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The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-08

far more likely to call for a we'll
broiIed beefsteak than for an ice
cream: for a fire i'm the range rather
than for an artistic arrangement of
roses: for a strong bOttonhole rather
than for an embroidered dolly.
Neither the dainties of the cooking
school nor the decorative arts of the
housekeeping are the best investments
for the scant leisure of the school
girl The cooking of chop, the SUI
preme achievement of boiling a potato
so that it shall be mealy, and the
ordering of a morning so that the
dinner getting shall not infringe on
the bed making-these are the labors
in which the daughter may well ac-
Uuire skill When the demand for
it comes the fancy housekeeping will
take care of itself.-YOuth's COmpan-
ion.
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-08
Lightning Rods.

Lightning KOdS.
Durinp the rainy season we often
have severe thunder storms. Occasion
ally house is struck and damaged
by lightning, in some cases set on
fire and burned.
The following from the Farm Jour
nal tells how to avoid this danger:
Having been in the lightning rod
trade when a young man, not as a
swindler, but legitimately, L thorough
ly studied the subject.
The best available material for a
lightning rod is copper, because 1t has
at least seven times the conducting
power of iron, can be so much more
easily handled and is not subject to
rust.
The best way to get lightning rod
is to send to some copper works and
get a strip of copper three or tour
inches wide and long enough to go
from the top to the ground to per-
meate moisture. For top to project
above the building, get a copper tube
at least an inch IN diameter, and hol-
low. Into this put hardwood rod to
stiffen it so that the wind won't blow
it over. AT the top it should have a
point made of copper and we'll plated
with gold or Silver; and the more sharp
points it has the better.
At the bottom of this round top, the
flat strip should be wrapped around
and riveted SO as to make perfect
connection; soldering is better. Now
this flat strip should be fastened tight
on roof and sides of building, and IT
an iron or tin roof is used, by all
means connect with that and also
with the eaveS-troughS and conduC-
tors.
Insulation does not amount to any
thing; in fact, it is a damage. The
object of the rod is to furnish road
for the electricity to pass from the
clouds so as to prevent the discharge
Electricity passes on or Oft fine points
in continuous flow and very rapidly:
This is why points are used instead
of knobs; and a first class lightning
rod conveys enough electricity be-
tween cloud and earth, whichever way
it may go during every thunder storm,
to destroy the building were 1t to
come in the form of a thunderboit
| Where the rod is in contact with the
surface, especially if tin or iron, the
electricity is diffused over the whole
AT the ground, where possible, the
conductor should be carried into well
| or CiStern and thus reach permanent
water.
The lower end when ending IN
ground should be cut into strips like
Shoe strings and be buried in bed
of charcoal; or, what is better, these
strips should be put through lot OF
holes punched through a copper plate
A side of an old copper boiler may
be used, and this buried in the char
coal.
If one can't get copper strip they
may use No. IL copper wire; use ffteen
or twenty strands of this. Twist these
slightly and fasten the same as for the
copper strip; connect at top and bot
tom as for the strip.
| The safe space, over which rod
is properly erected, is circle whose
radius is twice the height of the point
above it, and within this circle | have
never known building to be injured.
PROVED TO BE SUPERIOR.
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The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-08

the morning she left her chamber
as an angry maid figured looking
as if the room would ride out" Many
times a day | gathered up her be-
lOngings from everywhere about the
house; her chamber and the hall rack
were quite inadequate for their ac-
cOmmOdatiOn. She had just said her
gOod-by's and gone when the maid
appeared with an armful of forgotten
clothes; delicate silk waist, a pair of
party slippers, handkerchief, col
lar, one stocking and an evening wrap.
| carried the box to the express Office
paying 80 cents for eXpreSsage. For
our cOurtesies during her visit and
that last little service, not a word of
thanks has been received-Or else
today it is three years belated.
At our summer boarding house last
summer | met a girl to whom l took
an instant liking. When we said
goOd-by l added, ''if you ever happen
to be in our vicinity come and see us"
One morning. she appeared. There
was something about her happy, take
me-as-I-am ways that installed her at
once as one of the family. She ac-
cepted a pickup luncheon as If it
had been the most elaborate meal;
she hung two simple gowns in her
closet, then came with bit of work
to join me on the piazza where the
children were at play, and our friend
ship began where it had ended a
year ago. l told her regretfully of
an engagement made for the NOR
row = = ''Never mind,' she said
brightly. ''I'll have the incest kind
of a time right here. I've been CAD
ding for two months, and quiet
restful day will do me good"
During ner ''Quiet, reStful day" she
emptied my darning basket, prepared
the luncheon while the maid finished
sweeping; she took the children Off
| for a trOlly ride and proved herself
ISuch a teller of stories that curing
the remainder of her visit ''my moth
| er's StOrieS'' began to rank second.
Eevn the baby's goOd-by was a regret
| full one-and what a welcome awaits
her when she comes this way again.
Sne was an ever Christmas guest,
| this girl whose home is lonely little
| hall room i'm a big city. She arrived
Christmas Eve with a bundle almost
as big as herself. Christmas MORN
| ing revealed how she had spent weeks
| in loving labor for uS-nOt so very
much mOney-she did not have it to
spend-but she had gifts for every
one in the household, not even except
ing maid she had never seen. And
there was something individual
about each gift; fitness, usefulness
or a whimsical joke that told of the
thought spent upon it. Then tackled
to each parcel was merry homespun
rhyme. The reading of these verses
and the laugh which each one brought
gave last touch of jOllity to "the
very happiest Christmas"
Home Journal
The Florida agriculturist., 1905-11-08
PROVED TO BE SUPERIOR.

E. O. Painter Fertilizer Co.,
Gentlemen:-I have used your Simon Pure
No. 1 the past season, and it has proved to
be superior to any fertilizer have used in
the past, and 1 expect to use it as long as
you keep it up to it's present standard.
E. L. Burnham.
Narcoossee, Fla, Sept. 20. 1901.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24
Conyrct's Invention.

Referring to the fact that the new
iail in Newburg, when completed, Will
have an automatic arrangement Tor
locking and unlocking a series OF cell
doors or a single one in any secton'
tho Port Jervis Gazette says the luea
orioinated with 10Y SchoonoVer'
criminal in this county, a noted CHAR
acter in his day, and for many years
an inmate of Sing Sing prison.
schoonoyer took kindly to prison as
o;n1ina and in time came to regard the
institution as his home. He was What
:. known in prison parlance as
..trnsty." and was given consldefaole
liberty by authorities OF the lnstilu-
+;on He was sometimes even sent on
pyramids outside of the prison. on one
ah OCCASION he remained away untll
otter the usual hour for closing anu
voc locked out by the turnkey anu
unable to gain admission untll inoi -
49, As soon as the doors were open
soroht ont the offending official ana
- 800 him severely for his action.
inside the prison walls schoohoser
character and conduct were "noi.s
exemplary, but he found 1t ollncun' -
49, to the regulations of civilized
eona and hence was never long at
liberty He possessed conslderapie III
rontive talent, and is said TO nave =,
,.ented and perfected the Original u
,,+omatic locking and unlock
ING of switches now employed IN mn most ~
l ~ the prisons and penitentiarles 81
- u I4nited states.-Walden N. -
Citizen
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24
BURNS WITNESSES HOME.
Alleged Revenge of Frank Curley
Wreaked OF Old Friend.

Because, it is alleged, man named
Armstrong testified against Frank Cur
ley in trial for arson some years ago,
Curiey, who has just been released from
Saltwater, Mimi, penitentiary, is sup
posed to have burned the home of Arm
strong in La Crescent, after making his
escape in a rowboat across the river and
set fire to saloon in La Crosse. Cur
ley fired barn III the Pine Creek val
ley several years ago and Armstrong
testified against him. Armstrong is an
industrious farmer. Upon his release
Curley Immediately planned revenge, it
is alleged, and burned Armstrong; home
while the family was absent. The same
day he came to La Crosse and knocked
over a kerosene lamp Intentionally, it IS
said, and serious fire was narrowly
averted. Curley is said to have mania
for setting fires.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24
BODY THROWN IN LAKE:
Young Men Find Bag Containing
Pieces of Human Flesh.

Two young men have made a mysteri-
Gus discovery in the water of upper Ma
shotah lake. Floating on the surface
was a burlap bag. which was found to
contain two large pieces of flesh, one
about 16x10 inches in size showing the
spinal column in cross section, and the
other smaller, but even more suspicious
1t was evidently a longitudinal section
through six or eight vertebrae OF the
spinal column with what appeared to be
a portion of the hip attached. The young
men placed the pieces back into the wat
err and left them where they were first
discovered
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER
DOM.
Deer Unusually Plentiful-Man's
Home Burned Because He Testi-
fled Against Incendiary-Cass-
Vile Doctor Has Disappeared.

fall of three inches of snow the
other night proved a boon to hunters in
the deer country. Upwards of 100 out
side hunters are in the vicinity of Cable
most of whom have secured their allot-
ment of two deer. The deer are plenti-
full, several having been shot in sight of
the village. With the advance of the
season they are driven further into the
woods, but several homesteaders find
deer feeding in their fields in early morn
ing and none of them are without meat
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24
MEATH FROM BAD DREAM.
woman Falls Out of Bed, Receiving
Fatal Injuries.

A bad dream led to the death Of Mrs.
Caroline Wadeigh, aged 70, in Milwau-
kee. Mrs. Wadlcigh fell out of bed dur
ing a period of restlessness engendereu
nv the dream, receiving fractured hip
and internal injuries, from which she
died. Mrs. Wadleigh was WIDOW
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24
TRUCK NEARLY KILLS MAN.
Milwaukee Brakeman Struck I'm AID
domen by Loaded Cart.

Joseph c. Schmitt of Milwaukee,
brakeman Oh the Ashland division of the
Northwestern road, sustained serious in
iuries at Appleton Junction. Schmitt
was standing on the platform of an in
coming passenger train when ne was
struck in the abdomen with loaded eX-
press truck, which had been LETT too close
to the edge of the depot platform lie
was internally injured and attending ply
sicians have little hope for his recovery.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24
CHAPTER III.

Conyictism having been safely got un-
der matches, and put to bed In IT'S gov
eminent allowance of sixteen lnches u
space per man, cut little short Dy ess
gencies of shipboard, the cuddy was
wont to pass some not unpleasant e even,
ings. Mrs. Vickers, who was poe.ie al
and owned a guitar, was also musiea, :
and sung to 1t. Captain Blunt vas s.d
ioyial, coarse fellow; Surgeon Fins 10.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24
K,,,ed by Logging Train.

Phillip Brown, aged %, was run over
bv Bay Shore logging train at Wabeno
and instantly killed. Brown had been
drinking and was going out to camp to
seek employment. 1t is thought he laid
Sewp on the track to sleep.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24
cAssy1LLE DOCTOR MISSED.
Former Fond du Lac Man Married
but u Month Ago.

DR.. Michael Ward, who came to Cass-
Vile from Fond du Lac about year
ago, is believed to have mysterieusly dis
appeared, after being married month
TO Nellie Moore, daughter of John
Moore. The young couple were living
at the Moore home and expected to go to
housekeeping soon. His books and IN
struments at his Office are said to be
gone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24
ALICE $4,000 DEFALcATIoN.

Milwaukee Loan Association Trus-
tees Seek Arrest of Secretary.
Directors of the Skarb Polski Loan
Association in Milwaukee have decided
to ask for a warrant for an Official or
the institution who is accused OF beng
y defaulter for $4,000. A II per cent
assessment will be made on the l,SOo
stockholders to make up the shortage.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24
CHILDREN MEET TO WHooP.
S,Tere-s from Epidemic Hold a
Party in Appleton.

A whooping cough party was held IN
Appleton the other day, all those pres
ont being among the scores of Apple
tonians who are suffering of the disease.
william Wright was the host for the
twenty children, who whooped all AFTER
noon for their common amusement.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24
DIES IN NEIGHROR'S ARMS.
GaIesviIIe Man Goes Out After HI
ness and Meets Death.

NgH
ness and Meets Death.
Cyrus Sanderson died in Galesville the
other day under peculiar circumstances.
He had been confined to his home with
rheumatism and this was the first day
he had been out for three weeks. tie
drove over to neighbours to spend the
afternoon. When he reached the place,
he tied his horse and when the door was
opened for him he staggered and fell
lifeless into his neighbours arms. Sander
son was one of the pioneers of the coun-
ty and was prominent in local affairs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24

The annual distribution of vegetable
and flower seeds by the Department
of Agriculture will begin soon, and be-
fore planting time it is expected the
entire amount, aggregating 3S,00O,0O0
packages, will be in the hands of the
people in all sections of the country.
Congress for several years has appro-
priated $29O,00O for this purpose, but
a portion of the amount is used for
foreign experiment work. Most of the
packages are subject to the order Of
Senators and Representatives for dis
tribution among their constituents, the
Secretary Of Agriculture reserving one
fifth of the entire amount to supply the
statistical crop correspondents, the
weather bureau and for other pur-
poses.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24
T.,e pnilosopher.

4 dog has attained the nlgn 9aa e
nance ever reached by pnlio s
When he can forget bis heas,-So"e
vile Journal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24

send, of Michigan,
w h o S e proposed
railroad legislation,
b a C k e d by the
President, is again
to engage the at
tention of t h a t
body. His seat in
Congress was gain
ed largely through
t h e winning an
important railroad
SN4N41 low r,,Vf4- fNJs
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24

Thieves broke into the home of Ed
ward Patterson, just south of kenosha,
and secured booty to the amount of 500
Among the articles taken was wedding
dress belonging to Mrs. Patterson,
which was valued at over 500.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24

2. T. IUN lNoEN D. NIdIG lux SUII IUL
the people in the federal court in 1901.
President Roosevelt invited him to the
White House for a conference on rate
legislation. With Representative John
j. Esch, of Wisconsin, also a member
of the Interstate Commerce Commit
tee, he prepared the Esch-Townsend
bill 1t gives the Interstate Com
merce Commission power to make the
rates charged by railroads. The bill
passed the House, but failed to pass
the Senate. A bill embodying the
same features is to be resubmitted TO
married and has a charming family.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24

The words of the President, square
DEAL" are being worked vigorously by
many persons who have old claims OR
requests upon the government. Many
of the cases which are known in the
department as ''old slugs" because Of
the many times they have been consid-
cred and rejected have again been pre-
scented with a demand for a square
deal" An officer of the army to whom
all such cases in the War Department
are referred for report says that all
these claims, which have heretofore
been passed upon and decided adverse
ly to the claimant, set out that what
they ask now is a square DEAL" and
many of them insist that their re-
quests be presented to the President.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24

Offifficia statements show that the
Postoffice Department deficit for the
last fiscal year amounts to the large
sum of $15,0S7, 600 This tallies prac-
tically With the treasury deficit for the
first quarter of the present year, and
the sharply suggested deduction is that
il the mail service should be placed
on a paying basis the governments
finances would present fairer face.
The width of the gulf between the re-
ceipts and the expenditures of Mr..
Cortelyou's department has brought
to Washington Representative Jesse
Overstreet, chairman of the House
Committee on Postoffices and fost
Roads, who is in consultation daily
with the official in the effort to devise
means to cut expenses or increase the
income.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24

What will be the final number of
American States? And will there ever
be completed list? At times it has
seemed as if no more States would be
possible after the admission of all the
existing territories. Just at present
the question is, Shall the four terrific
ries in the West become two States,
three or four? The division of the old
States, although of extremely rare oc-
currence, is always possible. Parts
of the American domain outside the
Continental Republic may also become
States, should a majority in both
Houses of Congress so decide. Many
stars may yet be added to the flag.
There promises to be the hottest kind
of a fight in Congress over the ques-
ton of the type of canal to be con-
structed across the isthmus of Pana-
ma. Whatever may be the recOmmen-
dation of the President, based upon
views expressed by the board of con-
sulting engineers and the isthmian ca
nal commission, advocates of a sea
level type and lock type will engage
in a battle royal, which is calculated
to please only those interests charged
by Secretary Taft and Chairman
Shonts with working to prevent the
building of the waterway.
A historian has been appointed for
the Panama Canal He will hence
forth keep track of every event in
connection with that world-famous
project How glad the chroniclers of
the past would have been to get on
the scenes destined to command the
worlds attention just before the ex-
citement began. Many photographs
have accidentally been taken at criti-
cal moments care-free tourist had
his camera pointed at the Campanila
in Venice just as it fell.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-24

bank and went to his room in the La
Crosse Y. NJ c.. A. building. Shortly
afterward other tenants of the building
heard a strange tapping on the floor and
discovered young man in the next
room bound and gagged. Two masked
men had followed Zaratsky home but
had mistaken the room and held up an
other man.
The business portion of the village of
Brooklyn was nearly wiped out by fire.
1t started in the Brooklyn Mercantile
building. destroying that structure
Frank Buchman's general store, A. G..
Ellis drug store, Snyder & Roberts
meat market, the postoffice and other
smaller buildings. The bank of Brook
lyn was saved. This is the third time
this village has been burned in the last
twenty years. The loss will reach about
$4,000. Fire departments from Evans
vile and Madison responded quickly, but
on account of scant water supply could
do but little. Tony Croyers was injured
by a falling roof.
Fred Hunter, Chicago negro, who
killed Paul Langen of Milwaukee while
robbine his home, was found guilty Of
murder in the first degree. The negro
was arrested in Chicago and the pro-
ceeds of the robbery were found in this
trunk.
J. P. Weller. while removing a stump
in the rear of his butcher shop at Sank
City. unearthed skeleton of man.
On the arm bone were found metal
bracelets of Spanish or French manu-
facture. The skeleton is evidently that
of a French explorer buried there as
early as 1873.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-25
The Leaven of Life.

tradition humble birth of lowly
child religious which
succeeding reproach
palaces the rich. incidents
moving its
paused spot guided
by courier gifts lowy babe
shepherds angels
proclaim vange of
peace good will among
revelation ignorant,
passions implanted humanity and de-
veioped will lift divinity.
good wigood peace" bloodstained
prophecy the singing of the slave
drowned brought
gifts helpless stopped to
weakness. Veal a he of poverty.
spirit
philanthropy
steadily light westward until they
crcled the
here who and to Himself
He o o blessing
experience He may
will practice generous impulses
pure joys which We attribute
supreme admiration
mankind worship good
gifts poor
lame and sug-
everyone really proportions
power happiness.
night
shine that again.
But faith charity
world a brighter a joy.
At angels
With poor
hearts is eased, wall is stled
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-25
CHANGE OF BILL
AT THE WASHINGTON

This afternoon a change Of bill
will be made at the new Washing
ton theater, and the great Alhini
magician and illusionist, will give
his first performance, said to be
the finest thing of it's kind ever
produced on any vaudeville stage.
In addition to Albini, the bill for
the week includes Gibson and Glib
son, dramatic sketch artists; the
European wonder, Westin, imper-
senator of great men; Seamon, Ad-
ans and Rogers, singers and COM
edy entertainers; Elsie Wolfe. song
and dance artist. Charles Richard
son, a sweet baritone, will replace
VIM. Woodfall, who has been rem
dering the illustrated songs, and
there will be an entire change of
pictures on the biograph.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-25
HURST, A MANAGER--0N

Timothy Hurst is not as anX-
ious as his brother indicator han
dler, Hank O'Day, to shine as
manager of a ball club. Timothy
once tackled the job himsel, when
he led the Cardinals for a short
time, while Chris Van der Abe
still owned that club. His recol-
lection of the trials and tribula-
tions of a manager are still bright
THAT old bunch of Cardinals
was great when it came to eating
and drinking" says Hurst, land
back them in this line with any team
in the National League. None of
the other clubs would take me up
or we would have had a champion
ship team sure. Why, some of
those fellows would never look at
a menu card, but order the walters
to bring everything ON it, and then
begin all over again. AS for the
amount of beer that bunch could
drink, the problem was never salts
factorily settled, because we never
took enough money to give them all
they wanted. Chris was a great old
fellow in those days. When |
failed to get telegram in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-25

NEW YORK, Dec. a.. - Pauline
Markham, the once lovely, beauti-
full, fascinating Pauline Markham,
the toast of days long since gone
by, is dying.
"The most beautiful woman that
ever came out of England" was
what the "Johnnies" of the late
eos of the last century said of
her, and she merited it.
She has a voice of velvet and
the lost arms of Venus de Milo"
said that famous essayist, Richard
Grant White, of her fair loneliness,
and the less poetical youths echoed
the sentiment far and wide.
Pauline Markham came to New
York as one of the British
Blondes" of Lydia Thompson S