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The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-01

A little milk added to water in which
potatoes are boiled will make them
whittier and taste better.
The best way to clean bamboo furni-
ture is to wash it we'll in warm water
containing Il gill of salt to each quart
This will preserve the color.
To clean tishy frying pan, fill
with cold water and place on the fire
to boil. When boiling. put a red-hot
cinder in. and then wash in the usual
way
\ teaspOOnful of vinegar put into
Earaffin lamp or stove that smells or
smokes will cause it to burn with
clear light and prevent it from smok-
ing. -afTTEIz
Salt is an oIdsfashioned disinfectant,
popular in our grandfathers' day. 1t
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-01

twenty minutes. Then sop and
squeeze and press through the hands
until they look clean. Have in readi-
ness Il second tub half full of slightly
sOapy water of the same temperature
as the first. Wiring out the blanket
from the first water either with a
wringer or by pressing with the hands
lit must not be twiSted, drop into the
second tub.
Proceed in the same way here, Shen
rinse in clear water of the same ten-
perature. a little more than luke-warm.
Shake and hang lengthwise in a rather
shady place until dry. Before putting
away for summer. rebind if necessary.
then pack away in paper or muslin
bags or cedar chest.
They should be aired several times
during the summer to prevent mo ms
eating them.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-01

has the advantage of being nonOdOr-
Gus. 1t is capital for sprinkling about
drains.
To remove the smell of paint, try
hay, sprinkled with a little chloride
of lime Left for an hour in a closed
room. it will remove, the unpleasant
smell Of new paint
Never lay fish one on top of the
Otheer, but wiring a cloth out of clean
salted water, wrap them separately
i'm this. and lay on dish. Keep in the
coolest place possible
Shabby dark leather will look like
new if rubbed over with either linseed
oil or the well-beaten white of an egg
mixed with little black ink. Polish
with soft busters until quite dry and
glossy.
To polish mirrors. sponge with tepid
wafer. to which a little spirits of
wine has been added to remove dirt
Then polish with a soft cloth charged
with powdered whiting Finish with
IL silk handkerchief
Cheese that is i'm danger of becoming
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-01
Taking Care of Blankets.

Someone has asked for good way
to care for blankets during the sum-
mer in Florida. In the first place they
should be cleaned we'll A model care
taker says:
Some housewives prefer the dry
cleaning process. thinking it less hard
on the blankets. Most women. how
ever, vastly prefer thouOrghly wash
ing and drying in the fresh air. If
this is properly done the blankets
will come out as soft and fieecy as
when new.
III there are spots OH the blankets.
1T is wise precaution before washing
to basic Il thread Of white darning
cotton round them to that there Will
be no difficulty in seeing where the
spots are. after the blanket is undnr
water. Now prepare tub of luke
warm suds. The soap should be dis
solved in the water before the blankets
are immersed. The Soap must not H.,
the yellow. resinOus kind that hardens
the wool. If the water is hard. soften
it with Il little bOrax
Now put the blankets. one at time. ,,
in the water and let stand about
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-01
Housekeeping at the White House

A very interesting article appeared
i'm the Metropolis recently giving the
housekeepers of the natiOn a glimpse
of the workings of the home life of our
president.
Some interesting items are given as
to who foOts the bills. The writer
says:
Nine people out of ten, if asked
who pays the cook at the White
House. would answer: The govern
ment. And they would be wrong.
The government pays the steward,
but the President pays the cook. The
government furnishes the dishes, but
the President pays for the food which
the dishes hold.
The government pays the plumber;
the President pays the milkman-
The government pays for the horse
which goes to the capital with the
Presidents message:. the President
pays for the horse which he rides in
the afternoon.
The government pays for the flow
ers which decorate the dinner table:
the president pays for laundering the
table cloth.
The government pays the secretary
who attends to Mrs. ROOsevelt's mail;
the President pays the printer who
engraves the White House invitations.
The government pays the man who
opens the White House door; the
President pays the man who shovels
the White House coal.
The government mOws the White
House lawn and clears the ice from
the White House sidewalks; the Presi-
dent pays for the official dinners
which are spread for the foreign min
listers and ambassadors.
Somebody invented the fierce system
Il hundred years ago. and it remains
monument of antiquity and obscur-
ity.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-01
Curtains and Draperies.

While we are enjoying our Florida
summer weather, and planning for the
hOme-cOmers and Northern visitors,
no better time is to be had to decide
on the furnishings for the spare ROOM
| and other rooms about the house that
need freshening for winter.
One who makes such planning their
business tells us that there is 10 lie
found Il wonderful lot of beautiful and
novel things in the way of draperies
and furniture coverings. The heart of
thrills at the mere sight, and there's
10 use trying to decide the effect Oh
the woman who can possess and glory
in them in her new country home. 1t
is always a fascinating employment
that of buying new hangings, and it
bids fair to ''sOOn even be more So"
for never before have the ma,crifis
and designs been more alluring. As
to the colors, they are rich and vivid,
never gaudy, and many of the most
popular chintzes and cretOnnes are OK
act copies of famous old English and
French hangings, and though the ten
dency is to more pronounced effects,
a very dainty pOmpadour pattern is
still much seen
No matter how striking or how sim
pie a style one may choose, harmony
must be considered above all things.
In treating bedroom there is no
thing more beautiful than a French
clete, a material just a bit heavier
than madras and seen in quite eXqui-
site patterns, the colOrs in this are
dyed in the thread and woven in, as
in an Old-fashiOned Paisley shawl, and
said to be absolutely fast
"A good design in this material to
select for Il bedroom is the climbing
rose" and this, with such curtains of
net having an applique border of flow
ers cut from cretOnne, and the fuIrni-
ture covers in the new shadow effects
in colors and tones to match the cur
tains, would give a wonderful beauty
to even an unprOmising room.
Another room could be done i'm Gre
tonne in the ''arbOr" pattern. with
furniture coverings to match. and one
would feel pure joy of life if sur
rounded by such natural roses. climb |
ing and tumbling up and over the trel- |
lis which forms back ground for their .
beauty.
most decided novelty is the chintZ
on which my lord. the peacock. struts |
III such gorgeous array: for those who :,
can redecOrate every year or SO, Il
room done in this material would
prove satisfactory, as it is extremely
Deautiful-fOr those who are not SO
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fortunate it is safer to pass by on the
other side.
CretOnne and chintz rule downstairs
as well as in the upper regions of the
country house. the difference lies in
cOlOring and design.
For the hall and library nothing
gives more desirable results than cur
tains of madras i'm the stained-glass
effects; these should be hung close to
the glass to get the best values. Quite
the prettiest seen i'm this style is copy
of an old Scottish window, which has,
ar regular intervals. the ancient stand
art bearing a lion rampant. This her
aldicdesign satisfies ones sense of the
beautiful to the utmost.
Heavier curtains and pOrtieres are
liked for the living room as well as
the hall, and there is very wide field
to choose from in both material and
color
For mission room, for instance, no
wiser choice can be made than linen
pOrtieres, with an applique border Of
conventional design, the very severe
stripes seeming to suit the equally
severe lines of the furniture.
For these heavier hangings comes
monks" cloth i'm all shades, hand
embroidered in linen floss of lighter
shade. giving an effect that must be
seen to be appreciated.
These suit-any portion of the lower
floor and seem to harmOnize perfectly
with all sorts and conditions of furni-
ture.
Green seems to be the most popular
color and shades are multitudiOus,
three specially beautiful ones are
known as reseda, apple-Olive and sea-
foam anything with such a name as
that last should be charming.
For long thin curtains there is no
thing better than madras in art
nouveau patterns; these are so mOdi-
fed as not to be freakish, and are love-
ly as TO coloring.
Clifton rep is one of the best materi-
ais for portieres and has the combined
virtues of ineXpensiveness and beauty
of coloring-one can make no better
choice than this.
The wise woman will carry samples
of her wall papers when she goes forth
to purchase these fascinat ting draper
les, for the patterns are so varied, and
the line of colors so complete that any
thing may be matched almost to dot.
In hanging curtains remember that
they should be run on a rod with an
outstanding heading and a valance all
across the top. the curtains themselves
hanging in long, straight folds to the
floor. Very thin curtains should be
used as sash affairs, or else hang
to the fioOr-no halfway mea-
sures are smart"
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-01
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 articles pertinent to the
household If an reader has any helpful sug-
Restions, please send them along.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-14
AsS|GNM|||.E|| q /
LIEUT. .SL {.
Sharks Iii Urbantla Creek Scare
q Away Gathers Preparc
toSShoot Them.
CANNING w FACTORIES 9 o h E: OPEN e.
An Exciting Horse Race Held att
Colonial 3 each atnily
Reunion u,


XII (speclal ITO The Times- Dlspatch.)
TRDDDHrCKsB URIC, VA Angus "a. -..
Lieutenant s. Smith Lee. son Of Captain
Dan NJ. Lee, Of STAFFORD county, near
this city, and d nephew OF the late Cen
eral Fitzhugh Lee, who was recently ap-,
pointed to the United States Marine
Corps, has received orders tO report for
duty TO General ,1Sl ln Was lllington.y
by August 3d.. VI ~ III i3ts AZ
Marvin Grove Afetho dist Camp Meeting,
which Is an annual event OF great inter-
est In the Northern Neck, closed today.
al ter a. successful meeting OF ten days
The attendance Il was large ~ and much
good was accomplish B; si NJ *
8E2 The spotsylvania Holiness Camp Meet
ing opened \ yeste rday on their grounds!
near spotsy1vania Courthouse with g
large attendance and Will continue for
ten days. Rev. n, a. & Spencer, Of 1an-
saa, and y Rev.s y ]. Fl ypes are doing
the preaching. n
Sharks have been freq uenting Urbanilal
Creek near The mouth 81 the Rappahan-
mock River, and 4 batters are now shy
about yenturing far In the water. Pre- re-
I parations are being do to shoot the
sharks when they g ppear q gain. #
G& G. Arthur Wright, # formerly of w est
srnoreland county, now Of Brady, Tex,
was nominated q few days age In the
Democratic primary as judg e Of AfcC -'l,l
lock county, Ii In Texas. He sis q son Of
M. u. Wright. q W y, . roland Re and
county, Va. e. ss
1.-THE canning factories along the Kappa
hammock Rlvef ana lii the Northern Neck
have opened up and are ready for opera
ton. " The canning crops, especial n to-
irnratoes are short, owing to the ince sst;i
SAINT rains. III ss {SSS $S 5tS
3 "a match horse rae "a few days "a go at
ECalonial Beach, In Westmor Ireland county
between 8'. r oberta y owned ~ Eugene
Miller, ct Washing tom, and King Red-
" ood," owned s by Freder lex y airfax Z, OF OF
Yves tmoreland county. was witnessed by
about 5000 people, many Of whom we're
Washington g exc,Irs ion lists King Red
wood won the race. Ss 5 "A I. II
gG THE large wheat stacks be 4 nging to
j, Brady3 n Fauquie 81 oun ",
were by ire IS y, DAYS ~
The IS a ppoois'edtl e htsye pesll
set 8on fire by 1911 VINO Y
had slept there The loss ls estimated ss a. y.
$1,000 and was fully insured
The q Marshall fanlily held reunion lto y
at the resi- dence or NJ RS. ~. Campbell
near Barboura vile, 81. sOrang e county, r. 2
few, days "A az ere are thirt en-
children In the family, most Of " nom n,
with their parents, were pres ent. u
MI /. Rand phi II ovvnr has shippe ~
his fine stable of show no rises to liarr l
son burg tog compete for the priz es at the
Horse Show there this week, 81 and next next
week they will the Ber-,
,ryville Horse. show II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-14
TREMENDOUS Water
fail IN /. NORFOLK |. !! ! | (.
Street Cars Were Stop Many.
Birds Killed BY the
Rain.
.,,ec,,, y , I, r [1Ir !. Dlspatch.)

Especial 10 Inc patch
\ II N ORFOLK. VA. August ] 1.-The rain
fall in, Norfolk last night was one OF the.
heaviest on record, From s o'clock last
night until s o'clock this morning the
United States Weather Bureau records a
fall OF $50 inches. and It has also raln'ed
necessarily to day. Early this morning
many 4 Of the streets of the city were were J.
under water. Street cars on some lines lines.
were tied up, md in some sections y was "
diff,cult to get about the city. Many ce sli7s
lars were also flooded. Some yards were re-
under water that had not been Hooded tsf
for ten years & al III Nh ,g5 3 II K.
The continuous and heavy rains \ nave ne
operated seriously against farm work ~
tho Tidewater section. The ground 3is,,too
vet to bo worked, and weeds and grass 'a'a'
have taken possession Of many fields.
The sportsman, too, has fears that many
young cartridges In the fields have peeR
drowned. While many Of the young p'ras
now are OF consid cradle size. they arc
not thought TO DO strong enough = 9 sur ,l'
sYlye the heavy rains. 5
Hundreds OF English sparroWs WeFe
drowned In the city last night stB
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-14
" BRAKEMAN KILLED.
Struck BY Passeh ger Train raj: and
His H cad Crushed.

Sg Especial TO Tho 1mes-Dispatch.l;iE
ss FIARRIsoNBURG. ~ A., August ] a. a.
John Loving. d nagman on the Harrison n
burg branch Of the southern re ilway was va
fatally injured nea & Front; Royal june
ton sa turdny nj ght. he was struck lt y, Dy
tine Washing ton- rasb,'rg @ passenger ''s
/ tr-noin No. I. Is. and his skull crushed to 9
pulp. He died SIX hours late In stra as \
burg hospital. III 81 IA i5s "a q, e
IL Loving had been sent back by q freight
conductor 10 stop oncoming trains. while
his train was doing yard work at Front
Royal. From all appea frances ne vent n
To- sleep on / the track and was not aware
Of the approach OF the pa ssenger train
The pilot n Che on CINE ct r,1cks him square
IN ffie head, hurting him down the bank.
He was picked up onHcious by train
= en- and takon to strasbnrg on the same
train by which he was struck. He never.
recovered consciousn ess. and died at =
O'Clock the following morning.
owing was about twent ty- five years OF
5nge and was a native Of n eson county.
B ia body was shipped to Fauver's Mil MIL,
Nelson county. for interment. He was
married and leaves a widow and several
children. s algii&5 .. SIC t5 K E
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.ECz ! / \ |. |.
family.
Father and Five Children Suffered
for Two Years With It'll. Terrible
Eczema. Home Remedies and
Medicines Gave No No. Relief q
Mother Expresses Joy At
WONDERED CURE BY
!. CUTICURAI REMEDIES

H.
"My husband and five children were
all afflicted with eczema. They had it
two years. Weused all the home rem-t
edles We could hear o., without any
relief, and then went toe physician
and got medicine two different times,
and It got worse. Il affected US all
over except head and hands, We slw
Cuticura Remedies advertised and con-
Guided totry them. So ] sent for 100
worth, consisting Of one cake Of Cutioura
Soap, one box Of Ointment, and one vial
Of Pills, and We commenced to use them.
4 / do not know how to express my joy
In finding a cure, for two of my chill
dren were so bad that they have the
were sore, If il will DO Of any benefit
to You, you can publish my letter with
} pleasure. Yours truly, Mrs. Maggie B.
Hill, Stevens, Mason CO., W., Va, June
"a, l906,p Al
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FROMECLAREM0N1
.T0.PG |. /. ) ! [ {. | J
Proposed Road Between Those
Points Likely toss Be Be, 38s
S55.3 Revived. ass FL
ELECTRIC LINE is POSSIBLE o y 81: !
Talk of#the Virginia Passsctiger
andsPower Company Backing
i.s Such a Scheme. 81
iili7


$s fspen,a1 to The Tlrnes. Dispa tch,) VIZ
PETERSBURG, Al, August ! y, .--lt , is
thought probable that the charter granted
~ tha i Legislature some years ago Tor '.t
~ ronatruc ton u Of a Il raj way between fH
Petersburg ana Claremont may be, re,
vived. Tho incorpo tors were I'd i .ey,a
%nnaonle mostly But men wise enough 70
aaa 4 i, the road should II be built 4. g
Fgnod thing for IL terminals and for Y ne
Ssecfion Il, through # which II should pass
iBrt the ecessary tca pital was la (. !
Nov Ia scheme of building ar, electric !.
railway between Peteraburg and ll CHI 70 d
mont, with probably an 4, y, ~ y.
sunoik Of other pol nts' ls taxed apou.'
ana reports would indicate th hlt some son
thing definite In The mat ter may develop
lof the Virginia 2 ssenger and 9 Z s o'Yer
i c!onpany ia cking the scheme. 81 3I 81
The remains OF Mrs! v irg mia Anne a ~
fRmt terworth i, " who died at the residence
81 her som. Arthur, Fl In Nv ashl gton on
Saturday. # were Inferred @ in Blnndf orc
Cemetery TO- day BY the side of those o.
her husband, who died ma ny yea rs ago
lDeceased was seventy nine years y OF age
and was tho widow OF NJ i. II BE = ja1Tin y.
Butterwortf. prominent s1nerch T. ana and
old time mag istrntd OF the city. Before g
and during he AR NJ g
as q mag lstrnte IN the Court q stlngs,
where he rendered good se rYice. IL
The elty's ~ receipt from its X water ate +
works the last fiscal year am ounted TO
s19,7o2, which exceeded the expen lures RET
for tlie department. Since he adoption
of the meter system Peters burg has never
lacked for an abundant supply 10 good
water not even In times N Of drought
There is no waste OF wa ter. under the the
ter system, as there was under the
5old. .5s 81 MA ~ 35sS S3s} Fiji III
IN the Mayors Court this morningi
John Thweatt, a colored nlcrchan t on Gill
Street. was II fined 4 $25 for selling cigar
cites to d 4 minor. ThWeatt denied y the
char 81 and gave no tice3 q an q ppeall
MI James NJ. b. K Holmes (colored y " Is ~ oW;
serving his thirty third yp ar: as q letter
carrier In the postofice here, b FL 4 has
been d carrier ever since the free d e.
livery service was establ ished In eters-5
burg and Shn 81 made a ithfuls of1cl ak
Engineer Mark Noble ID who was badly
injured bys the wreck of the Ocean Shore
Limited on the Norfolk and Western,
Railway beyond Suffolk some two months
sor more ago, Il and who ha ) been in the
Protestant Hospital at Norfolk ever since,
returned home on Sunday II 4 II q has still
to use Crl1tche s. E,iAt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-14
ROANOKE &, (, ASSOCIATION
Young Negro Goes to Grand Jury
for Attempted Criminal Assault

+ 1gais Especial to The Times pispatch,) W
a CIATJ a NJ. A, August -. II he Roam
.oke Baptist Associat lon, composed Of
more than forty churches In Pittsylyania
county, excepting two In Henry and about
the same number in Hal fax, will meet
with Greenfield Church, near Chalk
Level, this county, Tuesd ay, Wednesday
and Thursday OF this week T he ASSOC
citation WILL be lied ito order by the
retiring moderator Mayor J, Fl Fiar,l
grave, III, Of this place, he sermon VIII
he preached by Rev. w III lam He'd w Of
Danyill 81; alternat Rev ylor, Of ,f'ha fF
ham, IL! s AZ }E u 81 Is.
y Frederick Gibson yang negro;
charged with attempting criminal assault
upon Miss Oma Cru b b, Esyss glyen a pre-
llminary hearing Saturday bel fore Justice
fault Of $500 bail was landed to jall tpl
await action OF the grand Jury, The
crime was commit ted In June, stree " hen
9Gtbsoa hss been q I've from ipsF less,
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county, Saturday afternoon. fell against
d cut-off saw, having hls foot and the
bone OF his 4 leg !: to 4 the N knee out wide
open. Tho attending physician is maxim
every EFFORT to save the leg. s5 s5 81
James Dan ts OF Washington, is in jail
at Montross to await action OF the grand
Jury for the attempt to murder his wife
by cutting her throat with razor.
MA The affair occurred turtlay Z. W VI.
ION a visit to the homo OF Dantss bro tbs
q. MI. V Chas.3 u Jones, OF Sandy Point,
linq westnoreland county. 8
f,s While her cond ton Is serious she will;
recover. M M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-14
.CUTICURA A BLESSING
To Skin-T ortured Babies
and Tired Mothers,

The suffering which Cuticura Soap
1 and Cuticura Ointment have alleyiated
among the young, and the comfort they
have afforded WORKOUT and worried
parentsyhaYe led TO their adoption In
COUNTLESS homes as priceless cura tiyes
for birth humors, milk crust, scaled
head, eczemas, rashes, and every;
form sof itching, scaly, pilnplys slim
! and Al j SCALP hulnors, with loss 81 hair
Soi infancy and chiaho %, Guaranteed
absolutely pure, 5! s3 Ss,tEt
,ae S0sa u.s. Rssossns liz dorm doisd
Fiils DO peF vial 81 sy es hsa 81 al dEgggttS
fs;- Il.s. Ss:T f asiY 4 IS sIsSs; l3sssi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-14
STOOD OFF HoLD;-UP,
Two Robbers Driven Of I
Young Man With Pistol

Special to Tho Times DIspatch.)
K S WINCHESTER, VA. August Il. While
Driving along a lonely dark road from
Bcrryvlle, Clarke county, to Winchester
late Saturday 4 night with his mother
tEis city. was held up by two men. one
Oh whom grabbed the horse while the
other attempted TO go through Yarr's
pockets. 5{ iss 81
VA During the scuffle VAR succeede ed in
drawing his revolver and fired ms both
men fled into the bushes. Mrs. Yarr
secrted a considerable sum on her per-
{ son, and defled the 5highwaymen to touch
her. at the same time flourlshing the
& butt end OF heavy whip In her hand,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-14
.lTTTLE. GIRL KILLED
B ! II Stroke
In the House With Her M other.
and Sisters, Who ere 4
ii ii,i ~ RI Irt n & fl.l. 4 H Il

Special = to The Times d spatch.) ~ q NJ
4 HYAVERLY, Y A., August l8.-<Litt tile
Ruth Bishop. about five years old, the
Oldest dau ghter OF Mr.. and Mrs " r ia ],
bishop, who reside about two miles from
iyYayerly, y was killed by lightning this
afternoon about q Q clock during an cleo
trio storm While in the residence Of her Sr
parents AZ e MA IS y ". n ,it t#
were In the building Il at the n time 1t
was struck, but neither OF them was
seriously affected by the Dol t. &,
The lightning is supposed to have struck
a defectlYely -construGt ted lightning-rodI
which WINS attached to the building, and
was thereby transmitted to the dwelling,
s3T The damage done the building was not
heavy. although several Of the windows
were broken and some Of tile window
sash were knocked out.
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FE Il. UPON i /: SAW
- - = WRITE
5o.9,o OUR PHYSICIANS

While cop6dencs in the curative
unknown
patient often hinder Of the medicine For this
business known OHr
consutation Department q regularly
made blood diseases
solely ADVISE and help without
Thousands OF have been cured
blood skin diseases kind " Chs aad ag Ct
their and te adylee has
sell e only tor
eo!I 70 ge
medicine then helpus by adyslAg yoa
You that FL Il he s
confidence physicians hayss
without charge TIE SNvFT 3REcAFlc Coz A1lANyA, 60