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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-07-03
BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM
A Century Ago. g

TO begin with the lady; Her
locks were strained upwards over an
immense cushion that sat like an in
cubus on her head, and plastered over
with pomatum, and then sprinkled
over with a shower of white pow
der. The height of this tower was
somewhat over a foot. One single
white rosebud lay on it's top like an
eagle on haystack. Over her neck
and bosom was folded lace hand
kerchief, fastened in front by bosom
pin rather larger than copper cent,
containing her grandfather miniature
set in virgin gold. Her airy form
was braced up in satin dress, the
sleeves as tight as the natural skin of
the arm, with a waist formed by a
bodice, worn outside, whence the
skirt flowed off, and was distended at
the top by an ample hoop. Shoes of
white kid. with peaked toes, and
heels of two or three inches elevation
enclosed her feet, and glittered with
spangles Now for the swain: His
hair was sleeked back and plentifully
beHowered, while his queue projected
like the handle of a skillet. His coat
was sky blue silk, lined with yell
lows his long vest of white satin,
embroidered with gold lace; his
breaches of the same material, and
tied at the knee with pink ribbon.
White silk stockings and pumps with
laces, and ties of the same hue, com
pleted the habiliments of his neither
limbs. Lace rufles clustered round
his wrist, and portentious frill,
worked in corresponding style, and
bearing the miniature of his beloved,
finished his appearance.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-07-03

Croquet.

The evening was bright with the moon of
May,
And the evening was light as though lit by
day;
From my windowI looked to see crOquet.
OF mallets and balls the usual display,
The hoops all stood in arch array;
said to myself, "SOOn we'll see croquet. y
Eut the mallet and bad ball unheeded Law.
they;
And I said to myself, "Is that croquetin
I saw the scamp-it was light as day
Put his arm round her waist in loving
way. II
And he squeezed her hand Was that
croquet ~ TFI,.1
While the red rover rolled forgotten away,
tie whispered all that lover should say,
And he kissed her lips. What queer
eroQuet!
Silent they sat meath the moon of May:
And knew by her bushes she said not nav;
And thought in my heart Now, that's
crOquet!"
Democrat g. Chronicle.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-07-03
aSign of Love, ,

Mary Jane" said the faaher Of
Estella Montmorenci de ST. Claire
the female Hercula, Mary Jane is
unquestionably one of the most draw
ing attractions billed with any show.
That act where while swinging by
the toes she lifts the members Of the
company in succession with her teeth
is marvel of aesthetic grace and
culture" eyes" says the mother,
proudly, "but / fear that we must
soon give up our darling child"
" Why? / have noticed nothing"
" Perhaps you have not, but a
mothers eye-Mary Jane is in love
with Gennario Gonzales, the cata-
clysm of California Any one with
half an eye can see that at glance.
Every night during her present en-
gagement and at the Saturday matt
nees ! have observed that when she
lifts the members of the company
with her teeth she keeps him sus-
pended by the nape of the neck
twice as long as any of the others.
She does not conceal her preference,
and thus strive to be in his company
as much as possible. Her heart has
spoken" 2aa
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-07-03
Nick Names of the States.

Arkansas, Toothpicks California,
Gold. Hunters; Connecticut, Wooden
Nutmegs;; Delaware, Muskrats; Flor
ida, Fly-up-the- Greeks; Illinois, Suck
ers; Indiana, HOLSTERS; Iowa, Hawk
eyes; Kansas, Jayhawkers; Ken
lucky, Corn Crackers; Louisiana,
Creeowls or Creoles; Maine, Foxes !;
Massachusetts,, Bay Staters; Michigan,
w olverines Mississippi, Tadpoles !;
New Hampshire, Granite Boys; New
Y ork, Knickerbockers; North Caro-
lima, Tuckoes, Tar Boilers, or Tar
Heels; Ohio, Buckeyes ; Pennsylva-
MIA, Leatherheads, or Romantics /;
Rhode Island, Gun Flints; South
Carolina, Weasels; Tennessee, Cot
ton Names; Texas, Beetheads Yer
mont, Green Mountain Boys; Virgin.
la, Beadies or Beagles; Wisconsin
Badgers; Alabama, Lizards Colora.
do, Rovers; Georgia, Buzzards !;
Maryland, Craw-thumpers; Minnesota,
Gophers; Missouri, Pixies; Nebraska,
Bug Eaters; Nevada, Sage Hens !,
New Jersey, Blues or Clam Catch,ers;
Oregon, Webfeet.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-07-03

The baby looked up into MIR. Thum-
bledirkss face aud laughed aloud.
What Mr.. Thumbledirk said when
he dashed in at the sanctum last even
ing was this:
: By the avenging daughters of
Night, the everlasting, snake haired
Erynnes, the terror haunted shades
never knew the horrors that haunt
the soul of sensible single man
that tries to take care of some other
FOOLS bowling squalling, squirming
baby !n-Burlington Hdsckeye.
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S9,OOO,OOO.

The Liv IS Insured bv the Society are careh,0
seected IN different parts OF North hmer1ca an
Europe, furnishing, by this broad Gcld OF opera
lions, an addition al and exec ptionel safety to III
Poicv.bolders. The insurancee are made only or
the Mutual Premiums Principle IN Surplus art
returned annually to the Iisurel.i
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HuiIOWell Post Once.

ARRIVAL AND DEFAKTUhh UF 1MAiLs'
Western Mail arrives daily, Sundays excepted
At 3.32 and 7.5S +. M; closes at l2.l5 z. NJ, and
for the night Pullman tram at I.fo +. Nj.
at 5.57 A. NJ. ana l2.37 Z. NJ. closes at 3.20 and
7.40 z. NJ
Lisch6eld Mail arrives on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, at 10 A. M; closes Sundays
Tuesdays and Thursdays at P. Nj.
Ofce Hours from 7.3O A. NJ. to $50 p. NJ. A.
no mail arrives Sunday, the Office will remain
closed on that day. Mails made up on Sunday
evening for the Monday morning trains.
Z. ROWELL, P. M.
HaIlowell. Oct. 10, 1873.
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Weekly tsFauebEr 5Ourual

fuoisncd cserJ Wednesday muinins, 10 INT
largest iouo paper IN the oLdIe, contaib4ns news,
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taes poetry, anecdotes, household matter mari
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ssrtlon.
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AUGUSTA SAVINGS bANK
Organised IN iS4S


TRUSTEES Thomas Lambard Jas. W North,
Artemas Libbey, VIM s. Badger Sam'l Titcomb.
OFFICE-In Savings Bank Building, ia Water
st. Bank open daily from A. NJ. to P. Nj E, and
rom to 4.3o P. NJ. Saturday Evenings, from 7te
80 o'clOcS.
Interest on deposits payable twice year, Feb
snd Aug. Interest not drawn out added to the
deposit. thus making CoMPOUsD INTEREST
Interest begins on the first day of each month
Money deposited on or before the tenth ddv OF each
month will draw interestfrom the first day of the
same month.
aIUnder tn listing law OF this State, all dc
pesits in Savings Banks, are erempt from mWnict.
pal tdrotion.
No returns of names of depositors are required
tn be made to State or town authorities and all &C
counts held by this Bank to be strictly pYtpai.
and confidential.
Married women and persons under age can de
posit money in their own names, so tina it can be
drawn only by themselves, or on their order.
Especial advantages Afforded to Executors
Guardians, Trustees, and others having in charge
Trust Funds.
WM.R sNTH, Treasurer.
Augusta, April 2o.ls7s.
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AUGUSTA POST OFFICE.

OFFICE HOURS.
For delivery of letters, from 100 A. NJ. to W
On Sundays from 9.l5 A. Nj. to 1915 A. Nj.
ARRIVAL AND DEPAKTURE OF MAILS.
MAILS ARRIVE.
Boston, Portland and " est, 2.55 A. M. $40 AND
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European x n. A. X. X, zoo A. Nj.
Lewiston anu Auourh, 3.4O, o anu $50 + NJ
a satin and kocAiand. 40 .nd go +. Nj.
4ockaEi stage, VIA Washington, L. NJ.
Waltoboro stage, via Jefferson, T. Nj.
Belgrade, West Waterville, Nouidg geWock and
NJ .dlson. 30 +. M.
Winthrop and Monmouth, p. NJ.
Farmii gton stage via Readheid, 2o0 z. M.
Belfast, 2.55 "A. NJ. ana l.25 Z. HI
bslissl stage, II Nj.
SAowhegaL, 10 T. Nj
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MAILS CLOSE.
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r., lland stage, via Washington, 700 A. NJ.
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Hsllowell. Oct. 10. 1878.
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Ntnatbre Journal.
ioished at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street
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Call and See the s'FOX,'
AND OTHER BREECH.LOADING GUNS.
AT Stafford / CO.'S GUN STORE,
l Augusta. Maine.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-06-07
Type Setting in Japan.

The advantages of alphabetic writing
are nowhere more conspicuously shown
than in a large printing Office. The Gem
poeitor stands within easy reach of every
character he may haveneed of, and boy
can learn the position of each letter in the
case in few hours. 1t is quite another
matter where each word has a distinct
character, as in China and japan. A
correspondent, describing the Office of
japanese paper, says that full font OF
Japanese type comprises fifty thousand
characters, of which three thousand aIe
in constant use, and for two thounsand
more there are frequent calls The type
is disposed about the composing room on
racks, like those in reading room, and
the compositors wander up and down the
aisles setting type and taking exercise at
once. With so many characters it is no
wonder that Japanese proofresders have
TO be men ofintelligence and high scholar
ship.
The impossibility of telegraphing
single-character words has kept this great
instrument of civilization in foreign
hands, and made it practically useless
for the natives of China and Japan. To
these the telephone is an especial blessing.
which they are not slow to appreciate.
II Scientific American.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-06-07
Washington Notes.

The president has signed the Pacific
railroad refunding bill, compelling the
Union, the Central and the Kansas
Pacific roads to contribute .25 per cent.
of their net earnings toward paying the
interest on the government second mort
gage bords.
The Western Emigration society (col-
ored) have adopted memorial TO con-
gress, asking an appropriation to. trans
port emigrsnts west and furnish an out
tit of farming utensils, seeds, etc., for
the first year or two, when, it is calcu-
lated, they viii be able to support them
selves.
A bill has passed the house providing
for cutting timber in the mining regions
of the country. 1t provides that timber
may be cut upon the mining lands of
Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona,
Utah, New Mexico, Montana, Idaho, and
other mining districts, without cost, for
mining, agricultural and domestic pur-
poses, under such restrictions as may be
adopted by the secretary ef the interior,
10 protect the underground and timber
from waste.
Gen. Sheridan proposes some very
radical changes in the equipment of the
regular troops. He is in favor Of doing
away with the bayonet, the sergeant's
sword, the cartridge box, belt plates and
knapsack, and substitutingin their stead
good revolver, leather pouch for
cartridges, kniie, rubber blanket and
provision sack. He says that the
blanket viii contain all the clothing
necessary fer long march, and should
be worn across the body from shoulder
to waist.
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The Angel with Folded Wings.

1 had been down town shopping, and
on my return, as it was just time fer
school to close, l thought would go
home that way; and SO perhaps have the
company of one or more of our little
folks for the remainder of my walk.
As / arrived in sight of the school
house the children were trooping out,
and were lining the sidewalk in all
directions. Some of the boys were
stopping to spin their tops; the girls
many of them were showing their skill
in throwing and catching the "returD
ball." others we're chatting over the days
lessons; but all were looking very happy
that school was over, and that halt
holiday was just ahead of them.
Close to the gate found little group
collected; and as 1 drew near l was
panied to hear voice that sounded very
like our little Mays talking in loud and
excited tones l joined the circle at
once, and sure enough there she was in
the center of it, standing before a boy
who was twice her size, her eyes flashing,
her face all flushed with intense feeling.
Just as / stepped up unnoticed by any,
she was saying.
You ought TO be ashamed of your
self, Jim Plummer; you are bad,
wicked boy. You will never go to
heaven, never; and l hate you, Pll
never speak to you again as long as /
live-so there now p And with stamp
OF her little foot May pushed her way
through the group, and started on a run
for home.
"May," 1 called, "stop, May, and
wait for me-" She turned, and seeing
nae, ran to my side and burst into tears.
Amt it too bad, aunt Katy" she
sobbed out, " that bad Jim Plummer
has been a maxim fun of poor little
Archie Howard, what's got the little sick
back, you know. An jest when Archie
was comm cut Of school, Jim hollered
out just as loud snythin': Hulloa
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-06-07
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Southern News.

Vicksburg Herald: While petition
is being circulated to commute the
sentence of one killer, another killer is
taken in custody. So we go. How
would it do to let the law take its course
for few times?
Corpus Christi, Free Press: While
shearing long-wooled sheep, the other
day, Fred. Frank, encountered two small
moccssiu snakes that had ensconced
themselves in the amin al's fleece close to
the skin. They had evidently been
making themselves at home for some
time.
Corpus Christi, (Texas,) Press: tn
flood of water on the prairies in many
places has forced the rats and skunks to
abandon their ground lodgings and seek
friendly perches above high water mark.
The prickly pear affords temporary re-
spite for the rats, while the skunks along
the line of the railroad have partiality
for mile posts.
A dispatch from Ashville, n. c., says
of Bald mountain: Last Friday night
the noise began again; the mountain
shook as in the throes of an earthquake;
immense trees and rocks were hurled
down the mountain side, and sounds like
intermittent thunder were heard during
the night. This morning those who
yentured near saw that the mountain
had been literally split in twain, leaving
q chasm of 800 feet in length and eight
IEnH mfsetzizr widts So far-ss has been |
ascertained the chasm is bottomIess |
abyss. AS yet no smoke or lava has been
thrown from the crater, but early in the
morning there was strong smell of sui
phur about the place.
Gen. E. P. Alexander, the newly elect
ed president of the Georgia railroad, is
but forty-three years of age, but has al
ready made his mark in many ways. |
He is native of Wilkes county, Georgia, |
and graduated with high honors at West |
Point. He was in command of the post |
at Puget Sound when the war broke out, |
but hastened home and entered the con~ |
federate service. He succeeded Gen. |
Stephen ID. Lee il command of the bat /
TALON of artillery that was always in the |
front in the Army of the Potomac By |
continued promotion he became chief /
of artillery of Lees army. After the
war he served with great credit az pro-
fessor of mathematics in the South Caro-
lima university.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-06-07
ESTABLISHED 1864.

by the process. In America DR.. Loring
thinks the percentageof myopic varia>
tion up to the time OF plberty is greater
even than in Germany. And this alarm.
ing increase of weak eesight is largely
ewing to our compulsory educational
system. The eyes are farticularly sus
ceptible TO injury in tht period of rapid
development between the tenth and
fifteenth years, when Children are first
undergoing the stress of earnest study a
school. Later on, If nyopia has not
already set in, the eye become more
hardened, so to speak, md capable of
severer use. To overcene this national
tendency to near-sightedless, it is sug-
gested that school childIenshaN hsve the
burden of study ightened duing their
more plastic years, repairing What may
be thus lost by seyerer application after
the beginning of the sixteenth yer. 1t
is observed that the English aVhere
more closely to this plan than oileg
nations, and that consequently as ~
people they are comparatively free from
the spectacle plague.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-06-07
Shall We Become a Nation of
Spectacle-Wearers =?


The time is not many generations dis
tant, If we may credit the theory of
many oculists that near-sightedness is
hereditary, when babies will be born
with spectscles astride their innocent
noses. only to be cast aside In the de-
cline Of life, when our grandparents
were wont TO begin wearing them. Some
interesting facts concerning the cause
and prevalence of myopia were lately
given IN paper read by DR.. Edward G.
Loring before the County Medical So
cisty of New York. OF 1000 pupils
carefully examined in the New York
schools, Is per cent. were found, at 6
and z years OF age, to have defective
vision, while the proportion at 20 and q
yeaf had increased to nearly 40 per
cent. The Germans are particularly
neted a. . nation OF spectacle-wearers
and 10 lsss than 81 por cent. of the Ger
man children who pass through the
public schools have their eyes affected
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-06-07
EXPLOSION IN NFLoURM MILLS

The Minneapolis Calamity Waning to Miilert
The Chicago Tribune, commenting
upon the explosion in the Washburr
mill at Minneapolis, which entailed sucl
a distressing loss of life and property
says:
"It is evident at the outset that steam
was not the cause, not only because there
were only twenty pounds OF steam or
at the time and the boiler-house wa:
some little distance from the mill, but
also because steam could not have
worked such terrible ruin. The same
very good reason conclusively proves ii
was not an explosion of the gas used to
( illuminate the mill. Gunpowder even
would have failed to work such q wide
I spread disaster. It may be doubted
whether any other known explosive
force than the gas which actually caused
it, except nitro glycerine could have
accomplished this ruin. The dispatches
vaguely intimate that the explosion was
caused by gases generated in the patent
middling+purifer process, but investi-
cations of similar catastrophes In Europe
show very clearly the cause in this case.
Explosions OF this bind have happened
in Germany, but the attention Of scien-
tifc men and chemists was not imnedi>
ately directed TO the subject until the
fearful explosions occurred at the Trades
ton mills, Glasgow, Scotland, in 1872,
and at the City mills, Port Dundas,
Scotland, four years ago. 1t had been
hitherto deemed impossible that explo-
sious could ever occur in such a peaceful
establishment as a -four mill, but the two
explosions above noticed enlisted the
attention Of both the English and the
German chemists, and they .set about
investigating them. The substance Of
these opinions is 10 the effect that the 4
constituents OF -four ere sc0zsal ~, I
and when dihused through the air
burn with rapidity and with explosive /
force. DIR. Smith, an English chemist,
has shown that -four in q fine state
of division gives off a gas, which, |
when mixed with nine volumes of air, /
forms an explosive mixture which is
liable at any time to be fired by q 4
spark or fame; and Weibe, German
chemist, states that -four, in the form of
powder, quickly iguites and
gives off highly-expIosive hydro-earbon
gas, which, when mixed with sir, ex-
plodes with terrific force. The expert
ments tried upon a small scale with -four
powder satisfactorily account for the
explosion. The huge mill
must have been filled with this impslpa-
BE dust, which, taking fire from the gas
cts, or it may have been from the cleo
.ricity which is rapidly generated and
leld by the mill-stones, exploded with
he terrible results which have already
,een chronieied With such possibilities
If explosion existing in every Touring
mill, it certainly behooves milI~owners
o be on their constant guard The
ecent fearful disaster 10 the con-
ectionery establishment in New York,
which arose from an analogous cause,
nd the catastrophe at Minneapolis,
re terrible warnings to Touring mill
'wners. So long as these conditions
xist no mill is safe, and it ought 70 be
heir first duty to ascertain from scien-
ific men the precautions that will lessen,
{ not altogether obviate, the danger to
which they are exposed"