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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-06
PITH AND POINT.
Tho luck which has pursued mo
OF late has been so dire,
l think tho wheel of Fortune
Must have a Dun.tlrad tirn


Must have 4 pun:tured tire
Puck.
Colonel-''Shall you go South for
the winter, Miss Bay?" Miss Bay
COB, dear, no! I shall go South to
get rid of It. don't you know. New
York Journal.
He (angrily)-"Was there any fool
sweet on you before I married your"
She Eyes, one." '.I'm sorry you re.
jected him." "But I didn't reject
him; l married him. Dublin Free.
man.
Borseus-''Say, Fred, can't you
lend me $40? shall have some money
coming in the last Of next week." Gil.
gal-"Very we'll, we'll wait until the
last of next week. Boston Tran
script.
Mrs. Turnbull-''It's too bad your
husband cut off mis- flowing beard"
Mrs. Crimple "Yes; he had to do
it. I gave him diamond scarf pin
for a birthday present. "-Fliegende
Blactter.
He-"so you have nmbitions?" She
Eyes, decidedly. I want to solve
some important problem" "Well,
you just study out how to bring up a
family on fifteen dollars week and
We'll get married. Life.
''Do you think they will allow us to
scorch in the next world?" asked the
bicycle crank. "Somo Of you will get
q permit, sure" answered his little
wife. who had long been jealous of bis
wheel. -Detroit Free Press.
EEL shall hold him in sweet remem.
brance," said the potentate of Bwkplo.
He could hardly have done otherwise.
Even at home tho young missionary
had been spoken of as one of excellent
taste.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
My heart she surely might have had
asked thrlce-no more;
She's grown so fast I'm mighty glad
l didn't make it four.
cleveland Plain Dealer.
s'1'm only twelve, SIR" said she, as
she tried to make herself look as small
as possible. ''But you are altogether
too lovely to be taken for only half
fair" replied the conductor as he
smiled upon the pretty face. The
Kentucky Colonel.
Robert-''But why ore you so Ger.
tain that you will happily with Miss
Browne? You havo not been much in
her company, Notwithstanding your
engagement to her." Richard-''No,
I've been more sensibly employed. I
have been studying the temperament
and peculiarities of her mother. y
Boston Transcript.
She-"i don't see what reason you
have for expecting anything but re.
fusal. I never gave you any encour-
agement." He Gust rejected) -"Oh,
Miss Gotrox-Maud! You did-you
most certainly did greatly encourage
me! You told me you we're worth
two hundred thousand dollars in your
own namc."- .Tlt.Bits.
Two or three young women who are
interested in art were discussing the
other. ''Did you ever see anything
like the color of her cheeks?" ''And
yet some men admire them. One said
to me the other evening that they
looked just like peaches" "lhe idea!
What did you answer?" II said that
he was probably right; that Mamie
was noted for being good OF still'life
studies. "-Washington Star.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-06
In Time of Sorrow.

I cannot think you dead; 1t must be only
That you have travelled far;
And while find my path on earth morx
lonely, -
My sky has gained star.
A star whose place in heaven l see mora
plainly
Because, with me, It's night ...ss
Yet through my tears / sometimes seek e
vainly.
And cannot find its tight
Katharine L. Ferris, in Harper's Magazinst
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-06

MUSE 2A
III Winter Woods.

HI VAuCCr "OOUS.
TAU trees that solemn stand and bare.
Snow-girdled all and still;
Leaves huddled in the hollows there
Leaves scattered on tho hill:
squirrels brush on one high limb.
That shows touch Of gray,
Winds lithely round hickory slim.
Then fades away.
Down under where the armored CLEAN
VI 10y barrier shows,
Lies hidden music in the stream
Where prisoned wator flows;
And covered with the twigs down-nuug
By rude December's wrath.
And wound tho lessening drifts among
Still comes tho path.
Where one time since the COW bells GLANCED
In Autumn afternoons.
And hazel.growth, October-tanged,
Swayed. listening to their tunes;
And through the thickets that are passed
And on by fences black,
Along the snow is dimly cast
A rabbits track.
Faint wraiths Of winds float dim across
On idly slanted wings,
and whirling snow-shapes rise and toso
Almost like living things:
ghost OF wan-etched winter moon
TO tell that Gay is done, ~
While ruddiIy, below dune,
Slow sinks the SIN.
Ernest Mccartney.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-06
The Surprised Avowal.

When ono word is spoken,
Whom one look you see,
When you take the token,
Howe'er so slight 1t be,
The cages bolt Is broken,
The happy bird is free.
There is no unsaying
Tint love-startled wc-d:
It we're Idle praying
1t no more to be heard;
Yet. Its law obeying,
Who shall blame the bird?
What avails the mending
Where the cage was weak?,
What avails the sending ~
Far, the bird to seek,
When every cloud is landing
Wings toward yonder peuk?
Thrush, they could recapture
You to newer wrong.
How could you adapt your ~,
Strain to suit the throng?
Como would be the rapture
or unimprlsoned song.
Robert Underwood Johnson, IN Century.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-06
So Many.

Bomany stars in tho infinite space
So many world. IN the light of Gods face.
So many storms ere the thunders shall ceaa
So many paths to the portals Of Peace. /,
SO many years, so many tears
Signs and sorrows and panys and prayers.
SO many ships In the desolate night
So many harbors and only one Light.
So many creeds like the weeds in the sod
So many temples, and only one God. T.
IF. L. Stanton, in the Atlanta Constitutions
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-06
Your Eyes.

Oh. praise me not with your lips, Dear One
Though your tender words prize;
But dearer by far is tho soulful gaze
Otyour eyes, your beautiful eyes,
Your tender, loving eyes.
Oh. chide me not with your lips, Dear One
Though cause your bosom sighs;
You can make repentance deeper far
BY your cad, rsproviDg eyes,
Your sorlowful, troubled eyes.
Words, at the best, are but hollow sounds;
Above in the Deamlng skies,
The constant stars say never word,
But only smile with their eyes I.
Smile on with their lustrous eyes.
Then breathe no vow with your lips, Dear Onss
On the winged wind speech flies.
But l read the truth OF your noble heart
In your soul I'll speaking eyes
;. III Jour deep aud beautiful eyes.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-06

A st. Louis woman is arranging to
lay out cemetery for dogs.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-06

+ tosutned from European wedding
W. W. out a few days previous. Mrs.
"4aerDllt's hunting costume may be-
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-06

-THE theatres and the opera are
l claiming q great share of
public attention at the pres
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-04
The Wistaria.

The Chinese wistaria grown in tree
form makes handsome lawn speci-
men,-a most beautiful sight when in
bloom, but of fine appearance at all
times, as its foliage always presents
an attractive appearance. A young
plant set in the ground where it is
wanted can be trained up to single
stem, supported by a rod, until it
reaches Lie desired height, about
eight or nine feet. Then the end can
be pinched off, causing a number of
branches to start out. By repeated
pinchings the head in few years will
be formed. A framework at the top
of the bod or post will give the head
any needed support, but in time the
wood will become strong and nearly
quite self-supporting.-Vick's Mag
zine.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-04

very easily. / sowed seed in box in
the house, taking care to have soil
fine, and in fact giving all the care
l would have given to seed of hot
house plants, covering with a wet
cloth, and putting in place where
plenty of bottom heat could be had.
In fortyeight hours some of these
seeds walked up and threw off their
blanket of black soil. l was surpris-
ed, indeed, on removing the wet cloth
the second day to see the green shoots
peeping out at me, almost laughing
to themselves, at the way they had
fooled me. | expected to keep them
tucked under their wet blanket for a
week or more, but in two days
brought them to the window where
they have made excellent growth, and
[ expect plenty of bloom from them
this fall.-in Mayfiower
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-04
For the Floral Department.
A Story of a Lily and a Fish.


A long time ago when the Spanish
flag fioated over the old tort at st.
Augustine there came to this PENN
sular. a Young man, who afterwards
became a great naturalist, to study
the birds.
He found many new species, preserv-
ing and painting them as he went. Be
sides adding to his list of ornithologl-
cal specimens, he excited the interest
of botanis+s by painting yellow wa
ter Hly-in connection with his birds
heretofore unknown to science. "A
half century passed and no one came
to confirm the discovery and it was
dropped out of botanical books. we
know the plant now as Nymphia fava
and probably there is not one OF the
thousands who have seen it but what
will call it the daintiest of all water
lilies.
Last winter there came to Lake
side'' through the kindness OF young
lady at the Agriculturist office in De-
Land, and lover of flowers in Lake
Helen, a root of one of these beautiful
things. 1t was too precious to put
out in the lake with the common
weeds and grasses, SO a pail was pre-
pared for it and it was L. down into
two feet of water in the boathouse. 1t
put out a few stems and leaves in its
pent up quarters, but it pined for it's
native freedom.
Feeling it's own powers and posi-
Li,:tice i wanted chance to do its
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-04
Flowers on Porches.

There are very few houses but that
pot plants can be seen ON the porclles,
and we doubt if anything more clear
ly portrays the habits and housekeep'
ing qualities of the housewife than the
condition of the pots and the manner
in which they are exhibited. Ii she is
a neat housekeeper the plants will be
numbered according to her means.
She will prefer to forego the pleasure
of plant rather than put in it an
ugly and untidy looking receptacle.
She will also arrange them so that
there will be harmony of foliage and
flowers that will be attractive and
pleasant to the eye.
If the plants and pots are mixed up
in a heterogeneous mass and no atten-
ton paid to arrangement it may be
set down as a fact that everything
about the house is in the same fix.
lit is strange how some people will
mar the beauty of nice lawn or yard
by filling it up with old tubs, boxes
and unsightly vessels that could be
used for nothing else and labor hard
each day watering plants that in nine
cases out of ten would do better in the
ground.
Their bump of affection for flowers
is too large for the bump of order and
hence such yards and homes will al
ways be more of mess than repre-
sentation of good taste and loving
harmony.
A few pots of flowers we'll kept and
arranged will give vastly more pleas
ure, not only to ones self, but to those
whose fortune it may be to gaze ON
them.
If those who litter their porches
with boxes could be made to realize
that the condition of the porch is an
exact portrait of the true nature or
the inmates they would be more care
full of what they expose to the passer-
by.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-04

hood, like wasp upon window
pane until he is tired out and drops
to the bottom. The California in
sect catchter sets it's trap for big
game. Grasshoppers, bees, hornets,
butterflies and now and then a snail
are captured by it, besides many a
smaller morsel. 1t is one of the hun
griest of the insect-eating plants
Thomas HI. Kearney, Jr., in ST. Mich
OlaS.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-04

best. While these longings were up
permost in it's heart there came lit
tie Dream swimming round and round
the pail looking for place to make
it's nest. The lily told it's troubles to
the fish and they together contrived
a scheme for their mutual benefit. A
boat coming in about this time guided
by unskillful hands partially capsized
the pail and aided greatly in forward
ing their plans. When all was quiet
again the little Dream, after many
trials, succeeded in getting it's nose
under the roots of the lily and releas-
ed it from it's prison bed. Then
strong wind came up from the north
and the lily foated out into the open
waters of the lake. When it had
reached muddy spot it sank it's root
let's into the soil and there it located,
and hundreds of little pads now float
on the surface of the water and every
day the pretty blossoms are opened to
the sun from whence it gets it's gold
en- color.
O, lily of the golden hue
Long hidden in the Southern streams
Reflect on us thy sunny beams,
Gathered from out yon heaven of blue.
Come from thy lone sequestered bed,
From Hyacnthine's dreaded spell;
Come deck our little lakes and tell
The tale thy lonely life has led.
What scenes of pleasure and of spoil,
Thy golden eye has viewed with pride;
" hat pomp of groom what boast OF bride,
What peace what strife what wild turmoil
In Indian games thy beauty shone,
In Indian Weddings thou hadst part
For COLDS an emblem of the heart
And love would choose thysef alone.
No fate nor savage now can hold,
Thy grace for Indian play or rite;
But cultured eyes shall find delight,
In thy rich charming cup of gold.
&C. p. Russell.
Lake Helen, Fla, July, 1897.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-04
An Insect Catcher.

California has a Trumpet-Leaf more
the East. 1t is the Darlingtonia,
named for Dr. Darlington, a famous
botanist who lived near Philadelphia
many years ago. In the mountains
where it grows the people call it
"Calf's Head" from the shape Of the
pitchers. These are sometimes three
feet tall, and are covered at top by
sort of hood that bends down over the
mouth. The hood ends in two spread
ing wings that give it the look OF a
fish's tail. Like the other Trumpet
Leafs, Darlingtonia has it's pitcners
brightly colored, so as to catch the
eyes of the flying insects and lure
them to their destruction. Around
the mouth of the pitcher, along the
"fish-tail'' and often down the wing
on one side, there is Il little of the
sweetish, sticky substance that offers
a bait to the visitor, tempting him al
WAYS to come a little father in search
of more.
The upper side of the fish tail and
the inside of the pitchers are covered
with stiff hairs that point downward.
Master Insect finds it easy work to
crawl down into the pitcher, but if ne
gets frightened by the darkness at
the bottom and tries to return as he
came, he finds these hairs very much
in his way. So at length, worn out by
his vain efforts to climb up, he usually
falls into the we'll beneath.
But even if he is strong enough to
get past the hairs, he is not likely to
find his way to the opening for that
is quite dark, while the hood cover
ing the pitcher is lighted up by thin
yellow dots scattered over it, much
like the oil paper that people covered
their windows with in the old days
before glass was common. The poor
prisoner darts around inside the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-04

"What are pauses?" the teacher
asked the first class in grammar.
'Things that grow; on cats and
dogs" answered the smallest girl
New York Journal
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-04
Dahlias From Seed and Tuber.

them in moist soil. Do not water too
freely, as too much moisture is liable
to cause rot. If the soil is mcist
when they are put into #, 1t is vet
enough. And do not supply more un-
til needed, and then not enough to
make the soil wet or soggy. After the
roots are started more moisture can
be utilized.
The sprouts of Dahlias come from
the stem to which the tubers are at
tached, instead of from the tubers
themselves. Therefore, if you have
several tubers attached to one stem do
not separate until all are well sprout-
ed. Then care must be taken not to
break the sprout from the tuber.
One writer says: ''As soon as the
stems are well supplied with sprouts,
lift the clump of roots and separate
it, leaving a sprout to each tuber if
possible. In doing this use sharp
knife, splitting the stems carefully,
to apportion the sprouts and the tu-
bers. The tubers will all be found
well rooted, and if there are any
without sprouts a sprout can be graf
ted in. AS previously stated care
must be taken to avoid injuring or
breaking the connection between the
tuber and the stem. In case any are
injured the tubers should be detach-
ed and planted with the stem prOtrud-
ing. In a little while roots will form
and sprouts and cuttings from other
tubers can be grated in. In this OPP
Grafton simply cut wedge-shaped
piece out of the tuber, fit the cutting
in, and wrap with cloth string, or
bass bark or raffia.
When tubers are once started they
make a strong thrifty growth and
furnish an abundance of stately flow
ers. One of the finest of all Dahlias
is the Floral Park Jewel. | quote the
following description of the peculiar
and magnificent flower, as it is bet
ter than I can give myself:
''Flowers of many colors deep ma
room to blush-white, including beau
tiful spotted and varigated forms, are
borne in great profusion on the same
plant at the same time. In fact
plant will hardly ever produce two
flowers alike Blush, white, crimson,
maroon, white suffused with maroon,
maroon suffused with white, crimson
red, purple-spotted, marked or mar
bled with white, white and spotted
marbled and striped with maroon,
pink or crimson, or several colors
suffused in an odd and irregular way.
Often one-half of the flower will be
white and the other half maroon, or
center white, while the outer half will
be deep crimson maroon and vice
versa. The exceeding beauty of a
plant loaded with flowers. and each
one of a different color, can be bet
ter imagined than described. The
flowers are very large perfectly dou-
BILE to the center, and of perfect form,
and we believe it is the most profuse
bloomer of any Dahlia, commencing
very early in the season, and conti1u-
ing until frost without once ceasing."
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-04
FLORAL DEPARTMENT.

Address all communications to Floral De
partment, Agriculturist, DeLand, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-04
How to Find Out.

Fill a bottle or common glass with
urine and let it stand twenty-four
hours; a sediment or settling indi-
Gates an unhealthy condition of the
kidneys. When urine stains linen it is
evidence of kidney trouble. Too fire.
quent desire to urinate or pain in the
back, is also convincing proof that
the kidneys and bladder are out of or
der.
What to Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge
so often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy
fulfils every wish in relieving pain in
the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and
every part of the urinary passages. It
corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, or bad eff
fects following the use of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleas-
ant necessity of being compelledto get
up many times during the night to uri-
nate. The mild and extraordinary eff
feet of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for it's wonder
full cures of the most distressing cases
If you need medicine you should
have the best. Sold by druggists,
price fifty cents and one dollar. You
may have sample bottle and pamph-
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the Agriculturist and send your adj
dress to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y. The proprietors of this
paper guarantee the genuiness of
this offer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-29
A Sweet Revenge.

1t is claimed that this story originated
in Cleveland. claim which may very
well be true, because Cleveland, and
especially ths east end. has more pre-
oocioUs children to the acre than Bos-
ton could boast Of IN her palmiest days
This particular precocions infant lives
on a pretty cross street in that favored
locality Not long ago she was troubled
with an annoying and persistent tooth
ache. Finally her mamma took her 20 a
dentist, and the dentist interviewed the
troublesome tooth.
After examining it be told her that
the best thing 10 do under the circum-
stances was to have the tooth extracted,
as 1t contained very large cavity, and
this was the seat of the trouble.
Bracing herself firmly in the chair,
she bade him go ahead and remove the
acher- After the operation was over she
carefully wrapped the tooth in paper
and declared she would take il home.
Next day her mamma noticed that
she was an unusually good girl, and,
upon licking around, located her in a
window seat industriously poking sugar
into the cavity Of the extracted tooth
Her mother demanded the cause of this
strange proceeding.
Why. she said, I'm poking sugar
IN the old thing just to see il ache. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-29
MooNsHlNER IN REAL LIFE.
Quite Different Prom His COnfrer,s as
seen On the Stage.

Quite Different Prom His Confrer,s as
Seen On the Stage.
The Kentucky moonshiner In real life
does not resemble his counterpart, de-
scribed in novels and impersonated on
the stage, in the least He does not
wear top boots and a slouch hat As a
rule be Is too poor to possess the former,
and he is more apt to go barefoot or to
amble along in pair of wornout bro
gans than to wear top boots. His hat is
usually a torn straw Jimmy" and his
clothes are yellow and faded with age
Regularly, on days when the grand jury
meets in Louisville, a dozen or more Of
the mOonshiners are presented for in
dictment. They present a woebegone
appearance as they pass along the streets
in charge of the marshal In their own
poor homes IN the mountains they are
hOspitable, but of the stranger ever sus-
picious- The latter may make his bed
in the one room where the entire fami-
ly sleeps, but his request for a taste of
liquor brings forth a statement that
none is to be had this side of "the
store +" At the same time a still may
be in operation within ten feet Of his
whereabouts.
The store" represents to the noun
taineer all civilization. On winter
mornings he viii tramp to it through
cold and snow to sell few stiff rabbits
and swap yarns not overbrilhant One
of the mountaiDeer' chief sources Of
income is his honey, and this finds
ready sale at 1.-THE store. The moon
sinner seldom receives money in pay for
his wares, but is paid in a bit of bright
calico for his wife or shoulder of ba-
con If ne can add to this few pipe
fuls Of tobacco, be is well satisfied with
the results Of his labors.-NeB York
Commercial