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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-25

prettiest and most fetching" appli-
ances are a hand-mirror, frames in
silver leaves, a large carved silver
handkerchief box, pin trays, round,
square and oblong jewel boxes, a
silver-backed brush and comb as a
matter of course, a cinderella slip
per- cushion of silver and pale pink
velvet for stick-pins, soap-box, a
silver-framed calendar, shoe-horn,
a curling-iron, file, a button-hook,
manicure scissors, and a bon-bon-
Mere from the Chicago Exposition.
Her bookcase is well furnished
with the stories that girls love, and
copies of the standard poets. And
right here, let the suggestion be
made that books given to young girls
and children should in some cases be
just a little beyond their years. They
will soon grow up to them, and
prize them all the more for not being
SO soon exhausted of pleasure or
mental pabulum.
A dainty writingtable stands be-
side this young girls bed, equipped
with her own special desk and writ
ing materials. The mantel is deco
rated with various European souve-
Mrs, vases, hand-painted trays,
bisque figures and 'fgurines," etc.
each article having some particu-
larly pleasant association.
Parents encourage your daughters
in the adornment of their rooms, as
it yields a very pure and simple
pleasure, and is productive of good
fruit in after years.
1t is also in order, to teach them
to care for their own rooms and to
insist that thorough order and sys-
tenn prevail in it's keeping.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-25

dle-aged women who have become
''set in their ways" to use home
phrase.
To insure the permanent success
of such a school, mistresses must
form combine" and refuse to pay
high wages to the raw and inexperi-
enced help daily dumped upon our
shores. Mattresses must also inform
themselves thoroughly as to the
proper way of doing every kind of
homework.
The discovery that brains in the
kitchen will be as we'll rewarded as
in an office or a store will go far to-
ward solving the domestic service
problem, and the sooner our young
housekeepers awaken to the solemn
ity of the business they are in, the
better homes and home keepers we
will have.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-25
A Girls Own Room.

The question often comes up, is it
in good taste to have our rooms, and
by "our" we refer to young girls
rooms, crowded with trinkets and
souvenirs. In one respect it is not
the correct thing, but the fin-de-sicle
young maiden with dizziness and eX-
traordinary taste can arrange her
room artistically and get great deal
more in it than one who fails to use
such arts. Here is description of
an artistic room. A collection OF
about twenty dainty cups and sau-
GERS, also souvenir spoons from Old
Point Comfort, Mount Pocono, AS
bury Park, a 'Statue of Liberty
spoon, and others is among the trim
kets.
Among the cups and saucers there
is delicate blue and white Japanese
one, pale rose, futed one in white
and gold, resting on four tiny feet, a
Japanese ''chrysanthemum" pattern
in blue and white, a Holland Delft,
and a very heavy white and gold one,
the inside of the cup being solid gilt.
These cups and saucers are so arts
tically arranged that they give one
the impression of a collection of
choice flowers, the different delicate
tints of the china being most beauti-
fully blended.
This young girls toilet table, drap-
ed with white Swiss over pink, is COW
cred with silver toilet articles, all of
them having been birthday or
Christmas presents, Some of the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-25

Some one has wisely said: To be-
come a successful home-maker, a girl
must have some care put upon her
shoulders. She must be taught to
consider other people as well as her
self, and learn to provide for their
comfort. Teach her that character
is higher than intellect, and that, by
practicing a little self-denial once in
awhile, she will not only make others
happy, but will increase her own
happiness and will become less selfish.
Teach her to work. Let me not be
understood as being opposed to the
teaching of the so-called higher ac
complishments. [ am not opposed
to them, but do not think they
should be taught to the detriment of
the more useful ones. Make a COM
panion of your daughter; teach her
to entertain as well as to be enter
tanned. In this way, she will be made
to think that she is really of some
Importance in the household.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-25
A Servants Training School.

The above topic was thoroughly
discussed at a meeting Of housekeep-
ers recently, and the following bits
of knowledge was brought to light:
A trainingschool for domestic ser
wants should of course, have special
departments. An ordinary dwelling
house may be used to advantage for
this school, where the basement can
be devoted to laundry-work, an ex-
perienced laundress being at the
head. 1t would be easy to make this
department self supporting after a
short time.
The first floor of the house may be
utilized for the cooking course, and
this could also be made self-support-
ing byinstituting lunch-counters and
filling special orders.
Then the upper floors will serve for
training chambermaids and house
maids in the care of drawing-rooms,
bedrooms, windows, lamps, etc.
For general homework a special
condensed course will be necessary.
A thorough laundress might be
graduated in six months, but two
years should be spent in training a
cook thoroughly in the finest cook
| cry.
Certificates should be conscien-
tiously given, and specify exactly
what the pupil can do. The idea of
moral obligation should be impressed
on the pupils, and they should be
taught to realize the true dignity of
their work and it's Importance to the
health and happiness of the home,
and also of the nation.
The increased wages which a train
ed servant might very justly demand
would be offset by her economy of
materials and labor.
Younger girls are, of course, better
adapted to receive training than mid
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-25
A HELPFUL CORNER.

Do you think we can begin too
early to teach the little ones the lit
tie courtesies that make life noble
and grand? Mothers stop bestowing
ers that bloom but day and are
gone, and devote your life's best mo-
ments to the flowers God has gra-
ciously given into your keeping.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-25
Work and Home Keeping.

The woman who can do her work
deserves some commentator, if she
is able to do twice as much as her
sister next door. But if the two days
work accomplished in one day re
suits in a week of illness there is in
deed nothing praiseworthy about it.
Recently one hOusekeeper not over
strong washed and ironed an i'm
mense washing, scrubbed and baked
in one day, in order to have the re-
mainder of the week free for pleas
ure. During the night she became
dangerously i'll and for a week her
life was almost dispaired of. What
did she gain? Nothing; in fact, she
lost about three weeks time, besides
a goodly sum of money which went
for doctors bills and medicines.
For the woman who must do all
her own work and sewing besides,
there is no saver of time or strength
better than the judicious division of
the work. If the washing and iron
ing are done on Monday and Tues
day respectively, and done early,
there will be time to glance into a
book or to- do a bit of fancy work
and a little restful nap. Wednesday
is good day for mending, cleaning
lamps, and doing such odds and ends
of work which it is not advisable to
do on either Monday or Tuesday. AS
the baking is usually done on Satur-
day i'll most families bread must be
baked in the middle of the week. 1t
is a matter of economy to do it on
Tuesday while there is a hot fire, but
if the ironing is large, it will make
almost too much hard work for one
day. Wednesday has been chosen by
many for this reason and seems suit
able. With such an arrangement all
of Thursday is free for visiting; Fri
day for sweeping and Saturday for
baking. Of course most housewives
have a great deal of sewing to do, so
that but very little time is left for
self-improvement after all; but then
one will not have a chance to become
so completely exhausted, and it is
that which makes the average house
keeper, who has everything to at
tend to, so weary and discouraged
with her lot. She must see new faces
occasionally and laugh and chatter
to her hearts content She must go
visiting and get beyond the four
kitchen walls, which, no matter how
pretty, will become monotonous. Life
is not worth the living if there is no
pleasure to be derived from it, and
as a general rule it is ones own
fault if it is dull. She must use the
brain to plan and manage to succeed.
Exchange.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-25

"a pretty calendar is made by us
ing piece of bristol-board six by
ten inches in size. Get small calen-
dar and fasten it on the top at the
right-hand corner, then on the bot
tom at the left, make an old-fashion-
ed circular beehive with honey
bee near by. Above it are lettered
these words: Improve each shining
hour
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-25
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.

Address all mmunications to Household
Department, AGRICULTURIsT DeLand, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-25
81 lEXsNs OF lSy &
- CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. ~
a Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. use K@N
EG in time Sold by druggists
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How to Garry Fountain Pens.

how TO garry FOUNTAIN FenS.
The great drawback to young
woman's carrying her fountain pen
may be solved in the following de-
vice:
A most convenient little case for
the fountain-pen is made out of a
bit of black grosgrain ribbon trifle
less than half an inch wide and five
eighths of a yard long. Cut a strip of
the ribbon eight inches in length and
haste it into a slightly pointed shape
at one end, graduating the point for
the space of half an inch. Take an
other strip eleven inches long and
hem at both ends with a half-inch
hem. Double this piece, overland TO-
gether at one side, and then join the
pointed piece to it, overhanding in
the same way. This makes a, little
pocket in which the pen fits easily
and securely Turn the loose end of
the ribbon over a tiny black safety
pin, sew it firmly, and ornament with
a little bow-knot and ends made of
the remainder of the original five
eighths. The case may be pinned to
the dress-waist wherever will be
found the most convenient, and
forms a safe and easy way of carry
ing the pen which literary or bust
ness woman finds so useful and indis-
pensable.
The only inheritance many receive
from their ancestors is impure blood.
Fortunately, it is in eyeryone's pow
er to transmit cleaner heritage to
their posterity by the simple use of
Ayers Sarsaparilla, the only blood
purifier admitted at the Chicago
Worlds Fair.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-14
PALMER PLEASED.
The Gold Standard Democrats EIated
Over His Reception.

Louisville, KY, Sept. Ex-senator John
M. Palmer, the national democratic nomi-
nee for President, and Mrs. Palmer spent
the day with friends. They arose early
and took breakfast with Col Sam Mckee
at the latter's residence on Third street.
Col. Mckee is related to Mrs. Palmer by
marriage. From Col McKee's Senator
and Mrs. Palmer went to Judge c. 5.
Grubb's residence on West Ormsby ave-
nue., where they took dinner. During the
afternoon they visited the senator's old
wartime friend Mrs. Joshua Speed, at
Crescent Hill. Senator and Mrs. Palmer
then returned to the Gait house, where
they spent the evening. Senator Palmer
expressed himself as immensely pleased
with last nights demonstration, and said
he was coming back to Kentucky agam.
He and Mrs. Palmer will leave for SPRING
field tomorrow morning.
Gen. Buckner and his family returned
to Munfordsville this morning. He goes
to Nashville tomorrow with Col. John X.
Fellows, where they will speak at night
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-14
MKINLEY's DAY or REST.
Fifty Thousand Pilgrims to visit
Canton This Week.

Canton. o., Sept. 1S.--Maj. Mckinley en-
joyed well-earned rest to-day. Yester-
day was the most active and laborious
day he has had since his nomination. He
made three long and as many short
speeches and shook hands with 5000 peo-
pie.
Maj. Mckinley aid not go to Zoar last
night, as he had thought at one time OF
doing. The people gave him no chance
TO leave town. He was serenaded several
times during the evening, and had great
many callers at the house.
This morning Maj. Mckinley took a
short drive with Mrs. Mckinley and made
visit TO his mother. He did not go to
church. This afternoon no took long
drive into the country, and was much
refreshed by It. He is looking well and
feeling well after his week OF arduous
work, and is ready for the still harder
work of the new week. Maj Mckinley
will have larger number Of delegations
at his house this week than he has re-
ceived in the same length OF time since
his nomination, and many Of them will he
very large delegations. The total num-
ber OF political pilgrims to Canton this
week will number more than 5000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-14

culation of a paper money, which is re-
luotantly accepted, and Is expected will
be fatty refused In the near future, thus
originating conflict In our money mar
ket which will be of serious consequences;
giving out orders to convert our great
foundlings asylum-a private charitable
institution-into a military hospital, ana
throwing out the poor little waits from
their comfortable quarters into the close
walls of an unhealthy convent; threat
ening to give out an edlct prohibiting the
next sugar crop, complying, 1t would seem,
with Gomez's order on the subject, but
this has had such a tremendous effect
on the local Spaniards that he has not
had the courage to issue II yet.
When the rebels entered the town OF
Bolondron the other day they carried
away eighty pack mules loaded with eff
fects.
All the garrison of the town Of San
Francisco de Paula, within sight OF Has
vana, surrendered to Baldomero Acosta,
who attacked 1t with 200 men, and after
laying the greater part of the town in
ashes, carried away all the arms, muni-
tions and horses of the said garrison. The
sound of the firing was heard in Havana
and caused great excitement.
Madrid, Sept. 13-Captain General Wey-
Ter cables from Havana that fifty-one In
surgents, who were confined in the Ca
bana fortress and Moro Castle, We're
shot to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-14
BRYAN RIGHT AFTER BUcKNER.
rur ROY ORATOR TO swoOP DOWN
ON LOUISVILLE TONIGHT.

p,o demonstration to Greet Him
His Arrival at O'ClOclx-shOrt
addresses to BE Made at the Prin-
.,naI stations En- Route During
.he Day-Twe Thousand People
o.+ IN See Him Go TO Church.
suends Part of the Day With Reia7
tives.
G. Louis, Mo-, Sept 13.-Grand avenue
-.s tbe Mecca of nearly 1000 people this
earning who were attracted by the notice
.sat Hon. William ]. Bryan would attend
s',,re service at the Grand Avenue Pres
nvterlan church at IL o'clock.
Mr. Bryan and a few friends were es-
oorted TO the church by Hon. John L.
,,,.+r tbe sergeant-at-arms at the Chi
.ogo convention, and was seated in a
uov near the altar. Rev. DR.. Cannon
nreached brief, but eloquent sermon on
the gospel of the day.
on leaving the church Mr.. Bryan was
comnelled to doff his hat in response to
the srbdued applause of the crowd on the
sidewalk.
Entering a carriage, Mr.. Bryan was
driven TO the residence of his cousin, John
7 Davenport, passenger agent of the
CIover Leaf route, where he ate dinner
and passed the afternoon and evening in
social conversation with number Of his
relatives who had travelled from Salem,
III for the purpose of meeting their dis
tinpuished kinsman. 1t was after
o'clock tonight, when Mr.. Bryan returned
IN his hotel, where he had short con-
ference with Gov Stone, Chairman Brady
of the city committee, Chairman Cook OF
the state committee, and other prominent
politicians.
The presidential candidate retired ear
" to obtain much needed rest, To-mor-
4 row at 6 o'clock the party leave on a
4 special train via the Louisville and Nash
n vile road, and will make short addresses
s at the principal stations en- route to Lou
q isvile. The train is due at Henderson at
q 2 o'clock, and is expected to reach Louis
& vile at o'clock tomorrow night, where
a big demonstration is being prepared for
Mr. Bryan.
4 In his speech on leaving Lincoln Friday
night Mr. Bryan said he might not return
F to his city before election day. He told
& reporter of the Southern Associated
Il Press to-day that he would be back in
81 St. Louis Oct. to attend the meeting of
n the association of democratic clubs and
r would speak at Burlington. Ia, on Oct.
h 5, and If it were possible he would visit
Il Lincoln between these dates.
Last night while Mr. Bryan was speak
ing at Sportmans Park the speakers
r stand sagged, and threw some of those on
It into momentary confusion. Very few OF
the audience noticed the incident or un-
derstood why Mr.. Bryan paused in his re-
marks, and the stories circulated after
the meeting that considerable excitement
twas caused were without foundation.
After his informal reception at the
Planters hotel, Mr. Bryan and his party
were taken to their private car at the
union station and retired for the night
So great was the demand by his admirers
to see the candidate that the car was
taken to East st. Louis in order that he
might be allowed undisturbed rest. The
car will be attached to the regular Louis.
vile and Nashville train tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-14
RYDER IN TALBoTs JAIL.
No Violence Onered and His TriaI
Set For To-day.


Talbotton. Ca, Sept. ls-Much anxiety
has been felt about the manner in which
Sheriff Richards would bring Ryder to
Talbotton. When 1t was known that Ry-
der was drugged In the Macon jail to pre-
vent his appearance here In May no one
believed his friends would ever allow him
to come. Sheriff Richards, however, aas
always said that he would bring him.
Judge Butt ordered the sheriff to have
Ryder IN court tomorrow and to have
a proper guard to protect him. The sher-
iff went to Macon last night and crowd
awaited his arrival with his prisoner st
the depot this morning, but he did not
come. Two hours later, while everybody
was at dinner. an open hack, containing
six men, drove up to the jail, and before
any one was aware Of II, the sheriff had
Ryder, the murderer, again safe In Tai
bot Jail. Up 10 this time the streets
seem deserted, and there are no signs OF
any attempt at violence.
The attorneys and Judge Butt came In
on this evenings train and all believe
that DR.. Ryder will be put on trial for
tho murder Of Miss Sail Emma owen
at 10 o'clock tomorrow, and that the case
viii be pushed with vigor II win be a
great legal fight. and as the plea for a
change Of venue was refused last court.
there Is nothing 10 cause delay.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-14
BLYTHE FEARS BLooDSHED.
ARMED NEGROES REPORTED
MARCHING ON THE TOWN.

The Shooting of IA Negro by a White
Man the Cause of the TrOubIe-TKe
Negroes Able 10 Muster Several
Hundred and Only Fifty white
Men Massed Against Them--The
Attack Expected at Midnight IL
Made.
Augusta, Ca, Sept. 1S.--A special to the
Chronicle from Blythe, Ga, in this coun-
ty. twenty-five miles from here, says:
''Blythe is In a state OF great excitement.
Several hundred negroes, armed. are
supposed to be moving toward here, and
the handful OF white men are awaiting
them, not, however. without some fear.
though they are all gritty and will stand
TO the last ditch. II there is to be trou-
BILE. 1t win be some time later than this.
as 1t is not feared the mob OF negroes will
come before midnight.
"All day the whites have been waiting
with guns and revolvers near at hand
for emergencies.
Sunday has been quiet, except for
great crowds of negroes hanging around
the station talking together. When even
approached by white men they nushed
up"
Sheriff O'Connor, with Deputy Sheriffs
d dAntignac and Pritchard and posse
of ten men, left Augusta this afternoon
and arrived there about o'clock
The cause of the trouble is the shooting
Of negro, Steve Roland, by M. A. CLARK.
Tor which the negroes threaten to massa-
ere several white men at that station. It
is hardly expected that the negroes will
attempt any such move, now that REIN
forcements have arrived. but there are
only about fifty whites, including tho
posse, in all the neighborhood for several
miles around, and the negroes could cas-
lily mass a mob or several hundred. The
scene Of the trouble is very near the line.
between Burke and Richmond counties.
Augusta, Ga, Sept. H.-2 a. m.-All Is
qutet at Blythe The posse returned
about 1;5o o'clock this morning, but left
several men on the scene to make ar
rests.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-14
BRYAN's VISIT TO WASHINGTON
WashingtOn's Farewell Address to
BE the Text of His Speech.

WashinEtOn's Farewell Address to
BE the Text of His speech.
Washington, Sept. 13.-The meeting
which Mr. Bryan Is TO address from the
steps of the capitol next Saturday will be
the ratification Of the work Of the Chica-
go convention by the democratic clubs OF
the District of Columbia. Mr.. sewall will
be invited to be present, and besides the
speaking there will be presented for
adoption by the gathering a series of res-
oluttons which viii be read by Mr. Hough-
falling of Albany, N. Y, reading clerk OF
the House of Representatives in the Fif-
ty-second and Flfty-third congresses. At
a meeting of the executive committee this
evening, further arrangements for the
meeting win be made.
Mr. Bryan will reach Washington from
Richmond at 3.45 o'clock, and be driven at
once to the capitol. The meeting will
be called to order at o'clock, and is ex-
pected to continue four hours Mr.. Bryan
VIII speak at about o'clock. He will
take for the text of his remarks WASH
ington's farewell address, which was dat
ed Just one hundred years before that
day-Sept. 10, 1896. After the compile
tion OF Mr.. Bryan's remarks he will take
a train for Baltimore.
The list of speakers for the occasion in
cludes the names OF Senators Blackburn
of Kentucky, Jones OF Arkansas, German
of Maryland and Faulkner of West Vir-
ginia, ex-senator Grady, the Tammany or
ator; James M. Beck OF Philadelphia and
A. A. Lipscomb of Washington.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-14
BATTLE OF cnIcKAMAUGA.
Large Crowds 10 visit the scene ON
the Anniversary.

Cincinnati. o.. Sept. 1s--The anniver-
sary Of rhe battle Of chickamauga, Sept.
IS. WILL from present advIces. attract
thousands Of people to the famous battle
ground, and for the event the Queen and
Crescent railroad has authorized q rate OF
cent. per mile from this city. The
weather at this season Of the year Is par
ticularly favorable. and as the anniver-
sary viii present the battlefield as II ap-
peared at the time Of the famous fight.
Chattanooga Is assured large crowds OF
those who wish 70 take advantage Of this
great object lesson.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-14
MORE MAssAcREs PREDIcTED.
ArmeBIans I'm ConstantinopIe 10 BE
Butchered within Two Weeks.

London, Sept. 1s.--rhe Plymouth Mer-
curry claims to have reliable information
that a massacre OF the Armenians re-
naming In Constantinople is fixed to oc-
cur in ten days or two weeks. It says
that Armenians already deported have
been murdered by the Wholesale. the
ships on which they were sent out Of the
country having chutes from which the
victims were shot into the water and
drowned In patches.
Sermons against the misrule Of the sui
tan and the massacre Of his Christian
subjects were preached to-day In London,
Liverpool and elsewhere IN Great Britain.