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The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30
Helpful Hints for Her LddyShip

Already the week of wonder and of Joyous eXpcc
taton for the little folks and the grown.ups has run
its course, and face the coming year.
Standing the threshold of the year 1906. I
wish all my readers most prosperous season and
with the realization that each day will bring its
quota of work for each of u.s. express the hope
that this work may be smplifed as much rs possible
land yet be Thoroughly, and that each bit of work
will be pleasure and delight instead of drudgery
Let us make work and duty beautiful and attrac
tive, good habit indeed so that we can look them
square in the face and have our fight against
the Oldtime fear of drudgery and slavery which
household progress implied and demanded.
Let concentrate and simplify along all lines,
even though intense desire to do as our more
wealthy friends and acquaintance may possess us.
In the ordinary vernacular, "cut it out" for if you
do not, you are going to heap upon yourself an un
limited amount of care, worry and misery, which
combination is going to prove to be like Canker,
that will either need the dissecting knife of that
physician known to but few as Doctor Common.
Sense; or that will make you very sick woman,
not physically, but mentally, until all your friends
will sadly exclaim they alphabetically shake
their heads: 81 do not know what is the matter
with her. She is 80 changed, All the sunshine has
gone from her. She looks as unhappy and
miserable as she always says she feels"
You will find with the adoption of some system
that YOU can do away with much unnecessary work,
mad that too, without your house having the appear
ancc of neglect. Things will look just as 'spicand'
snan" IL YOU concentrate.
Pack away carefullylall things you DO not need,
And remember where You pack them, so you can get
them should you need them. Do not have too much
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of course some jostling but it was all accented in
the spirit OF the The hint | gave last week
tor loOG Christmas preparation has already been
accepted. One letter. received this week, informs
me that the making of several gifts has already been
started and that this mother is determined that os
soon as they are finished she will put them away
until Christmas time, and in the meanwhile she will
add by purchase and by her handiwork, to her col
lection so that she will know all the year through
thmt all her dear ones and friends will have been
provided for in ample time.
Another letter tells me that the writer has two
presents finished. The letter reads, in part:
while looking over an illustrated New York
paper, came across excellent black and white
reproductions of handsome cats and beautiful dogs
Now, had only shortly before finished reading
your talk about your Aunt Hannah in THE sim
OF December 23 and it came to my mind that had
TWO friends, who loved pets and always had them.
VINO could be provided almost on the spot with
Christmas presents. So up jumped and procured
my scissors and ut once carefully cut out the pictures
Then quickly found some green and also some red
Cardboard and with the aid of paste had two hand
some panel pictures completed within half.hour's
time. ~ ~
u followed Aunt Hannahs method and wranpe,r
up each panel carefully and put it in a prettv hoy
around which | placed wrapper with the name
of each friend on each box. WIZ """''
why think it is just fine, this idea, and
am gong To work and commence To embro;der a
cushion design Eve decided to buy | certainly will
not find it difficult to hide my gifts away for whole
year, because I've just made up my mind to do it,
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The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30

An orange, weighing three pounds, measuring
TWENTY-FIVE inches in diameter (N was recently
taken from tree in the grove of Senator McCOnkey
near Winter Park. The pulp and juice hlled three
quarts while the skin surface covered little over
a square foot. The variety was that OF California
speciality, Washington Navel; but we doubt II the
Golden Coast county has ever shown up such
prodigy. Seeing is believing, you know; but there
are cases when one must take the word of another
SO we shift the responsibility for this story the
shoulders of the editor of the Herald, in which we
found the statement.
The Tropical Sun printed recently an interview
had with some gentlemen from New York who visited
Cuba to investigate conditions that existed III the
line of oranges and pineapples They announce that
the pineapple outlook is one from which Florida
growers need have no fear. The output is deteror
atng in quality as well quantity and size. The
Florida grower has quicker transportation, better
quality of fruit and no duty to pay. All this may
be true, yet should Americans carry on in Cuba
plantations as carefully cultivated as they are in
Florida, the situation might change. We probably
have nothing to fear from the native element but
may have from intelligent culture backed by abund
ant capital.
The 81 fruit rate per 100 pounds from California
to London and other European ports announced
glcefully by the San Francisco papers as having
been secured turns out to be untrue. No such rate
has been granted by either of the great railway
systems-the Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific
that reach Eastern connections An effort, however,
is being made to this figure to New York ON
fruit intended for export But few California or
anges reach European markets. but it is hoped that
ii the new arrangement is completed, shipments
would greatly increase and prevent all fears of over
production which appears to be the trouble, Just nOw
the Golden Coast. Florida, at least has no occa
sion to worry over this possibility, for many years
to come.
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The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30
By EIednO1ie du Bots

brica.brac display, if each room were the sales
room of some big department store.
IL you desire outing once day set your hour
for your walk. Then look upon that time of the
day as if you had to catch train ut that very time
With this suggestion well grounded you will have
that daily walk Just as the very hour itself
is bound to be reached.
BY similar suggestion and system you will make
other appointments with yourself" to do other
things, sucn as joining the Village Improvement
Association of your city or town, of joining the
Ladies' Aid Society of your church, of taking up the
reading of your favOrte authors and keeping abreast
with current literature Most of have been
and too many of us still are-slaves to household
nicely details which have kept indoors all day
long, fussing about STOPPING bending, climbing and
working until night was gladly welcomed and day
break was feared. For it continuous per-
Torrance.
Without being the least bit selfish, let the funess
of each day be our own. BY such an absorption of
goodwill are enabled to radiate health, cheerful
ness and goodwill about us, and so do our work
most completely and thoroughly. We will be most
helpful to others while having been thoughtful to
ourselves. We will have placed ourselves in the
attitude wherein hardest tasks will be met with
seemingly the least effort.
And hope all will find each day of 1906 filed
with profit and comfort health and harmony and
with tasks quickly and satisfactorily accomplished.
Everywhere, during the past week, the Yulc
packages and looked happy, and in the shopping dis
solid walls of humanity on the streets. There was,
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30
-TennysOn.

To one and all, both great and small, we wish
good cheer all through the year.
Turn over a new leaf, If you will but let the
moving finger trace upon it pure thoughts and noble
resolves.
We have done 1t so often in the past; we hope
TO do it many times in the future; but how stands
the record of results?
Are we any wiser by experienced Can we
look backward and see, at the parting of the ways
that we took the right path and not the wrongs
Question the Oracle If you will, as to what shall
happen as the days of the New Year go by but base
not your hours Of happiness upon Hope for it hath
disappointment for twin sister.
The Tallahassee Capital hit the nail squarey on
the head when it sad after reading Secretary
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30

Editor Jordan of the Punta Gorda Herald re-
Gently acknowledged receiving Ponderosa, or Won
der lemon that was half large as a peck measure
and "a beauty in shape and color" This beats the
Miami eggplant story DE Soto County cam for the
present crow over her sister county on the east
coast.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30
PRELUDE.

What, them Shall we sit idly down and say ~
The night hath come; IL is no longer day? =
The night hath not yet come; we are not quite
Cut of from labor by the failing light;
Something remains for us TO do or dare, :
Even the oldest trees some fruit may bear,
For age is opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another dress;
And as the evening twilight fades away
The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
-Longfelow
Sad and solemn the cadences of the diving
year. Only few months ago. how full of life and
vlgor was the new year, now grown old and ready
to drop into the irrevocablc past II has spent it's
life on earth for good and ILL., and its footprints are
eternal. Nothing can be altered, nothing recalled.
1t has left its inefaceable marks and they cannot
DC removed -Macauley
His face is growing sharp and thin.
Alackl our friend is gone.
Close up his eyes; tie up his chin;
Step from the corpse and let him in
That standeth there alone
And waiteth at the door;
There's new foot on the floor
And new face at the door
My friend,
A new face ut the door
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30
December 80, 1905
Conducted by w. E. Pab0r

problem is most serious one in the cheap black
labor that is retardng the South than any other
cause. The South needs white laboring men as much
as it needs fore.handed white farmers; and If the
natveborn cannot be had, let the foreigner come
and be made welcome
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30

Wilson's report, the farmer must be convinced that
ne IL rich, even If he wears galus and his prin
cpal asset is yellow dog"
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30

General Albert w. Gilchrst of DE Soto County
who is prominent politically before the people, not
long ago brought with him from New York City an
okra recipe, obtained probably from the chef of the
Waldorf Astoria, which he commended to the wives
OF his constituents in the county and to his friends
elsewhere. He now comes to the front with a So
called petrifed orange which he has added to a GER
tain museum of natural and unnatural curOs he
maintains at his Punta Gorda home 1t was found
five years ago of the creeks down there. Why
it has been kept so long from public notice is not
stated, but have the of the Herald that
1t Is perfect specimen, showing the bud and stem
ends and all the natural markings of the rind, and
weighs just about much as the ordinary orange
No more sensible advice could be given to the
farmers of the South the subject of cotton rails
ing, than that contained in the circular letter issued
by President Jordan, advising increased acreage
but making strong appeal to "plant an abundance
of small grain, and side crops" us well as more
hay cattle and hogs that the farms may become more
scfsustaining." This advice does not apply to
Florida, for year by year diversified field crops in
connection with groves have increased their acreage,
and nowhere south of Mason and Dixon's line can it
be said that prosperity is pronounced than with
us, and the keystone of this arch of prosperity has
engraved on it Diversified Crops
The South, says the Southern Farmer, needs
homescekers and if it get the ready made Amer
to down from the Middle West it would
prefer them to foreigners. Yes but with the Govern
ment opening up millions of the most fertile land
in the world under irrigation canals in the Rocky
Mountain region, the Middle West farmer will be
sure to 60 there instead of coming where the race
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
Joseph G. Darlington & Co.

one for those most humble Of their
who are put to unhonor-
ed rest in the potter's fed. The ex-
t.emes alone have public care.
In many Of the cantons of Switzer-
land, however, the public burial is the
rule. the private burial the exception.
and in one canton at least all burias
are conducted entirely at public eX-
pense. This canton is Glarus. There
the relatives pay for the dressing Of
the body. and they are permitted to
provide a monument and special
adornments for the grave. They may
also provide religious services if they
wish. but for the rest the canton pays
all and the relatives are strictly for
hidden from even so much as fleeing
the sexton.
The canton inspecls the body. gives
public notice OF the funeral, furnishes
the coffin and lays out the body, con
veys the remains TO the cemetery,
provides the lot. furnishes q head.
stone and Ike ps the grave i'm proper
condition fo- ten years. The collins
a.e all of pine wood in uniform
style. The graves follow each other
in regular order in gows, AMI the dead
are laid one after the other without
distinction of family, rank or creed.
Children are laid in a separate row,
but that is only on account Of their
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
shanaHaine for Crews.

From the Baltimore American.
In its most cheerful aspects it is
probable that the life of the man who
goes down to the sea in an oyster boat
ing deep and al that sort of thing
is not a happy one. A life on the roll
may be fascinating for the crews of
an ocean greyhound or a magnificent
private yacht but that volunteer oys.
ter dredger must be stout of heart and
muscle and wonderfully buoyant of
temperament if he sign songs while
longing up the luscious bivavles which
may be destined to grace a royal ban.
quoting board.
What shall he said. then, OF the poor
fellow who is kidnapped, "shang-
haied.' forced against his will to shin
as common seaman TO dredge for oys-
tiers, knowing nothing Of the word and
unused to its inevitable and relentless
lrigOrs? Il is hard to believe the tales
that are told this week bv mon OF
Philadelphia and of New York i'm rela-
ton to their own brutal treatment.
and that they saw others beaten about
the head and kicked into the bay, to
drown or save themselves as best they
could. The allegations seem to be al.
most beyond credence, yet the men
appear to tell an undertaking story.
There should be some method of
grasping the truth about these and
many other charges Of inhumanity. OF
brutal abuse and of thrusting mer
lashOre after weeks of agonizing labor
with a dollar or so for pay. Any agent
who engages in shanghaing should al
least be compelled, upon conviction. {,
pay the penalty provided for feloniou,
assault, and any skipper accepting tn,
services Of a kidnapped man deserve,
the penalty Of an accessory. with sucl
other punishment as his subsequen
brutality deserves. and loss of licens,
+ as a finality
Il is due to kindly and humane skin
pers that the business of getting oys
ters from the bottom of the bay cove
and rivers to the market should b
. weeded of the brutes who bring sucl
!. disgrace upon e.. They should assis
. the authorities TO bring to justice an
! who are guilty of such Outrages as ar
= charged by the men whose storie
: have been printed in the American
Evening journal., 1905-12-04

smaller size. If there are no religious
services the recorder of life statistics
reads at the grave the personal record
of the deceased. Afte- the lapse of a
certain number of years. varying
from twelve TO twenty. the graves are
vacated and new bodies are laid
where others have disintegrated be-
fore them.
Sentiment has little place in the fu-
neral customs OF Glarus, but who can
say that real human sympathies are
less strong for this disregard Of out
ward pomp and circumstance? Nor, il
the balance sheets OF good sense were
struck. would the men Of Glarus fear
low place in comparison with that
very large proportion of Americans
who express the reck, ,essness Of their
grief with needless carriages and sil
yer handles and mourning robes and
expensive flowers. Equality at the
grave is no loss to Glarus.
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
EDITORIAL OPINION
Prize Fighting and Football.

New York World.-"The football that
is played is to the football that should
be played as "a finish prize fight is TO
legitimate boxing Indeed as betweenthe
two prizehghtng is ON "a higher ethical
plane than college football. The fight
crs are frankly professional They
make no pretense OF amateur standing
They fight openly for money and they
have TO hght fairly The fouiing Of OPP
ponents which football referees tolerate
would not be allowed in a prize ring
The contest would be stopped at once
and the decision given to the victim OF
the foul
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
Preparina for chrIstmas.

Local business people have forgotten
Thanksgiving Day and are rapidly pre-
pairing for Christmas, which is only
three weeks off. and the windows OF
the stores already TEEN with holiday
goods.
The amount Of Christmas goods
used annually here increases at
great ratio annually This can be
readily noted by looking at the great
piles of holiday goods arriving anc
placed on sale. The merchants natur
ally do not purchase these goods sim
ply to have them looked at, and it is
reasonable to suppose that they are
bought by patrons Of the establish
ments.
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
PROTECT MAIL SERVICE
Increased and Special Rewards Are Of
fered BY Postmaster. General

Postmaster Head mas received a
supplemental book of instruction to
Postmasters. in which there are some
additional rewards offered for the cap
ture of thieves in all departments OF
the postal service. and also for burg
lars. who have been so prevalent re
Gently hereabout. These rewards have
been largely increased, and a deter
mined effort is to be made 10 stoI
the burglaries. Rewards are also of
fered for persons who tamper will
mail boxes or in any way interfer,
with the prompt delivery of the mails
The rules for postal carriers and al
employees are made more stringent ant
the Postmaster General, Mr.. Cortelyou
is doing everything possible to make
the service better all over the country
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
START IN BUSINESS
FOR YOURSELF.

Become your own employer and earn
$500 to $500 monthly in a pleasant bus
mess OF your own. As experienced
Real Estate brokers. we instruct you
by mail how to conduct real estate
transactions, and assist you in es-
tablishing this highly profitable busi-
ness for yourself i'm your own locality.
Send for particulars.
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Philadelphia, Pa.
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
Abuses Of Football.

Chicago Record erald:-t'Not for
the first time have the abuses OF foot
BAH provikcd a verltable storm of
criticism and denunciation Not for
the first time have parents. professors.
presidents and newspapers called for
reform-such revision of the rules as
would preserve the fine, beneficial feat
ures of the great game while eliminat-
ing bad and discreditable ohes.'
Evening journal., 1905-12-04

Through Street Car Service Between
the New Terminal of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad at Twenty third
Street, New York and Grand Central
Station.
on October 2Sd. the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company Of New York
Iinaugurated a new line Of through cars
between West 23rd Street Station and
Grand Central Station OF the New York
Haven and Hartford Railroad trains.
The cars will be run at intervals OF ap-
four minutes. and will OBJ
viate the ttransfer which has hitherto
been necessary. The time from one
station to the other VIII be arproxi-
mately twen.y minutes.
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
Famine in Japan.

Baltimore Sun;-"Russia presents a
instructive spectacle. illustrating the
dreadful consequences Of unsuccessful
war. but Japan's condition shows that
successful war does not exempt a peo-
pie from misfortune. Excessive
density Of population is a feature OF
the situation. The possibility of ex-
panding into Corea and Manchuria az.
fords hope Of brighter future"
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
~ Trollevs For Her.

Fifly-three year old Ella Anderson, col
ored. Of No iois Girard street, saw "a
steamboat several weeks ago for the FIRST
time IN her HE Then she went 10 Phila-
dclphia to attend the funeral Of her sis
ter Ella declares that she has been cast
OF Market street only twice in her We.
She has no use Tor trolley cars or els-
vators. declaring them TO be death, traps.
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
Duty on Art.

Galveston Daily News.-'The duty
on work Of art yields about 100000 a
year, so that it has little Importance
as "A revenue producer, and II operates
TO keep things out OF the country
which would find their way into pub
lie galleries and be source Of valuable
instruction and edifying pleasure. Com
gress would make no sacriiice and vio-
late no principle i'm asserting to its re-
moyaL"
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
couernment lneffloienou.

Memphis Commercial Appeal.-"Just
now. while the country is on the verge
Of the mania known cas- government
ownership. il viii De well for the people
TO look toward Panama. The canm is
truly an object lesson. teaching the in
efficiency of the government to success
fully conduct affairs foreign 20 the
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
Styles, Variety and
ASSortmentS

In Order to avoid all con-
gestion and c.owding during
the Christmas Holidays, the
Glove Department has been
changed from the West Side
to the East Side of the Store,
directly at the entrance, af-
fording much larger space aud
much improved facilities for
quick aud satisfactory service.
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
equity at The Grave.

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
Americans have two kinds of public
funeral seryices-one for their most
distinguished national heroes with a
great display Of popular emotion, and
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
Embrace Much Larger Variety Than Any Previous Year
OUR ENTIRE AND DIRECT
INFORMATION is NOW OPEN
English, French, Austrian
and German
Art Leather
Novelties
Exclusive to our firm-not possible
to be obtained elsewhere.

Exclusive to our tirm-not possible
to be obtained elsewhere.
Exact copies of cobelin
Tapestries in Leather Bags,
Magazine Covers, Pocket Mir
rors, Portfolios, New Novel
ties in Leather Card Cases,
Pocket Books, Purses, Com
bination Books, Note Books,
Cigar and Cigarette Cases,
Book Covers, Persian Beaded
Bags, Purses, Pocket Books
and Card Cases, Fitted Eng
lish Travelling Bags and
Toilet Cases for Men aud
Women.
Evening journal., 1905-12-04

to lapse, but the dlstrust has become
so great that many appear unwilling
to take this advice. In this they are
making "a lamentable and costly mis-
take"
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
AN EVENING nv PEKINe
DURING TrE SIEGE.

Rev. Charles A. Killie who has been
missionary in China over 10 years,
and who helped to command the forces
during the Boxer uprising and siege
of Peking-now home on a short visit
will give his unequalled Illustrated
views-with descfiption-in Union M.
E. Church, Fifth and Washington,
Tuesday Evening, Dec. 5, at 8 o'clock
DR.. Killie was requested by the Brit
ish Consul 20 photograph all places of
special interest during and following
that memorable siege, and his collection
OF pictures and curious items of his
toric interest far surpass anything
heretofore presented in this couNrry
Instructive. thrilling.
Silver Offering FOR benefit of mission
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
Keep Your Policies.

Louisville Couiief-Jouim3i:- the
beginning the newspapers have advised
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
Paris and Bohemia
Jewelry

Exclusive designs in Neck.
laces, Earrings, Brooches,
Combs and Hat Pins, exquis-
ite Garnet Jewels and Mount
ings.
Evening journal., 1905-12-04

q The Best 25e. Hair Brush
At Cartmelrs. 9Th and Madison.
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
Paris Neckwear

The most original ideas in
French Neckwear, Yoke and
Cuff Sets, Yoke and Sleeve
Sets, and Real Lace Novelties
Evening journal., 1905-12-04
HandkerchiefS

Every desirable style and
quality for Men, Women and
Children.
Evening journal., 1905-12-04

For sale by N. B. DANFORTH. End and Market
Streer,, and MILLER DRUG CO., 4oz Market St.
Wilmington.