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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-30

The Lazis are marching ten thousand
strong upon Batoum, determined to have
matters adjusted to suit their ideas, whether
Russia is pleased or not. BY their present
activity they belle their name.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-30

ments in advance Of the requirements Of
trade, is undoubtedly due many thousands
of ruined fortunes. He has been the friend
of the bankrupt officers, and the worst foe to
the business men.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-30
Getting Ready for sherman's Resumption.

Getting Ready for Sherman's Resumption.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2s.-Eugene B. Myers, the
wellknown law-book publisher, has fled
petition in bankruptcy. Secured debts, $12,-
600; unsecured, 1906, 600; bills discounted,
s19; accommodation paper, 1915 1000; total
assets about $4,000. The liabilities are most
~ on bonds for which he is liable A. & s.
Nusbaum, whisky dealers, Peoria, have fled
$3.50, 600; no assets. Walter L. Pease, of Elgin,
has filed petition. Debts unsecured, $48, 0OO;
bills discounted, S299000; assets $4,000.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-30

1876. 1878.
Vessels engaged, tons. ....... 47e75 6s445
Vessels disengaged, tons...... 1920 1886
Vessels on the way here, tons. ,03l 16O,574
Totals, tons. .......... SAC. 996 29s,
So that while the requirements are quite as
large. the prospective supply is smaller, AID
the freights now ruling do not encourage ac-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-08-28
DELAND. AUGUST IS. 1873.
WORK FOB SEPTEMBER.

The weather this month is usually
dry, with occasional wind storms and
rain. Commence preparing your
strawberry crop. Land descending
TO a river or lake, of black mold
with clay sub,soil will be found the
best. but good crops can be had %
any Of our soil. If it is properly fertii-
2ed and frequently watered.
Plant in rows two feet apart and
one foot in the row, or three feet
rows and the plants eight inches
apart, there are advocates for each
plan. Wilson Albany and Neunans
are considered the varieties best
adapted to our climate, and best for
shipping. We have seen some good
"Agrica1l@rists' raised on high pine
land.
Prepare fodder for Winter use.
Pea vines, rice straw and Guinea
grass can be cured for that purpose,
every old corn field throws up a
heavy crop of crab grass, most OF
which is allowed to waste, it should
be moved and cured into hay. Hay
is worth twenty dollars ton in the
country, and almost every acre of our
land can give more than ton if it is
taken care of. All kinds of vegeta-
bles, carrots, turnips, radishes, peas,
lettuce, ETC., can be planted this
month. Transplant cabbagcs, but
have your land well MANFRED, if you
expect to get good large heads. The
best cabbages that we have seen in
Florida were MANFRED with muck,
that had been prepared in the pig
pen, q good shovelful to each plant
should be given.
Rye can be planted this month.
Hart, Benham & Co., Of Jacksonville,
can supply you with seeds and give
Instructions how they should be plant
ed. Whatever buds you put into the
citrus trees after thia should remain
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

L. D. s., Orange Countrywide
can be planted any time from March
to June, but the birds are very de-
structive to the late crop. 1t is
generally cut with sickle and placed
IN barn or stacked until required
for threshing. If You have a small
quantity it can be beaten out with a
rod' the sheaves being placed on
platform, made Of rails, open to allow
the grain to fan thrsash, and It can
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dormant until Spring. Inspect your
citrus trees and destroy all insects
that now commence to look to the
bark for their Winter residence, and
ifants infest a tree, they are after
some mischief, unslaked lime sprink-
led about the trunk will drive them
away. Draw up the sweet potato
banks and remove weeds.
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Only one death at Ooala this
year.
The Greenback theory is gather
ing strength in the country part of
the State.
Mr.. Charles l. Fildes, formerly
OF the Monticello Consultation, has
purchased an interest in the Ocala
BGnner.
Two hundred and fly dollars is
mentioned a. the Snm likely to be
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F1Oridiana.
Geographical Divisions Of Florida.

The Florida Immigrant dividesthe State
into four divisions, for the purpose of con-
venience in locating counties and describ-
ing diferentsections. These divisions have
been generally adopted. and are as follows:
EASTERN FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Snwannee, Columbia. Alachna.
Levy, Baker.q Nassau, ,Duyal. Bradford,
Clay. st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST F'LoRIDA--Is compo dof the coun-
ties of Escambia. Santa Rosa, Washington.
Walton, Holmes. Jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
cOun ties of Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin.
Leon, Wakulla. Jefferson, Madison, Taylor,
Lafayette and Hamilton.
SOUTH FLoRIDA--Is composed of the
counties of Hernandez. Sumter. Orange
Volusia. Brevard, Polk, Hillshorough, Man
atee. Monroe and Dade.
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be husked out afterward in a mortar
made from pine log, and cleaned
by tanning in breeze Golden rice
is grown best on low hammock or
marsh land, white rice on low pine,
upland rice will grow on high pine
land.
Sweet potatoes will keep we'll If
properly banked up, covered with
pine straw and the earth heaped over
it; regular potato houses are made
by having o double side casing, filed
with pine straw or saw dust between
the boards. The building should be
made so as to keep the temperature
as even as possible.
C. CD, Green Cove Springs
The white cane gives more sugar and
is softer cane to grind, but the strip
ed cane is harder and makes
stronger grained sugar. A Compost
made of cotton seed, lime and muck,
has been found excellent as o fertili-
ger, if you cannot cow pen your land,
which is the best. We have known
over twenty barrels Of sugar made
from one acre of cow penned land,
near Mandarin. You can get, fyour
land is not too poor, good cane from
the compost named. We will look
up an excellent receipt we have in
the old AGRlCULTURIsT for making
this compost, and publish it for your
benefit.
Cow peas are used extensively in
Louisiana, as fertilizer for the cane,
and sweet potato vines in the West
Indies are considered valuable. The
sweet potato should not be planted
in ridges but the vines should be al
lowed to run over the land, and eth
CT ploughed in, or gathered in far
rows with the seed cane, or near
where the seed cane is to be planted.
Read the article on sugar chemistry
in this number.
j. c., Marion county.--We are
| quite aware that Bear grass is not
Ramie, but gave our correspondents
own definition, as it was the easiest
way of explaining his object. We
gave several articles in the old AgRT-
CUITURIST on the true Ramie. Hav-
ing cultivated the simon pure article
ourselves we know something about
it. The subject you mention has
been sadly confused.
NJ. A. B., Norwalk. - You can
plough your young grove in Septem-
Der, turning in ali weeds, have your
ground quite clean as frost is not so
apt to settle on it. Bone meal can be
given to the land at almost any time,
it takes some time to act. You had
better wait, however, until January
before applying it. Keep everything
from the young trees that will help
to start a new growth during the
Winter.
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THROUGH VOLUSIA COUNTY
TO CRESCENTICITY.

4
We started last week IN company
with Dr. NJ. NJ. Voorhis, of this place,
overland to Crescent City, to see
what progress had been made there
in the two years since we last visited
the place.
Passing through the thriving set
Element ofSpring Garden we descend
ed to the low lands, every now and
then meeting the residences OF old
settlers and cattle raisers; hundreds
of cattle dotted the landscape for the
forty miles we passed on our way
sandhill cranes and deer were plenti-
full in this section of country. The
regular road, which is very good,
lies between two chain of lakes, one
of which is to the east OF Lake
George from three to four miles, then
about a mile of pine land Of good
quality, on which most of the old
settlers located. East of them Is the
other chain Of lakes, connecting with
each other, some of them very large
and clear of underbrush to the water
edge. The land to the east Of this is
the best quality OF high pine, free of
palmetto scrub and easily brought
under cultivation. There are some
1000 or 5000 acres of this kind of
government land, not one acre of
which has yet been entered, and on
which hundreds of immigrants can
find homes. There is not a prettier
! location in the world than lies here
waiting for industrious people to
make comfortable homes. All the
old settlers are well inclined towards
northern people; they are turning
their attention to orange growing
in preference to cattle raising, with
what success can be seen by the
thriving groves around their houses.
We will venture to say there are no
finer trees in the State, or else
where, than we saw in some of these
groves. At Mr.. Underhill's there is
q fourteen year old tree the trunk of
which is over four feet in circumfer-
ence. Mr. Causeyto the east of Lake
George, has a grove Of $50 trees, it
will be hard to beat. and we were in
formed that there were better groves
still that We had not seen. The old
settlers did not locate on high pine
land, their homes are on low land,
just few feet above what is called
the fiat woods. No fertilizers are
used by them except what is collect
ed about house from long residence
on aplaoe. Cotton was formerly ex-
tensively cultivated and few fields
werepassed on the way, but everything
is being thrown aside for oranges.
At Mr.. McBrides near Deep creek,
where we took the wrong road and
were nearly swept away, there is a
saw mill and cotton gin, he too has a
fine grove coming on. We found
comfortable accommodation for q
night at the residence of DR.. NJ. l..
Baker, where we were Hospitality en-
tertained, in fact, we met kindness
wherever we went. Mr.. Baker will
be happy to show the country to any
one who wishes to locate there and
give them every information, his ad-
dress is Volusia postofiice.
With an agreeable companion as
we found DR.. Voorhis to be, and with
his splendid pair of mules ahead,
the time passed quickly and the Jour-
ney seemed short. On reaching
Crescent City we put up for the
night at the hotel of T. A. Capwell,
which We found comfortable and the
charges very moderate. Ne place
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can show more completely the pro-
gress being made in this State than
does Crescent City. What two years
ago was an old cotton field now con-
tains several fine stores, handsome
residences, neat church, school house,
hotels, etc. The location, overlook
ing the lake of that name, formerly
Dunns Lake, is admirably situated
for Winter homes for those who wish
to escape the cold Of the north. 1t
is also the sportsman's paradise, 1or
game of every kind abounds. Bear,
deer, turkey, are easily found. Ven
ison was selling ct seven cents Id.
on our visit there. Some very tine
orange groves are in the immediate
vicinity OF the city, one ct which,
belonging to Mr.. w. NJ. Newbold,
we visited. 1t was originally q wild
grove, budded, and contains several
hundred trees. Mr.. Newbold has
sixteen varieties of the best oranges,
some from California, the buds OF
which were sent him by S. 2. Elk
ford, Esq, Of San Francisco, had
fruited for the first time this year.
They were too green tor Us to judge
of the quality, but the appearance OF
fruit was promising. Mr.. Newbold
has also fine variety Of lemons and
he informed us that there is more mo-
ney in them than in oranges. He
got three cents each for the latter
and they were always saleable, he al
so found ready sale for his Bergamot
and Tangerine oranges at larger
prices than the more common or
anges. He approves of whitewash-
ing the trunks of his trees in the
Spring as it washed OFF by degrees
leaving the bark clean and free of
moss.
A new monthly paper called the
Florida Frat Grocer has been start
ed at Crescent City. 1t is edited by
Mr.. G. w. Gardner, who also has a
good hotel in the city. The old set
tiers who are met with in this part
of Putnam county are fine looking
class of men and very intelligent, fol-
the limited means they must have
had OF getting an education. We
expected to find them averse to hay-
ing new people locate among them,
but. were agreeably surprised to find
them otherwise, they are anxious to
have the land taken up and settled
on, and are willing to give every IS
sistance and information to new COM
ers. Their houses are not very good
but they have hitherto answered their
wants, and better will be erected to
correspond with the advance of the
country. Game is so plentiful and
the ground products are 30 easily
raised that they have had no incitive
to action, or improvement, the Anglo
Saxon blood is still there however
and easily stimulated. There is plen.
ty OF fine land all over the State op.
en- to settlement, much of it is out Of
way, and may be passed by without
those looking for locations knowing
they are there, the lands we mention
are some Of these, and every county
situated in the same way, out of the
regular route Of travel, should call at
tention to it. Our paper is open al
all times to furnish the information
Ii they will give it, there is no occas
ION tor one place to be jealous of an
other, every new settler, wherever he
may locate, is valuable to us all and
we should put local prejudices aside
and work in unity of purpose.
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1874

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dressed to KILKoFF e. DEAN, Publishers
and all matters connected with the Edito-
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CULTURIsT, DeLand, Fla.
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display at the State Fair.
The vineyard of Capt. WIN. J.
Mcintyre is yielding well, and his
wine will be made at the vineyard of
Gen. Finley by Mr.. Chas. A. Finley.
this season.-LGke City Reporter.
DIR. Burdett is gathering his sec
ond crop Of corn from the same land
this year; he did expect to get sixty
bushels per acre, from each crop, but
fine gets fifty it will be pretty good.
Orange County Reporter.
We learn that one Jake Pryne
living in the range in Manatee coun-
ty, was killed last week by some
unknown party. The cause is sup.
posed to be his depredstions upon
other peoples stock.-lSun5Qnd Yri6.
qGne.
Judge Spcer is making scuppor-
nong wine. He will make several
barrels, this year, from his young
vineyard. Grape culture will Ger
tainly be a profitable business in Or.
ange county Oruaege County Re
porter.
jacksonville is getting alive tc
the benefit of having the State Fair
in that city. A public meeting of the
citizens has been held to procure the
money far the premiums. At the
meeting fVo gentlemen subscribed
300 each for the purpose.
Ono of the experimental well,
that has been sunk in Springfield, b,
VIM Clarke, has reached q depth OF
100 feet, where o stratum OF SAND
was struck, from which constant
stream of water flows to the surface
through the pipe, and rises some
five feet above the ground The
water has taste Of sulphur and is
cool and clear.-Sun and Press.
The manipulation of the scupper.
nong grape into wine viii commence
in earnest next week at Gen. Finley'S
vineyard, three miles from town.
The yield of the Generals vineyard
is reported as unprecedentedly heavy
and he will realize thousand gallons
from the scuppenong alone. Al.
though the General has fifty acres Of
grapes, only ten are in bearing
Lake City Reporter.
Several fine specimens Of natiy.
wines have been shown US of late,
which are really very good. One o.
the best was exhibited by Mr.. Cicero
Mattox. 1t was from the scupper
nong grape, fully ripe, and prepared
with home made brown sugar. Such
wines SO Mr.. 81. exhibits would find
q ready sale if put upon the market.
Lake City Reporter
People who come to Easter
Florida the first time turn up theie
nose at our sand and laugh at the
idea of growing anything on it, but L
can inform you that this sand is not
like the sand of New England O.
Michigan. Ours contains at least q,
per cent. of lime, and I have never
seen land in any place that is 30 CRATE
full for the smallest quantity Of ms
nure. The vegetables, strawberries,
etc, now being brought into our
market, and the specimens of sugsr
cane etc, | now place before you, is
sample of what can be done with l..
In Central and Western Florida
however, there are as rich lands Is
any one can desire, capable of sup
porting vast population From G.
Codrington's lecture on the Resoue.
ces Of Florida"
Wonderful cotton.-The stalk
measures six feet two inchesinheicht,
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-12-12
An Interrupted Wedding Ceremony.

JOHNSON TOWNSHIP, in Knox Coun-
ty, Ind, was the scene of n funny at
tempt at a wedding last Wednesday.
Melissa Underwood is the daughter of
an honest and respectable old farmer.
Two Young men--One P. H. Donovan,
a farmer, the other William Ayers, q
miller-were paying court to her. She
could not decide which one to favor,
having promised each one to marry
him, but finally being wooed more
ardently by Ayers, she consented to
take him if it could be kept secret from
Donovan. Ayers went to Vincennes,
secured license and the necessary out
fit, and on Wednesday, in company
with Justice of :, the Peace of this
place, proceeded to the Underwood
farm.
The bridal party were on the floor,
and the Squire had nearly finished,
when Donovan, to the surprise of every
one, rushed in and declared that the
ceremony should proceed no further.
Donovan grabbed the girl by the waist
and exclaimed, in piteous accents,
"Oh, Meliss, don't you consent, for
you promised me first" Ayers cried
out, Go on Squire, we are half
married now, finish up the job"
The magistrate, under the circum-
stances, refused to proceed. and Ayers.
although half married, is no better off
than he was before, and Donovan is
- Cincinnati Commercial.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-12-12
Wives Property in Oregon.

AMONG the bills passed by the late
Legislature of Oregon, and which has
since become a law, is an act relating
to property of married women, which
provides that property owned by a
woman at the time of marriage, or ac-
quired thereafter by gift, devise or in
heritance, shall not be subject to debts
or contracts of the husband, and the
wife may manage, sell, convey and de-
wise the same rs the husband can his
property. The property of either hus-
band or wife shall not be liable for
debts contracted by the other. Action
may be maintained by husband or wife
against the other for the recovery of
property of which the other has OBJ
tanned possession, the same as if they
were unmarried. For civil injuries
committed by the wife, damages can be
recovered of her alone, except in cases
where he is jointly responsible. Con-
veyances of liens from one to the other
shall be valid. One may constitute the
other his or her attorney, to act for
mutual benefit or attorney in fact. The
wife may recover the wages of her
personal labor in her own name.
Neither is liable for the debts of the
other incurred before marriage. Ex-
penses of family and education of chill
dren shall be chargeable on property
of both husband and wife or of either of
them. We have here an act which
seems to be pretty we'll up to the adj
vanced claims of those who have been
laboring.. for a law which would give
woman control of her own property and
earnings, and put her on an equality in
this respect with Nrgt,sia( Nev.)
EnterDriye.
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CONGRESS-.

MONDAY, Dec. 2.-The last session of
the Forty-Fifth Congress was begun at noon, on
the I'd. A committee was appointed in the Sen
ate, to notify the President. Bills and resolu-
tons were laid on the table. pending the ap-
pointment of committees: To provide for re-
firing the trade dollar, and for its coinage into
standard silver dOlla.s; to authorize the purchase
IF foreign built ships bv citizens of the United
Statea; lnstructing the Finance Committee to in
Quire into the expediency of making the trade
dollar full al-tender. anu Of providing for
its recoina2e into standard silver dol
lars; instructing the Judiciary Committee
t. report whether. at the recent elections, the
Constitutional rights of any citizens were viO-
lated in any State, and what further legislation
~ necessary to protect citizens in their COnstitu-
tional rights. etc.: for Joint Committee to in
qulre into the cause and spread of the yellow
fever. and ~ to what legislation is necessary to
prevent its introduction into the country. The
Presldents message was received and read. All
but fourteen Senators were present. :. In the
House. 70 members answered to the rcll
call A committee was appointed to
taken. After reassembling the Presidents Mes
a motion that it be referred to the Committee
of the Whole and made a speech in which
he took issue with that portion relative to the
South, and was replied to by Messrs Garfield
and Hale. After further remarks by Messrs. Cox
and Townsend, Mr.. Woods motion to refer and
print the message was agreed to. The Military
Academy and Fortifcation Appropriation bills
were reported, and notice was given of early ac-
ton on them,