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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30
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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30

probate court at Poca.ello before
Judge Arney last Monday, when
Mrs. Mary =. Knif1en was declared
insane and ordered to lhe asylum
at Blackfoot. Mrs. Kniffen's sad
condition is said to have been
caused by privation and want. The
unfortunate woman was married at
Pocatello ten years ago, when only
is years old. and was then q bright,
strong girl. Mrs. Kniffen is the
mother Of Eve children. the young
est being Is months old.
bicycle Rider Rum Down.
Salmon City Republic: DR.. Ken
ney had . narrow and almost MI
raculous escape with his life on
Monday. He was returning from
his home in Brooklyn to his BUSH
ness on this side Of the river, being
astride his bicycle, when he was
overtaken and run into BY 9 run
away team belonging to Geo. Smith.
He was caught on the neckyoke
and tongue Of the vehicle, to which,
thanks to his great presence OF
mind, he chung with great tenacity,
although receiving great bodily in
Jury from the horses hoofs while
doing 90. The team finally ran
into pile Of piping for the water
works just west Of the bridge.
where one Of the horses received :
broken leg, which stopped the fur
Their progress Of herunaways; The
doctor vas severely bruised and
haa been confined 10 his home ever
since . tho result Of the accident.
The bicycle was ! total wreck. while
tho horse which received To broken
lar hid - r shok
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-08
A HELPFUL CORNER.
Initials.

There is always charm about
household linens, towels and blankets
with initials. A few years ago every
little girl was obliged to learn cross
stitch lettering upon a sampler. Deft-
ness comes by long practice and those
who use it always like it. 1t is best
to learn at first upon a piece of can
vass, drawing out the threads when
done.
Of course colors that wash well
should be used.
One has quite a range of colors with
the wash silks of today
White wash silk looks daintier than
colors and table linen worked in out
line stitch with white Japan Outline
silk or Heminway twisted embroidery
are beautiful but if color is prefer
red, pale yellow looks well and washes
well.
An occasional piece marked with
your maiden initials looks well to add
to the contents of the Matching chest.
Such things, however, are TOO eX-
pensive to buy all at once, so girls,
deny yourselves some ornament or
coveted ''sweets" and put the price in
to something for your future homes.
M. M.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-08

size of the blossoms this design can
be made to look very natural Use
only pale, delicate tints, and if you
have a bunch of natural flowers to
study while you work, you will be
more apt to get just the right tone.
Small conventionalized designs are
often used in the corners of the
square pieces; others have three or
four-inch squares Of drawn work.
They are simple and pretty, and do
not require much time to make them.
Another very pretty set of doilies has
border of apple blossoms done with
several shades of pink, shading al
most to white. The scalloped edges
are buttonholed with white Boston
art silk. A basket of flowers en-
broidered in each corner of a square
dolly is a pretty finish.
A handsome scarf for sideboard is
made of butchers linen, just as wide
as the top of the sideboard, and long
enough to hang over the ends ten or
twelve inches. The hens were hem
stitched, and the ends finished with
fringe. Three inches from the fringe
was a border of Roman embroidery,
about eight inches wide. After the
pattern was stamped, it was outlined
with course cotton thread to give
stitch with yellow Asiatic twisted en-
broidery silk. The linen was cut out
around the design, leaving a beautiful
openwork pattern. AS the linen and
silk were of the best quality, this
piece of work will last lifetime.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-08

in length when finished, that they
may be tucked in under the mattress
and at the foot This is especially i'm
portant for nervous people, to whom
a wrinkle or movement of the sheet
may mean the loss of nights sleep.
Blankets should be put on with the
opening at the top that part of the
cover may be easily turned back if
the sleeper is too warm. The pillows
should not be filled too full, and the
cases should be of cotton, as linen
chills. In putting on the upper sheet,
leave the lower part little loose for
the feet, and the upper part long
enough to turn back over the blan-
ket. The counterpart should he the
same length as the sheet, to fold over;
but the blanket not so long. If the pa
tent is very ill, the lower sheet should
be pinned in place, and a draw sheet
laid across the bed, reaching from the
shoulders to the knees. This can read
lily be changed if desira BILE. Elk.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-08

all such garments for her. She would
be only too glad to pay reasonable
price for such work. If the latter
work seems the nearest work" to
some one who has had little expert
ence in that line it would be well to
learn the art.
Diamond dyes so universally used
have very simple directions and be-
ginner with a little careful practice
might be quite successful.
1t might be worth while" to try, if
nothing better offers itself. M. M.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-08
The Invalid's Bed.

On no one thing is the comfort of
an invalid more dependent than on
the careful making of the bed. Any
thing that makes a sleeper restless
takes so much from his strength. The
bed, to be perfect, should support all
parts of the body equally. Wire
springs and a good hair mattress do
this. The covers should be light,
warm. and washable. Wooden blankets
are preferable in these respects to all
other coverings. The sheets should be
at least two and three-quarter yards
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-08
FLORIDA-The Lake Hancock Colony,
Hancock, Polk County, Florida. On main

Hancock, Polk County, Florida On main
This tract Of 10000 acres extends from the
railroad south to Lake Hancock one of the
most beautiful lakes in Florida, being about
choicest fish and the paradise of duck hunters.
On each side of grand boulevard, 100 feet
wide, from the depot to Lake Hancock, are
ance of the tract forty acre farms. These
lands are beautifully located, being about 200
feet above, the sea level and sloping gently
south to the Lake, The soil is loamy, and
vegetables, tobacco, berries as we'll as oranges,
lemons, and other semitropical fruits. Town
Site-Lots one acre each-no less, SIS each,
cash. Magnolia Ave.-13o feet wide, twenty
acre farms, $40 to $40 per acre; forty acre
tracts, SIS to $40 per acre, one-fourth cash, bal
ance I, and 8 years. Send for maps and
STEAD CO.. 3oS Franklin St., Tampa, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-08
Pin Money, Bobbin Lace, Etc.

There are really many ways for wo-
men who "do things well'' to make
money for themselves.
The first requisite Knowing how"
and the second, confidence in ones
self, at least confidence enough to al
low one to venture some new scheme
and stick to it, should insure success.
Competent help of all sexes and
ages for every kind of work is wanted
everywhere and at all times, but the
women who must stay at home and
vet is so anxious to earn something
is the one probably deserving and
needing the most help. BUT my sister
Bread-winner count yourself happy if
you can earn something and remain
at home with those who sympathize
and help.
Makingthe newBobbin lace has been
recommended to lovers of fancy work
as a source of profit. Making Torchon
or Bobbin lace has only lately been
introduced into America. The nuns
used to make it over pillows; but now
the process is much simplified by u.s.
ing the lace "desk'' which has bobbins,
pins, patterns, ETC., attached.
Pretty laces will always be used by
woman who must stay at home and
and as torchon is both beautiful and
durable there is ready sale for it.
Mary E. Bradford, Roxbury Station,
Mass, has the agency for the "desks"
in this country, T have been told, and
of course could give valuable infor-
nation in regard to patterns, and
thread used, and also the prices at
which one might sell the lace. At any
rate it would cost but two-cent
stamp to write to her.
But there are many housewives, and
daughters, who have no taste for
fancy work and must look to some
thing more practical to themselves.
To those who are successful in rem
ovating worn garments there is
plenty to do. During this season
nearly every family must use again
some garment worn last winter, and
the busy mother would be so relieved
if some responsible, and capable per-
son would clean or "dye" (if needed)
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-08
Too Many Kitchen Tools.

1t is easy for kitchen to be cum
bered with too many utensils, which
take up room and serve no useful pur-
pose. An embarrassment of kitchen
supplies is almost as bad as a scarcity.
Manufacturers are continually intro
ducing cooking utensils which fatter
the housekeeper into the belief that
it is not her own laundering or the
stupidity of her cook, but the want Of
the proper tools that has made her
coffee favorless, her pastry failure,
or her syllabub liquid.
She goes forth and purchases a new
"coffee pot" when the best coffee that
ever was ''brewed" can be made in an
old-fashioned stoneware pipkin, cost
ing less than 10 cents for the two
quart size. No pot of tin or agateware,
or even of solid silver, is as good for
this purpose as this simple dish of
baked clay, material which has been
in use for kitchen utensils since the
days when the Tsraelites made brick
for their Egyptian taskmasters.
When you serve the coffee it can be
strained into a heated coffee pot of as
aesthetic stoneware or porcelain as
you please Such dish would be too
frail to boil it in. Do not trust a cof-
fee pot of metal of any kind. The
black coating on the inside of metal
coffee pot that has been used a few
times shows that the metal has united
with the acids of the coffee, more or
less, and affected the liquid made. The
best of coffee is only made from the
first quality of coffee bean. The bean
should not be drowned over twenty
four hours before it is used, and il
should be ground just before using.
The coffee may be easily spoiled, even
if these conditions are fulfilled, by
boiling it in metal Coffee made in a
pot that contains on the inside the
successive deposits of many days
brewing has a rank flavor.
When coffee is dripped, in French
fashion, it should be always made i'll
heated stoneware An ordinary cheap
pitcher will do to make it in, but it is
easy to find picturesque German cot
fee higgins that are not expensive,
made of brown or of blue and white
onionware. Let the housekeeper re-
member that it does not require any
thing but the cheapest and simplest
pot to make the best coffee that ever
was made, but it requires care in Sc
Letting the coffee and in boiling the
water-Selected.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-08
Embroidered Linen.

I believe every dainty housewife
likes to have a supply of embroidered
doilies, centerpieces, tray cloths, side
board covers, and many other things
made of linen. One need not know
how to sketch the designs, for perfor-
ated patterns are so inexpensive that
any one can afford them, and many
of the designs are beautiful. Center
pieces and carving cloths not only
look we'll on the table, but are gen
uine saving in the wear of the table
cloths, and the amount of washing re-
CURED to keep them clean.
The popular shapes for centerpieces
are oblong, square and round, and the
edges are usually hemstitched, seal
loped or fringed. 1t is not as difficult
to fringe the round doilies as it would
seem. Get a large plate and mark a
circle on the linen first. Three or four
inches inside this circle draw another
and run several rows of machine
stitching around it, as close together
as possible. The threads can then be
drawn for the fringe. If the fringe
thus made does not seem heavy
enough, knot three or four threads
Of cotton into the edge of the dolly
at frequent intervals.
A beautiful centerpiece and set OF
six doilies seen recently were round
with fringed edges, and a wreath OF
Lilies of the valley and leaves en-
broidered with white and green
Asiatic flo floss. Such work needs TIC
be put into a frame or hoops to keep
it smooth while working. In en-
broidering flowers solidly, make the
stitches of different lengths, leaving
a regular edge. Leaves should always
be commenced at the point, and
worked from midvein outward.
Another handsome set of round
doilies made of fine white linen, are
bordered with a design of grape
leaves, SO arranged that the edges of
the leaves form scallops, and are done
in buttonhole stitch. The remainder
of the leaf with delicate irregular
veins, is done in outline.
Many Of the square tablepieces are
finished with hemstitched hens from
one to three inches in width, while
others are buttonholed in large shall
low scallops, each one being compos-
ed of three or more smaller and shall
lower scallops. One very pretty cen
terpiece is an oblong piece of linen
thirty inches long and eighteen in
ches wide, with a hem two inches
wide, hemstitched around it. There is
bunch of mignonette and leaves in
each corner, embroidered with Ro-
man floss. In spite of the diminutive
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-08
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.

Address all communications to Household
Department, Agrculturist, DeLand, Fla.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-31
pella was tho bride.

Bella was tho bride. ..or
mo. there 10 nothing the mate.
with Rella at present 1t Is ABOUT
Yourself want to talk. thlhk-"no
we first knew you-you told me tna'
YOU stood quite alone in the worlu
that YOU were an orphan-had loueh'
vour own way in life-had not Nv
ing soul belonging to you"
"All that is quite true" answered
CASTOR Foy, looking straight at tne
uuestioner, with a face that showen
no trace of emotion or surprise. "Why
discuss the matter this morning! IL Is
not a cheerful subject"
"You have deceived me-" said MI
Umpleby 81 am told you have SIS
ter"
This time the young man was palpa'
bly, moved. Strong as he was In as
stimulation his self-control failed him.
For the moment he stood staring
blankly at his accuser-wordless. Then
he suddenly recovered himself and
looked at Mr.. Umpleby, pleadlngly'
with a deprecating smile.
"You have found out my secret ne
said mournfully. ut is a sorrowih
one. Yes, have sister; yes, l have
kept her existence a secret from YOU
and from all love in this house. Poor
girl! her life has been-is-a burden
to herself and others. An invalid, IL
most an imbecile, my afflicted sister
shrank from the world as the world
would have shrunk from her. Had
you seen her you might have been
prejudiced, you might have regarded
her as an obstacle to my marriage.
you ought to have told me the
truth" answered Umplaby, stern'y.
Il learn that a few days ago this girl
was living with you at Parminter. You
removed her from there in weah
state of health Where is she now?
cat the seaside"
"Where?"
at Howcomb."
He named place at least fifty miles
from Grandchester.
"Alone?"
mo; with friends Of mine"
Mr.. Umpleby took a telegraph form
from one of the drawers in his desk,
and laid it on the blotting pad.
write a letter to your Howcomb
friends at my dctation, to inquire
about your sisters present condition.
A few words will do. Thus: I am anx-
ious about my sister-please let me
know how she is this morning. An
swer paid The reply can come here.
Why do you hestate?'
Because your request implies sus-
picion. | shall send no such
telegram. Why should you drag my
poor, suffering sister into this days
business? | have told you the truth
about her. I have told you why
have hitherto concealed her existence
from you and yours. Can you not
allow me to forget her, at least for
to-day?"
mo; Mr.. Foy; want to have posi-
tive proof that your account of this
young woman is a true one. ! want
to know that she is-alive, and in
safe hands. When we have settled
that question, l shall have to ask you
another"
The hectic spots have intensified on
the young mans cheeks, leaving the
rest of his face livid He wiped his
ashy lips with his handkerchief.
What question:"
ITO BE CONTINUED.l
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-31
nnrl,hamstend,. War RECORD.

When the little town Of Barkham-
sted. in Connecticut, decided to raise
the monument to the memory of its
dead soldiers, the strange fact dovel-
oped that the town furnished five more
soldiers to the continental armies in
the war Of the revolution than it did
to the federal army in the war Of the
rebellion. The number of the latter
was 125, which is 10 per cent Of its
present total population.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-31
ADVENTURES OF A PICTURE.

We have heard of the adventures o.
brought to Rome by Queen Christina OF
Sweden is not less interesting. The
subject is Leda and her attendant
nymphs attacked in bath by swans.
1t was painted 967 years ago for the
Duke of Mantua, and given by him to
the Emperor Charles V. Phillippa Ii.
took it from Italy to Spain. 1t was
brought there by the sculptor Leone
for the collection of the Emperor Ro-
dolph II.
The Swedes took it, with other spoils
where Christina took fancy to it, and
with other treasures transported it to
Rome. She left it to Cardinal Azzo->
limo, who died a few months after it was
handed over to him. 1t passed on to hiS<
nephew, and was sold by him to Prince
Livio Odescalchi, who left it to a
cousin, Prince Bardassone Odescalchi,
who sold it to the Due d'Orleans, Re-
gent of France.
His son Louis, Due d'Orleans, pious
prince, thought the head of Leda too
pagan, and had it cut out. Coypel
bought the painting and painted in
head from memory. He sold it to Pes
quin, collector, who sold 1t at large
profit to Frederick the Great. Marshal
Davoust took it from a Prussian pal
ace and brought it back to Paris. It
was there restored and given back to
the King of Prussia in 1875 The head
fell off the canvas on the way. and a
new head was inserted by Schlesinger
The picture is now in the possession
of the German emperor. who is fascln-
ated by the swans. AS he likes to think
himself Lohengrin, this is as it should
be. The curious thing is that the art
lists name has not gone down to pos
terity, though the picture has been ia
nous for so many centuries.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-31

The Greenland whale. it is said,
sometimes Rttains an age Of 900 years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-10
CIvIL-sERVICE REFORM.

In this issue is printed the larger part of
the views of the acting commissioner OF in
ternal revenue in response to inquiry of
the Senate committee investigating the
workings of the present civil-service law.
All of the views of this official are entitled
to consideration, but one or two suggestions
are very pertinent. One of these is that in
the districts in which large sums of money
are collected the collector should have the
unrestricted choice of a larger number OF
his subordinates. This is what the writer
calls 1.-The recognition of responsibility" He
holds and most men will agree with him.
that the positions which are necessarily
confidential should be filed by the official
who is directly responsible to the govern
ment. One of the main objections to the
latest extension of the rules is that the ap-
pontee of the President is compelled to ac-
cept as confidential subordinates men whom
he does not know, and who, at the time are
not selected because they are in sympathy
with the present officials or the party in
power.
The most important suggestion of Mr.
Wilson is that the terms of those who are
admitted to the public service by competi-
tive examination shall be limited, after hav-
ing successfully passed probationary pc
rod. He suggests four or eight years.
During the period fixed If the appointee is
faithful and efficient, he cannot be removed
At the expiration of the term fixed by law
the person can be reappointed if his record
has been such rs to warrant it. This propo-
sition is not original Soon after the pres
was suggested, on the ground that it
fwould be found to be necessary to insure
efficiency in the civil service. The theory of
once in, in for life" destroys the incentive
which must be furnished if the employee is
sure that his term of service will end after
term of years if he does not make an ex-
cellent record. That theory, in practice,
would in time fill all the places in the pub
lie service with men and women too old to
render effective service. Such system, in
stead of giving the country intelligent and
efficient service, would turn every bureau of
the public service into an institution for the
care of the old and the feeble
The main objection to the present civil,
service system is that it creates a life
tenure and an offlce-holding class, favored
beyond the most of the people. When Con-
gress shall limit the term to four or eight
years and make conspicuously faithful
record a prerequisite for reappointment.
there can and will be very little outcry
against the competitive system.