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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-14
BENJAMIN BENSON MISSING

Benjamin Benson, e5 years old, Is report
cd TO be missing from his home. q Wells
street since Monday. He is feet inches
tall. 1876 pounds weight. has sandy hair
and a defective eye. He wore black
suit.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-14
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS

The Democratic State Convention OF
Rhode Island. for the nomination OF state
Officers. the election of State CentrH
Committee and the transaction OF any
other business that may legally come be-
fore II. is hereby called to meet in -
Empire Theatre, Providence. WEDNES-
DAY. Oct. 3, 1906, at II o'clock a. m, and
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-05

much more satisfactory in every way
OF course the writer realizes that there
are lots Of women who will not under
take this movement if it requires any
exertlon on their part, but unless there
is unanimous action of the house
keepers, with the assistance OF the
country people, no great amount OF
good can be expected The writer has
only this suggestion to offer, let the
ladies get together and organize and
go after this matter from business
point of view, and way will be found
to overcome the difficulty and the situa-
ton will be reversed and will soon have
the cooks and washwomen coming
after you for employment instead OF
you seeking them.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-05

We call the attention of our readers
to the article on the Servant Problem
in this department.
The writer has found one of the
reasons why help is hard to get. Now
how are we going to remedy it? We
know of large number Of negro wo-
men who are busy from Monday morn
ing until Saturday night over the tubs
and ironing boards. They will tell
you they make more at this work than
hiring out.
Will the steam laundry help us try
to find a way out?
Speaking Of the Servant problem,
we must smile as we read Of the Do
nestle Servants Of Colonial Days, in
Good Housekeeping. 1t seems natural
for each generation Of housekeepers to
feel that they suffer most over certain
problems, but do we?
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-05
The Servant Problem.

The following article will bear a
good deal Of repeating and it is offered
to the housekeepers of Florida as food
for thought, SO pass it along.
The writer is man who lives in the
Blue Grass Region of Kentucky, where
the question Of help is as serious as
everywhere else. He says:
This problem has reached such a
point in Versailles and the surround
ing vicinity, that some action must
be taken by the white people or actual
suffering will result. We have hum
dreds of delicate women here who are
forced to do their own work, or put up
with incompetent help who must be
humOred % almost unreasonable de-
mands-such as coming late, going
early, doing their work in a slip-shod
fashion and being allowed to carry off
half OF what is prepared, besides having
two or three children playing around
the kitchen. If any Of the above fea-
lures are objected to- they leave with
out ceremony, for they fully realiaDthat
there are those who will submit to
these little peculiarities rather than do
their own work. The first thing neces-
sary is to find out what is the cause of
this high mind edness" among the
colored folks, and then go to work to
meet the situation, for this must be
done sooner or later, and sooner the
better. The writer has given the mat
ter some thought, and is Of the opin-
ion that most Of it is directly due to
the number of persons putting their
washing out. The majority of the
good cooks are now taking in washing,
and as long as they can make living
doing washing they have no idea of
cooking for any one. The town people
are not the only ones who are putting
their washing OUT but the country peo-
pie for miles around are bringing their
clothes to town and coming after them
regularly. We notice quite a number
Of new washing machines on the mar
ket, and are glad to note number of
Versailles ladies are putting them into
actual service, and they report that it
has solved the washing problem to a
great extent. One lady says she finds
it very little trouble to do the family
washing, with the help of the patent
washer and wringer, and only has to
hire woman to come and put the
clothes out and do the ironing. She
claims that the washer has cheapened
the expense at least half, and very
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knew OF his going and OF his carrying
out four dozen bottles of cider,
metheglin and palm wine, out of the
cellar among the servants Of the town;
and meat-and I know not what. The
bottles they broke, and threw away,
after they had drunk up the liquor,
and they got up our sheep a-night,
killed fat one, roasted and made
merry with it before morning."
Compare such conduct with the
Swede who lays modest collation. for
her lover, Of evenings, on your kitchen
table, and who spends portion of her
time, while you are out, visiting with
friends over your telephone
In one colonial chronicle we read
that the Declaration of Independence
did not better the aspect Of the servant
question, the Providence Gazette ad-
vertising in 1896 that a reward of five
hundred dollars and the warmest bless
ings of abused householders would be
given to any restoring the conditions
OF the antique world''
What play Our daily domestic routine
would seem to the woman who had
besides it, to make candles, medicines,
cheese, butter, starch; to wash, card.
spin and weave wool; to go through
all the tedious process of linen making,
the clumsy work of carpet weaving, and
the picking, preserving of meats, fish,
everything that grew or lived in earth,
sky Or water, that could be preserved,
picked or otherwise made to keep
through the long months of winter
not to speak Of making, by hand, all
clothing worn by the family.
I'm the diary of Connecticut woman
is this pathetic entry, written in 1875:
L rose with the sun and all through
the long day | had no time for a1ght
but my work. So much did it press
upon me that | could scarcely divert
my thoughts from it's demands even
during family prayers; which thing both
amazed and displeased me; for, during
that hour, at least, should have been
sending all my Thoughts to Heaven for
the safety OF my beloved family and the
salvation of our hapless country. In
stead OF which l was often wondering
whether Polly had remembered to set
the sponge for the bread, or put water
on the leach tub; or to turn the cloth
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The Management Of Boys.

We found the following short sermon
in corner of the Ladies' World, and
offer it to our mothers. 1t is short,
easy to remember, and worth putting
into practice. Read and see if you do
not agree with us.
Just as all the world loves a lover,
every mother of a son loves the genus
boy. Heartless, indeed, is the woman
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-05
Our Servants of Colonial DAYS.

A writer in Good Housekeeping
gives lis glimpse of the servant prob
lem in our fore-fathers' days. She
says:
We justly rebel against today's de-
mand Gin cities) for five, six or seven
dollars per week with no washing or
ironing, no window cleaning nor rug
beating, with half me Thursdays and
me Sundays off, and relative unreason-
ableness in town and country on the
part OF all who seek service in the
family But the service rendered by
any and all of today's ma1coatents
would have been heavenly deliverance
from the intoleraIble conditions OF
colonial time.
For 'help' the colonial women had
to choose between an Indian who
might scalp her, if the mood or fancy
so dictated, "blackamoors" not yet out
grown African savagery the town
poor sold to the highest bidder, bound
convicts transported for crime, or ig-
norant creatures who had been be-
guiled to board ships that carried them
off to virtual slavery, and ''free-willers'
disconnected under, and impatient for
the end Of the compact which bound
them. Occasionally she had a chance
to engage a respectable young woman
who had come from England or Hol-
land to find service, but she never
failed to lose her through speedy mar
rage.
Nor do we marvel that the whipping
post was a terrifying point in the
consciousness Of employers when we
read the walls and appeals set forth in
those pathetic old diaries, preserved tc
this day, and letters considerably kept
for Our curious perusal-apropos OF the
'impertinence, dishonesty, slovenliness
trifing laziness, and all-around
viciousness' Of the several varieties
Of colonial "help." AS example
quote the following:
"The Winthrops had the best oppor-
tunlty in the land to have good serv-
ants, the best that came from England
being consigned to them, yet neither
the governors sister nor daughter
could be suited. John Winthrop wrote
to his father in 1717: 1t is not con
venlent now to write the trouble and
plague we have had with this Irish
creature the years past. Lying anc
unfalthful; would do things on purpose
in contradiction and vexation to he1
mistress; lie out Of the house a-nights
and have contrivances with fellows thai
have been stealing from our estate, anc
get drink out Of the cellar for them;
| can truly say we have used this base
creature with great kindness and lenity
She would frequently take her mis-
tress' caps and stockings, handker-
chiefs, ETC., to dress herself, and then
away without leave-with her compan-
ions. And Robin has been rur
away near ten days, and this creature
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HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.
All communications or inquiry for this de-
partment should be addressed to
FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

The editor of this department will gladly
welcome any hints or articles pertinent to the
household. If any reader has any helping sug-
gestions, please send them along.
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in the dyeing vat; or whether wool had
been cardeid for Betsey to start her
spinning wheel in the morning; or Bill
ly had chopped light wood enough for
the kindlings, or dry hardwood enough
to heat the big oven; or whether other
things had not been forgotten of the
thousand that must be done without
fail"
(Has the world changed much, after
al1EEd)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-05
LARGE GALLERIES
WITNESS FINALS
Day Play of Golf Association Ends
With General Honors for
Local Players.

New Orleans, May 4.-Large galleries
witnessed the playing of the semi finals
in the annual tournament of the Southern
Amateur Gold association today and the
days play ended with general honors
for the local golfers, to whom the anna
teur championship of the south will again
return.
The finals for the championship, Dixie,
Audubon and consolation cups will be
played tomorrow. In the semi-fnals for
the championship today Leigh Carroll
won from N C. Buckner up and to
play and Nelson Whitley triumphed over
Lawrence Eustis up and / to play. All
four are members of the Audubon club
and Carroll and Whitney will meet to-
morrow to decide the southern champion
ship. They will play SO holes. going twice
around the course For the Dixie cup
tomorrow. w. f. Stauffer of New Orleans
will play r. A. Strain of Darien, Ga. for
| the Audubon cup, ]. S. Raymond of Mo-
| bile will play D. d. Saunders of Memphis
! and for the consolation cup r. II. Thach
Jr.. of Birmingham will play w. 8. Kee-
nan of New Orleans. fhach is only IA
F., and is the youngest golfer who has ever
| qualified in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-05
ON THE RACE TRACK
At Memphis.

Memphis. May 4.-There were six good
races on the card today. The weather was
sultry and hot, but there was large
crowd at Montgomery park. The track
was heavy but rapidly dried out and
was in good condition for the last
events
The opening dash for two-year- fur
nished the biggest surprise of the day.
Captain Mccormick at almost any price
from % to 100 to 1, won in a drive from
Miss Cesarion. another outsider.
John Smulski Ellison's good colt, added
another purse to his credit. He beat a
field of good ones in hollow style.
Naughty was the medium of big
plunge in the last race but failed to land
inside the money. The light weight jockey
Cherry carried off the riding honors, win
ming four races. Summary:
First race, selling. four furlongs-Cap-
tain Mccormick. 107 (Aubuchon), so to
/ won Miss Cesarion. 80 q. Dennison),
20 to /, second; Tom Gilroy. 10 Noun
tain) s to l. third. Time :50i4.
Second race. one and one-eighth miles.
selling-Los Angel, 113 Cherry, 80 to l.,
won; Bannock Belle. 107 q. Dennison).
to /. second; Mr.. Jack, lis Brown, 10
to /, third. Time .5S1R
two-yea -olds-Miss Strome, 10 Cherry.
to l. won; De Orc. 113 q. Lee) to
g second; Lady Nimont, los tMcGee). 40
to l, third. Time 80.
Fourth race, seven and one-half fur
longs-John Smulski. 40 IT Burns), 3 to
l. won Gold Enamel. 100 (Aubuchon), so
to /. second; Druid 1O5 CIV. Fisher, to
5. third. Time 1851
Fifth race. six DEMONSTRATION. 1o7
Cherry, 4 to 5, won; La. Pucelle, los
Mountain), to |, second; Cutter, 112 "a.
w. Booker. to .. third. Time liza.
Sixth race, six furlongs, selling-Proteus
107 Cherry, to 8, won Swell Girl. 90
McGee). 20 to l, second; Banposal 81
(Johanneson). G to l. third. Time 1:15%
Entries for Today.
First race. six furlongs. selling-Rain-
ing Leaves, 30; Hilona. 92 Anadarco,
Owasca. 81; Decoration. 80; Durbar. 1O1;
Operator. 10S; Baikal 105; Raviana, 80;
Bonebrake a. James Warren, Little
Red. 81; Flying Trapese, 100; Lucky
Charm, 1902; San Reno. 104.
Second race, four and one-half fur
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DIR. l. S. CLEVELAND
MAY ENTER RACE
Would Advocate Laws on Sanitation
and to Regulate the Practice
of Medicine.

Centreville. May 4.-(Special)-It is cur
rently reported that DR.. j. s. Cleveland
of Active, Ala, will enter the race for
the lower house of the general assembly
from Bib county 1t is understood that
he has very pronounced views on the
sanitary laws and the laws regulating
the practice of medicine in the state of
Alabama and that If elected he will en-
deavor to pass laws conforming to his
views on these subjects.
The long dry spell which has pre-
vailed here was broken yesterday by a
splendid rain.
The members of the Odd Fellows lodge
of Blocton will give grand picnic at the
picnic grounds at Scottsvlle on Saturday
May II. Great preparations are being made
for the occasion and no doubt the affair
will be quite success. Some of the most
prominent members of Alabama will be
present.
Judge Wilkerson. the state examiner of
public accounts, is now in Centreville,
checking up the books of the county Off
Gals.
The Cahaba river at this point is lower
than 1t has been before at this season
in thirty years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-05
FOURTH INDOOR
MEET LAST NIGHT
JONES, LONG AND HODGES WIN
NERS-LONG LEADS IN STAND
ING, WITH JONES AND CHAIR.
SELL TIED FOR SECOND.

The fourth indoor meet OF the Athletic
club was held last night. The meet was
as pronounced a success as the previous
ones. The attendance was large and
much enthusiasm was shown.
The results were as follows
Running high jump. spring board-Sid
Jones, height, feet 8 inches; j. C. Long
feet 6Ha inches; H. A. Moon, feet 6Da
inches; e. C. Chairsell, Ave- feet.
High kick. two feet. C. Long. height
feet ga inches e. C. Charsell, 6 feet
inches Hugh Hodges 5 feet Il inches;
Sid Jones, feet II inches.
Running broad jump-Hugh Hodges,
distance, 20 feet I've inches; j. C. Long,
is feet IA inches; E. C. Chairsell, IS feet
James Bolton, II feet inches.
Running high dive. spring board-Hugh
Hodges, feet inches; e. C. Chairsell 8
feet II inches; Tom Jones, 6 feet inches;
James Bolton, feet 1 inch.
Skipping rope-Sid Jones, No. times, 800:
T. II. Spencer. 266; e. C. Chairsell, 14S;
James Bolton. 102.
The standing to date is as follows:
J. C. Long, "a points.
Sid B. Jones, "a points.
f. c. Chairsell, 81 points.
e. c. Mcbride, % points.
H. A. Moon, % points.
Hugh Hodges. 10 points.
G, A. Dyer, IL points.
l.. f. Berry points.
James Bolton. points
VIII STREET. points.
T. Fl. Spencer. points.
e. J. Hilty. points
Tom Jones, points.
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longs-Tres Joli, no; Earthquake ben
strong, Friction, Judge Burroughs, llS'
sainrida. Hereafter, 115; Montgomery is'
Third race, mile and sixteenth, sell
ing-Globe Runner, So; Profane. w.
Henry o., 1903; Hyacinth, 1OS; Lacy CraW-
ford. Augur. Carnival, 107; Eta NJ. vi
Ternus, 81; Docile. 1O5; Anthony los.
Fourth race, mile Hotel Gayoso STAKES,
Charlatan. III; Charley, 1le; James heo-
dick. Nealon, III Klingsor, III.
Fifth race mile and sixteenth.Lena
j.. 30; Sea Voyage. 10i; Footlights' Favor
lite, 1O5; Mammie Algol 1903; Paul, III;
Thistle Do, III; Scalp Lock, 81; Nine
1O5 Jungle Imp. 1903; handspring, Alad-
din. 10; Our Sister, 112.
Sixth race, mile and quarter. steeple-
chase-Fra Flipo. 104; File Dor, lh;
oliver Nc, 149; John Randolph 1874; Daw-
son, 149; Allegiance, l49. 80
Seventh race, six furlongs. selling-Ef-
dc s.. 81; Canajoharie, SO; The Borgian
100: Bill Edwards. 1902; Rodolfo, lOS; San
Primo. 104; Elastic. 40; Aaron j., Ia
Lady Henrietta 80; Lucullius, 100; Pity
101: Blackart, 1902; Angleta, lo4; Forehand'
1916; Martius, Ill.
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MEMBERS RETURN.
Made Inspection of Rivers and Harbors
In Southern States.

Washington, May ESPECIAL -Repre-
sentative Ransdell OF Louisiana and sew
eral other members returned from an ex-
tensive trip through the south This morn
ing, where they had been In the interest
OF the National Rivers and Harbors con-
gress.
During the summer Mr. Ransdell and
Representative Lorrimer of Illinois are
going to make a trip through the west.
having the same object in view. Il think
the day is fast approaching" said Mr..
Ransdell today, when public sentiment
VIII demand large rivers and harbors
Dill. The congress is seeking to bring this
about. The great value of improving our
waterways are self-evident, and by ac-
quaintlng the people with the details of
the Improvement they will insist that
Congress appropriate more money for the
undertakings. We will not indorse any
local project as meritorious. and this in
itself is the most difficulties we have to
contend against-the desire of a commune
~ to improve its own waterways and in
difference to other Improvements
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Rain prevented the game at Montgomery
yesterday afternoon between the Coal Ba-
rons and Dominick Mulaney's bunch of
climbers.
After days rest from their disastrous
stay in Atlanta Vaughan and his men
will go in to win today. If the Pirates
lose and the Barons win twenty-sx points
will still reparate Birmingham and Shreve-
port
Salee will probably pitch today against
either Hale or Maxwell. The fans are
anxious to know what arrangements will
be made in order to provide successor
to Elsey at first. For a day or two at
any rate, 1t is probable that Dale Gear
will cover the bag and Alcock will be
placed In the field.
The release of Elsey was not unexpected
and Vaughan's action has met with the
| fans approval. If first baseman is Sc
cured, the rest of the team will probably
remain unchanged If Gear covers first
and Niles or another fast infeder is Sc
| cured, Montgomery will probably be
| shifted to the outfield, where he was for
| merly star.
Vaughan is making every effort posi-
BILE to strengthen the team, and he knows
more than any one what course to pur-
sue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-05
STORM AT MOUNTAIN CREEK.
One Store and the Stock Of Goods
Destroyed.

Mountain Creek, May 4.-(Special) "A
terrific wind rain and hail storm struck
this place at 2 o'clock this afternoon
and did much damage to property. though
no one was injured. The store house of d.
Morris was blown down. The stock is
about a total loss. Every house in town
suffered from water and wind. The rain
was in the nature of cloudburst and
the tracks of the Louisville and Nash
Will railway were inundated for 20t
feet. Hail stones as large as hens
eggs were plentiful and did much dam
age to gardens and farms.
Everyone in the town was badly fright
ened. The wind and rain lasted for -four
hours.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-05
ABERDEEN DEFEATS
FRANKLIN ACADEMY
CLOSE AND INTERESTING GAME
BETWEEN COLLEGE TEAMS is
PLAYED AT COLUMBUS, MISS,
THURSDAY ~ScoRE WAS q TO 8.

Columbus, Miss. May 4.-(Special) ABB
erdeen High school defeated Franklin
academy in well played game of base
ball here yesterday. Both pitchers were
given guilt edge support
The features of the game were Moores
timely two Dagger in the third. which
sent two runners across the plate for
Franklin, and the batting and base run
ming of Sanders for the academy boys
out of three times at bat he slashed out
three hits, he made two runs and played
brilliant game behind the bat. Hatch
for Aberdeen played fine game at short
Score by innings r. H. f..
AbeFdeen :. .............. POI 00o 010--4 6 8
: Franklin =. ............. 900 col 000-3 I
Batteries; Brown and James; Cady and
Sanders. Umpire. Divelbiss.
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Jamaica Results.

New York, May Al. Al brakes Crap
ME easily won the Newton stakes. six
furlongs. at jamaica today. He went to
the front in the first furlong and was
never afterward threatened Three raw
orites. a second choice and two long
shots divided the money. Summary:
First race, selling. six furlongs-Opti-
clan, 1903 (Radtke), 10 to 20, won Blue
Coat, 113 (Robbins), 10 to l, second; ST.
Esteppe, 95 (Miller). to /, third. Time
TIA.
|. Second race, five furlongs-Grace George.
1909 (BrusseD, Is to l. won; Tanager, los
Martin) 10 to /, second; Economy 100
Cochran, 9 to 5, third. Time 1:01 40.
Third race, selling. mile and one-six-
teenth-Grenade, 40 CHorner), 3 to 2 won;
Yorkshire Lad, LOG CRadtke), II to 5, sec
ond; Ebony, 100 (Garner), to 2. third.
Time al 49,
Fourth race, Newton stakes, selling, six
furlongs-Grapple, 105 Garner. 16 to l.,
won; Fustian, Ill (Miller), Is to l, sec
ond Benevolent. 100 (Radtke), to /,
third Time lib 2-5.
Fifth race selling, six furlongs-Rob
Roy. 101 low, is to 1, won; Austin AL
len. 1O4 (Bairdy, 2 to /. second; Ancestor,
80 (Radtke), to |, third. Time 13 3-5.
Sixth race, six furlongs-Larable. 10S
(RusselD, to l, won; Ocean Spray, 1903
(Horner), 20 to l, second; Realm. los
(O'NeiD, to 1, third. Time liza 2-5.
Entries at Jamaica.
First race, selling, six furlongs-Thes-
plan, 1909; Aeroanut. Escutcheon, 10S;
Vanness. Toscan, 106; Consideration. Va
reties, 105: Brush Up. 1oS; Deux Temps,
Edith James, 1O1 Optician, 95; G. l.. NJ.
90: Gold Badge, 30; Yves. 80.
Second race, selling. five furlongs-
Blondy, Acrobat, 1O7; Brushman, 104; Hal
ton Greene 1O2; Elmont. 80; Powder
horn. My Son, vanloan, 81; Irene, 81
Third race. Rosedaln five furlongs-Be-
may, ia: Clare Russell. Nettie Carita,
Dolly Dollars, Revenue, Cora Price, Um-
brella, 107.
Fourth race, Kings county handicap,
mile and one-sixteenth-Delhi. 49, Or
mondes Right. 113; Eugene Burch, 112;
Phil Finch. Ill; Bad News, no; Won
Tromp. Red Knight. 1oS; Inquisitor $751;;
ISRAELI, 95.
Fifth race. handicap. five and one-half
furlongs-Toka 49, Tiptoe. 1oS Subtle,
Mollie Donohue, %; Pantoufie, SO; Dia-
mond Flush 80.
Sixth race, six furlongs. handicap-Lady
Amelia, 1877; Oxford, Ill; Inquisitor, liz;
SPEAKERS Diamond Flush, 80