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AN ASTOUNDING ROCKET.
An Eyewitness Thus Describes the Shaft
OF Fire From vesuyius.

Entering Naples from Rome. I had In
tended to keep my eyes open for everything,
SAYS a writer In the Indc pendent, but after
a tremendous day of work, tired nature
gained her way and / went sound to sleep,
I was suddenly awakened by a most tre-
mendous clap Of what I took TO be- thunder.
and opened my eyes full on a scene which few
people have been privileged to witness.
On a background of piled up heaps Of yell
low gray smoke. seeming great puffs from
a giant FIRE. rose a perfect. straight column
Of burning mater al, without a flaw or devia-
ton, TO what seemed thousands of feet above,
spreading at the tor and throwing ont myriads
Of iridescent globes in all directions no slrnile
can be so perfect as that of a Cyclopean
rocket.
This unique rocket issued from a burn
ing caldron in which red hot glowing ma.
terial boiled up and over. flowing down the
side OF the mountain so quickly that inn
agined | could see it advance as I Watched.
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AND THE BOOK AGENT FLED.
Philadelphia Evolves a Scheme Requiring
hut Little Time and No Temper.

From the Philadelphia Erenino Telegraph
The easiest way IL the best way when II
comes to throwing down a book agent, and
besides what Ia the use OF breaking n good
axe when YOU can do the work with a weetful
smile?
The other day a book agent called on a
busy man in this city. and instead Of being
chucked down the elevator shaft. heaved out
the window. or pushed over the treetons he
was cordially invited to take a SQUAT in a
leather covered chair,
Naturally the booksome one was amazed
and didn't know whether to accept the offer
or keep n fist hold on the doorknob He
wasn't accustomed to such nice favors and
couldn't be blamed for being afraid that as
soon as he attempted to sit down he would
drop through the floor like a paid fireman
or Ait through the roof like a little bird, How
ever. he cast aside his fears. and squatted.
Now. then. my dear sir" said the busy
man, afrably. what can | do for you?'
Il have here" replied the book agent. tin
ravelling his samples. the works Of the ten
best authors on earth. bound IN calf, cat,
dog. pink elephant or blue alligator printed
on real paper; illustrated by"
Indeed" interposed the busy man. smil-
ingly, as he took the samples, They are
certainly fine. and nothing would give mo
greater pleasure than to--Ah. what ia Il,
William? You may speak out-this gentle
man will not mind.
Il only wanted to tell you. sir announced
the clerk, who had entered the office, that
/ have just received another bill from the
firm that sold you those books last year and
a note at the bottom saysNthat II YOU don't
settle NJ once they will be compelled to-"
Pardon me-" Interrupted the. book agent.
gathering up his samples, while you are
Ia lkin% over this, lvtle business matter With
your clerk, ] Will just step into the next Office
10 sec a customer | have there, and return
in an hour or so" ,
With this be was gone, and as they heard
busy man leaned back in his chair and slce-
fully chuckled. .
William" said he. that scheme Ia the best
ever. 1t saves you the trouble of getting hot
In the cola r, is less strenuous than throwing
them out, aud doesn't take up as much valuable
time. Here. ha We a cigar. and keep your
lamps trimmed and burning for the next
eanwhile the book agent. who is often
dism aged, but never disCourag ed, was handing
out Q line OF talk to some other man who
| wasn't 90 resourcefu three squares away
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-20
The Useful o
From The RnNalo Commcrcin

From The RuEdio Commercial.
A man in Scotland. whose house adioined
the railway, kept a goat tethered in his
garden. A friend asked him one day what
was the use of the goat. Use OF the Roati"
he replied. Man, that goat keeps me in
man throws o bit OF coal a. IT,
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Gu rio. Waterbury. Conn.-Afe the following
coins NJ value United States halt cente dated
iaa and 1884 copper cent OF 's7a' ny'ns eagle cents
The half cents. " In very nne condition, are
worth from IS cents UP, The other coins are worth
only face vNue,
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.,,lsla.q, ea' ~aA - las4
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r, q c. brooklyn What Is The value Of the fol:
value 10 amy Of the present style Of cents' A chain
cent Of m. half cent. OF iso1 ADD 1881, Two eent
Navigation. isi2.- and Washington and indie
pendence" cent dated iIsSf
Tho chain or Franklin cent. II In good condition,
Is worth from 50 cents to 81 whsn uncirovpated.
The half cent Of 1907. " In nne condition. Is worth
from 50 cents to 81. The Washington cent, when In
very nne condition. Is worth about 81. The other
coins have no Increased value. The cent Of 1877
Is the only one Of that denomination OF recent Is
sues held at a premium bringing as much a. $50
when In proof condition.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24
Grass and Forage Plants.

a supply of feed i'll the way of
grass and forage plants is the most
important question =. that concerns
every stock grower, either in Florida
or elsewhere. The following from the
Tampa Tribune contains some infOr-
nation on the subject.
The farmers of FLORIDA will be glad
to learn that the Department of Agri-
culture HAS made considerable pro
greSS Ill grass and forage plant in
designations during the past year.
Largely through its efforts alfalfa has
been thoroughly established i'll almost
every state, including the Eastern
states. The new TurkeStan variety,
Introduced by the government eXplOr
ers, has proved to be of especial value
Tor dry sections.
Methods OF restoring denuded ranges
ana maintaining productive uondi-
ton have been worked out. Several
spineleSS varieties of cactus have been
introduced from Mexico, the value of
this plant as forage crop having
been demonstrated.
1t has been found possible to con-
troll drifting sand by vegetation, and
valuable results have been secured in
covering railroad entertainments and
cuts with plant growth.
COwpeas, soy beans, and new varie-
ties OF sorghum have all been effec-
lively studied and their growth eX-
tended. Several new varieties have
been studied, and their value for hay
and plea SIRE demonstrated nlIrn-
Der of wild grasses have been intro
duced into cultivation.
AS a winter pasture and forage for
the South the hairy vetch has assumed
Importance. A cheap and complete
method of eradicating Johnson grass,
which is probably the worst weed in
the United States, has been worked
out.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24
Shetland Ponies.

The following comparison of the
powers and endurance of Shetland
ponies and common horses we find
III the Denver Field and Farm.
Many ponies in this country have
been kept for years in good condition
and fed only Stops from the table,
never having been fed any grain. In
the Shetland Islands ponies are not
led hay or grain but live on
scraps from the table such as
potato peelings and fish. These
ponies often carry person weigh
ing half as much as their own weight
to the peat beds twenty or thirty miles
away, returning the same, day carry
ing twice their weight in peat For
comparison, think of horse weighing
I,5oo pounds carrying a load on its
back of $50 pounds twenty miles over
rough rocks and stones and no regular
road and returning the same day car
ry1ng 5000 pounds of load in sacks on
the back down twenty miles of noun
tain sides. Is it probable that a horse
could do that work regularly during
the season and live to become forty
or more years old without a wind
puff, splint, a curb or sWelled
ankles? Thousands of ponies do it
and live to old age which in ponies
means forty years OF more, while
instances are recorded of sixty and
even eighty years.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24
Abolish the Binders.

We find an item, in the Savannah
Weekly News, which we can heartily
endorse. We have not used binders,
on horse, for years. If we have to
take a new bride with binders, we
cut them off before using it.
The best handlers of horses are con-
demning binders.
The purpose Of binders is to shut
off from view any object from behind
the horse that might cause the horse
to become alarmed and try to run
away.
AS to this, binders have proven
more disastrous than beneficial. If a
horse passes some object that is not
fully understood by him, and causes
fright the shutting off from view OF
this scare-crOw by binders only IN
creases the fear.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24

After breakfast the gentlemen were
invited to stroll to the stables and
barns and inspect Mr.. Py1es' stock.
They saw line horses, mules and colts,
fine Jersey cows and Calves hogs and
pigs, waiting in their fat, turkeys,
ducks, geese, pea fowls and chickens,
twenty-five gobblers. yet unsold and
which will probably be used at the
home. The farm itself was in keeping
with the home surroundings. This
gentleman said that it looked more
like farming to him than anything he
had seen since he had been in Florida.
If you want to see how a man can
farm in Florida, what luXuries he can
surround himself with, and how indie
pendent he can be of all the world, go
out and visit Capt. Pyles.-Ocala Ban
ner.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24
A Marion County Farmer.

A party of hunters left Ocala early
New Years morning and when in the
neighbOrhOOd of Mr.. Samuel K. PyleS'
plantation, the dogs got OH to the trail
of d fox and Mr.. Pyles hearing the
melody of their voices joined in the
chase and remained with the party
until two of the beautiful heet-foOted
animals had been captured
1t was now the hour of breakfast
and Mr.. Pyles invited all of the gen
temen to break bread with him, and
one of the party in relating the Incl
dent to us, said that it had been many
day since he had sat down to so
bOuntiful and excellent a bill of fare.
Fried chicken, eggs, hOmecured ham,
splendid coffee, hot biscuit and waffles
new made syrup, fresh butter, fresh
sweet milk and buttermilk and other
things too numerous to mention.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24
Eleven Dairy Rules.

1. Keep the cows clean and wash
the udders before milking.
2. Keep the barn clean; with walls
and ceiling whitewashed; have it we'll
lighted, ventilated and free from dust
at milking time.
3. Always make a clean toilet be-
fore commencing to milk. o..
f. Keep utensils clean and bright.
5. Remove the milk from the
stable as soon as drawn and strain
and cool at once. -.
g. Never expose milk to bad odors.
7. Do not mix fresh warm milk
with that which has been cooled.
8. Give the COWS only wholesome
food and pure water.
9. Never add anything to milk to
prevent its souring. Cleanliness and
cold are the only preservatives need
ed.
10. Milk regularly, quickly, quietly
and thoroughly.
II. Always treat the cows kindly
and never excite them by loud talking,
hard driving or abuse of any kind
Oklahoma Farmer.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24
E. O. Painter Publishing Co

Any horse of ordinary good sense
can soon be taught not to scare at
flags, cars, covered wagons, umbrel-
las. etc, by letting him see them and
understand them.
Give the horse the full power of
all his senses; let him see, hear and
smell, if need be, to satisfy his fears.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24
Florida
Fruit Exchange

AS the Florida Fruit Exchange will
not open for business this year, we,
the ew York agents of the Exchange,
solicit the direct consignments of all
growers and shippers whether men,
bers or not. All oranges will be sold
on arrival at auction as before, top
market value guaranteed, and direct
remittance the day after the sale.
The same satisfaction will be given
as of old (and if the next crop war
rants the revival of the Exchange
those who ship us this season need
make no change); 35 years selling
green fruit at auction here under the
same firm name warrants our claim
to the united support of the buyers.
Commission 8 per cent. Stencils fur
nished on application to the following
Agents Florida Fruit Exchange:
DIX & WILKINS,
9 East Lombard Street, Baltimore,
Md.
EDWARD ROBERTS,
22O & 222 Dock Street, Philadelphia,
Pa.
SGOBEL & DAY,
235 West Street, New York.
III. HARRIS IL co.
227 State Street Boston Mass.
References: Geo. r. Fairbanks
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24

Reference: Geo. R. Fairbanks,
Fernandina, Fla, President Florida
Fruit Exchange; A. NJ. Ives, Jackson
vile, Fla, Genearl Manager Florida
Fruit Exchange.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24
PRICE LIST.
USED AS AWIRE STRETCHER.

No. 3For 3Sin rope Weight lbs capacity 800 lbs. IS 90
No -For 12n rope Weight 81 lbs capacity leo lbs $50
No. 5-For 58in Weight II lbs capacity 1000 lbs 1W,
No 6For s4in Weight II lbs capacity $500 lbs SO
No -For lin rope Weight 10 lbs capaci ty U lbs ~ W
No. 5HFo 8n Weight 20 lbs capacity $4,000 lbs 12eu
6H-For 3n. rope. Weight capacity 5000 lbs %
The above prices and weights include lower block No
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white ones with the blue and white in
the majority. Again, on pleasant day,
there are the pretty little coral checks
and the very fascinating red and green
effects, trimmed with green, and worn
with a green and blue straw sailor hat.
1t is largely matter of paying ones
money and using ones Judgment.
The Fancy Silk Coats.
In every wardrobe there must be
fancy silk coat. There are lovely coats
that come with wide sleeves of three
quarter length. cut off at just the right
point twixt wrist and elbow. And
there are the most adaptable little silk
coats with sleeves of wrist length, fin
ished very wide, and terminating in
broad velvet band trimmed with lace.
The silk coat, while not necessity,
is very useful and pretty. It is not
strictly a shopping coat. yet its uses
are manifold. 1t is made easy to the
figure and as such it is just the thing
to wear over the soft frilly dresses
which will not bear crushing, and it is
the very coat to put on over the fluffy
waists which are so much the fashion
this spring and which are worn re-
gardless of time, season or weather.
1t is a blessed thing that the summer
materials clean we'll. Otherwise there
would be trouble with the finance COM
mittee, for gowns are light, coats are
lighter, and the separate waists are the
lightest of all White is worn by the
majority of women and the white
goods are so easily soiled that they
can be worn only a couple of times be-
fore they must be put out to the cleaner
for renovation.
The summer woman is engaged in
a hand hand struggle with her
neighbors to see who shall wear the
whitest and freshest of summer shirt
waists and 1t has about reached the
point that the best dressed woman of
the summer is the one who shall wear
the handsomest and freshest of lingerie
waists.
The newest waists are made with
trimming running Straight across the
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cnamols, pearl Alice gray, tan and bis
cult color And the best material is a
soft broadcloth or one of the novelties
that approach broadcloth and give the
same general effect.
The rough goods seem, for the time
being, to have gone out and everything
points toward the smooth materials
Broadcloths, smooth faced serges. cash
meres and Panama cloth and all the
other soft smooth faced goods are here,
while the rough goods seem to have
stepped aside and invited the smooth
ones to take their places.
Smooth Materials of Spring.
Serge, that friend of the travelling
woman, is very fashionable. but it is
a serge that is smooth and not the
rough, heavy serge, nor yet the coarse
kind, but rather soft stuff which
greatly resembles cashmere in its quail
ity, yet which preserves all the durable
properties OF serge itself.
Checks are also fashionable, and here
one comes to the new color schemes
A checked suit was made of blue and
pink stripes upon gray ground, CIV
ing a very pretty tone The suit, which
was an Elton suit, was piped with
green and there were little frillings of
Valenciennes lace upon the Eton coat
The girdle was piped with green and
trimmed with lace
Checks were never quite as fashion
able as now, and the fear expressed by
the leading dressmakers is that they will
be overdone. They come in all grades
of material and 1t is possible to get
check for a few cents which will make
up prettily, wear well and present a
very good appearance all the season
through In the silk taffetas and silk
Ion Ico \
they offer really good investment, for
they will clean, make over and come
out as good as new.
When one comes to the best color
for the checked gown one must fall
back upon ones own taste. Upon Fifth
avenue one sees a great number of
black and white checks. and blue and
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was all gone. she had not stirred step
away from the waist department. Il
can do without other things" said she,
"if 1 can have all the waists want"
And many women feel the same way.
The Intricate French Waists.
The matter of tubing the waist is
one over which woman is shedding
many tears. Laundries have, for the
most part, gone up in their prices and
it is no unusual thing to find a bill of
a dollar awaiting you for the washing
of one single shirt waist. Nor is the
line drawn at that. One handsome
French waist was so intricate that it
took a fine laundress a whole day to
iron it, and after the ironing was done
lace mender went over it repairing
any small rents in the lace. But this
is one of the situations a woman has
to meet and she must prepare for it
early.
Duck green is one Of the fashionable
colors Of spring and this and currant
red quite occupy the center of the stage
in the summer calculations of many
women. They are good tones and they
go well with many other shades; so
well, In fact, that one might base ones
summer trousseau upon them
One of the prettiesr suits OF this
month IS built of duck-green Panama
cloth made with a pony jacket effect,
the only trimming being many and
many a row of braid. The coat Is cut
OFF just at the hips and the back is
closely fitted while the front hangs
straight
The pony" in this case is semi-ftted
even in the front and is so snug at the
sides that 1t quite follows the line OF
the figure The skirt is one OF those
plated affairs of which one sees so
many and which, while not novel,
shows novel features this spring. The
front was finished In panel effect. while,
around the hips. there was wide swirl
of black silk braid put on very fat and
pressed into the cloth until 1t seemed
a part OF It.
Many OF tho new braids ara used in
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who have not followed the trend OF the
new fashions closely. Something new is
continually cropping up and 1t taxes ones
brain and ones purse to keep uD with
them.
The elbow sleeves called for the long
glove and gloves Of elbow length are as
numerous as the gowns OF the season
Each frock must have its pair OF gloves
and with most frocks there must be
three pairs The necessary gloves are
the black glazed kid. which are worn
with street dresses and for all occasions
not strictly dress. Then one needs q
pair of white gloves. elbow length, and
to these must be added the gloves Just
the color of the gown, be the gown Alice
blue, violet, heliotrope. coral or green.
for kid comes In every shade.
But the end of the novelties Is not yet
The gloves are long and require support
Like ones hose, they must be kept up,
and here there Is presented an oppor-
tunity for a new scheme in dress.
A little garter-like attachment comes
for slipping over the arm It Is made OF
elastic, precisely like the garter upon the
leg. and over 1t Is shirred a little satin
ribbon. The name OF the article IS a
gartlet. "Gartlet' - q recently coined
word, aad It means q buckled band OF
velvet worn with long gloves above the
elbow. 1t Is strongly advocated for day
as well as evening wear. because when
the arm is bare, which is cold and danger
Gus in winter time. it keeps the glove so
close I'D TO the sleeves that the wearer
feels Just as warm as II the arm were
covered with long sleeve; moreover.
the gartIet does away with any fear OF q
red elbow being visible II also dresses
up the arm 1t is. In fact, a glove garter,
doing the same kindly Office for the glove
that the garter did for the stocking be-
fore the susDender drove 1t out OF the
field.
The gartlets are sometimes made or
velvet. sometimes OF ribbon. fulled over
an elastic foundation. a little buckle or.
rosette hiding the join and giving finish
to them; the buckle, however, permits
their being adjusted to any required siza
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front from side seam to side seam
Piece needlework is used for this pur-
pose and the waists are made UP with
the trimming running round and round
instead of up and down. The effect is
very pretty where there are openwork
stripes through which the pretty lining
can be seen.
The wearing of the colored slip, or
under lining, is almost universal. One
can buy these slips, with elbow sleeves.
ready made, in the stores, and in most
places one can get them In either lawn
or in silk. The favorite colors are
flesh colored pink, pale blue and a
pretty shade of corn color. The last
makes the lacework look very rich and
adds much to the apparent cost of the
waist.
Fitting Ones Self for the Summer.
If you are a society girl and are fit
ting yourself out for a pretty summer,
be sure to invest in what are called
the pretty things of summer and be
careful that they match. There is some
thing about a match that is very
charming.
There is the fluffy lingerie waist with
its pretty pale gold colored lining. Then
comes the skirt of butter colored broad
cloth, made in plated, circular or gath
cred effect Finally there is the little
Eton coat or the pony coat, made to
match the skirt. and with 1t all there is
a wrist bag, a parasol and handker-
chief, while the hat, which Is black
straw, is trimmed with gold colored
roses. The effect is light and summery,
yet warm enough for any fine weather.
The little separate coat fills In many
a chink these days, and it is worn for
many occasions. One can do so very
much with it. Suppose it to be fash
ionable little cream broadcloth blazer
coat with wide strappings of self-col-
ored braid and stitchings of black. The
lining is pale pink and the coat. which
has no buttons, Is trimmed with tiny
little braided loops and fastenings.
Such coat as this can be worn with
seal brown, black. navy blue and dark
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this manner. namely by pressing into
the cloth until they seem part OF the
goods. No attempt is made TO mako
the braid stand out In fact. the richer
and silkier and heavier the braid the
more energeticaIly is II pressed into the
goods. 1t makes the material look like
a French pattern dress. and in many re-
spects 1t is to be admired on this ac-
count.
A suit that was quite charming from
its novelty was built upon empire lines.
A skirt, quite plain, was worn with
high girdle, while over IL was hooked
a coat with an exceedingly short waist
front and back. The coat had full
elbow sleeves. while the wide fat belt
securely girdled the coat higher up
than the waistline originally goes by
four inches The coat. while not with
in the reach OF the fat woman, was
delightful upon the slender woman who
wore 1t.
Just for the month the little separate
coat is both comfortable and fashion
able. It's colors are new and II comes
In every shade. there being no limit to
the hues in which IL Is built.
This is a season of novelties and the
number Of these to be found in Dame
Fortunes domain would surprise those