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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-03-26
PICoLATA, Fla,
March 81, 1879.


c. Codrngto,s, Esq, DeLa,ad Fla:
Dear SRI send you to-day one
quart of coffee seeds, received from
the Agricultural Department for dis
tribution. Ny county (St. John's)
being too far north for the coffee to
succeed, l send this package to you
for such of my fellow subscribers as
care to try coffee in Florida.
The following is from commune
cation received from the Department
of Agriculture az w ashington, on the
subject of coffee.
"Coffee seed will not terminate
under temperature Of 600 +. They
should therefore be placed on hot
bed covered with glazed sashes, or on
a warm shelf in greenhouse. Any
kind OF light sandy soil will be suit.
able. The beans should be scattered
over the surface and evenly pressed
in with fiat piece of wood. To pre-
vent the soil from becoming dry on
the surface, cover it with a half inch
of chaff, moss from the woods, or fine
hay. If they present mouldy APP.
pearance, remove the top covering
for time until it disappears. They
will require several weeks to germi-
nate even under the most favorable
circumstances
"Coffee fit for seed is obtained
with great difficulty. This seed,
after months of effort, was received
from Cabrera, Roma e Co., San
Francisco, from their plantation in
Mexico, and, it is hoped, will grow"
have one quart in my hot-bed,
and hope l shall succeed in growing
plants. If SO, I will notify you when
ready for distribution.
N. r. F1TZHUGH.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-03-26
Coffee Seed Received.

We return thanks to n. r. Fitz-
hugh, Esq, of Picolata, for quart OF
coffee seed, which we will distribute
to those who will call at our Office. as
the quantity is too small for general
distribution among our subscribers.
With the coffee was the following
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-06
Babes in the Woods.

The three stray childlen from
Montague have been found. A
woodsman peeling bark in the town
of Redwood, last evening, discovered
them near his shanty and cared for
them with food and drink, drew out
of them their story, whose children
they were and that they were re-
spectively five, seven and nine years
of age, kept them over night and
early this morning fastened through
the woods some twelve miles to the
settlement where the parents resided,
to carry the news of their safety.
They had been without food, save
berries, about thirty-six hours, at the
time they came to the chopping of
the woodsman, and were much
exhausted. At the time the man
reached the neighborhood of their
home there was large number in
pursuit of the little wanderers. The
place where the woodsman was at
work was several miles back from
any civilization and it seems provi-
Dental that they wandered to that
| point and met kind-hearted man,
They were gone from home nearly
two days and one night.-Lowville
IN. " Cor.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-06
STEPHEN GIRAkD'S HEROISM.
A Story of the Philadelphia Pes
thence of 1898.

The example of eminent men in
the cause of humanity cannot too
frequently be cited if we would see
their great deeds emulated. The fear
full epidemic, yellow fever, prevailed
in Philadelphia in 1903. All who
could fled. The horrors of the
plague, as described by Defoe in his
narrative of London, were realized
in this American city. Friends, and
even members of the same family,
abandoned each other on the approach
of danger The poor were dragged
off to Bush Hill Hospital, where,
under panic and malpractice, few
ever recovered. New York passed
legislative act to arrest and imprison
anyone, sick or well, male or female,
coming from Philadelphia or sus-
pected of so coming. Massachusetts,
passed a similar rigid law. In the
midst of this terrible scourge it was
announced that Stephen Girard, the
wealthiest merchant of Philadelphia
had taken charge of Bush Hill Hos
pital, whence no. one ever returned,
and was engaged in shrouding the
dying and interring the dead. He
built new house in the vicinity Of
the hospital, and rented barn to
accommodate the patients who then
crowded Bush Hill for. cure. And
though Girard had been declared III
sane and reported dead, he still lived
and kept we'll, and was soon after
found on Fifth street in large house,
where he installed sixty orphan chill
dren found in the streets, which
proved to be the foundation of the
Philadelphia Orphan Asylum
WASHINGTON Republic.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-06
SENSIBLE.


In commenting upon the expul-
sion, from the Bodie Miners Union,
Of the men accused of killing John
Gof, the Carson Appeal makes the
following sensible remarks:
II all the Unions will take such
seton Il will break up the practice
of either jumping claims or resort
to the shotgun and revolver to es-
tablish rights. We have laws pro-
tectine every man in his rights, but
apparently none for the protection of
life. We have seen, within three
years, three confessed murderers es-
cape justice; murderers whom
Judge, jury and counsel must have
known to be guilty, while an unfor-
tunate devil who was driven to steal
his dinner went to the penitentiary.
Men who will hire themselves to any
claimant tor sighting purposes. de-
serve 10 be driven from every Union
IN the land, and the men who en-
ploy them should be held account
able for every death occurring on
either side, through such means.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-06
A SHORT WAY OUT.
Alleged Suggestions Of the Chinese
Government Respecting Chinese
EmiprafiOn.

Government Respecting Chinese
Emigration.
A gentleman prominently con-
nected with the American legation in
China authorizes the publication of q
statement that the Chinese govern
ment has signifled its willingness to
put stop to Chinese emigration to
the United States. The following is
the statement above referred to-.
There is probability that one re.
suit of General Grants visit to China
NAV be a settlement of the vexed
question of Chinese immigration,
and thus much evil be averted to our
Pacific Coast.
1t is said certain propositions have
been made through him to the United
States Government by high officials
of the Imperial Government, that
offer means of settlement without a
new treaty. To explain this fully, it
is necessary FIST to narrate certain
r Gus ,hatn,. Il, are .cora;ntad with
The present Emperor of China is
an infant of about FIVE years, under
l'e III ~, " 49, Mn,har I'D ,ba
So VIZ 49, IS for,nor En-,
Iu'p.'' oa,lr os oon ho ev-
i',a;n"a 90 observation-disclosures two old
l,ao. Nv ~ ho sa;d 70 OCT 90 Reoents
49,, Uo .ho y,;nor;tv If tho child
'u Ts 7 b. nnS M;n,s.or whn bos heen
;. 80, ne , - naars i pri,ne Kuno
nsre vol, Known RI Pnronean
a;,,Ion'o.;sts. hnt ,ho statesman Who
:; 1880 .,,a ,no.;ro nnwornf China in ber
eo, .;o . rolo.;ons ana a,so in nroores.
~. - ~ ,mn5orn civilization is a
n,an ~ creat ability and acouire-
m MAN =. Cbinaman and not a
Msns.,a,, Tor.ar This mo, ia tho
W;naro', hn noma To; unnr CHANG
~ .s 10y 90 ~ h;s nrosent b;ab rank bv
h no i"so y, or, m1 tho oreat yaan;no
nahaii,o, so o roars s;nce and il one
&c a. snast of Ch;noso soholars and
~ ,no, ~ rnrsad IN modern knowledoe
~ .eAs.a aa.L 80 NJ IL r.
$500 .re 90 General Grant and ike
h l;m,0 % ha a ce,abratnd bv bav.
:im, nas oo na. Liz IL oorntrr
T M Pc 60 h,no brounht about most
;n to ro,at;ons and fr;en6sh;n be.
twaan two rroat mon and owing IN
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-06
THE CALIFORNIA ELECTION.

The election in California passed
off very quietly, with an unu-
sually full vote. The count will not
be completed before Monday or
Tuesday, but it Is tolerably certain
that the Republicans have carried
the State, and thus achieved sub
stantial success. Kalloch is probably
elected Mayor of San Francisco-a
result which may be aseribed to the
deed of Charles de Young. The re-
suit of the election will be very ben
eficial in the East, as it will be ac-
cepted az a "straw" which indicates
the way the wind will blow next
year. Maine will follow Monday,
and, we hope, will likewise be car
fied by the party Of equal rights.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-06
The Austin Reveile rejoice

,rTHE Austin Reveihe reioices
over the improved prospects of its
district and the surrounding country,
from the building of the Nevada
Central Railway, from Battle Noun
tain to Austin. The road is to be
completed by the thirty-first of De-
cember, 1870.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-06

The Democratic party dis
trust, as pledged openly to Southern
assassins and Northern capitalists =
a. doing always openly and shame
lsssly what the Republicans do on
the sly.-Wendell Phillips.3
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-06

xa--DURING the past thirteen
years the Understanding debt and
the interest on the same has been
reduced at the average rate of $780,
9500,974 81, or total Of $1,163,-
b12,704 Ga!
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-06

SAYS Carl Schurs: "What
means, then, this talk about troops
at the polls 2 1t is the reckless cry
of partisanship, which cunningly
raises up shadowy bugbears, specu-
lating upon the ignorance of the
multitude. Let those who pretend
to be SO extremely anxious that the
voters ha not. overawed by armed
force, make an earnest and vigorous
effort to keep the armed ruffians away
from the polls. Then, We may be-
lieve in their sincerity"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-06

THE use of objectionable lam
guage is altogether too common, and
should be discountenanced by all
good citizens. The two recent
shooting scrapes in San Francisco
which were directly traceable to its
use will have tendency to check
this to certain extent, but it will
not put stop to it, as the habit has
unfortunately become second ma
ture to a great many persons on this
slope and elsewhere. But a remedy
can be found in legislation. Laws
providing penalties graded accord
ing to the vulgarity or obscenity of
the language used should be enacted
by the Legislatures of the various
States and Terrltories-and enforced
without fear or favor. Let this be
done, and the disgraceful murder
provoking practice will soon cease.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-06

H-IT is said that the late Captain
Dixon carefully preserved his entire
correspondence, and that among the
letters in his possession we're several
from prominent Mississippi Demo-
Gratis, advising and urging such ex-
treme measures as bulldozing, red
shirtism, ballot box stuffing, bribery,
etc, His family appear to cherish
the bitterest resentment toward the
party that countenanees and upholds
the murder of their relative in Yazoo,
ami propose t, give to the public any
and everything that will directly or
indirectly implicate his former friends
and conspirators. These develop
ments will probably lead to an tex
odus' of a different character from
that now swarming toward Kansas. I
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-02

OF the troubles in Philadelphia gives
them the fairest field they have seen In
many year.
Pennsylvania, since she ceased to be
au October State, has usually been Sea
riously affected by the result in Ohio.
But this year even the defeat of Ewing
could do no great damage I'm Pennsyl-
van1a. The important Issues befuE OF
purely local cut extremely vital char
acter, the party woWld not necessarily
Toe depressed Ls tire HHcstoverwhelming
disaster in Ohio. Ewing's defeat
would be attributed to the financial
question, and would not dismay the
hara.money party In Pennsylvania,
wklle his election would be rightly ao.
cepted rs a protest against electoral
fraud and radical corruption.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-02
Grant, Blaine or Sherman ?

Washington Correspondence Philadelphia Eve
ming Telegraph OF Sept. 4th.
A prominent republican politician
from Pennsylvania, In conversation,
Yesterday, In speaking OF the prospects
of the various leading republicans for
the presidential nomination, stated
that if the nomination was to be made
to-day General Grant would undoubt-
edly be nominated. The people, it
appeared, were for him, but it was a
known fact the politicians were array
ed against him. A great deal, he said,
would depend upon the action of the
democratic congress at its next session
as to who would be the candidate. If,
he said, il Is alleged that an alliance
has been formed between Sherman and
Blaine, he was Of the opinion that they
would he able to exercise such control
of the machinery for electing the dele
gates of Pennsylvania as to secure the
convention for either Of them as against
Grant. It is evident from what is
transriring here, that there will be a
warm contest in Pennsylvania to secure
the delegation in the next national con-
vention. Il is understood that this al
lance also extends to the southern
states, and it is alleged that Secretary
Sherman expects to divide the delega-
tion of most of the states in that Sec
tion with Blaine. 1t is said his ennis
saries are hard at work, and favorable
reports of their progress are being re-
ceived daily.-PGtriOt.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-02

"He is the only man In the world
to-day who can bring peace to
the country"

Is is the Commercial Advertiser that
delivers itself in the above style, and
the 'only man" spoken Of is General
Grant.
Any editor that writes thus is SIM
ply a fool, and any man who believes
such stuff, Is yet greater fool and re-
ally to be pitied.
IfGrant Is the only one who can,
bring peace to the country, we don't
deserve to have peace.
If we are sunk 30 low that we must
depend on any one man to bring US
peace, then it is about time that our
national existance should be wiped out
and our territory annexed to Canada or
Mexico.
Is Grant a better or greater man
than he was several years agoP His ad'
ministration was conspicuous for cor
ruption, ring'rule, speculation, defal'
cation, general distrust, oppressive tax'
alton and general hard times.
The virtue and intelligence Of the
people must again be made to prevail
against schemin4 politicians, third.rate
statesmen and frauds in high places.
Then we will have not only peace but
prosperity as well throughout the
land.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-02

The Remarkable Case Of Robert
Musterma, who Slept for q
Week and Died.

Robert Musterman Of Flatlands, L.
l., who went to sleep on Wednesday q
week ago and could not be awakened,
died yesterday morning at . O'Clock.
Mustarman, who was native Of Ger
many, and about % years OF age, was
employed by Tax Collector Baisley OF
Flatlands to do work about the farm.
Being extraordinarily strong, he was
able to do the work of two ordinary
men. Musterman was in the habit of
drinking great deal Of strong liquor
after his days work. On Wednesday
night of last week Musterman retired
to bed at ten O'Clock. On Thursday
morning as he did not arise as usual,
Mr.. Baisley went to his room to awake
him. Musterman had the appearance
of a man in sound sleep, and Mr..
Baisley shook him roughly, but could
not awake him. DIR. Bowlesby of East
New York applied rcstoratiyes with
out effect. On Friday DR.. Ingraham Of
Flatbush was called, and he, too, was
unable to awake Musterman from his
Flip VanWinkle like sleep. DR.. Ingra-
ham thougt is was case of apoplexy,
the result of drinking TOO much strong
liquor. He ordered beef tea and nour.
ishing diets to be forced down the
sleeping mans throat. No change was
noticed in Musterman's condition until
Monday. Then his eyes opened for
few minutes and then closed again.
Much interest was taken in this
sleeping phenomenon, and Mr. BAisley
was bothered with many visitors who
came from miles around. MuSterman
lay in the garret of Mr.. Baisley's story
and.a.half house on the Canarsie road.
He seemed to sleep calmly, snored
loudly, and perspired freely. Before
his death he gasped convulsiYely few
times, but did not awake. He had
been sleeping six days and four hours.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-02
Mr.. Hayes.

A Cincinnati newspaper has printed
an interview with Mr.. HAYES on the
prospects of some of the Presidential
candidates. He says that GRANT is
undoubtedly the ablest General the
war produced )" that ''he was made
General of the Army and twice elected
to the Presidential chair !" that since
that time he has travelled abroad ex.
tensively," and that in the absence of
any information from GRANT, he,
HAYES, thinks the ex President would
much prefer to take some repose,
keeping out Of politics for the present. :"
TILDEN Is regarded by HAYES as a
man of ability, but the ''easiest beaten
man the Democrats could nominate.' -
He adds: 'There is always suspicion
of trickery hanging about TILDRN 81
mong those who have been his follow
ers." He recommends the Democratic
party to make GEORGE III. PENDLE'
TON its candidate in 1880, instead Of
running TILDEN again.
This interview derives its sole inter-
est from the fact that newspaper has
thought it worth while TO ask Mr.. r.
B. HAYES for his opinion on politics.
He is probably the last man in the u
nited States for whose opinion on any
subject anybody cares a picayune.
DANIEL PRArT's views on philology,
TUPPER HOLLANDS on fiction, JAMES
T. FGELDls on a question Of literary
criticism, TALMAGE's on theological
point, Skipper DICK THOMPSON on
great circle sailing, might, under con-
ceivable circumstances, be interesting,
if not edEyi0g. But HAYES opinions
are not even amusing, as the country
lelrneS vt least two years ago.
Before che election Of 1876 the weak
and gtterly inconsequential character
of HAgEs' mind was sufficiently de-
crieed by THE SUN. Since Fraud put
him into Office, nothing that he has
said OIL done fails to agree with the es-
innate Of his mental calibre filed at
that time.
Had Mr.. HAYES character enough
even to respect himself, the insignifi-
cant which he holds in his own Admin
istration and the contempt with which
he is treated by the leaders of the Re
publican party at large would consti-
tute an unmerciful punishment for
the crime to which he lent himself in
1877. But he is CALLED neither by a
sense of insigniacance nor by contemp.
tuous treatment. The self-complacen-
cy that goes along with mental and
moral obtuseness is his constant shield.
IN. Y. Sun.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-02
DEMOCRATIC MASS
MEETING.

There will he O Mass Meeting of
the citizens of Centre County, at the
Court House, in Bellefonte, on
Tuesday Evening, Oct. H., 70,
which VIII be addressed by Hon.
EM. A. WALLACE, U. s. Seaa-
tor, of fClear6eld county, Hon. GEO.
A. JENKS, of Brookville, and Ex-
Gov. ANDREW G. CURTIN, of
Bellefonte.
1t l. hoped there viii DC a turn
ont from all parts of the county. All
citizens are invited to cUae and hear
the issues now exciting the public
mind discussed by honest, able and
faithful public men. By order Of
the Democratic County Committee.
ID. z. FoRTNEV,
Chairman.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-02

In the village of Blackville, South
Carolina, colored Postmaster named
Nix was shot, but much more frighten-
ed than hurt, on the 10th ult., while
spelling out the superscription Of the
letters in his charge. Whether he was
suspected of prying too curiously into
the letters of the Villagers does not ap.
pear. But the outrage will be spread
throughout the north and is expected
to have great influence on the result OF
the elections. In the meantime the
affair Is to be investigated by the post
Office department. If the author of the
deed cannot be punished the best thing
would be to close the post Office OF a
village whose inhabitants amuse them
selves by cunning for postmasters.
They have little need for intercourse
with the rest of the world.-EC.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-02
Fair Democratic Prospects in
Pennsylvania.
Chairman.

The campaign in Pennsylvania il q
quiet one. We hear of Mr.. Barr or
Mr.. Butler at q county fair now and
fben; but the State Committees are do
ing nothing that In visible nc this dis
tance, and there have been only two or
three meetings a. which Speaker Ran
dali and ex-Speaker Grow have appear
ed Tor their respective parties.
a quiet campaign has generally been
favorable to the Democrats in Penn.
sylvznia. The Republican strength lies
in the cities and great manufacturing
csntres, and is only brought out when
the corporations and large employers
are aroused by a lively campaign aud
see that the Republicans on their pay
ron vote. and when the Democrats and
ref0rTDers either stay i'm the shops or
are forced to vote against their honest
convictions. Pennsylvania is in reality
n Democratic State. The majority a.
Ezinst Hoyt, reckoning Greenback.La-
b0r and Democratic votes together, was
tremendous This year there is no ex
cuse or occasion for any division of the
opposition vote. and the chances are
that Democratic Greenbackers and La.
bor RefOrners, seeing the folly of
squznderiuE their power to redress the
grievances OF which they sojustly COM
plain, by adheriRg 20 pOwerless third
PARTY, VIII be found i'm the Democratic
camp in November. These with the
dissatished Republicans, who win 60
with the Democrats on the anti Ring
and anti discrimination issues and in
favor OF 'tb0Dest men in ofice"-a
thing which the Republican Conven.
tion formally declared it did not desire
ought to put the result beyond doubt.
Tie fact that there is only one State
Office TO fl-the State Treasurership,
which has been SO long 80 shamefully
abused lyy the Rings also very help
Iul 20 she Democrats. The settlement
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-02
Lodge Z Society Directory.

NnIheim Lodge, No. e5S. I. o. o. F. meets I'm
heir han. Penn Street, every Saturday evening.
H. L. BrNIILER. Sec T.. W. HARTMAN, N. G,
Providence Grange, No. 2l7 II. OF H., meets I'm
Alexa nderS block on the second Saturday OF
each month nj 81. p. NJ. and ON the fourth Sa-
furaay OF each month at IL Pm.
ID l. ZKRBr. Sec. A q. Deininger, Master.
The MfIIheim R a. L. Association meets In
the Penn Strcet school house on the evening OF
the second Monday OF each month.
A. WALTER, Sec, b. %. DKININGKR Prest.
The NilTheim Cornet Band meets in the
Town Han on Monday and Thursday evenings
F. II. OTro. sec. J.F. HAKTKR, Pres {
Mflheim Escort OF Co. r.. 5th Regt, N. c..
s-nld their drill meeting on the second story OF
Asexander's Block, every Tuesday and Friday
evening.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-02

Some days Col. Bob lngersoll and his
cohorts organized what they are pleased
to call the National Liberal party, pre-
liminary to taking part in the Presi-
Dental canvass next year. 1t appears
now that there may be six nominees
for the Presidency-the Democratic,
Republican, Greenback, Prohibitionist,
Liberal, and perhaps Workingman. If
the people act wisely they will elect the
Democratic candidate.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-02
A Question Of Civil Rights.

W1LL1AMsPoRT, Sept. 26. - Some
weeks ago the School Board of this city
refused to admit colored children indis-
criminateIy into the public schools, in
accordance with the opinion of James
NJ. Wood, Solicitor. To-day Nathan
Morgan, Arlington Harris and james
A. Payne, three colored residents, ap-
peared before United States Commits
sioner B. s. Bentley and swore out a
variant for the arrest of Superintend.
ent Fraseau, Mary p. Brown, teach
er, aud the Board of Directors, consis-
ting of twenty.fi FIVE members, for vio-
lation of the United States laws by un.
lawfully resisting their execution and
refusing admittance Of colored children
to the schools to the schools In the
Fifth ward on account of race. The
warrant was served on the accused by
a Deputy United States Marshal, who
released them at once upon their own
recognizance, to appear before the
Commissioner on Monday morning at
10 O'Clock. This procedure is intend
ed as a test of the civil rights law and
is likely TO excite considerable interest
here.