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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-08

From the parlOr we went to the ser.
wants hall. The maids giggled and
hid in the corners, the lads grinned,
but the cook caIleu them to order.
'Was this the way to receive the
blessed Saint NichOlas?' she asked.
con your knees all of you, or the devil
will take you'll"
The devil required no second inv1,
tation; rafting his chain, his tail fly
ing in theair, he sprang towards the
maids with his birchrod, and chased
them round the hall, switching their
feet, and making lie most unearhly
and terrible bowls he could, while the
lads grinned from ear to ear. But in
a second he had turned upon them, and
they fled in dire dismay before his
singing blows.
Enough, Satan!' said Saint Nicho-
las. Nov they will pray
And they really di0, ayes and pater
nosters giving way to chuckles and
giggles.
angel, reward thes good servants"
ordered Saint Nicholas, and I dealt
out figs and candy to the maids, ana
packs Of tobacco to the lads.
From there, accompanied by the
man servant with a large basket, we
went to a few peasant families that
we knew, and, thanks to our parents,
represented the real saint that on earth
had tried to relieve every ones wants.
In some of these peasant homes, had
the real Saint Nic4.O a descended from
heaven surrounded by the heavenly
host, we could not have been received
with greater homer.
| shall nevr forget one little crippled
boys face, as with clasped hands he
prayed, not even daring to look at the
saint; prayed with such earnestness
that it would have melted a heart of
stone. And the speeches. joy with
which he clasped an old violin to his
heart, that as the representative of tho
heavenly bounty | handed to him. He
stared at it with wide open eyes, not
daring to touch it till Saint Nicholas
in rather husky voice babe MIN ta--e
it. Then he clasped it to his heart and
burst into tears.
1t seemed that Cousin Anton had
founu Out III some way OF Otner, tnat
tue poor UUys greatest WASH was to
POSSESS a V4OLn, DIS the village teacher
Lad Taught nan IOr notn4uS Oh MS
own, anu II was almost tue only way
tuat tue poor cn4ld could ether anluse
AlmSeIL or earn his bread when he
grew up.
In another house we found the faith
er III lii Ueu, anu the Children, hungry
and pane, trying with tneIr Weak Lutte
fingers to lnahe TIE DIrcn DrOOmS lat
one AnuS everywhere III bOnemIa for
sale. Could tue zeal saint have seen
tn look OIL rapture Win which they
gazed at the food we brought them, he
costumes.
AS it was, the poor mother almost
let out who we were in her tnanKtul-
ness, but my cousin Anton, with great
presence OF mind, waved his crook at
her.
"Be silent, woman!" he cried. Il am
but the unworthy servant of the
Christ Child, give Him your thanks"
And we retiredi haste.
To all our poor nelghbors we went,
ringing our bell, rafting our chain,a S
the custom is, and in every house leav-
ing some small gift. A rattle for the
sick baby, a little rag dollie for the
wee girl, and a knife or picture TOR
the boy. Many of these things were
not new, but carefully made up from
odds ana ends, and fashioned in an
idle hour,or broken toys that we had
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-08
About Correspondence.

In writing for estimates we would sug-
gest that you forward copy of your
iast catalogue, and give the number Of
copies desired; also note any changes
that you desire, either in form Of book,
character Of stock, number of pages, etc
Kindly address your communications to
Catalogue department..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
Her Dainty NecIxwear.

Women will be wise if, before they
begin to purchase a kilt-plaited White
tulle butterfly bow for the neck, they
consult their looking glasses and their
complexion. for not one woman in a
hundred can stand this mass of white
under her chin. Nor are the chiffon
and lisse ties, with patterns worked
ell over them in narrow ribbons, much
better, from the same standpoint
Elongated cream-colored lace bows
are more becoming and more graceful,
and very pretty are the soft silk, print
ed or painted with tiny florets, and the
broad ribbon bows with chine bou-
quets which are quite charming if they
are but well made. The ends are
mostly long and fringed. They need
putting on, for jeweled pins deftly in
troduced add greatly to their grace and
their individual adaptability, which is
the most essential part. The checked
transparent gauze ribbons are great
ly used for such purposes. One of the
new models is made Of a crosscut
scarf. of chiffon, with tiny roses i'm
printed on it in their natural roseate
hue This encircles the neck, and is
formed into a great chou on the left
hand side, the scarf continued thence
to the waist, where it terminates in
two rosettes with ends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
Everyday Religion.

Some people excuse themselves for
not being Christians by saying, Ger
tainly | would be a Christian if / could
get out of this position, if / could get
out of this business, this particular sit
uation in which | am engaged, where
there are ungodly men around me,
says Rev. G. Campbell Morgan, writ
ing on Environment" in the Record of
Christian Work .sIf | only lived in
your home instead of mine could be
Christian. My environment is against
me" If you cannot be Christian
where you are, you cannot be Chris
tian anywhere God is no more in my
home than in thine. 1T is so easy to
be a Christian while in the sanctuary,
and the very breath of eternity is upon
us. and God is at hand. Tomorrow, in
the city, in the workshop, in ths Of
flee, in the mart, it is very hard" God
is no more in the sanctuary than he is
in your shop, or your Office, or the
mart, and it is no more difficult to
pray when ungodly men are thronging
around you than it is to pray here. So
long as you are longing for freedom
from your present environment to be a
Christian you will never find the de-
liverance you seek.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
The Bridal Trnusseau.

The trousseau of today differs from
that of the last generation in that it
contains only what the bride-elect is
going to need the first season following
her marriage. Clothes change in style
nowadays so rapidly, not only in hats,
wraps and gowns, but in the shapes of
shoes and petticoats and corsets, that
the wise woman does not provide any
more Of anything than she has prac-
tically immediate use for. Then again
the trousseau should be designed for
the use to which it is to be put. The
bride who is going to travel for a year
needs quite a different outfit from that
required by one who is going at once
to settle down to live in a city. The
bride who is going to live in mining
camp needs different trousseau from
that required by the bride who is To
live in university town. The farm
er's bride who is going to do her own
homework in sparsely settled dis
trict needs number of wash dresses
in which she can bake and boil and
yet look neat and attractive. while the
bride of the city lawyer who is going
to live in a hotel most needs dresses
in which she can breakfast. lunch, and
dine in public dining rooms in the
face and eyes" of well-dressed peo-
pie, etc. If the bride is going to live
at fashionable hotel she must have
full dress" toilettes for dinners and
dances and evening functions of all de-
scriptions; but if she is going to live
on ranch and take care of her house.
she doesn't need ball gowns, and she
does need cotton dresses by the half
dozen, at least. The former needs golf
shoes and satin slippers. the latter
wants comfortable homework and
farm shoes. One needs bathing dresses
and the other sun bonnets. Both need
to remember that a woman should be
just as careful to dress becomingly aft
er marriage as before.-The Gentle
woman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
New Belt and Buckle.

The newest belt is a soft piece of
silk, which folds into narrow belt
about the waist, and instead Of reg
ular buckle an odd garter buckle is
used. One end is fastened to the I'M
der bar of the buckle and the other end
is drawn through the upper part every
time it Is put on. 1t is drawn as tight
ly as possible, and then the upper part
Of the buckle, in regular garter buckle
style, clamps down upon the folds, hold
ing them firmly in place. The end of
the ribbon, or sash, hangs straight
down, without any loops or bow, in one
long strip on the front of the dress.
This gives somewhat the same appear
ance as Oriental metal belts with long
ends hanging freely, and adds to the
apparent length of the waist, which
this summer is much longer in front
than in the back.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
A Pretty Picture.

1t IS the exceptional woman who
knows how to make up properly for
picture. he will put on her "best
dress" arrange her hair and then HE
herself to the photographer. The
proofs are seldom up to her expecta-
tions. She sees a prematurely-aged
woman, with sparse locks and strain
ed expression in the place Of the fairly
good-looking matron she believed her
self to be. All this is disheartening. In
fact, she is seldom as bad looking as
the pictures make her appear She has
perhaps a bad habit Of wearing her
hair plastered down on the sides. II
she wants to look pretty she must give
her hair especial attention. Puff it
loosely at the sides, and coil in care
less, becoming manner in the back. II
possible, have the picture taken in
evening dress. There is nothing more
becoming to woman. Soft, wavy
lines are desirable in a picture. Plain
ness will never give pretty effect.
The domestic woman should remember
this, and not be afraid of attempting
graceful lines. bust is more salts
factory than full or half length. es-
pecially if one is not sure of her abil-
ity to assume a graceful pose. Let
the matron approach the camera with
the same confidence as her daughter;
let her be as anxious for pretty re-
suits; let her pose before the mirror
until she decides on her attitude, then
let her defy the photographer with the
set ideas and she will take picture
which will surprise herself and her
family.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
RELIGIOUS READING.
RELIGION AND REFORMS ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
Christian Endeayor Topics-Along the
Way Robert Louis stevenson's Gospel
Our Father which Art In Heaven"
--Christiikeness.
Along the Way.

Along the Way.
Sometimes when the skies are trem-
bling
In a golden aftergrow,
seem to hear over whispering waves
Dear voices of long ago,
And to catch through the fragrant
cleaning
A glimpse of that far-off shore,
And the boats that ride on the home
ward tide.
To wander neyermore.
Sometimes through the mists and
darkness,
When wind-swept pillows roll.
The boom of the surf on some hidden
reef
Strikes terror to the soul,
Yet alone with the night and the
storms mad rush,
And the swirl of an angry sea,
/ still may dream of the harbor's
CLEAN
And the peace that there may De.
And whether the sunshine floods the
skies
And dear hands clasp my own,
Or whether the clouds bend low in
wrath
And the way grows dark and lone,
My pilot guides through storm and
stress.
Past rocks and Ger treacherous
shoal,
And with furthering sail, in calm or
gale,
We make for the sunset goal.
What matter, then, though tempests
rave,
And waves break fierce and high?
Why fret, my soul, that the way oft
leads
Where sudden dangers lie?
Each wind that blows, each tide that
flows
Drives doubt and fear afar,
And the seas sad night wakes to end
less light
Inside OF the harbor bar
e. Augusta Clausen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
Christlikeness.


The type of true manhood combining
faithfulness to the obligations Of ones
calling with cheerfulness in their per-
Torrance is very high. A Submarines
is in the combination of these two vir-
tues that makes grand men. Christ
likeness, however we instinctiyely
feel, calls for something more. Christ
said to the young ruler, If thou
wouldst be perfect, CO. sell that thou
hast, and give to the poor. and thou
shalt have treasure in heaven; and
come, follow me. But his counte-
nance fell at the saying, and he went
away sorrowful; for he was one that
had great possessions" Two things
were required Of the young ruler
service for others, and this service at
the cost of his hearts treasure. To
render this is to be like Christ, for
his own life was of this self-sacrificing
nature. We need not wonder that the
young ruler, having great possessions,
went away sorrowful. We do not like
to sell all that we have and give to the
poor. But likeness to Jesus demands
this, If necessary. His words must,
of course, be taken generically. Of the
wealthy they demand the bestowing OF
material possessions; of those rich In
social gifts, the bestowal of their pow
er OF entertainment; of scholars, the
bestowal of knowledge. In short,
whatever possessions we have are to
be given to the needy. This is Christ
likeness, and this is the imperative de-
Eand of the present age upon those
who profess to be his followers. 1t
is not enough that we should be up
right and honest in our business and
cheerful in cur homes. The call IS
for something more. We recognize this
Immediately in our judgments OF men.
There are many whom we can call
upright and honest, but the number is
far from being large of those whose
lives are so fragrant with patient self
sacrifice and helpfulness that for them
can appropriately be written the in
scription, "An Imitator of Jesus" This
result is attained only by close asso-
citation with Christ. Abide he said
Gin me- Without me We can do
nothing" LOT / am with you always,
even unto the end of the world" We
know how men are helped through
companionship; how the life of a hus-
band may be transformed by the low
ing influence Of a wife; how pupil
may be nodded by the example of a
teacher. The abiding presence of one
who is noble lifts the base to his own
level The weak becomes stimulated
and aroused through the strong. So
the man who chooses Christ as his
continuous companion and friend APP
propiates unconsciously and unavoida
bly, in some mystical way the charac-
ter of the Master, and is built UP like
him. This is the whole process, and to
attain this result is to reach the SUI
preme.-S. S. Times
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24

AS rising on its purple wing
The insect-queen of eastern spring,
Ger emerald meadows of kashmeer
Invites the young pursuer near,
And leads him on from flower to flower
A weary chase and wasted hour;
Then leaves him, as 1t scars on high.
With painting heart and fearful eye;
So beauty lures the full-grown child.
With hue as bright, and wing as wild,
A chase of idle hopes and fears,
Begun in folly, closed in tears.
If won, to equal ills betrayed,
No waits the insect and the maid.
A life of pain, the loss of peace,
From infants play, and mans caprice:
The lovely toy so fiercely sought
Hath lost its charm by being caught.
For every touch that wooed its stay
Hath brush'd it's brightest hues away:
Till, charm, and hue. and beauty gone.
TITS left to fly or fall alone
With wounded wing, or bleeding breast,
All! where shall either victim rest?
Can this with faded pinion soar
From rose to tulip as before?
Or beauty blighted in an hour.
Find joy within her broken bower?
Mol gayer insects futtering by
Meier droop the wing DER those that die
And lovelier things have mercy shown
To every failing but their own;
And every wo a tear can claim
Except an erring sisters shame.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24

To London, as to almost every large
city, the question Of a water supply
has been a serious problem. London
ers now sec a way to solve it. The
engineer of the county council has in
formed that body that underneath
London is an immense lake, in chalk
basin 1900 square miles in extent.
The annual rainfall that sinks to this
lake, 100 feet below the surface Of the
ground, amounts to 100000, coo, 900 gal
Ions, which would give daily yield Of
767000,000 gallons. An artesian well
has already tapped the lake at Clap
ham, and it is pointed out that all that
is necessary to insure water supply
is to sink a sufficient number Of wells.
The wonder is that London should
have existed for more than 1000 years
and never discovered that the great
lake was beneath it,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
Braised Veal Outlets.

TO one and one-half pounds of veal
outlets allow one carrot, a turnip, an
onion, stick of celery, little butter,
a few slices of pork or baeaa. stock
and thiekening for the gravy. Cut the
meat into pieces about th.nr inches
square. Slice the vegetables and fry
them in butter until brown. Law
them in a saucepan with the pork and
outlets on top, cover with stock. add
pepper and salt, cover closely and
stew very gently for one and one-half
hours. When done remove the meat
and vegetables and thicken the gravy
with a teaspoonful of butter rubbed
into an equal quantity of flour. Brown
these over the fire and add the boiling
stock, stirring and cooking until
smooth. Dish the outlets in a circle
with the vegetables in the center. and
pour the gravy over all.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
CONCERNING CRICKET.
a Game Which Thrives Only Where
There Is a Large Leisure Glass.

There Is Large Leisure Glass.
Cricket is peculiarly game which
requires large leisure class; it in
wolves two innings matches, and lasts
on an average of two days, sometimes
longer. Under the ordinary conditions
Of American life, it has been found inn
possible, except in rare instances, to
play more than one-day matches, usu
ally played on Saturday afternoon. OF
course, with the boy at school 1t is diff
ferent. During the summer holidays
he has an opportunity to play cricket
all day, and the boys in Philadelphia
have, as rule, availed themselves OF
this opportunity Again, in Philadel-
phia the cricket professionals have
been used merely as coaches, and they
have not played in the local matches,
thereby compelling each club to devel-
op its own bowlers, and not to rely up
on imported talent. The effect Of this
policy has been to develop two fast
bowlers, as good If not better, than
any amateur fast bowlers in the world
Charles A. Newhall and J. B. King
Newhall bowled with unvarying sue
cess in local matches and against visit
ing English and Australian teams from
1866 to 1884, comprising among their
number men who, at the time, were
in the front rank of English and Am
erican cricketers. The great secrets
OF Newhall's bowling was his speed and
accuracy. coupled with the fact that,
even on perfect wicket, the ball would
every once and a while whip back
from the off and get the batsman out,
20 matter how well he would set. King
first came into prominence in 1892, and
today is easily the best amateur bowler
in the world. Indeed, the only pro-
fessionals who can be considered any
better are Richardson of Surrey and
Mold of Lancashire. King has great
speed, can make the ball curve either
way, and has a very fair change OF
pace. At times he is unplayable. The
writer will never forget the way
in which, in 1887, King bowl
ed out Sussex at Brighton and
Warwickshire at Birmingham. The
Sussex team was a particularly
strong batting side, including
George Brann, w. L. MURDOCH X. S.
Ranjitsinhji, NARROW and Bean, and the
fact that they made only forty-four on
a good wicket is a convincing tribute
to Kings proves. King is now only
"a years old, and there is no reason
why he should not improve steadily for
the next ten years and rank as one OF
the great fast bowlers in cricket his
tory.-George Stuart Patterson in Col
ler's Waaklv
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
Christian Endeayor ronics.


Junior Endeavorers.- Monday, Sep
tember 4: Are blessed of Jesus; Mark
10: 1916. Tuesday, September 5:
Should study the Word; Duet. g.: 10
Wednesday, September 6: Should
honor parents; Elk 20: 70; Eph. G: 1-3.
Thursday, September Z: Should imi-
tate Jesus; Luke 2: 40-52 FRIDAY,
September s: Should praise Jesus;
Matt. 81: 1917. Saturday, September
9: Should be helpful; 2 Kings 5: 1-14
Sunday, September 10: An early
Christian Endeavorer; 2 Tim. 8: 10
II. CA union meeting with the Junior
society) Timothy was a model young
person because he was willing to learn
from older persons. He stood on their
shoulders; he added their experience
to his own. Then, Timothy made his
own the vast experience recorded in
the bible. To know the bible is to
have learned from all of them. Tim
othy was mode Endeavorer. because
he chose good leadership. When Paul
came along, he at once espoused his
side. Timothy was good Endeavorer
because he had the missionary spirit.
He followed his leader. The good he
got from Christ he determined that all
the world should get. Timothy was a
model Endeavorer because he could
work under others. To how many of
you does your pastor speak as Paul
spoke to Timothy, calling you his
dear son? Timothy was a good En-
deavorer in that he was willing to do
hard things as well as easy things.
He went to prison with Paul. 1t is the
tradition that Timothy suffered mar
tyrdom under Domitian. His Chris
tianity was for life and death. He
was an Endeavorer throughout his
whole life
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
Cold Pigeon Pie.

Divide two pigeons into quarters and
cut one and a half pounds of rump
steak into small pieces, reserving half
pound more for seasoning balls.
Mince the meat finely and mix with it
some fine bread crumbs, a little chop
ped parsley, some onion and any herb
preferred, binding al together with the
yolk of beaten egg. Roll this mix
ture into balls. Line pie dish with
good puff paste, pile the pieces of meat.
the pigeons and meat balls into it. add
two hard-boiled eggs, cut into pieces.
and little water. Then cover with
paste, with few air holes, and bake.
first in a very hot oven to brown the
pastry before cooking slowly to stew
the meat. Turn out of the dish when
cold and serve.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
ENGLAND'S WOMEN.
Difficulty of Obtaining Means Of Earr
ing Living.

Difficulty of Obtaining Means of Earn
ing Living.
One fact which stood prominently
out in the statements made at the
annual meeting in London of the So
clety for Promoting the Employment
OF Women, because, perhaps, Of the
emphasis given it by the chairman. Sir
owen Roberts, was that there were
100000 more women in this country
than men, says the London News.
Obviously, therefore, the difficulty of
obtaining work for such of them as
had OF necessity to earn their own liv-
ing was greater even than when males
had to be dealt with. And this was
increased by the comparative difficulty
hitherto experienced in providing the
necessary technical training for them.
On this point, however, Sir Owen Rob-
erts pointed out hopefully to the effort
now made by the county council in
establishing schools of domestic econ
omy. The chairman also pleaded for
special consideration for gentlewomen
who had reached middle life without
having acquired skill in work of a
definite kind, these being the saddest
cases that come under the notice Of
the society. Lady Knightley of Faws-
ley, who moved the adoption of the
report which dealt with the work of
the fortieth year of the society.
pointed out that the marke .ar women
shorthand writers aud typewriters was
overstocked, and suggested that women
should turn their attention to dairying
and the direction of laundres.