THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMaftURO. Pa.
A. PINEAPPLE FARM
K IXVKST..IKNT .ON WHICH A
WOMAN IS iJHowixa men.
A New Hampshire School Teacher
Ordered South for Hor Health Not
Only Kecovers It, Hut Has Iiuilt
I'p a Fiie nuiliicss.
Three thousand dollars a year ta
th- amount which Miss ChrlHtobelle
1 wy hat cleared on her pineapple
1 .1.1 In the south of Florida for the
! ' t Ave years. The farm comprises
: ;r acres, and less than three is
; : ri ted In "pineapples.
"Ten years ago I was teaching
.iool In New Hampshire, when the
physicians told me that the one
dinnce for prolonging my life lay
In going South below the frcst line,
and living out doira," said Miss
Macy, when describing her success
es a pineapple farmer. "I had been
teaching 15 years and had saved
11,000.
"After the first shock was over I
made up tny mind tc fight for my
health, Just as I had had to fight for
my education J.nd as the family of
a New England farmer have to fight
for everything they get. I packed
my few clothes and set out for Mi
ami, Fla., because it seemed a bit
nearer home than Mexico.
"The second day after my arrival
I began to look around to see what
aort of outdoor work I could find
that would pay me enough to live on.
I food found that all the out of
doors work was done by negroes.
"I talked the matter over with the
woman In whose house I was board
ing, and she explained to me that If
1 wanted to work out of doors she
would advise me to rent a garden.
"I followed her advice but later
1 decided to try pineapple farming.
"Whtn I found some land to suit
the ovi:.r was quite willing to sell
me fout acres for $10 an acre, with
the promise of as much more as I
wanted at the same price, provided
n.body came along and offered to
pay more for It In the meantime.
"It cost me $200 merely to have
that land cleared and to build a four
roomed log house with a little log
kitchen at the back. Of course the
logs usee" In bull ling the house
were all cut from the land.
"As soon as work was well under
way on the place I wrote for my
youngei sister and a cousin, . young
boy who had always been delicate, to
come on, and as soon as the house
as finished, we moved In. That
ir from the first of July to the
it of November, the three of ua
I out 12,000 pineapple suckers
at cost me $6 a thousand. Eigh
ts u months later I harvested 320
c.-ates of pineapples averaging about
30 to the crate.
"This crop told for an average of
$2.50 a crate, making the gross re
ceipts for the years's crop $800. De
ducting the cost of the four acres of
land, the clearing and the building
of the house, besides the railroad
and other expenses of getting my
sister and cousin to Florida and our
living expenses, we calculated that
we bad cleared about $250. Not so
bad for the first eighteen months of
a farm worked by two women and
a boy, at least, it didn't seem so to
us, who had been accustomed to
farming in New Hampshire.
"That same year we set out suck
ers from my own plants and also
suckers of the Abakka pineapple.
Besides the fruit of that first crop I
sold several thousand suckers, but
a the money went to buy the suck
err of the Abakkf a we never counted
that in the amount saved.
"Now that pineapple growing has
become such a popular Industry,
there Is always a ready sale for both
suckers and slips from healthy
plants. Mine are always spoken for
months ahead. Suckers I sell for
$10 a thousand and slips for half
that amount. I can now clear $3,
000 a rear and my health is excel
lent." HOME COOKING.
Raked Hun.
Soak a bam in cold water over
night; trim It neatly and cover all
over with a thick crust of flour and
water; bake slowly 8 hours; remove
the crust and skin; cover the top
with fine cracker crumbs; place in
the oven until the crumbs are brown.
When cold cut in very thin slices.
BrtakfuAt Martin.
One -gg beaten light, pinch of
salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, ' cup of
sweet milk, 2 even cups of sifted
flour, with 2 teaspoon of baking
powder, 1 tablespoon of melted but
ter. Have muffin pans well greased
and hot. Pour in mixture and bake.
Cabbage Balad.
One teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon or
less of pepper and of mustard, 1-1
cup vinegar, 1 egg, 6 tablespoons of
sweet cream. Let It thicken on
stove, and when cold pour over cob
bage chopped fine.
Boiled Cider Pie.
One cup brown sugar, 2 table
spoons flour mired with sugar, 1
egg; beat all together;' 6 tablespoons
boiled cider, 2-3 cup boiling hot wa
ter; mix thoroughly nd bake in 2
crust
What Doee AppearT
If the recording angel makes a
note of our thoughts we would like
to aee what appears In the book
when a woman falls over a stall In
tt. flejtk,
NAMBY-PAMBY NAMES.
Towns Which Seem to Have Beon
Christened From a Book.
V.'c could wish that the new com
munities which are springing up
around the metropolis, through the
r:;ii prise of real estate promoters
ftiiil the foresight of transportation
iiir.!i::,'ei'fl, were named with an mueii
lr.li'lilscncc as they have been sewered
end paved, says New York Evening
Mr.il. Nearly all their names sound
.is If they had been tuken from the
nr.ir" phrase book, and a small one
nt that. There recurs In them one
Variation or another of such words ns
"park," "wood." "cretit," "vule,'
"hurst," "heights,'' "lawn'' uud
"mere."
So closely are these suffixes nssocln.
ted with the new villages hereabouts
that the sight of a compound In which
they figure summons up the install,
t.ipeoiis vision of a community not
riorr than flvo years old and not more
limn "forty. five minutes' distant from
the city hall."
It Is too bad that we cannot get
out of the bondage of a fashion for
pretentions nomenclature with n bur.
P'Ktion of anglomnnla in it. Bet.
tc- the Ifhacas, Atticas, L'ticas and
otlier classic memories upstate. Bet.
tcr, far better, the comfortable homely
el l souvenirs of Iir3t inhabitants, such
r.i Monies Mills and Kmlthtown. llet
tcr, even, such aboriginal barbarities
r.s Quogue and Yapliank. None of
the now Long Island villages have
mimes to compare In racy charm
v'.lh Wading River and Baiting Hoi.
low.
The. nomenclature of towns follows
l!g own deplorable laws. It is regret
table we have no more of the "saints"
fiuJ "sans" that besprinkled the West
In the steps of the French and Span,
ls h priests. , Fortunately tue fashion
cf prefixing "new," "south," "east"
cr "west" to some old world appella.
lion is dying out. We are well quit
of the "vllles" of a cruder age; there
Is only one "Llnoleumvllle."
There is no reason why the sewer
villages in Westchester could not
take over tue names of the communl.
ties wiped out by the reservation of
fresh sources of water supply. The
outposts of Suburbia might seem more
heartily American If they repeated
the names of States of the Union.
Their character would be more truly
presented, as the seat of a popula.
Hon of cosmopolitan origin, if they
varied the monotonous list of Anglo.
Saxon appellations with names bor.
rowed from Germany, from Italy,
from Russia from the Holy Land.
The name of Outtenberg, for in.
stance, glveB a mellow flavor of re
poso to the hilltop community across
the Hudson, where they used to raco
horses in the snow. It comports with
the political history of a State which
boasts a gubernatorial candidate hight
Kutzenbach.
ALL FOR GLITTER.
Americans Have a Passion for Jewels,
But Not for Works of Art.
Tn the last thirteen years the peo.
pie of the United States have im
ported diamonds and other gems,
cut and uncut, of a value of $270,.
000,000. In the same time the value of
imported works of art was only $50,.
000.000. In the list of American ex.
pendlture for these articles shows
fluctuation and increase, but tho
amount annually paid for them is,
compared with the ability to pur
chase, a mere bagatelle. The sum
reached Its maximum In the last Us.
cul year, when the Imports were valu.
ed at $5,S67,2C5. The average for the
three years 1895, 1890 and 1897 was a
little less than $4,500,000. In 1898
there was a drop to one-half of the
imports of ji. And since that year
there hus been a modest Increase from
the last ten years has been only about
1894, when the figures fell below
those of 1903. Yet the average an
nual Increase In such importations in
the last ten years has been only about
$360,000, a sum in no way indicative
of the enormous increase in national
and Individual wealth. The average
annual Increase In Importation of
gems In the same period was more
than $3,000,0.
The obvious Inference Is that very
few Americans who have money or
who are making money are imbued
with either purpose or desire to trans
fer the art treasures of Europe to
their own homes. It is true that
there is a barrier in the shape of tariff
charges, but that Is probably only
one of the reasons for the limited
Importation. The duty on gems, plus
a mighty increase in their cost has
not restricted their sale. The im.
ports of last year were valued at
more than $42,000,000, or seven times
tho sum paid for Imported art works.
The inference is that the moneyed
American has an eager desire for
baubles and trinkets and very little
Interest In art.
It la true that an Important percen
tage of the art treasures of Europe
is now either in public museums or
In the hands of those who are able
to hold their possessions, but there
Is still much to be had that Is worth
having. It Is evident that American
art collectors are a small and lonely
group and that among those who
have abundant means for the gratifi
cation of their desires the wish to
own a choice painting or two, stat.
ute.8,' tapestries, curios and all that
goes to make up the world of art is
subordinate to the ambition to make
a splurge with jewels, yachts, opera
boxes, etc.
A naked truth offends the most
sacred prejudices of society.
in n
HM 10 in II.
Our Special Correspond
ent Writes Entertain
ingly to Women.
FROMTHE METROPOLIS
Beautiful 1 "rocks la Cllk nml Voile
Latest Stylos of Gown for Wed
dings Net Fabrics Whirl. Are a
Joy Forever Charming Stylos In
Women s Dross.
ijy jilks tiikkow.
The season hns brought forth
nothing more charming than tho
demi-tailored frock shown here, em
bodying the latest details of fash
Ion, yet expressing the extremist
simplicity. The semi-Empire skirt !
Is of tomato pink voile, mounted
over silk of tho same shade at.d with
the skirt Is worn a stunning cuta
way coat of dark toned taffetas silk,
stltchet1 with bands of Us own ma
terial and trimmed with self-covered
buttons.
The skirt Is pain fitting about the
blps and finished with an odd effect
FROCK IN SILK AND VOILE,
of stitching about the hem and lower
front panel. The stitching, which is
pyramided at the front, is done in
the darker tone produced In the coat.
Although it is loose-fitting, the
coat follows the lines of the figure
about the sides, and at the front it
is drawn Into closely stitched re
vcrs that extend to the waistline.
The skirt is supported by bretelles
of voile, bound with silk and the
toilette Is finished with a Jaunty
flower toque trimmed with ostrich
tips in two of three shades of pink.
Bathing suits are shown in the
most attractive models In their
history, this summer. All of the
essential features of other models
are reproduced upon sea-frocks and
they are the acme of Bmartness.
Coin-dotted pongee is used for the
ccstume Illustrated, the skirt being
laid in scant side plaits stitched
down several Inches below the hips,
A MODE FOR THE SEASHORE.
At the bottom there are three wide
tucks, overstltched with very narrow-bands
of silk soutaohe braid.
The blouse is very attractive with
broad tucks on either side, lending
the fashionable long effect to the
shoulders. The puffed sleeves are
finished with ponree decorated with
fcroderio Anglaise and the same
trimming in more elaborte design
forms the collar finishing the low
cut neck. A tie of dark blue silk
and two large buttons of the same
on the collar are extra details that
enhanc the Jauntlnesa of the cos
tume. Two styles of dress that will be
popular for weddings, are depicted
here, and while they are exceedingly
lovely, they ar also practical for
general afternoon wear, bridge par
ties, etc.
Co pen hag an blue orepe de Chine Is
used for the toilette In the back
frrounu and tho soft silk material
It glorified with a trimming of filet
' et lace darned with Oriental kllks
I: odd designs. The skirt Is trim
med in tunic effect with the filet and
laid In soft plaits about the elevated
waistline, above a narrow girdle of
FROCKS FOR WEDDINGS,
blue silk stitched top and bottom
with soutache braid.
The bodice Is formed principally
of blue chiffon cloth, with a yoke of
lace boidercd with tucked bands of
crepe de Chine. Beyond the tucks
are bands of filet nev. and finally fin
ishing the border t re facings Jf
crepe de Chine.
Twilled fouiard Is used for the
eoBtume whose distinguishing feat
ure is a tunic skirt, bound with sntln
moire and Just escaping the ground
all around about tn inch.
With it is worn a Jacket, semi
fitting and trimmed with an Empire
vest of embroidered silk. Thn
sleeves are elbow length with solf
stitchings and fancy buttons.
The net fabrics are a Joy forever
becaust of their beauty and a bless
ing to the average woman because
they can be fashioned into such hand
some frocks at comparatively little
expense. Nets are favorite mate-
A SMART FRCCK IN DOTTED NET
rial for smart frocks for young
girls and a charming example is giv
en of the French way of using them
In the model illustrated here.
White net embrodered with
polka dots of delicate blue contrives
tho dress and this Is mounted over
white Ellk veiled with delicate blue
silk muslin. The skirt Is gauged
about the waistline and finished at
the bottom In tunic effect with a frill
of Its own material, edged with Va
lenclenne lace and ruchlngs of Batln
ribbon. This trimming Is frequent
ly Interrupted by lnets of embroid
ered guaze, outlined wtth appliques
of Chine ribbon embroidery.
The blouse has the short sleeves
cut In one with the front and back
while the neck is hollowed out .n a
Cep square and filled In with lace.
Naval I'rncilce.
Breakfast Is the only meal aboard
ship when guesU are not expected;
for much of the real ship work of
the day is between that time and
luncheon hour. Most of the large so
cial affairs are of the nature of af
ternoon teas and receptions from 3
until 6 o'clock. These teas
are really afternoon balls,
Tae decks of the warships are en
closed In canvas and draped with
lings of the United States and foreign
nations. The admiral of the fleet
and the captain of the ship are as
sisted In receiving by their wives and
daughters and those of the officers.
After the guest pays his respects to
thouo receiving, dancing Is the order
of the afternoon and refreshments
are served at a buffet In the ward
room or cabin The uniform worn
on men occasions, Is the frock coat
tho afternoon dress of our navy.
Al'. the officers dance, for they have
been required to pass in this science
at. tin Naval Academy as In higher
mathematics. It is part of their
duty. When Admiral Ulgglnson wbb
eomnar.der of the North Atlantlo
Squadron midshipmen were made to
understand that dancing and the per
formance of other polite acts on so
da occasions were necessary; when
thj admiral entertained some of the
younger officers were detailed for
dancing duty. -
pal
Tho Kind You Have Always
in uso for over 30 years,
and
fJ'f"'" 8onftl supervision Klnoo Its Infancy.
1-gUcu4, Allow no ono to deceive you In this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-ns-srood" nro lmfc
Experiments that trill with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It Is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Fevcrislincss. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates the
Stomach and Dowels, giving healthy and natural sleep,
Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the
The KM You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
VMS fllNTftUH OOMMN. Tt MUHIMV STK'IT, NtW VOft OITV.
Karly Wlreletm Experiments.
! 1842 Prof. Morse sent signals
across the Susquehanna River with
out metallic connections by means of
wires stretched alont, the hook.
1859 James Lindsay, of Dundee,
read a paper before the British So
ciety stating that if wires were run
alon& the coast of America and
Great Britain and charged with elec
tricity, he could send messages from
Britain to America.
1864 (December) Clerk Max
well denned at the Royal Society to
a certain extent ether waves, and
showed that wireless telegraphy
would be possible by means of electro-magnetic
waves.
1879 Prof. D. Hughes found that a
microphone in connection with the
telephone produced sounds in tho
latter when the microphone was at a
distance of several feet from colls
through which a currentwas passing.
1885 Sir William Preece of the
General Post-Ofllce, London, sent cur
rents between wles a quarter of a
mile apart.
18SG Sir William Preece sent cur
rents between parallel teleriph
wires four and one-half miles apart.
1892 Sir William Preece esiab
llshed regular connection between
Flatholm, an Island fort In the Brit
ish Channel, and Lavemock. on the
Welsh coast, three and one-half miles
distant.
1SU7 Marconi sent signals from
Lavemock to Flatholm and lutro-d-eed
the hlah or nerisil wire.
I Lulled the Shoemaker.
During the struggle between King
Charles and the parliament, Pem
broke castle was so well fortified
.hat Cron-well, with all his cannon.
could not take it.
After many failures he gave up his
Intention, and began to march on
for Tenby; but hefore he had pro
ceeded far a country shoemaker came
up to Cromwell and asked him wheth
er he would reward him if he would
tell him how to get the castle Into
his possession.
Cromwell, very glad of this offer,
consented; then the old shoemaker,
glad to get some money, as no doubt
ho was rather poor, told him that
thero was a pipe through which they
got their water, and that If he were
to cut the pipe, thi castle would tuir
lender. Cromwell said: "I thank you for
the information you have given r.ie,
uut as you have turned trultor to
your countrymen the only reward i
will give you la that you shall lb
buiigea on the very next tree that 1
ctn.e to."
Cr jm well had the shoemaker
hanged and cut the pipe he had tM.J
him of, leading to tho castle, which
then surrendered. Weekly Tele
graph. Chest nut Leaves in Cigars.
Clears are being made out of c!ia;it.
nut leases over In England no. mi
'U . So far, It appears, the cu.itu:i,
lias not been Introduced into the
cruntry. .Many men were emplc-, c:
in gathering up the dead leaven m
the chestnut groves of several liii,
London parks. The leaves an- . u'.'
closed in wrappers of real tobacco
W'lilje It Is declared that sue.;. -.
are enable to detect the spurious i,,
iii.cro i.o attempt Is made to get fan
.:) prices for the cigars They II
to- one and two cents a piece.
A Chicago slaughter house makes
thousands of dollars monthly by
saving the 'all stones found in the
gall bladder ot animals and exporting
them to Japan, where they command
a high price.
Bought, and which lias been
has borno tho signature of
has been mauo under his per-
Signature of
Tricking a jeweier.
A fashionably dressed woman once
alighted from a brougham in wst
Loudon, and stepped Into a hairdres
ser's shop. She Informed the barber
that Bhe had a son who wns of un
sound mind, and that the doctor had
ordered his head to be shaved.
Her son, she said, wus violent, and
she instructed the barber to get a
couple of assistants and seize him
when he was brought around, to tie
him In a chair and shave his heal In
spite of anything he might .ty. The
narber did not relish the Job, but aa
advance fee of a guinea temi t I i..;.i
and he fell.
Then the "lady" drove to tb'! jew
eler's, bought some expenulvo rlnss
and jewelry, and expressed surpris
at having left her purse at home. She
offered to drive the Jeweler home with
her, together with the jewel.", and piy
him nt her residence.
On arriving once more at the bar
ber's the two alighted, and tho un
fortunate jeweler, at a sign from the
lady, wiw seized and bound to a
chair, and In spite of h'.x in:wy yells
ami expostulations his hetul was lia'
ed! Meanwhile the "lady" drove o!T
with three hundred pounds' woith f
gems lind wus never hoard of a:;a!n.
London Paper.
Women is often referred to by man
as "doubling his joys ami luiving his
sorrows." That nu'iy lie complimentary
but It would seem to be rather hard on
tho woman. For in plain terms it
means that where tilings nro going well
with the mini Ills wilt; miiken them go
better. Jiut when tilings tiro going ill
with liim, he expect the wile lo share
lialf bis burden. And there's more
truth than )octry In this presentation
ot masculine selfishness. Men don't
appreciate the fact that tin htr in of
motherhood alone is a bunion bigger
than nil the loads that rest Ukiu male
shoulders. They see the wife grow
thin, pule, nervous and worn without
it thought that she is over-burdened.
Anions Hie pleasant letters received hy
Dr. Pierce are those from husbands
who have waked up before it was too
late to the crushing burdens laid uimii
the wife, and in the search for help
have found in Dr. Pierce's Favorite
l'reHcrintlou a restorative which has
given back to the mother the health
of the maiden and the maiden's happi
ness. "Favorite Prescription" always
helps, and almost always cures, it has
perfectly cured ninety-eight out of ev
ery hundred women who have used it
wlieii afllicted with diseases peculiar to
women.
The bob-tailed dog may not be much
on the wag, but lie cun aflbnl to laugh
at tin cans.
Xahal Cataukh, bu inllHinutioii of
of the delicate nitinbiiine lining th
air-passages, is not cured by any mix
tures tuken into the stomach. Don't
waste time on them. Take Kly's Cream
Halm through the nostrils, m that the
fevered, swollen tissues nro readied at
once. Never mind how long you have
suH'ered nor how often you have been
disappointed, we know Kly's Cream
lialm Is t lie remedy von siionhl use.
All drugcists, olio. Mailed by Kb'
15ros., 5ii Warren Street, New York.
Yon can't convince a small boy that
bis father punishes him more in sorrow
than in uuver.
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