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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
Advice to Bachelor Girls.

Some excellent advice to bachelor
girls is given by a Writer in the Pitts
burg Press.
might work does not pay" she says.
az have known many successful wom-
en- who, at the beginning of their car
GERS, worked eighteen hours n day.
This may have seemed necessary, hut
it was not wise, although tine persist
ence and energy which. it revealed
were admirable
"The most profitable indulgence pos
sible is that given to good, wholesome
recreation, which not only improves
the quality of oue's effort but also ex.
tends the time in which to win sue
cess, the active period of n woman's
life. Reading should form consider.
able element in young woman's
recreation. On this point speak with
conviction from my own personal ex'
perience I can recall scarcely day
IN the course of which have not spent
from one to two hours or more reading
something substantial-history, poetry,
political economy, or historical 70.
nance, Nat-.only have l found this
one of the rarest pleasures Of my life
but 1t has, to very considerable ex-
tent, made up for the lack of a college
education. Study in season and out
Of season. Never stop half way along
any line. Master it or keep at 1t until
forced to admit 1t has mastered You.
Never forget or overlook an old friend,
and make as many new ones as posi-
BILE, without the sacrifice of whit
of self-respect or individuality. Do
this from principle, inasmuch as 1t is
through our friends that the best op-
portunities of life come to u.s."
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22

emotional power, mental force. Our
earthly treasures drop away from us
one by one, till at last we live, ghost
shiverlng In the shaking structure or
our own skeletons. Ii is the fearful.
fearful loneliness Of old age that Is
the whole terror of it,
Now, is there anything in us that
can alter this situation that confronts
us all, barring the accident of an early
death? Yes; the ghost of old age thar
survives shudderlng amid the wreck
of its own personality is In the begin
ming n spirit that needs only some
slight attention, while we are In the
possession of our faculties, to create
for us a sphere of beautiful life III
which we shall walk with constantly
increasing vigor, constantly increasing
capacity of enjoyment, as the years
and the world drop behind us. This
spirit requires for its perfection no
more than that we learn to love soil
tude. Not that, like the misanthrope
and churl, we are to shun the world
because we love ourselves. We VIII
simply take advantage of the hours
and moments when others make no
demand upon us, and instead or rush
ing out to force our demands upon the
world, we will stay at home quietly,
alone with our ouls,.-Harper's Bazaar.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
Tree Celebrates It's Jubilee.

The only instance OF the butternut
or white walnut tree Of North Amer
lea producing fruit in England has
just been recorded by the Middleton
LancashireJ Botanical Society.
The tree was one Of seven planted
at Garstang sixty years ago. neither
of which had until this year been
fruitful. The wonderful summer in.
duced one of the white walnuts to eel.
eJrate its sixtleth year by bearing
fruit.
The authorities at Kew. IN response
to letter on the subject, stated that
they had never seen cSe Of the nuts.
They requested that a specimen be
forwarded with small branch Of the
tree. for a permanent record. This
was accordingly dOne.-London Mall.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
WOptEN AND @
4 THEIR Az
= VANS D.M
g 'sE:!..::.;eD--~Mx

Queen Nyilhelmina is devoted to tenn
perance; Queen Helena OF Italy 10
good housekeeping
The Duchess of Newcastle is lover
of dogs, and has taken many prizes
with her wire haired fox terriers.
A statue of Queen Victoria by Prin'
cess Louise. Duchess of Argyll, has
been given by Her Royal Highness to
the city of Manchester.
The legislative council of Victoria
Australia, has for the sixth time re-
jected the woman's suffrage bill 1t
has also rejected a proposal to submit
the question to referendum.
Nine. Jean Pommeroi, tine French
explorer, is about to start on another
expedition. This time she VIII pene-
trate the Sahara and write a book
about the customs Of the natives.
Dr. Conan Doyle says that the salu.
tation given by his little girl when he
returned home after his defeat at the
parliamentary election was, "Oh, dad
dy, l am so sorry you did not pass"
Mrs. b. X. Bruce. the widow Of the
only colored man who served fuii
term in the United States Senate, Is
now head Of the woman's department
Of the Tuskegee Institute Y. Alabama.
1t is said that comparatively very
few women in England read the daily
newspapers, preferring the weeklies.
This is given as the cause why London
has such number of high class week.
ly magazines.
Miss Helen Gould always excites a
great deal Of interest wherever she
goes. There Is no woman in America
whose name is better known to tho
public. and there is always great
curiosity to see her.
Mrs. Jane Mem. Smith, the new
President Of the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs of Indiana, is the wife of
the private secretary of the late
George M. Pullman. Her husband now
owns the street car system Of South
Bend, Ind.
Balzac has made some curious state.
ments as to his observations among
women. He says that the dame who
wears orange or green is quarrelsome;
one who likes black. or yellow hat,
treacherous; white indicates coquetry;
pink marks gentleness and thought;
sentimental women affect gray; purple
denotes advancing age. These rules
hardly apply in our own land and our
own time because American women
generally wear whatever Is fashion
able without reference to personal
idlosyncrasies.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
nAzlNc AT A GIRLS COLLEGE.
The victim n Man Caller and thu ordeal
Hard to Endure.

"Talk about hazing with tabasco
sauce and gymnastics, 1t isn't in the
same class with the test through which
the students ut New England college
for women put a masculine visitor"
said the man with bashful tendencies,
II was near the college and concluded
to kill two birds with one stone by
viewing the building and calling on
friend, n student there at the same
time. l presented myself Mt the han
where my friend lived and sent up my
card. An intellectual looking girl,
who I guess was student. ushered
me into parlor and left Inc.
II found myself in a corner or the
room with door at my right and an
other further along at my left, had
lust time to glance around when
young woman came In ut the right and
passed me by with an intent look
which Just escaped being a stare, She
didn't stop, but disappeared through
the door ut the left. Another followed
and another, and finally they came In
regular procession. I didn't believe
that so many persons could he housed
in "a building twice the size of that
hall, and I am sure that most OF the
young women passed twice, As each
went by she gave glance which took
In all of me from the part of my hair
to the style of my shoes.
"By and by when everybody that
could be alarmed had inspected me
often enough my friend came down.
learned that had been suffering from
one of the college customs. She had
not received my card until my inspec.
ton was about ended. l thought one
inspection OF me would satisfy them,
and called again to undergo the same
ordeal Now I have other acqualnt-
ances there, and as soon rs one mp
pears In the line l stop her and make
her talk to me until my friend comes
The tete.c tete doesn't stop the process
sion but II relieves the embarrass
ment."-New York Sun.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
Mushroom Culture by Ants.

In the American Naturalist Profess
sor Wheeler describes new genus OF
insect living commercially with certain
ants. The general reader will, how
ever be specially interested in
the so.called mushroom gardens
formed by the ants in question. 1t
appears that they cut and transport
into their subterranean cellars large
pieces OF leaves. which are there d.
vlded into smaller fragments, and III
timately reduced to fine pulp. This
pulp is heaped up, and soon becomes
invaded by the mycelium of fungus.
The mycelium is kept aseptically
clean-i. g.. free from all species OF
fungi and even from bacterIa-and in
duced to grow In an abnormal way
by bringing forth minute swellings
which constitute the only food Of the
ant colony. Moller likens these SWELL
ings to the 'kohlrabr of the German
kitchen gardens" ..--.-a---.- X
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
Supple Effect inFurs.

, 1t Is truly wonderful to see what
light, soft effects are obtained with
furs nowadays. A pretty garment is
q short bolero of seal, quite open in
front, rounded off In two small re-
vers, which circle the low cut neck In
the back with two shallow capes. 1t
discloses in front and several inches
above the belt in the back blouse Of
ermine From out of the pagoda sleeve
OF seal comes an undersleeve of er.
mine. The collar and belt are of tur-
quoise velvet. crushed and drawn
tight, and the little cuff band holding
in the errriDe undersleeve consists of
two narrow gold ribbons embroidered
in turquOises, with bit Of turquoise
velvet showing between them.
Another striking bolero was of very
close and fiat white caracal, opening
upon n waistcoat of nile green panne,
so completely braided over I'm narrow
black and gold braids as to show the
green simmer only here and there.
TThe somewhat vulgarized fox seems to
hold its own. The rare black, the sill
yer. the blue, are everywhere in stacks.
The pure white appears as lovely.
soft trimming on those opera cloaks
that are made entirely OF some fat.
white fur. On long redingote of
white caracal, wonderfully silky and
as fiat as a thick MORE, it adds a
snowy and lovely softness as the wide
edge of the broad, opened sleeve and
at the high, rolling collar, as caressing
to the check as powder puff. With
the two heads crossed at the back of
the collar, it enclrcles the neck and
falls as boa the whole length of the
garment in front. -Washington Star.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
ksNAN1EIh About
I RM<WomankinD
A pnnnlnr Moinnn.

M Many anecdotes of the kindness or
tle Empress of Germany are finding
their way into the public prints. She
was riding with couple Of attendants
through the village of Bornim, near
potsdam, recently, and passed the vii
lnge schoolhousc. Up at the windows
went The youngsters faces and the
schoolmaster opened window wide.
Her Majesty rode up and asked the
teacher what the subject of instruc-
ton was. Hearing that It was hlstori-
cal and that 1t treated of the period
of Queen Louise the Good, the Kais-
erin asked the master to go on with
the lesson while she listened. She
was, of course, obeyed. and for over a
quarter Of an hour her Mnjesty re-
manned at the window.
So pleased was she with the juven-
;les' answers that she told them She
would treat them all to cake and
chocolate very soon and rode Off amid
rhe cheers of the youngsters. The fol-
lowing day the schoolmaster received
q note from her Majesty saying that
the Borniin choolchildrcnL4O0 In
number-were to be RECALLED at her
invitation that afternoon upon chocc-
late with cream and cake at the vii
lage inn. That there was JOY in the
village of Bornin need not be stated,
nor need the fact that the Empress
possesses there 400 very loyal little
subjects.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
Start with One variety Of PouItry.


Select one or two varieties Of poul.
try that suit your fancy and require
ments, and do not attempt to. keep
more, at any rate not until you have
become well acquainted with what you
have. One breed alone can be housed
and cared for with less expense. and
you can attain higher state of per.
lection. The owner will be better able
to supply eggs when ordered for hatch.
ing, and will be able to learn more
about the fowl that he makes a special.
ty of than by keeping several varieties.
And, whatever number of breeds we
keep. why not have thoroughbreds!
There are enough kinds for anyone to
select from. If we should cross sever
al varieties, the chances are that we
would not get anything as desirable
as the breeds already established. and
to start q new breed or variety re-
quires years of breeding, and while
we are at work In this way no one
wants any Of our stock. The proba.
bilities are. we will tire of them our.
selves before we accomplish anything.
Practical Poultryman.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
WISE WORDS.

Avarice increases with the increasing
pile of gold,
Getting into debt Is getting into a
tanglesomc net.-Franklin.
Good actions ennoble us, and we are
the sons of our own deeds.-Cervantes
Nothing sooner overthrows weak
head than opinion of authority.-Sir
=. Sidney.
The certain way to be cheated Is to
fancy ones self more cunning than
hers,--Charron.
Decision Of character will often give
to IN inferior mind command over a
!. supeIiar.--W. Writ. (E.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
Count that day lost whose YS'wS" DEG

Count that day lost whose Tow 2ies
cendlng sun views from thy hand no
worthy action done.--Bobart.
He who has never denied himst Il for
the sake OF giving, has but glanced at
the joys OF charity. -Swetchine.
Every time man smiles, and mucn
more when he laughs, II adds some.
thing to his fragment Of fe-Sternc.
Blessedness consists in the accom-
plishment of our desires, and in our
having only regular desires.-Augus.
tine.
Wherever you find patience. fidelity
honor, kindness, truth, there you find
responsibility, however obscure and
lonely men may bell. w. Beechcr.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
Technique of Growing Old.

On final analysis, the horror of old
age comes from centering our life and
our strength in things that are doomed
to pass away. The result Is loneli-
ness-loneliness that in the end sees
us stripped not only Of lively associa~
lions with the world. of strong ties
binding us to kindred and friends. but
stripped too, Of flesh, physical vigor,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
Tho LInolof raft.

For light vehclk, sc observation
would seem to teacRX that the trace
should be very Me- at right angles
to the collar, then Fan easily mag
inc the resistance equally divided
over the working sAfe OF the Shout
der. AS the load lases In weight
the hitch should bwered proper
tionatelr. Good h pulling Is done
when the team ha Eood, hrm FOOT
ing. and this is ga n by Eaving the
hitch low so the teal drawn toward
the or md. Mani good team Is
spoiled and discou pa because the
hitch pulls them OH ar rect Great
care should be used to have unnec'
essary weight on (pIof the neck on
account of chatting 'hp CALLING a iit'
tie powdered sulplhl on such sore
places two or three pes DAY gener'
ally heals the flesh Immediately IL de-
cent care be takeR ~Orarge Judd
Farmer.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
How to Feed.

1t Is not always an easy matter to
determine just how to feed poultry,
since local conditions have much to do
with the details. II all climates were
the same and all foods equally easy
to procure, then the question would be
an easy one; but all things being diff.
ferent, we are forced to select that
method which seems best suited to our
individual ease. A good way, and one
which seems most generally accepted,
Is as follows:
One quart of grain--oats, wheat or
barley. varied as in the order named
to each fifteen fowls, as early as they
can see TO come from roost. Or, bet.
ter still, scatter it at night and bury
well in the straw OF scratching shed,
and let the fowls begin on 1t early next
morning.
Al noon more grain, treated as be-
fcre-ln fact, as often during the day
as the fowls cease to work. In the
evening a quart to each dozen fowls
of cooked mash, composed of cooked
vegetables and equal parts OF corn
meal and mlddlngs, slightly sailed.
An ounce to each fowl twice week
of ground green bone. with a generous
supply of grit and fresh water. In
very cold weather the water should be
slightly warmed and placed where II
Will not freeze.-Home and Farm.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
Rolio and Red Peggy.

Rollo was puppy, Il big mastiir
puppy. He lived In the city with Il
Mr.. and Mrs. James and their little
daughter Bessie.
Mr.. and Mrs. James thought great
deal Of Rollo, or they could never have
had patience with him; for puppies
are capable of much mischief, anu
young Rollo was no exception. He
seemed determined TO try his teeth OH
everything, but, inst when Mrs. James
began to feel as IL she could not much
longer have every valuable article In
the house chewed up, she hit upon
funny plan for managing him.
It happened that new doll for little
Bessie had just arrived, which SO
hpleased her that the old favorlte-a
doll made of red flannel, and named
RED Peggy"-senerally lay neglected
In u corner.
AS Rollo was settling himself one
day TO chew a little stocking, Mrs.
James tossed Red Peggy toward him,
telling him to bite that, II he must
bite something.
From that hour Red Peggy was
adopted by the young mastin lie car
rIed her with him about the house.
even took her sometimes to call on the
nelghbors, and would carry her down
street IL not watched. Rollos treat
ment of her did not greatly improve
Red Peggy's looks, hut tnat made no
difference to him. He seemed to IKE
70 MAY with his doll as IL he We're u
little girl i.stead Of a dog
One day, when he had been biting
his little companion long time, Mrs.
James said To him reproachfuily'
why. Rollo, how you do abuse poor
sssAae 4sstnI -, asusuunussxah~ !
Rollo raised his head, and looked al
his mistress a minute or two, as IL he
were thinking over what she had said.
Then, In very repentapt way, he be-
gan 10 lick his doll; nor did be stop
until he had licked her all over. That
Is dogs way OF kissing.
Another time Rollo trotted over to
visit n neighbOr across the street. OF
course, Red Peggy went, too The
man to whom he was paying the visit
wished to send paper over to Mr..
james, and thought he would have
Rollo carry IT, So he took Red Peggy
away from the mastiff laid her on the
step, putting the paper instead in Rol-
los mouth, then told him to carry II
home.
Rollo gave degniiled wag Of the end
Of his tail and trotted to the gate.
where he stopped and thought min.
ute. Then he laid down the paper and
went straight back for Red Peggy.
Several attempts ended In the same
way. At last the doll was carefully
rolled In the paper, which was then
given to Rollo with the sharp order,
Go home"
Rollo trotted away quickly. but when
he reached the middle Of the road he
deliberately laid down his bundle,
poked his nose into 1t till he found his
beloved Red Peggy. lifted her out, and
then ran triumphantly home with her.
lea wing the paper in the road.
In fact. 80 long as l knew Rollo he
never would obey any command which
forced him to lay his dear Red Peggy
down, nor go to any place where he
must leave her behind. in this way
quite outdoing little girls in his love
for his doll.--Rose Thorn, in Little
Folks.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
To Erace dkner Post.

The wrong way to Pep the STRAIN on
corner post Of a fire fence from
pulling it ont of background Is to load
Ii with q quarter tondf rocks "A neat
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
.,ooTURY OMooboooooo.e
) FAs.,c D'g,0PICS {
skunk Rail

skunk Rat .ras 'uhhess'
II n man wan p e business
of raising Skunk fr and oil, he
should have plen d pm and we'll
arranged yard, BIZ there Is mon
CIV, to be made in en properly han
died, but in clio q inement they
will not do very ell Is the old are
apt to cat the you Is, either Is their
fur so good Where hey ave not plenty
of room.
They feed on pl4iy meat. They
multiply rapidly, I'm ground nests
should be arrangeU fol lem, also 9TH
ers on the surfaccE - yard should
consist of two or nor heres of land,
the larger the better. ne fence must
of course be Eight, wit h wall Mt least
two feet underground On this scale
IL will doubtless move profitable,-W.
q. Johns, In New ing bd Homestead.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-22
err and more successfS method is to
r,,n a caLlaxse -xSrx4:1 iha top Of the

post to a stone anpn4eu'ih the grOunu
six or eight feet from it's base. in
line with the fence. Tint will call for
two at each corner.-American Agri.
culturst.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-26
WAS KIND TO BEGGARS.
Chris Magee. Ouay's Great Rival Had
Tender Heart.

The recent death of Chris Magee, the
eminent and wealthy Pennsylvania
politician, has brought forth flood
of anecdotes concerning him. Most of
these, as might be expected, relate to
the better side of his nature. One man,
now a resident of New Orleans. who
enjoyed the acquaintance of the boss.
tells this incident, of which he was
witness:
"Magee was bitter fighter political
ly. but personally he was big and gent
al and extremely tender-hearted in the
presence of suffering. One evening
several years ago was in Harrisburg
on some business and, strolling out u
the hotel after dinner, Il encountered
him ON the corner with couple OF mu-
tual friends | joined the group and
while we were standing there, talking
about nothing in particular, very
tough-looking hobo slouched up and
made a general appeal for dime de-
claring he was half starved. One Of
the party waved him off and he was
stumbling away when Magee who had
not observed him before, asked what
the man wanted. He says he wants
a square meal" | replied, but | guess
he means beer" "Oh, well, maybe
he's really hungry" said Magee, and,
raising his voice, he called the fellow
back and gave him a quarter. Go and
get something to eat" he said. Have
you any idea what he will do with IL"
| asked in surprise. Not the slight
est" said Magee, but | make it rule
never to refuse a beggar who claims to
be hungry"
Then he told this curious story in,
as nearly as | remember, these words:
"One night long time ago." he said,
Il was standing in doorway in Pitts
burg when tramp came along and
begged for money to buy food-just as
this one did a moment ago. He said
he was almost starved, but he didn't
look it particularly, and, not being in
a very good humor at the time, | Or
dered him off. An hour or so later the
policeman on that beat found a dead
man in an alley. and when the doctors
held an autopsy on the body they dis
covered that he had undoubtedly died
ter that battle Washington was the
central figure in the dramatic picture
when the British landed at Kip's bay
and when he dashed his hat to the
ground and tried by every means.
moral and physical, in his command
to restrain the fleeing continentals.
This spot is now covered with the
brown stone fronts Of Murray Hill.
Soon afterward came the battle of
Harlem flights, personally conducted
by Washington. This battlefield has
been occupied by Columbia University,
Grants tomb, st. Luke's hospital and
other buildings. Two months later
came the battle and massacre of Fort