summer or oil
the year, can recall the respondent and
gloomy prospects that greeted US shortly
after the advent of 1895. and perhaps can
recall some of the forebodings that fitted
through their weary brain as to how they
were going TO survive. Poor humanity-we
are too anxious regarding some things and
not enough so regarding more Important
affairs. So now as we stand, before the en-
trance of a new and untried year, let us not
lose the opportunities for improvement.
Let us not in our mad haste for wealth for
get that we have other duties devolv'ng
upon us which we can perform with ease
and comfort if we will try. But let us put
our hand within one that has been offered
US many mary times and walk the new
year in peace.
celIent managing to obtain the best results
but if ones heart be in her work she must
succeed. In our country with our splendid
gardens woman need not be over-con-
cerned about her food for the dear ones, for
the garden if managed we'll can be made
paying investment. So let one of the first
steps in the spring time be to have good
substantial garden. This if taken care of
will be source of revenue all summer and
by clean picking will almost keep the table
supplied all summer.
tits the writer's opinion that nowhere can
we live with less ready cash than in Florida
and to our readers we would say. so long as
you are blessed with good health you should
content yourself with other things.
Let us enter 1895 with thankful hearts,
hearts, ready to be up and doing, with
heart for any tate, still achieving, still pur-
suing, learn to LABOR and 10 wait.
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Carving Turkey.

"Oh, do tell us how to do it correctly"
said newly married pair, just before
Thanksgiving, ''for we are goirg to have our
first turkey and of course you know we
want to serve it the incest and daintiest we
know how" She was told and went away
singing it over to herself. Here Is how
GOOD Housekeeping" tells us to do it.
Free the ends of the drumsticks from the
body. Place the turkey on the platter with
the head at the left. Unless the platter be
very large, provide an extra dish, also
fork for serving. Insert the carving fork
across the middle of the breast bone. Cut
through the skin between the breast and
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-08

Kate Douglas Wiggin has written an
excellent article for the January issue of
Table Talk, on 'Shall our Daughters
Study kindergarten" and 1t is followed
by departments helpful to housekeepers
and home-m makers alike. Besides the
many good recipes to be found in it's
pages, an article on "Market News" will
be most useful to all who are not sure of
the best piece of meat to buy for certain
dishes, and menus are also given for
every day in the month. '"Twelfth Day"
and its entertainments, 'Nursery fly
giene," wedding Fads and Fancies."
''Lace and It's History" "Father Times
Reception, zone suitable to New Years
day, the latest fashio of the day, etc.,
are dealt with. If you do not know
this little magazine, avail yourselves of
the liberal offer made to our readers,
which is that sample copy will be sent
free. to anyone addressing Table Talk
Publishing Co., Philadelphia. Pa.
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FoR THE HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.
Lamp Mats.


Very pretty lamp mats may be made of
yellow channels skin.
Cut round mat any size desired, and
scallop the edge. With Asiatic purse twist
work button hole stitch on the edge of the
scallops. Just inside the scalIops .embroid-
cry with Asiatic flo sprays of forget me-nots
twined together to form wreath.
Another mat may have border of purple
pansies let close together. Use Asiatic Ro-
man floss for the solid work of the pansies
and work their edges in button hole stitch
with Asiatic twisted embroidery silk. Cut
the chamois skin away close to the border.
The designs for round doilies in Brainerd
and Armstrong; new doilie and center piece
book are also suitable for these mats. The
book costs only ten cents and can be ordered
from the proprietors at New Haven. Conn.
It contains many lovely designs with di-
rections for various kinds of fancy work.
The minute directions for Ideal Honiton"
work enable those who have had no expert
ence in this dainty needle work to become
proficient in the art K. e. M
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realty increased the demand for Inc
and the price has nearly doubled.
PRODUCTIvENESs OF PINE
APPLES.

nbscriber who has noted the letters
shed in our paper in reference TO the
ration of slips Of the Smooth Cayenne
ople for the grove S of Florida whose
was cut off to great extent by the
of last year. wants some information
.rence to the propagation OF the pine,
w. E. Pabor, editor Of the Pabor
Pineapple. devoted considerable
in a ecectlssue of his paper to
ssion of this subject. He states that
productive power of the pineapple is
tkable. He has done some figuring,
Estimates that the area ground re-
Il for the progeny of one plant, at first
covering few square feet, at the end
live years will be more than four acres
Ing ten thousand plants to the acre.
! pineapple is propagated by slips and
rs, and as may be imagined from the
bing statement the increase is rapid.
labor in the article referred to pub
| table showing the increase in ap-
uckers and slips during the period of
e years, starting from the one plant
, age of two years. This table gives
defensive idea and we reproduce it
Rith.
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Table Manners for Children.

Children of the present age we regret to
say, are hardly as we'll versed in manner
isms as they should be. 1t is rather an un-
common thing to meet up with child who
has been properly trained-notice it among
your circle of acquaintance and see if this
is not the true case, when it should be the
opposite.
Here are a few paragraphs on table man.
ners for the little ones. Mothers, in their
own loving, gentle way, know best how to
impart them.
Drink from the cup-never from the sau-
Ger.
Teaspoons are left in the saucer, not in
the cup.
Little children only have the napkin ar
ranged as a bib.
Making a noise, either in eating or drink
ing, is vulgar.
Always cheerfully defer to older people
and to guests.
Eat slowly, and do not fill the mouth with
large quantities.
Eat the food served or tquietly leave it on
the plate without remark.
Avoid drumming with the fingers or feet
it is the height of impoliteness.
If in doubt at any time as to what is
proper, follow the example of others of more
experience.
Patiently await the coming of your turn
do not follow with the eyes the food served
to others.
Never unnecessarily handle the dishes, or
in any other manner exhibit nervousness or
Impotence
Dom feel obliged to''clean up the plate"
especially do not make laborious display
of doing so.
Do not ask for any particular part of a
fowl, or similar dish, unless asked your
preference; in that case always indicate
something, and if there be really no choice,
designate the porto with which the host
can most conviently render service.
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A Half Dozen Cheap Recipes.

The following recipes will be ''handy to
have in the house says Good Housekeeping
POP CORN PUDDING. i
Pop some corn nicely and thea roll it as
fine as you can. One pint of corn to one
quart of sweet milk; add a small piece of
butter. one teaspoonfui of salt, beat two
eggs with enough sugar to sweeten the milk
mix all together and bake twenty minutes
FRUIT PUDDING.
Take stale bread, pour over hot water and
soak while. Chop as for dressing though
not so fine, place layer of bread in but
tered tin, then layer of fruit previously
stewed, having the last layer bread Bake
half an hour and serve with sugar and
cream or any pudding sauce. Apricots can
be used if desired.
LEMON PUDDING.
Beat six eggs we'll, boil half pint of milk,
put into it two ounces of fresh butter, and
let the milk cool. When perfectly cold add
the eggs and two tabIespoonfuls of pulver-
il I'd white sugar, also the juice of one lemon.
Line dish with puff paste and pour in the
mixture. Bake one-hali hour in quick
oven.
BAKED APPLE DUMPLINGS.
Take quart of -four and work into it
spoonful each of butter and lard. Wet it
with a pint of buttermik containing q
spoonful of soda: roll out and cut out circu-
lar pieces, using saucer to determine the
size. Have ready some pleasant sour
apples and place as many slices on one.half
of the crust as the other will cover; wet the
edges and press them together. Place the
dumplings in baking tin as soon as pre-
pared. prick them with fork and bake
until the apple is cooked. Serve with hot
sauce, or sweetened and favored cream.
CARAMEL CUsTARD.
Turn one fourth of a cup of sugar into
stewpan, and stir it over the fire until it be-
comes liquid and brown. Sca!d a cup and
3 half of milk, and add the Drowned sugar.
Beat two eggs thoroughly, add to them one
half cupf of cold milk, and turn the mix. |
lure slowly, stirring constantly that no
Jumps form into the scalding milk. Con-
5inue to stir until the custard thickens. Set
away to cool, and serve In glasses.
BAKED INDIAN PUDDING.
Boil one quart of milk, keeping out one
mall cupful; mix this with five tablespoon |
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A HELPFUL CoRNER.
TRUE GREATNESS.

IT'S not the place we occupy
That makes us great or small,
But how we fill the place we're In
That counts for all in ALL
And often men Of least renown
Are men of greatest worth;
''The world knows not it's greatest men,
They are not great by birth;
But through the simple ways Of life.
They rise from what they were,
''Make stepping stones of their dead selves'-
And gain vision Gear.
IT'S faithfulness in little things
That makes the faithful great:
Ills this which builds their character.
'Tis this which gives them weight.
And little deeds are Just as great,
If faithfully performed,
AS storming castles, taking towns,
Or charming senates thronged.
For the heart-throb makes the worker,
Thelife-blo cd m axes the deed,
We put ourselves in what we do;
And this should be our creed.
GOOD Housekeeping
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HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.

Address all communications to Household
Department, AGRIcULTURIsT DeLand, Fla.
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,rida growers, will hardly be liable to
out of seed" Of course in the case
g more tender varieties, as with the
~ = -.-,1,--.for instance. thAvr NAV
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-10
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate yesterday agreed to final
conference reports on the naval and
Indian appropriation bills, leaving only
the sundry civil and District of Column
bia conference reports outstanding. A
night session had been agreed to in an
ticipation of delays and opposition to
the naval and Indian conference reports,
but they went through so speedily that
the night session was abandoned. The
resolution for an inquiry into the Cir
cumstances of the award of the statue
of General William T. Sherman was fl
nally defeated. The bill to amend the
law respecting punishment for con-
tempts of court was discussed by
Messrs. Hill and Allen, but a final vote
was not reached. An effort to pass one
of the pension bills recently vetoed by
the President failed through the absence
of quorum.
The House gave its final approval to
conference reports on two of the four
appropriation bills-the naval and
the Indian bills. A vote was
taken on one of the Senate pub
lie building amendments to the sundry
civil bill Savannah, Ga.) just prior
to the adjournment indicates that the
opposition to these amendments in the
House are waning, and that the House
will, on the next vote, agree to them.
Those amendments and the electric
lighting and sectarian charities items
In the District of Columbia bill stand
between Congress and the final ad-
iournment. Most Of the day in the
House was DEVOTED to the considera-
ton of the Aldrich- Underwood contest
ed election case from the Ninth Ala
bama district. The democrats at.
tempted to filibuster, but we're over
come, and when the vote was taken
the contestant, Mr.. Aldrich, was given
the seat by vote of 116 to 10Y. Fifty
republicans voted with the democrats
against the acton.
The President has signed the post
Office appropriation bill and the acts to
expedite the delivery of imported par
GELS not exceeding $500 in value; to
regulate mail matters of the fourth
class, and the joint resolution to au-
thorize q scientific investigation of the
the fur seal fisheries.
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Connecticut Democrats.

Hartford, Conn., June 1O.-The DINO
cratic State convention, called to adopt
platform and elect delegates to tho national
convention, was called to order this morning
by Chairman Davis of the State central COM
mttee.
The platform was submitted this morning.
Among the essential doctrines ere equal JUS
ticc to all men of whatever persuasion-reli-
gious or political; the preservation of tho
public faith and credit require that the gold
standard of money, as q measure of value,
shall DO maintained While it favors the
most liberal use of silver consistent with the
enforcement of gold standard, it is unal-
tcrably opposed to the free coinage of silver;
it favors bankuote currency ample to supply
the needs of the whole country, safely SO.
cured, and redeemable in gold; it is opposed
to any further general revision Of the tariff
1t also indorses the administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland, and approves his firm sup
port Of tho public credit and his eXemplifica-
ton of tho Monroe doctrine.
The delegates elected to Chicago arc under
stood to favor the nomination Of cX Governor
William f. Russell, of Massachusetts,, for
President but are not pledged.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The story published yesterday that q
man had been swept over Niagara
Falls is regarded as "fake" and is be-
lieved to be an insurance swindle.
Consul General Lee again visited
Captain General Weyler in Havana
Yesterday. The Captain General has
invited General Lee to dine with him
this evening.
Sophia Kellner, eight years old, acct
dentally shot and killed her brother
John, six years old, at their home in
Greenpoint, Long Island this morning,
with an old rifle.
Hon. Alexander Terrell, minister to Tur-
key, sailed from New York to-day on his way
to Constantinople, and Hon. E. d. White,
Justice of tho United States Supreme Court,
and family sailed for Liverpool.
The first accident of tho summer race meet
ing at Kansas City, Mo-, happened yesterday,
when Penny Vail, who was riding AL Watts,
was thrown and killed, tho horse also brosk-
ing his neck.
Thomas Thomas and his entire family, six
in all, at Shelbyville, ILL.,, will die from the
effects of eating ice cream in which poison 10
believed to have been placed by somebody.
Tho receipts of the recent Cuban fair in
Madison Square Garden, Now York, from all
sources amounted to something over $2O,ooo.
Tho Oregon National Guard is ready, at an
hours notice, to 90 down tho Columbia river
among the rioting fishermen.
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Mr.. Grout called up tho conference
report on the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill, made yesterday after
noon and the House voted to further
insist on its disagreement to the Senate
amendments still in dispute.
Mr.. Dingley expressed the hope that
with that and the public building
amendments in the sundrycivil bill being
the only substantial matters of differ
ence between the two houses, an early
agreement might be reached and the
session terminated. (Applause).
A resolution extending the scope OF
the good roads investigation be con-
Quoted by the Agricultural Department
was passed; also a resolution appropri-
ating 81. 900 for constructing the foun-
dation for statue of Samuel Hahne-
man, the founder of the Homeopathic
School of Medicine, to be erected in
Washington, at the expense of the Ma
tional Homeopathic Society and other
citizens; also a bill opening national
cemeteries to burial of army nurses,
honorably discharged.
At 1855 o'clock the House took re-
cess until 8 o'clock.
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Maryland Democrats.

BALTIMORE, Md, June 1O.-The demo.
cratic State convention was called to order
shortly after noon in Fords Opera House by
Chair nan Talbot Of the State central com.
mittee. He said only fow words before in
PRODUCING Senator German as temporary
chairman The Senator was escorted to the
stage amid a volley of cheors and other
demonstrations of favor. Mr.. German again
started the applause by saying that he felt at
home among democrats. He inveighed
against Mckinley and his protection ideas;
urged the democrats t, harmonic their
differences and concluded his short address
with the statement that the convention
should select delegates to the national con-
vention with tho view of keeping the finan.
cisl standing of the State at high standard.
This sentiment was understood to be in favor
of the sound-money men, and they applauded
it, while the white.metal men looked dis
gusted. The silver.men offered resolution
with view of having an open discussion of
all resolutions presented to tho convention
before they should be referred to commit
tee, but it was voted down by their oppo.
nents, who favored everything going to tho
committee on resolutions without discussion.
Committees on credentials and resolutions
were appointed, and tho convention took
recess for half an hour.
After recess the committee on cre-
dentials and permanent organization
reported that there were no contests
and recommended the selection of
Senator German as permanent chair
man. The report was unanimously
adopted The Senator in thanking the
convention for the honor said the party
would have q hard contest in carrying
the State next fall, but that he would
give his best energies to organizing the
democratic party of Maryland so well
that the State would hereafter be found
In the democratic column.
The chairman of the committee on
resolutions reported in favor of the
tariff reform as enunciated in the Chi
cage platform of 1892, and endorsed
President Cleveland. In relation to
the financial question the report favor
ed the gold standard and opposed the
free coinage of silver at 16 to l. The
reading of the majority report was
greeted with cheers and Kisses. Upon
its conclusion Mr.. Stewart, of
Talbot county was recognized and
read minority report, signed by
five members of the resolutions com.
mittee, in which they gave expression
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A Child Stranger Hanged.

LONDON, June 10.-Mrs. Annie Dyer,
who had murdered scores of infants en-
trusted to her care, was hanged in New
gate prison at 9 o'clock this morning.
When the black flag was hoisted, indi-
eating that she had paid the penalty of
her crimes, the crowd cheered loud and
long. Since she was sentenced to death
Mrs. Dyer twice attempted to commit
suicide in prison. The woman was
completely dazed when she was led to
the scatfold this morning and had to be
supported by the Weaknesses. Mrs.
Dyer was tried on selected case, that
of killing the child of bar-maid for
$50. The child was strangled with q
piece of tape and its body sunk in the
Thames, at Reading. The bodies of
seven other children, who had been
similarly strangled, were found in the
river at the time the body of the bar
maids infant was recovered.
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to financial views directly opposed to
what Mr.. Steward termed the gold
bugs" and demanded the free coinage
of silver. The minority report was
offered as substitute for the financial
plank of the majority report but was
rejected.
The financial plank of THE platform,
as adopted, is as follows: Believing that
the true interests of the people require
that the earnings of agriculture and
trade, and the wages of labor should be
paid in money that is intrinsically worth
in all markets of the world what it pur-
ports to be worth; we demand the
maintenance of the existing gold
standard of value; and further,
that the government shall keep
all its obligations at all times
redeemable and payable in money OF
the greatest intrinsic value and of the
highest standard adopted by the civil
lied nations of the world, and that we
therefore resolutely oppose the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to