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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-04

10 me non Justice ofthe Superior. Court merit TO
o. hofden az augusta wifhiR and for the (ouptu OF
hennebec on the frst Tuesday in Febyuarn. A.
'IHE Undersigned, Abby f. Wright of Hallowell
III the county of kennebcc, respectfully libeIs
anu gives the honorable court to be informed that
she was narried to Alden b. Wright at Mt Vernon.
NE, on me 3ist day of March, A. d. is55 and has al
ways faithfully kept and performed all her marriage
covenants and duties.
mat she lived with her said husband in the Stat.
Oh Mhne until August 18th 1872, and she has coptln
uea 10 I'VE IN said state until the present time.
Bu' she AYERS that the said beice, updInindful of
MS marriage duties and obligations, deserted her in
Ihe year le92, from and since which time he has
iaiieu ana neglected TO furnish and provide your H.
belaht win any means OF support, and has lived
without the state, much of the time in places un.
known to your Hbelant that there has been of said
marriage three children, viz girl =, years old
one BOY ~ years old, one boy Il years old
, wherefore she prays that the court will decree a
divorce from the bonds of matrimony existing be.
tween herself and said lbelec avering that such
decree would be reasonable and proper conducive to
domestic harmony, and consistent with the peace
ana morality OF society.
ABBY +. WRIGHT.
And the lbelant further ALE yes that She has used
reasonable diligence to ascertain the present resi-.
dence OF the said ibeec but j. unable to do So and
does not know where ii Is. ABBY +. WRIGHT
kENNLBEc IS: November 18th, is7a-The said
Abby +. Wright made oath that thu. above allega.
tioh as 10 the residence Of the belee Is true Before
IpEING FARR Jnstir. nf III. pauca
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-04
To Whom it may Concern,

NOTICE Is hereby given that the undersigned
IN will apply TO the next Legislature for an act to
authorize them to build and maintain dam at the
outlet of Parlin Pond, socalled, in the County of
Somerset of height sufficient to raise said pond so
to make II driveable for logs and timber; and also
TO and collect of the owners of logs and timber
landed upon said pond, reasonable toll to help dc.
fray the expense of building and maintaining said
dam.
FOSTER & SPAULDING.
RICHMOND, Nov. &c, 1870 noy25-tIt&wY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-04
Notice of Foreclosure.

WHEREAS. George T.. Cleaves of Windsor, in
W the County OF kenncbec and state of Maine.
on the seventh day OF May, A. D. ISL by his deed of
mortgage Of that date recorded in kennebcc Regis
try Of Deeds in Book 32, Page 577, conveyed to the
subscriber a certain lot of land with the buildings
thereon situated on the east side of the kenncbec
River In Augusta in said county of Kennebec and
bounded and described as follows TO wit beginning
AT stake in the north line OF Murray ST.. EOS feet
from the east line of Bangor St, thence running
northerly at right angles TO said Murray ST., 100
feet to stake thence southery in line parallel to
the first 100 feet 10 said street. thence westerly in
the north line of said St. 100 feet the point begun
at Said lot containing 10000 square feet, to secure
the payment of certain note OF hand therein DIES.
crbcd and As the conditions of said mort gage have
been broken claim foreclosure of the same accord.
ing the statute in such cases made and provided
and give this notice for that purpose.
AMOS NJ. WIGHT
By GEORGE j. MOODY. his Atty 3w5o.
KENNEBEC COUNTY:-In Probate Court at
Augusta, onthe fourth Monday Of NoremJer, 1879.
w gate of Manchester, in said county, MINOR
for license to sell public auction or
private sale, the following real estate of said
ward, the proceeds TO be placedon interest, viz All
the interest of said ward in about thirty acres of
land. bounded northerly by land Of j. w. Hawkes.;
West Gardiner; southerly by u stone wall leading
from the road aforesaid to Cobbosseecontee Pond
and westerly by said pond
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior TO the fourth Monday of
December next in the Kennebec journal, a news.
paper printed in Augusta that all persons interested
may attend at Court Of Probate then TO be holden
at Augusta, and show cause, ifany, why the prayer
of said petition should not be granted.
II. X BAKER, Judge.
Attest :-CHARLES HEwINs, Register. 3w50
KENNEBEC C0UNTY-M Probate Court, at
dugnsta. or Lhe fourth Monday Of Nor, 1879.
A CERTAIN INSTRUMENT, purporting to be
"A the last will and testament Of Ira Stuart,
late of China, in said County, deceased, hay.
ing been presented for probate:
ORDERED That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior to the fourth Monday Of
December next, i'm the kennebec journal, newspa:
per printed IN Augusta. that all persons interested
may attend at Court of Probate then to be holden
at Augusta, and show cause If any, why the said
instrument should not be proved, approved and ale
lowed, the last will and testament of the said de-
ceased II. X. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEWINS, Register. 3w50
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-03-26

We are continually receiving let
tiers requesting information about diff
ferent parts of the State. We last
week gave description of the Spring
Garden settlement on our first page,
and will lie pleased to receive the
same from other localities. Cannot
the different societies appoint citizens
to draw up like statement =? We
will give them all the notice possible.
A new feeling is awakening in the
north regarding Florida, and many
persons of capital are looking here
for investments, and writing us to
that effect. Do not allow this feel
ing to die out, but give all the in
formation you can. Improved prop
critics are now in demand. Let those
who want to sell inform the public,
and they will find purchasers. The
mail agent can inform you that this
paper goes to several hundred post
offices, and our circulation is increas-
ing at rapid rate. The citizens of
Spring Garden took several hundred
copies OF our paper containing the
article on their location, to send off.
You can do so, too: and not only do
yourselves good, but us also. We
will give you the copies on liberal
terms.
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coat, often perforate through the
stomach. The bots, once formed,
subject the animal to pain, the
symptoms differing very little from
those of collie. He looks at his side,
lies down, rolls in agony from side to
side, and soon dies in most cases, If
prompt remedy is not applied. To
make the bots let go their hold, give
the horse a quart of molasses, or dis
solved sugar in quart of milk. In
half an hourhe will be at ease. Then
dissolve one-eighth Of pound OF
alum in quart Of warm water and
drench him, and in an hour or so
after that give the horse one pound
of salts, and you will find the bots in
his excrement. This never fails
The molasses and milk cause the bots
to let go and feed on the sweets, the
alum contracts them, and the salts
pass them off. Every farmer who
keeps a horse or mule should have
the ingredients at hand, as they are
frequently attacked in this way here.
For cough in the horse, use cedar
boughs cut fine, and given in the
corn. We have tried these remedies
and never knew them to fail
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-03-26
THE FLORIDA

The beauty of our curled pine can be
seen in many public places in the
city of Jacksonville, more espec.
tally in the Office of the Bank Of
Jacksonville, the old Freedmans
Bank, and we have seen some hand
some desks made of it. But we have
many other woods adapted to cabi-
ne. work and other purposes. We
have pipe made from the native
crab wood, on which an alligator is
beautifully carved, presented to us by
Mr.. II. J. M. Porter, OF Apopka, in
Orange county, as the work of his
own hands and sample of what he
did to make livelihood while his
orange grove was growing. Another
orange grower, Mr.. Henry, of Acron,
in the same county, has turned the
cabbage palmetto to good account in
making up the outer rind of the
trunk into canes, and handsomer ones
it will be hard to find.
We have lady's work-box made
from fifty different kinds of orna-
mental woods in the island of Jamai-
ca, the work of rude mechanic, but
performed with much taste. Why.
then, cannot some of our able me-
chanics turn our Florida woods to
account, and show what can be done
with them a? It will be a paying
business, for every visitor who comes
to Florida likes to take home some
memento of their visit and presents
for friends. The sea bean business
has been overdone, and they are no
longer the curiosities that they were
some years ago, when the romance of
their growing in the sea was be-
lieved, and our curiosity dealer must
seek some new idea, and nothing can
meet that better than useful articles
made from the ornamental woods of
the State.
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The Largest Orange Tree.

We would like to know which is
the largest orange tree in the State
Some four years ago, one belonging
to Captain Peter Nelson, on the banks
of the Caloosahatchee river, was
measured and found to be 48 inches
in circumference one foot from the
ground. This was a single trunk
and it must be now much larger, if
alive. An orange tree at Fort Har-
ley, near Waldo, now the property
of Col. d. S. Place, about the same
time. was described as follows :
Height, 81 feet; circumference at top,
81 feet; circumference Of trunk just
above ground, s feet, 5 inches. At a
foot from the ground it branched
into four trunks, measuring respec-
lively, 374, 394, 4O33, and 4S inches
in circumference. Each of these
torked from three to five feet above
ground, and again higher up. All
were bare OF small limbs and foliage
for many feet up, except on the outer
sides, so that the interior Of the tree
presented the appearance OF a huge
umbrella. Can any one give us in
formation of a larger tree, and will
Col. Place be good enough to give
us any further information regarding
his tree, which was said at the time
to bear 10000 oranges per annum.
We know that the tree was much
neglected for years, but as Mr.. Place
has had the property for two seasons,
some change must have taken place.
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Capt. Stark's grove on Lake Beres-
ford produced over 200, 1000 oranges the
past season.
Col. S. st. George Rogers of Marion
county has got 10000 oranges from his
young grove the last crop. He may now
be called an orange lark.
Our Judge Cooke has come down
heavy, in the Union, on the mine ty re-
port of the Potter Committee.
Our old friends Beach Dc Son, of
Rolieston nursery, near Palatka have
been sending fruit trees to Africa, where
they arrived in good order.
The Gainesville San shines, without
cloud on the horizon. Division of la
bor-the Sun by day and the moon by
night
Milton, of Santa Rose county, must
be rising place to support such spicy
paper as the Standard.
When a Jacksonville paper pub
fishes an extract all the State papers fol-
low suit.
The people of Jacksonville call f.
M. Cheney acicked man because he
got them new city law. That is moth
ing new to Cheney, if they had called
him a good man he would have been
Mortified.
Jacksonville is all agog over the
prospect of sugar refinery being started
in that city. We suppose they will bring
the raw sugar from Havana.
..On the night of the earthquake
shock the earth in front of the church at
DeLand, Volusia county, opened about
twenty four feet and left chasm twenty
or thirty feet deep.-PalGttG Herald.
One of Pratt's alligators knocked it
out with his tail.-Ed.
:. A few of our subscribers have not
settled their subscription for last year,
which closes with this issue. We hope
they will do SO Immediately as we are
in need of stamps. Sumter -A1Uance.
Why don't you give your paper away,
as we do.
We have been honored with several
calls from the ladies during the week,
which has put US in futter of excite
ment. so if any mistakes occur in the
paper this week the readers must pass
them by. We are not exactly in a proof
reading frame of mind-well you know
how it is yourself. -OcGtG Banner.
Never kiss, and tell, Frank.--Editor
AGRICULTURIsT.
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Locals.

IA number of Capt. HI. B. Austin's
pine-apples are in bloom.
Vegetables of all kinds growing
finely and coming into market.
I'VE return thanks to John Cannon,
Esq, for charming bouquet sent to
our office. The roses were very beautiful
and show taste in the arranging.
I'VE understand there is to be given
by our Literary Society on the evening
of April LIST, another of their popular
entertainments of " Feast of reason and
flow OF soul"
ANY one seeing them cannot fail to
note with pleasure, the very healthy
and vigorous growth of the orange trees
in Mr.. Adams grove, and. those IN Miss
Fiddis' and Miss Steadman' They are
under the efficient management Of Rev.
NJ. S. Leet.
1--WE are informed that Capt. Wood
is also among the steadily growing army
of fortunates, in having a number of
blooms on his orange and lemon trees,
grown on his homestead that three years
ago was forest.
I'VE can boast of having some first
class workmen. Mr.. DeLano has q very
fine specimen of the handiwork of MIR.
Ross, blacksmith and wheelwright of
Orange City. in the shape of wheel.
barrow specially adapted to this
country.
...AtMr. Fl. B. Austin 8, LakeView home
stead, the orange trees are putting on
splendid growth, and several are in bios
som trees, too, that were set out less
than three years ago. Mrs. Austin is as
fortunate, in having the prize nine
months old naval bud, with. over hun
dred and fifty blooms. Can any one
beat it,?
While at Enterprise few days ago,
we were much interested in new inven-
ton, simple but most useful, that we
believe is going to work a revolution in
the brush trade. 1t is a brush made of
the palmetto fibre, and seems to do it's
work much more effectually and salts
factorily than any other kind and lasts
much longer. Thayer & Sauls the en-
terprising merchants have them on ex-
hibiton and for sale. With our enor-
nous quantities of palmetto, this new
industry now in it's infancy, can be made
to reach gigantic proportions. We have
a sample of the work in our office.
Among those visiting at DeLand and
not stopping at the boarding houses,
are Mrs. Alice Vance and Miss Lily
Foreman. The former is a Philadelphia
lady, lately travelling in Europe, and
now homeward bound, from an extended
tour through the south. She expresses
herself as very much pleased with our
Florida Winter climate, and thinks it is
not excelled by that of any other
country. The ladies are staying with
Mr.. J. Ct. Kilkoff, of the firm of G. A.
Dreka & Co., and leave for their respec-
tive homes early next week. Miss Fore
man is of Savannah. whittier she is
obliged to hasten to take a leading char
acter in the production of the charming
new opera "The Sorcerer. She is
known as an amateur singer of brilliant
powers, and if she could but be induced
to go on the Stage professionally would
undoubtedly become new light.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-03-26

At the late fair in Gainesville we
noticed an exhibit of some gigantic
bones, said to be those of whales and
the mammoth, and OIL inquring where
they came from, we were referred to
the exhibitor, Mr.. w. H. Bingham.
of Archer, who informed us that they
came from property OF his in Levy
county. He said that some time
back he sent laborer to dig some
post holes on mound he had, and
that the man returned to him with
an excuse that he could not dig the
holes on account of the number of
bones in the ground. On examina-
ton, Mr. Bingham found that nearly
three acres, elevated some feet above
the pine land, was full of bones of
this description, just below the sur
face, and what is curious fact, every
bone is broken. He has never yet
taken out perfect one. This place
is worthy of examination by scientific
men. Mr.. w. Il. Bingham, of Archer,
AIachua county, can give any informa-
ton required.
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The first shipment of peas from
Columbia county brought five dollars
per crate.
The recent impeachment case of
Judge Archibald cost the State over one
thousand dollars.
The pea crop is nearly failure.
Only a few who planted will be able to
make shipments. Lake City Reporter.
Tomatoes are being shipped from
Lake Worth to Jacksonville.
The Fernandina fair will be held on
the 9Th of May.
Quantities of strawberries are being
shipped from Florida to the northern
cities.
1t is a good sign when people are
merry. The lads and lasses of Mariana
are taking dancing lessons.
II quOQue, will be the battle cry
of both political parties in the coming
campaign.
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Treatment of Horses i'm the South

The loss of horse is serious
thing to an agriculturist, and if the
horse is properly treated he will live
for many years; yet many and many
a fine animal dies from neglect or
ignorance in the treatment. First
thing in the morning clean him down
we'll; if blood horse, do not use the
curry-comb, but glove brush. Then
give him water and two quarts of
corn. Four quarts of corn day are
quite sufficient for any horse-two in
the morning and two for supper.
Many people surteit their horses with
too much corn, or give 1t to them
when heated. Never give green fod-
der to horse when he is heated. In
any case. green fodder should be
wilted There is little nutriment in
the millets or Guinea grass when too
young, and if given to horse just as
it is cut, it fermenJs in his stomach.
We lost two horses in one day by
the servant irving them green corn
blades when the animals were heated.
Give your horse water before corn
never after. When heated, never
allow them TO drink too much at a
time, but just sufficient to cool the
mouth. See that the bedding is clean
and comfortably laid.
Many of the horses in Florida die
from sanding. We have taken two
buckets of sand out of a dead horse.
Those that are turned out to Craze
on pine land are most subject to it,
as in biting at the low grass they
take in much sand, especially if they
are turned out hungry, and try to fill
their stomachs quickly. A bottle of
whale oil, or, if that is not handy, a
bottle of melted lard, will give relief
to a horse when sanded.
The bots are produced by a kind
of nit Or egg of fly. 1t may be OBJ
served in abundance on the legs or
shoulders of a horse, and is easily
seen by its yellow color. Either
from irritation OF the skin or some
other cause, the horse bites or ticks
his hair, and swallows the nits, which
soon hatch in his stomach, grow into
bots, and, fastening on the inner
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Rock Springs,-Orange County.

A correspondent writes us, recon.
mending Rock Springs, a few miles
up the Wekiva river, in Orange
county, as a desirable place for set
tiers. He says that the land is high,
great deal of it hammock, and a
fine orange grove, in bearing, shows
the adaptability of the place for fruit
culture. There is wharf on the
place, giving direct communication,
by way of the st. Johns river, to the
markets. There is fine medicinal
spring also on the place, with suffi-
cient water fall for machinery.
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FlOridiana.
Geographical Divisions of Florida

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 Marion.
WEST composed of the coun-
ties of Escambia. Santa Rosa, Washington,
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
atee. Monroe and Dade
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they are old subscribers. Those who wish
to keep complete file must renew imme-
dlately, as we can not furnish any more
hack numbers.
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To Correspondents.

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scope of this paper are solicited.
We cannot promise to return rejected
nuscripts.
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OF De Published if objection be made. No
ANONYMOUS contributions VIII be regarded.
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AgTicdItura1 Socie ties.

Florida Fruit Growers Association.-Dr.
j. C. Kenworthy, pres, Jacksonville; u.
III. Elliot, Sec, Live Oak; d. s. Place, cor,
Sec, Waldo.
Orange Ridge Agricultural and Immi-
grafton Society.-Dr B. B. Bennett, pres;
John Canon, sec.; N. R.Scovel, cor. sec.
DeLand, Volusia Co. Weekly meetings
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Our Agents.

The following persons are authorized to
receive subscriptions for us:
Thayer &. Sauls. Enterprise, FLORIDA.
Mr.. Stockton, Sanford,
j. II. Stockton, Volusia.
Charles Smith, Orange City.
Colcord & Felt, Beresford,
Ashmead Bros, Jacksonville,
DR.. u. H. Mason, Apopka,
S. p. shepherd, Altamonte,
Capt. II. S. Williams, Rock Ledge
NJ. d. Rising, Stark,
Lois Levin 4 Co., Los Angeles. Cal.
Bruce Smith, Los Angeles,
J.P. Snow. Ex'ge Place, Boston, Mass
VIM. Estill. Jr.. 81 Bull st. Savannah. Ga
John Rich, Port Royal, sc.
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Our Ornamental Woods.

We were particularly struck, at the
fair, by some woodwork exhibited
from Temple mills, in Alachua
county, showing the adaptability of
our woods for ornamental purposes.
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THE article in No. 43 of this paper,
on the MISUNDERSTANDING Power of
the Soil, should have been credited
to the Neao York Tribune.
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