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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-23
Effects of Cigarette Smoking.

he British people are awakening to
the fact that their boys are being stunt
ed and demoralized by the cigarette
habit, and are urging the passage of
law forblddlng the sale OF cigarettes to
boys under specified age In Penn
sylvanla it is against the law to sci
cigarettes to any minor, and to sell or
give tobacco in any form, to boys under
sixteen, and yet it is probable that one
half Of the boys in the cities and large
villages between the ages of six anG
sixteen do more or less cigarette
smoking; and it is certain that there are
thousands between these ages who are
victims of the cigarette habit. 1t is
clear, then, that what we need is not
more law, but an arousing OF the public
conscience. Officers who are them
selves users Of tobacco can not be de-
pended upon to enforce the laws that
have been enacted AS long as most Of
our eminent citizens and most of our
college boys are smokers, the boys will
smoke also When those who are older
realize that the present degeneracy OF
American boys is due to the example
set by them, let us hope that they will
be willing to make a new fashion the
fashion Of having clean breath, steady
nerves, and muscles under perfect con-
trol.-Selected.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-23

water. Drain, and when very cold,
stand it on the stem-end and open the
leaves carefully, being sure that there
are no particles Of grit or other i'm
purity between them, and filling the in
coldterstices with a stuhing made Of a
cup OF cold, chopped, boiled or roast
chicken and the same quantity of boiled
rice, half as much chopped ham, a
little butter and seasoning to taste.
When the leaves are we'll filled with
this mixture close the cabbage and ii
up tightly in strong and coarse netting
Boil gently in sailed water for an hour
and three-quarters. Take from the wa
ter remove the netting, put the cab
bage on a heated dish and pour a we'll
seasoned white sauce over and around
it.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-23
Why He Lost the Race.

Some little boys were running a race,
and all felt sure that Tommy, the boy
in the lead, would win as he was the
fastest runner. Those looking ON be-
gan to cheer the different boys, and
Tommy gradually fell behind until he
was the last one to reach the goal. His
friends gathered round inquiring why
this was. And Tommy, wiping the
tears from his dirty little face, replied
You yelled, Go it, John; go it, Jim
N.Y. and somehow just could not run
at ALL A word of cheer frequently
makes all the difference between sue
cess and failure. Unidentified.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-23

We found a few choice recipes Of
M. Harland's, and we offer them for
your use.
Prune Soufle. Soak eighteen
prunes over night Drain and cover
with warm water and stew until soft
Remove the pits and chop the pulp fine
Beat the whites Of eight eggs very stiff
with seven tablespoonful of powdered
sugar and whip the prune-pulp into this
meringue. Turn into buttered pud-
ding-dish and bake for about forty
minutes. Serve Immediately with whip
ped cream.
Baked Spaghetti. boil half pac-
kage of spaghetti for half an hour in
sailed water. When tender and we'll
done, drain; put in buttered baking
dish layer Of spaghetti, sprinkle with
dried breadcrumbs, cheese, grated, and
bits OF butter; put in more spaghetti
and proceed like this until the dish is
full, having the top layer of crumbs
Pour in enough milk to fill all inter-
stices and bake to a good brown.
Club Sandwiches slices of
bread from which the crusts have been
removed While hot, spread with but
ter and put between the slices of a
lettuce leaf, slice of cold roast chick
en-, slice of crisp fried bacon and
Of
once
Stuffed Cabbage a firm, white
cabbage in cold water for an hour,
then boil for ten minutes in sailed
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-23
Strange if True.

The Epitomist prints an item which
contains statement which would be
very strange if true, but which is ex-
ceedingly doubtful.
1t is quite possible that there are
some strange looking fruits on the
grape vine. That they are hybrids
between the grape vine and an apple
tree is not at all probable. So far
scientific hybridizers have always failed
in their attempts to cross the blossoms
Of two genera which are as distinct
as the Vitaceae and the Rosaceae
The pollen of one will not fertilize the
plStils of the other.
The growths which are called fruits
may be caused by insects, as in the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-23

have everything orderly, clean, and as
dainty as possible. Another necessity
Of good nursing is quiet, but not that
suggestive and painful silence that eau
ses the sufferer to wonder what it all
means. One. extremely sensitive pa
tient was frightened nearly out Of her
wits because everybody was SO quiet.
She awakened out Of little doze, and
being scarcely able to open her eyes
and too weak to move, she saw at a
distance some members Of the family
with exceedingly sad countenances,
traces of tears and agitation and OBJ
served their lips as though in converSa-
ton even, though she could hear no
sound Her first impression was that
she must be dead and that these re-
latives had been crying over her. The
shock threw her into a state of excite
ment which was removed only after
long and careful treatment
Conversation should never be carried
on in whispers in sick room. 1t is
much better that every word be dis
tinctly audible. Absolute naturalness
and apparent Inconsistencies is the
safest atmosphere with which to sur
round a sick person Too much pains
taking may impress the sick one with
the idea that there is something more
serious than really exists, and business
Us the most annoying thing in the
world. Keep company and callers
away from very i'll people. Outsiders,
unless they are the most intimate Of
friends, have no business in a sick
room, and even then if they are of the
noisy, hustling, rolicking sort they are
better stopped at the threshold. Very
dear friends, those who are ones COM
panions in health, may be admitted for
d minute if they have sense enough and
tact enough not to agitate the patient,
and will come in naturally, gently touch
the hand perhaps place few flowers
on the pillow or in vase where they
can be seen without an effort, or offer
any Of the little courtesies Of extreme
friendldness. Such a visit may be Of
great benefit, but as rule, too much
visiting goes sadly against the recov-
cry Of very sick person.-Waverley
Magazine.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-23

case OF oak gals, or by some fungus,
the latter being the most probable
The item from the Epitomist is as
follows:
A news telegram from Bethlehem,
Pa, tells of peculiar growth on a
farm near that place that is interesting
and has aroused the wonder of all who
have seen it. A low slender branch
Of grape vine has put forth two
clusters Of three each of fruit resen-
bling an apple The presence of
large apple tree few yards away has
led some to believe that the growth on
the vine is product of mingling OF
apple and grape pollen. The apples
are about as large as crab apples, but
lack we'll defined stem, growing close
to the vine.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-23
A LAZY LIVER

Nav be only tired liver or liver would stupid
starved because he Jagged
in his work. So treating Tagging torpid liver great
mistake lash with strong drastic drugs torpid liver but
indication of noushed eneebed body whose
with stomach allied organs digestion
nutrition in working order and how quickly your
will active Dr. Perces Golden Medical Discovery has
many of vlver complaint" torpid liver,
the digestion and nutrition
activity of the stomach increases the secretos of
boodnaking glands canses the of poisonous
liver the burdens upon
detection of organs
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-23

Bennett Medical College, Chicago, says
of Golden Seal root: ut is most
superior remedy in catarrhal gastritis
inflammation of the stomach) chronic
constipation, general debility, in con-
valescence from protracted fevers, in
prostrating night-sweats. 1T Is an en-
porta,at remedy en- disorders of the Uomab."
(This agent, Golden Seal root, is an
important Ingredient of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription for woman's weak
nesses, as well as of the Golden Med
ical Discovery.") DIR. Ellingwood con-
tinues, yin all catarrhal conditions it
is useful"
Much more, did space permit, could
be quoted from prominent authorities
as to the wonderful curative properties
possessed by Golden Seal root.
We want to assure the reader that
"Golden Medical Discovery" can be
relied upon to do all that is claimed for
Golden Seal root in the cure of all the
various diseases as set forth in the
above brief extracts, for it's most
prominent and important ingredient is
Golden Seal root. This agent is, how
ever, strongly reinforced, and it's cura-
tive action greatly enhanced by the
addition, in just the right proportion
of Queens root, Stone root, Black
Cherrybark, Bloodroot, Mandrake root
and chemically pure glycerine. All of
these are happily and harmoniously
blended into a most perfect phar-
maceutical compound, now favorably
known throughout most of the civilized
countries of the world. Bear in mind
that each and every ingredient entering
into the "Discovery has received the
Endorsement Of the leading medical
men Of our land, Who extol each article
named above in Che highest terms
What other medicine put up Tor sale
through druggists can show any sucK
prOfesSi0MdI endorsement For dys.
pepsia, liver troubles, al chronic catar-
rhal affections of whatever name or
nature, lingering coughs, bronchial,
throat and lung affections, the vDis-
covery" can be relied upon as a sover-
eign remedy.
A little book of extracts treating of
all the several ingredients entering into
DR.. Pierce's medicines, being extracts
from standard medical works, of the
different schools of practice will be
mailed free to any one asking (by postal
card or letter. for the same, addressed
to DR.. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, and
giving the writer's full post-oHice adj
dress plainly written.
Don't accept substitute of unknown
composition for this non-secret MEDI.
CINE OF KNOWN COMPOSITION.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-23

Symptoms. If you have bitter or.
bad taste in the morning, poor or vari-
able appetite, coated tongue, foul breath,
constipated or irregular bowels, feel
weak, easily tired, Respondent, frequent
headaches, pain or distress in wsmall of
back" gnawing or distressed feeling in
stomach, perhaps nausea, bitter or sour
rrisings" in throat after eating, and
kindred symptoms of weak stomach
and torpid liver, or biliousness, no
medicine will relieve you more promptly
or cure you more permanently than
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
Perhaps only part of the above symp-
toms will be present at one time and
yet point to torpid liver, or biliousness
and weak stomach. Avoid all hot bread
and biscuits, griddle cakes and other
indigestible food and take the "Golden
Medical Discovery" regularly and stick
to its use until you are vigorous and
strong.
OF Golden Seal root, which is one of
the prominent ingredients of vGolden
Medical Discovery" DR.. Roberts Barth-
GLOW, of Jefferson Medical College, says:
wVery useful as stomachic (stomach)
tonic and in atomic dyspepsia. Cures
gastric (stomach) catarrh and head
aches accompanying same"
DR.. Grover Coe, of New York, says:
wHydrastis Golden Seal root) exercises
an especial influence over mucous sur
faces. Upon the liver it acts with equal
certainty and efficacy. AS cholagogue
oliver invigorator) it has few equals"
DR.. Coe also advises it for affections of
the spleen and other abdominal viscera
generally and for scrofulous and gland
ular diseases, cutaneous eruptionsO in.
digestion, debility, chronic- diarrhea,
constipation, also in several affections
peculiar 20 women, 9Qd in all chronic
arrangements Of ttAe liver, also for
chronic indammatfpn of bladder, for
which/>Dr Coz says "it is one of the
most reliable agents of cure
Prd John King, NJ D late of Gin.
cinnatf, of the AMERICAN DIS
PENsAToRY, gives it prominent place
among medicinal agents, reiterates all
the foregoing writer's have said about
it, as does also Prof. John M. Scudder,
M. D., late of Cincinnati. DR.. Scudder
says: ut stimulates the digestive pro-
cesses and increases the assimilation of
food. By these means the blood IS en-
riched. ** \ the consequent improve
ment on the glandular and nervous sys-
TENS are natural results" DR.. Scudder
further says, sin relation to it's general
effect upon the system, there IS no naeds-
cine IN use about a0hach there IS such
general Nsa0sasn,sty of opinion. It is emo
versally regarded as the tonic, useful
In all debilitated states X"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-23
Fine Naval Oranges.

Mr.. w. I. Kirkhuff, who is ever
thoughtful of the editor along about
Christmas times, complimented us this
week with a lot Of the finest naval
oranges that it has peen our pleasure
to behold for long time. The largest
of the lot weighed 26 ounces, while
three OF the largest weighed four and
three-quarters pounds. -Manatee River
Journal.
Say! how come your coat to be such
a fine fit?
Why, my wife cut it out with the
Ratchet
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-25

-o,f-eovernment, we shall lose Inc
substance of liberty and nothing pus
80 shadow will be left. When states
sre hammered by federal interference,
when the people are harrassea AM
Murdered by corporations we mus
,ool 2head and steer away from dis
aster. =, 1;keli-
,oad If war with Japan. Japan is
too husy heading off bankruptcy W
think about fighting us. IL Hlisn.
he dificult If we were p~ersecu'ans
1snan like Russia did, when japan
,~e national pride would Immediately
,ut them to fight if they were oh
tbeir knees when the scrap began.
occurrences in British COLUMBIA
and the Dominion of Canada inc III.
demand for exclusion will help o! -
;n setting the question. Japan Is
not going to real up and tear arouno
Win her ally, England, and when
she Gets through pleading with Eng,
land they won't try to dun Wv
Uncle. Sam. The Japanese diplomas
are acute and alive men,. anu "
course, they are not going. to De ais
sdysntaged by us if they a heip IL
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-25
SPENCE COTTON.
Consul GriRths Tells Of All East In
dian Cotton Tree.

In it's daily consular and trade re-
port of Wednesday the department
of commerce and labor at Washing
ton says:
! Consul John l.. Grifiths writes
that prominence has been given In
the Liverpool newspapers to an an
nouncement Of the sale on that mar
ket of. a sample of five bales of In
dian. Spence cotton at Is cents per
pound. The consul sends the follow
ing on this subject, concerning which
considerable has been printed from
consuls in India:
1.-THE sample of cotton referred to
is the result. Of three years exper-
iments/ with an indigenous Indian
cotton by ]. R. Spence, formerly a
member of the-LiHerpool. Cotton as
ISOLATION. The product is stated to
be strong and wiry, with a staple OF
1 to 1 IA incheS in length: 1t Is
suggested that the sale of the sample
of Spence cotton at the price 1iamed
indicates important possibilities In
the vast cultivable area Of India. A
local paper says:
"'"There are now considerably
over 10000 trees on MIR. Spence,s
plantation at Deesa, Bombay presi-
dency, in a most fourishing condi-
ton, growing to a height of from .
to 7 feet, full of buds and bolls and
hearing cotton daily. The yield OF
the first year has proved to be 2 IL
unce Ger tree, and as there are oVe@
5000 trees to the acre, this gives the
first years yield 500 pounds per
acre. The, second years crop has
proved double that of the FIRST
and it increases every year.
"'This cotton 1t Is claimed IS ante
TO withstand long periods of drought.
and has so far escaped the ravages OF
the troublesome boil worm. The In
dian cotton tree does not appear u
reouire much attention after 1t mas
heen once planted, and 1T grows TO Il
height of six or seven feet. l1s
greatest production is in It's thlra
GEAR. An effort is now being made IN
England to organize a company 1oi
ths production and exploitation OF
this cotton"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-25
TERRIBLE DISASTER
On Board of a Large Japanese
BattIeship.
Party Of the Officers and Enlisted
Men Killed and Wounded by the

Party Of the Officers and Enlisted
Men Killed and Wounded by the
Accident.
A dispatch from Toxic tells of a
terrible disaster on a Japanese war
ship. The dispatch says forty Of the
crew including nine officers, were
killed and injured on board the jap
anese battleship Kashima by the ex-
plosion of a 12-inch shell within the
shield after target practice near Kure
at 4 p. M, on SEPTEMBER 8.
The Kashima, under command Of
Capt. >Koizumi,. reached Kure at 6
p. m, where the wounded were plac-
ed in the hospital. The fatalities in
cluded a lieutenant, two cadets and
one staff officer, the rank and name
of whom is not given.
The exact detail regarding the eff
fects of the explosion are lacking
but it was terrific and the, ship is
badly damaged. A majority of the
bystanders we're fearfuliy mutilated;
The cause Of the explosion is under
investigation.
It occurred inside of the shield of
the starboard after 1O-inch gun 1t
was not the shell which exploded but
powder which evidently caught fire
from the gas emitted from the
breech when opened for the purpose
Of reloading the gun. The hull of
the Kashima is not damaged.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-25
POSED AS MERMAID
IN q Lily Pond and Photographed by
Photographer.

The fashionable North RVersiue
Dark district of Wichita, Kansas Was
thrown into a turmoil when the res
dents saw a young woman scantily
lad. posed in a lily pond' "hile d
nan with a large camera made sever
u EXPOSURES Twenty-Five calls were
,eceived at police headquarters anu
he people rushed out of their houses
q the spot. The girl. Miss Mona
oayton, nineteen years old, was sew
.,ome, and the photographer ). >
Todd was arrested.
Todd said that he wanted a picture
q enter in a Photographic contes,
Ne said he wanted to take III pie
ure of the girls head and snoulaef :
nd convert it into a picture o! q
mermaid basking in a pond OF i.ie9
Women who discovered the pnotos,
amber at work declare the' logn.
,,er clothing on a park bench; r.a ins
,olice have taken charge OF looa
nsmera. and the plates he MADE.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-25
DEATH OF A LARGE WOMAN.
She Weighed Seven Hundred and
Twenty-Five Pounds.

VNAA
So large that her casket could not
be taken in a hearse, but har to be
removed to a cemetary on a truck,
Mrs. Walter Short, aged 80 years,
who weighed 725 pounds, was buried
al Smyrna, Delaware. Fourteen pail
bearers were necessary. Over l'ooo
nersons witnessed the interment, the
corpse being the largest ever buried
in Delaware.
Mrs. Short, who lived on a tarm
neal Smyrna, was the largest woman
in this part of the country. She was
afflicted with tumors, which grew TO
gigantic proportions. This did not
cause her death, however, she having
dropped dead last Friday from heart
disease.
The woman was short OF stature
b,,t her arms we're forty-six lnches
in circumference. The casket was
Int four feet six inches in length
hut was three feet five inches in
width. The combined weight. or tne
corpse and casket was 925 pounds,
Mrs. Short was able to move abou'
freely until the day of her death. Inc
casket was one of the largest ever
made in this country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-25
NARROW ESCAPE.
A York County Man Had a Close Call
With Train.

A dispatch from Rock Hill to The
State says Mr.. w. Edwin Walker of
the Neely's Creek section IS suffer-
ing from a bad leg sprain which he
received in an accident which mar
rowly missed being a fatal one for
him. He was driving to Leslie Sta
ton with. a pair of horses attached to
his wagon and the early morning
passenger tfain having just passed
the crossing not more than the fourth
of a mile distant he had no idea that
another train was near. He proceed
ed on his way and when almost up
on the crossing, he saw approaching
and engine and cab. He was upon
the rails and SO he whipped up In
the effort to clear the track before
the engine passed.
Just before the cowcatcher struck
the rear of the wagon Mr.. walker
jumped and was not struck by the
train, but the wagon was thrown up
OF him, injuring him severely. The
train was a special one, otherwise
the injured man would have been
| more upon the alert.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-25
NURSE WIFE AND WIDOW.
The Unusual Experience of a Young
New York Woman.

To have been nurse and bride and
widow all within a few hours is the
unusual experience of Mrs. Alfred
Adler of New York. Mr.. Adler was
a wealthy Broadway glove manufac-
turer.
He was taken with typhoid fever
on the way back from a trip to yell
lowstone Park with his fancee, who
was Miss Joanna Hartung Of New
York and a party of friends.
On being taken to the hospital,
Miss Hartung, to whom he had been
engaged eight years. became his
nurse. He succumbed to the disease,
but before his death he and Miss
Hartung we're married.
The wedding took place at $50
and he died at 10 o'clock. For
three nights previous to his death
Miss Hartung did not leave his bed
eide