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THE FLORIDA AGBICULTUBIST.

if each Of our Representatives on
their attendarce to do their duty,
should take. with them some speci-
mems of the product grown in their
county and deposit them in the mu-
scum and show the strangers, and
Tallahassians what the poor sand
banks of Eastern and Southern Flor
ida can be made to produce by north
ern pluck and enterprise.
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FlOridiana.
Geographical Divisions of Florida.

The Florida Immigrant divides the State
into four divisions, for the purpose of con
venience in locating counties and describ-
ing different sections. These divisions have
been generally adopted. and are as follows:
EASTERN FLORIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Suwannee, Columbia. Alachua,
Levy, Baker, Nassau, Duval. Bradford,
Clay, ST. Johns, Putnam and MarlOn.-
WEST FLoRIDA-Is composed of the cOun-
ties of Escambia. Santa Rosa, Washingto
Walton, Holmes, jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLORIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin,
Leon, Wakulla. Jefferson, Madison, Taylor.
Lafayette and Hamilton.
SOUTH FLORIDA-Is composed of the
counties of fernando. Sumter. Orange
VOlusia, Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough, Man
aztec. Monroe and Dade
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The Publ shers of "ARTHUR's
HOME MAGAZINE" are giving there
lady club-getters something new and
attractive in the way of premiums.
Three-button kid gloves, and dress
patterns of elegant black silk and
fine English and French Cashmeres,
are certainly strong inducements.
See their advertisement in this num-
Der of our paper.
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All sorts of fun is on the tapis
for the State Fair programme.
Col. J. Ira Gore is now local ed
itor OF the Florida State Journal.
The Orange County Fair will
commence on the 18th of February
next. Get your exhibits ready.
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Depreciation of Land i'm the West.


A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman has given the following
account of the depreciation in the
value of farms in Illinois. We hope
our Florida land owners will read
this attentively and profit by it. He
says:
Isuppose it will surprise many to
learn that farms are now selling in
this county and neighborhood at the
present time, have for months, and
will continue to for months more, as
they have never been sold before.
The prIceA are .ow anil The sales ex-
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Spaying Cows.

A correspondent of the RasrI Neso
Yorker asks for recent and reliable
information with regard to the prac-
tice of swaying COWS. clam aware"
he says, "that the books for fifty
years and perhaps longer, agree in
stating, in terms suspiciously similar,
the manifold advantages secured by
this operation. Ifall they say is true,
and there are no drawbacks which
they fail to mention, it seems strange
that the operation is not more gener-
ally practiced on dairy and family
COWS, where stock breeding is not
only Off consequence but altogether
unproitable.c: I have never heard of
an instance of the practice being fol-
lowed in this section, although it is
milk-farming region, despite the
trouble and expense of the method
in vogue, and although not one calf
in five is raised here. A more extern
sive practice Of spaying COWS of
certain character and for certain pur-
poses, would undoubtedly result in
the elevation of the character of dairy
stock, as only the best animals would
be retained entire for breeding pur-
poses"
ANs.-Spaying COWS is not prac-
ticed for the reason that the benefits
derived from it are not in general
sufficient to counterbalance the ex-
pense and danger Of the operation
and leave profit besides. Ifa dairy
man has good cows it is not to his
interest to dispose of them in twelve,
fifteen or eighteen months after calv.
.pg. eyenAf he can NJ. secure sure q g0 g. 4
it to his interest to incur the expense
of spaying in order to fatten his COWS
that are poor mixers, when he can
accomplish this result as well in the
first month of CESSATION. In some
circumstances, near large cities where
animal food is very high and COWS
are kept but a few years at best, and
sometimes but single season, it
would be we'll for dairymen to con-
slider this operation.
Spaying young heifers is much
practiced in the breeding pens on the
island Of Jamaica. The best heifers
are picked out for breeding purposes
and the others are spayed, and make
excellent working cattle. We used
many of them on our estates, and
found them equal to:.steers in that is.
land. They are also much easier fat
tened for the butcher. Breeders of
cattle here would find it to their ad-
vantage to have the operation per-
formed on old cows and young heif-
ers that are not adapted to breeding.
When properly done there is little
danger of loss attending the opera
ton. 1t would tend to the improve
ment Of the cattle in Florida in pre-
venting SO many runts from entailing
their evil qualities on progeny.
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peditious, it they are costly, beng
most of them made at the court house
door. The average price tor fairly
good 1850 acre farms, with improve
ments in buildings, fences, orchards,
pastures, meadows and the like, COM
mon to the country, does not exceed
$50 per acre; the outside range be-
ing between SIS and $25. These
farms can most of them be bought on
easy terms; if one-third or a quarter
down and ten per cent. interest, in a
trust deed for security; are thought
easy terms.
But the reader inquiries, what does
this mean How is it that improved
farms in the very heart of Illinois sell
for such low prices Is your soil ex-
hausted? do your crops fail? Is the
country so sickly that the people are
compelled to leave to save their
lives? Is there no security for life
and property or what is the matter?
To all of which I answer no, no, no,
no. The soil and the country, its Ca
pacity for crops OF all kinds, its health
fulness, and every advantage for corn,
grass, stock, wheat, and fruit, the
safety of life and property, are all as
they have been for the last forty
years, and are such to day as to have
justified all the panegyrics bestowed
on it in the long eleven years of this
correspondence, and will justify elev-
en- years more. The truth is, the very
richness of their acres, have been in
many cases the farmers ruin.
"Where the carcasses are, there will
the eagles be gathered together.
Those who are compelled to sell their
farms now, borrowed money in flush
times, promised to pay high rates of
interest, and falling In both interest
and principal, their possessions are
sold to satisfy mortgages and trust
deeds. For the last three months
and indeed, for longer period, the
seven or eight county papers have
contained weeklyas.all together, not
less than thirty distinct and separate
notices OF sales and foreclosures, un.
der mortgages and trust deeds, and
force prices down to seldom more
than enough to meet principal, inter
est and costs.
Since the flush times of the war
farms have fallen off INF price fully
one-half, if not more, and farms which
between 1864 and 1872 could not
have been bought for less than $50
per acre are now seeking buyers at
half these figures. The French econ
omists, and especially those who have
given attention to the agricultural
side Of the subject, have always look.
ed upon the mortgaging of farming
lands, at high rate of interest, as g
great calamity for that country, and
it is possible that this commonwealth
may have to regret that the very ex'
ceptional agricultural capacity of its
soil offered such opportunities for US.
urers and loan agents.
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Agricultural Societies.

Florida Fruit Growers Association.-C.
Codrington, pres, DeLand; d. H. Elliot.
Sec, Live Oak; ID. S. Place, cor. Sec, Wal
do.
Orange Ridge Agricultural and Immi;
grafton Society.-Dr. B. B. Bennett, pres.
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DeLand, VOlusia Co. Weekly meetings.
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Twelve thousand dollars worth
of cedar has been cut in the vicinity
of st. Augustine, the past season.
"A new evening paper called the
Breeze, has recently been started in
Jacksonville by Bowden, Bros.
-Messrs. Bowen of Mandarin rec
ommend potash for strawberries; 200
pounds per acre will double the crop.
ID. S. Place Esq. secretary OF the
State Fair Committee has been visit
ing the Townsville Fair, for the pur.
pose of getting posted in the way to
make the Fair at Gainesville beat it.
in his Honeymoon catalogue for
1879, Conclusion Hardee says he
knows one lady in Nassau county
who has " nineteen live children, over
one hundred grand and great-grand
children, and Mas sau is considered
the poorest county for children in
Florida.
The next State Legislature is
Democratic by large majority
The Assembly will stand forty-seven
Democrats to twenty nine Republi-
cans or eighteen Democratic majority
III a body of seventy-six members.
The senate will be fully as one sided
as the house; of the thirty-two Sena-
tors composing that body, twenty
two are known to be Democrats,
eight are Republicans and two indie
pendent Democrats. This gives
clear Democratic majority of thirty
on joint ballot. So says the F2oaidi-
an.
THE STATE FAIR.-How is the
Fair? How is .he work getting ON ?
How are the assessments coming in?
Such are the greetings that meet me
at every corner; and it is well, for it
shows an active, restless interest in
the success of the enterprise. Our
grounds are not far away and yet it
is easier to ask than to 60 and see.
In laying out our work our Superin-
tendent thought it best Ito give his
first attention to clearing the rubbish
from the grounds and preparing the
track, in order to give time for it to
settle and harden before the time to
use it. To this end he and his assist
ants have been working energetically
and have to-day track one halt mile
long and sixty-six feet wide, rapidly
approaching completion, and when
done it will be one of the best if
not the best trotting track in the
South. All considered we could not
desire any Prettier Fair grounds than
our committee have selected. Work
is moving along satisfactorily; not so
rapidly by any means as we design
moving it. More men must be put
to work on Monday morning next,
and more money must be put in the
treasury to pay them. The time for
one to wait for another is past. In
dividuals are becoming responsible
for labor and material, and all must
come forward and help to bear the
burthen. We have money in the
Treasury to meet all demands so far,
and from what we have seen and
known of the liberality and pride
of the people of Gainesville, we have
no fear for the future. "The gods
help those who help themselves" and
our people are now being fully
aroused to their interests, and are
ready to do, and to do with a will,
all that is to be done.
Let us all pull together and all
will be well.-D. S. p. IN Gaines
vile NeacS.
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Smyrna times., 1878-09-04
Stanley's Love Affairs.

A New York paper gives an account of
two romantic passages in the life of Henry
NJ. Stanley, the African explorer. Before
going on his second expedition to Africa he
fell in love with a beautiful girl in New
York, and thought his passion returned.
At Zanzibar he received letter informing
him that the lady had been married several
months, and this intelligence wounded him
to the heart.
This, however, was Mr.. Stanley's second
love affair. He had experienced previous
disappointment, but it had not deeply
wounded him. CHANGING to be on the
island Of Crete, he saw from his window a
Greek maiden in the garden of the oppo-
site house, and at once felt that his fate
was sealed. She was about fifteen years
old, and Mr.. Stanly has since declared that
never before or since has he beheld SO
sweet and beautiful creature. He at once
sought out the American Consul and re-
vealed to him the state of his heart. The
Consul, who had himself married a Greek
lady, bade him not despair; took him
forthwith to the house of his inamorata
and presented him to her mother, who was
widow. Stanley could speak no Greek
the mother no English; the Consul was the
interpreter. He did his work SO we'll that
at the end of half an hour the maiden was
sent for. Stanley was forbidden even to
touch her hand; but he convsrsed with
her with his eyes, and they soon under.
stood each other well. At the end of q
week he was an accepted lover; at the end
of a fortnight the day for the wedding ar
rived. All this while he had seen the
young lady once a day, always in the pres
ence of her mother. On the day before
the wedding he had been permitted for the
| first time to take her hand and imprint
upon it chaste salute.
The morning Of the wedding arrived
Stanley was dressed for the ceremony anC
was awaiting the happy moment. There
entered to him three Greeks whom he haC
never seen before, and an interpreter
They were introduced as the brothers o
the bride, and they produced parchmen
which the interpreter explained. 1t was
deed of settlement, binding Stanley to pa!
so much year to the mother, so much t.
each brother, and so much to his wife, ant
to plank down the first instalments on tn
spot. In vain Stanley explained that h
was worth nothing and could not pay; tn
the brothers looked daggers, the interpre
ter frowned, and the scene was closed b.
the arrival of the Consul, who with dificul
ty got Stanly out of the clutches of his tol
mentors and shipped him off to Athens
He did not see this beautiful Grecian maid
en- again.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04
For the Smyrna Time,
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Vacation has ended; the scholars may howl,
But they must now muster to answer the roll
They have had their gay time through the fierce,
scorching heat,
In the thinnest of dresses, and bare little feet
And the trouble now is to take up the slack rein,
To bring them once more up to discpline's strain.
But the thing will be done in due order and quiet
Without (as in past times) creating riot
But the switches and straps of old schools are dis
carded
AS barbarous old things, and to be so regarded,
For whppings, find, there's but little OCCASION
Ts far better plan just to use moral suasion.
If King Solomon would visit our modern schools,
1t would hOrrify him, just to see the new rules.
lie would see that his system had gone out of date
Being tried OH its merits, had met just fate.
The children, through him, have had whippings
enough,
Recommending the use of the rod and such stuff.
Spare the rod spoil the child is one of those saws
And many mistake it for one of Gods laws.
When boy, that wise saw got me many a whaling,
And Solomon, from me, has had many railing.
All eastern rulers have ruled by the rod,
And their subjects would trembe and shake at their
nod.
Tho despot may flourish and rule in the East,
He could never find footing out here in the West;
For the spirit of freedom has flooded our land,
And stripes or oppression they never will stand.
| l don't wish in this case to be misunderstood
In some cases a teacher must needs use the rod,
But the old cruel beatngs practiced in schools
Helped to make many crippeS and idiots and fools.
1 have read of blacksmith who ruled in this way,
But his son just got wickeder day after day.
The father, one day, failed to harden some steel
Whats the matter" he cried, for indeed 1 can
| tell"
Just horse whip it, father" at once cried the son,
For if that doesn't harden it nothing else can"
| S. f. C.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04
VOLUME XXIV.---NO l3.
ngrN YOU WERE SEVENTEEN.

rhen the hay was mown' Maggie
Tn the wears long ago.
while the western sky was rich
W. With sunsets rosy glow,
r,on hand in hand, close-linked we passed
The dewy ricks between,
,rd was one-and-twenty, Mag,
And YOU were seventeen.
vour voice was low and sweet, Maggie,
your wavy hair was brown;
,,arr cheek was like the wild red rose
THAT showered its petals down;
vour ewes were like the blue spedwell.
with dewy moisture's sheen,
Whom was onc-andtwenty, Mag,
And YOU were seventeen.
The spring was in our hearts, Maggie,
And all its hopes were ours;
aud we were children in the fields.
Among the opening flowers.
Ave: life was like summer day
Amid the woodlands green.
Far was one-and-twenty, Mag,
And you were seventeen.
The wears have come and gone, Maggie,
With sunshine and with shade;
And silyered is the silken hair
That DER your shoulders strayed
In many soft and wayward tress-
The fairest ever seen
When 1 was one-andtwenty, Mag,
And you were seventeen.
Though gentle, changing time, Maggie,
Has touched you in his flight;
Your voice is still the old sweet tone,
Your eye the old love light.
And years can never, never change
The heart you gave, ween,
When was one-and-twenty, Mag,
And you were seventeen.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04
A Special Occasion.

Deputy L. s. Internal Revenue Collector II. II.
Prettyman notified the officers of the Jefferson Demo-
cratic Club and the Shields Library Association of
their selling beer ON their excursions to Cape May
and demanded payment of the special government
tax required from persons SO doing. The Shields
Library Association are now deciding whether they
shall pay the tax or contest the The Jefferson
Club have appointed committee to thoroughly in
vestigate the case The tax is 900.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04
CO2E22ZY ami ,S1uIe Items. i.
Assistant Engineer Appointed.

W. L. Caldwell, son of Rev. ]. H. Caldwell, of Viii
mington, has been appointed by the Government
Assistant Engineer on the ship canal survey which is
to connect the waters of the Chesapeake and Delaware
bays. He has been employed as engineer and
draughtsman on various public works in the last
eight years.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04

READY TO Goa gentleman of our &C.
quaintance being one night worried beyond
couple of friends, who, after a long, weary
evening spent in endeavoring to entertain
their feet at the door, while the good nights
and "little nothings" " were being said ;
waited only for the door to be closed on
the retreating guests, to say to his wife and
children, "Now, hear these words of wis,
dom, bind them upon your fingers and
write them upon the table of your heart
Whenever any of you make visit, and
are ready to go-go."
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04

The five hundred American laborers who
went to Brazil to work on railway are re-
ported to be in deplorable condition.
Only five were able to work. Fevers, star
vation and everlasting rains have done the
business for them. 1t is better to remain
in this country without work than to go to
Brazil where work is abundant and wages
high.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04
SMYRNA AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER

home, Tom remarked with merry laugh:
"You see, father, was longer-headed
than you thought. Twas all in the family,
after all.-Chri8tian Union."
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04

FUNNY MAN.-The man who processes to
be amusing is usually such bore that we
overlook his wit when he has any. Small
jokers, like great takers, are more plague
than pleasure. They worry us when we
want rest, and are so afraid of our missing
their point that they extinguish any posi-
BILE amusement by overstating if not by
explaining it.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04

Rich and poor are alike buried in Somers,
Connecticut, at the expense of the town.
That is, the town assumes the expense of
sexton, hears and grave dingging, amount.
ing in all to 81.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04
The phila. Record" ON Senator Bayard

Senator Bayard made speech at Newport, Del,
Thursday, which ought to be extensively circulated
and read and re-read by the people of the United
States 1t is an honest speech 1t is bold speech.
1t is truthful speech. He puts his finger upon the
true of the existing depression-after the
the tariff and after the tariff the fiscal policy which
compelled exhausted people to pay debts not yet
due to foreigners while neglected the overdue debt
in the hands of our own people. Mr.. Bayard speaks
sightingy of the attempt to substitute greenbacks for
national bank notes proposition to add $500 900
to the untaxed wealth of the country. The speech
will command the attention of the nation. 1t comes
in good time after the maundering of Hendricks and
Thurman, and will serve to fix public attention upon
a man fit to be President of the United States
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04

DIR. Luke P. Blackburn, of louisville,
who is a democratic aspirant for Governor
of Kentucky, has been through fifteen cpl
denies of yellow fever.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04

Southern men even want sectional
hotel in Washington, and are negotiating
to put one of the leading houses there into
the hands of Southern landlord
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04

Medical authorities assert that sunflowers
planted about house will protect the in
mates from malarial influences.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04

The suferings of the workingmen 2
this country cannot be permanently relieved
by an initiation of the currency.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04

An American named Fowler is just now
astonishing John Bull by walking on the
sea from France to England lie wears
such big shoe that it floats him as he
Malksl
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04

Cupid is low spirited. Business, the lit.
tie fellow says, is very dull in Elkton, and
if matters don't mend soon he'll have to
pawn his bow and arrows, or get a mortgage
in his wings.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04

The revised New Testament is nearly all
printed. 1t will be presented to the Con-
vocation of Canterbury next year.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04

The difference between the weather and
the baby: One never rains but it pours
the other never pains but it roars.
Smyrna times., 1878-09-04

Those easy in finances have little idea of
the good they may do by settling up little
outstanding accounts.