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Sharp County record., 1879-06-26

want, whose idea Of hoEse:lkeap.
inc is to display his furniture
ana tools on his little vaSranda.
The front portion of the payll'
ion is occupied by Mr.. DAVIS as
d library and study. Here !
found him, slightly indispogted
and lying upon a lounge. His
manner ID genial and very kind
", with that charming courtesy
characteristic Of the high bred
Southern gentleman. Seventy
wears Of age, Mr.. Davis has
vet a fresh and vigorous look,
His hair, moustaohe, and Whis-
kers are white in part, but hi9
eye is bright and cheerful. His
face, in repose, is almost severe
" Intellectual, but the smile:
which lights up his mouth and
his quietly cheerful laugh dis
pei the first impression of cold
ness. Few Of our public men
have the quiet fascination of
manner, the old fashioned grace
and the charming conversation,
al powers Of Jefferson Davis,
His memory is capaciops and
retentlve. One might, with a
facil8 photographic pen collect
great stories Of "reminiscences
from his lips.-Oor. Boston Her
| aid
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JEFF DAVIS AT HOME.

Alighting from the train at
Beauvoir station, Miss, and tax
ing the half-peroeptible roadway
to your right, ten or fifteen min
utes walk through the pines
brings you to the beach. Here
you see a house built in the airy
fashion Of this region of perpet-
ual sunshine. This is the resi-
Gence of Rev. DR.. Lacock, an
aged Episcopalian clergyman,
once chaplain to the Duke Of
Cambridge. Beyond the rever-
end gentleman's estate you see
fronting the beach, an other es-
tate, the residence of Mr.Davis.
Entering the gate, you pass
across a lawn dotted with live
oak and other trees feStooned
with the picturesque Spanish
moss. Before you is a low and
spacious mansion, painted white,
with broad verandas. AT either
side, trihe nearer the fence, is
a small building, a sort Of pa
villion. While resting on the
veranda, waiting for your letter
of introduction to be handed to
the master, your eye takes in
the hospitable provisions for
ease afforded by several COM
Portable rocking chairs, a table
and settee. Life here is all fres-
co. The broad hall which goes
through the house is open to
the breeze, but not the ardent
sun, whose rays are intercepted
by the veranda. Here, on the
front veranda, sits of a morning
the ex-PreSident Of the South.
In full view of the Gulf of Mexi-
co, that dazzling, radient ex-
panse of shimmering blue, Its
summer waves glide softly, to
break in lulling sound upon the
white and sparkling sand, The
The breeze is laden with the
strange perfume Of the sea. 1t
is the land Of the lotus-eaters,
where It's always afternoon. Sit
ting on this veranda, into what
reveries may not the Confederate
eX-President fall, as he gazes
out upon this Mexican Gulf,
which, had the dreams of the
Southern statesmen been real
lied, would have been the in land
sea of a mighty empire, stretch
ing to the tropics. I was soon
summoned to the little pavilion
to the right Of the mansion.
The building is divided into two
parts. The reward is occupied
by an ancient and favorite SER
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LIFE'WHAT WE MAKE 1T.

LIFE WHAT WE MAKE 1T.
There is no labor without its
result; neither can there be any
result without labor. George
Elliot has said that genius is
labor" and we are forced to the
conclusion that she is right.
The ancients believed that hui
man destinies were controlled
by the Fates, and that the mys-
tic threads Of life must pass
through the hands Of these stern
daughters Of Nox and Erebus.
some persons, I think, still have
an idea that there is some truth
in these myths. Others think
that surrounding circumstances
2mannls@ what we are. This is
~ as to ue; but give some per
rEsohrk OF opportunities of others
whJ to. not appreciate their ad-
yantayest and See' the ollei-
On One person, placed in q posi- posi-
ion where he has every advan-
,lU ,a@e Of education and society,
nav nav still St never accomplish any
tl%0 thiDn in life. Another, with
nUn ltU1p,1tI n9I2severange and industry,
o"1, Disns from povertyand obscurity
to l'Gy wealth and Influence. The
Secret of success is labor. The E
STeife grentest St men wbm the world
has ever produced were those
Ia" li'So worked mot and thought
wno ynnSt. Who set oft with an object
i,, in view, and nger halted, never
FeIenlOV; PnnVan wrde his "Pilgrim's
proorcss" nrn Will in prison. Mil
tn the blind English bard, dlc-
toh, soted W. SParafse Lost to his
"'Oo Hon%hter wBwrote it for him.
aauS ! low Johfon, with no advan-
j Il NJ nul' whaFer in his early
lasTIb bv ID own untiring en-
yoGCn' ys was levated to the top
efS16oo Il St6e natp. Napolean Bona
ol ,!to .to diInot obtain world
pa55o0 renh simply by chance.
\ WI Wlo0 snen months and years
Il ne 1Saprnitted toll. He was a
ol ~ u stl ent from his earliest
! cloof th d in after years, when
? y4a,A yn h fame was resoundiDg
wlon o,l Int all Europe, he would
tlloohis tent, after a weary
reolnl ~ rcl Tough snow and sleet,
"fhrTothe CORY field of battle,
OF ! ere, through the long
! ant 4 of the night, he would
= wa'oye YER volumes Of history,
y poii;il economy, mathematics,
oi Pot5nything from which he
o ano derive valuable knowl-
D 99iafhlowing himself but three
ii eorepose. Perhaps not an
~ man lived who could bear
y continual strain on mind
: : $ ss55yody.
y can all have an influence
"a Irlown little circle, however
T. tea it may be. Life is made
a. flittle things, and one who
re [ects the small duties and
% rtesies of life will never ac-
lplish anything truly great.
Elves are useful and happy
uas we strive to make them
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7EOQRp,
Ahkley, Publisher.
SHADE, ARK,
hY, June 26, 1879.
Az AT HOME.

"a ~ ffttff4 ~
Iwho is earning q de-
hihood had better re-
his own ieighbornood,
lough times are hard.
hes are always followed
Iods of activity, and one
tr prepared TO SECURE the
tages in a revival in bus
where he is known than
lg strangers. Again, NOV
Ebout is demoralizing in its
ie4cy, expensive and de-
3, hctiYe. Seldom do we hear
of the removal of a man from a
Village or a n9ighborhood in
which he is interested, active
and public-spifited. Nothing so
wedS a man to a cause as work
ing for it spending his time or
sacrificing something for it. You
may be assured the fault lies
partly at your own door, when
the desire to leave a familiar
neighborhood silences your bet
ter Judgment and prompts the
sundering Of the ties of early
association. Don't leave your
home.-EX.
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Rice Mills.

Our State exchanges announce the
erection of a mill in Jacksonville as
something of importance and tending
to increased cultivation Of rice in
Duval county. We remember in 1872
Mr.. Foster erected a rice mill near
Mandarin, capable of cleaning tierce
per day but it did not stimulate the
production in the least and after hav-
ing it lying idle for two or three
years, it was sold to G. D. Brigham
OF Blackpoint, in the same county, for
much below cost price. Mr.. Brigham
has never had rice enough offered
him to keep it employed. The mill
was good one with all modern i'm
provements. The greatest want that
we have, is the people to grow the
rice. Give us immigration, or Mr..
Hubbard's rice mill will turn rusty.
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in the ocean, can always procure
boats to take them to the peninsular,
where it is only short walk across.
Some of the Orange county people
have already rented houses in Dayto-
ma, among them DR.. Spence and Mr..
Adcock, who will keep their families
there during the Summer. The air
comes fresh from the ocean, and the
usual Summer temperature, is $50.
Where can a finer climate be pro-
cured? The inhabitants are refined
and educated, glad to see visitors, and
will do everything in their power to
make them feel at home, and will get
up entertainments for their amuse-
ment. What with bathing, fishing,
yacht races, etc, etc, the time will
pass quickly and pleasantly. The
great difficulty has been, to get to
Chese places, but families can be Ia
ken there in large wagons across the
plains. The citizens of Orange City
are now opening new road from
their city by way of Judge Prevails,
by which vehicles can reach the coast
in few hours. Let it become bet.
ter known, and these towns will be
filed during the Summer with
host of health and pleasure seekers.
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Summer Resorts.

In tropical climates, change OF air
is absolutely necessary to insure good
health the rest OF the year. The old
inhabitants removed their families to
the sea side, and camped out during
the hot months, to prevent sickness
in the Summer. In the West Indies
1t is considered necessary to make
some change, if only a few miles off.
Even the inhabitants of cold coun.
tries, follow the example or why are
there so many sea side resorts along
the coasts? Those of our citizens
who can afford it, remove to the
north in Summer. There is no ne
cessiGy for their leaving the State,
and spending their money out of it,
when the same object may be at
tanned in the State at much less
cost. We have lately been examin-
ing the Coast OF this county, and
found that New Smyrna, Port Or
ang, Daytona and New Britain, offer
unusual facilities for the accommoda-
ton of numbers of people, who
might resort there from the interior.
AT New Smyrna, there is large no.
tel belonging to Mr.. E. X. Loud
who will rent furnished rooms with
the use OF kitchen, for about So per
month per room. At Port Orange,
Mr. Mcdaniel has a large hotel,
which he offers on the same terms.
AT Daytona Mrs. Hoag has an ele-
gantly furnished hotel, with board at
about six dollars per week. There
are several large houses and cottages
also, with and without furniture, that
can be had at very reasonable rates.
These places are situated on the banks
of the Halifax river, so called, but
the water is salt. The beach is hard
and firm all along, and the river
abounds with the finest of fish and
oysters. Those who prefer to battle
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collectors call at the houses, and re.
ceive them. Nothing can be more
simple than having collectors Tor
each voting district, and paying
them for the time occupied. They
know every individual in their ap-
pointment and are aware when errors
are made. The plan of paying by the
head, only leads TO fraud, and is
unreliable. If the manner Of taking
it is only properly organized, the
census of the United States can be
taken in one day. There is no reason
WHY we should be behind other
countries in that respect.
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The Next Census.

1t is to be hoped that the next ma
tional census, will be taken in a more
expeditions and correct manner than
the last one. We remember coming
to the State in 1870, seeing an old
man riding a mule, going over the
county of Duval, from house to house,
asking questions-a labor of weeks
and months-and the awkward man.
ner in which it was done, was enough
to make any one laugh. In the Brit
ish Dominions, taking the census is
work OF day and nothing can be
more efficient. The questions are
printed on slips of paper, with va
cant spaces for the answers. One
of these papers is left at each house,
few days before the day appointed
for the census. The day after, the
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To Subscribers.

Our first volume of new series eX-
pires with Number 81, May 18th.
We trust every one will renew his
subscription which closes at that
date, and that those few who have
not paid up will do SO with ready
promptness Every one knows that
an editor can live on air, but his
little ones cannot, nor can the press
and printers. 1t takes money to run
any paper, much more a good one.
The unsolicited and spontaneous APP
prevails of our many subscribers in
duce us to believe that we have great
ly improved the paper, aud are Civ
ing our patrons really good one,
and all for the small sum of two
dollars.
We look confidently, them, for
early renewals of subscriptions, for
many new ones, and for those who
are in arrears to pay up at once. On
our part, we pledge ourselves to keep
it up to the highest standard as an
agricultural and family newspaper,
welcome 20 every household, and a
truthful, impartial and reliable source
OF information in regard to all parts
of our State, It's capabilities and adj
vantages. We give this early notice,
as many of our subscribers live in
distant states as far as California, in
the Canadas, West Indies, Europe,
etc.
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Fruit Culture i'm Florida.

There is no denying the fact that
many people, who commence orange
culture, get Disguised after a while
and leave off or sell to others. They,
in most cases, begin with sanguine
expectations of realizing, in a year,
or two, and have not sufficient CAPT
tai to. carry it through, or patience
enough to wait for the trees to bear,
and the grove to become remunera-
tive. People of this calibre should
turn their attention to other fruit
which comes into bearing much ear
her than the orange and for which
there is remunerative market, out
of the State: Of these we can grow
PLAINS of different kinds, as the wild
goose and De Caradeuc which come
in early and sell at from Sc to 81 per
bushel in the northern market. Bud
ded on the common wild plum they
require but little care and are hardy
and good bearers.
Next come peaches of which there
are several varieties suited to the
State that ripen at the end OF May
and early in June. Peaches were
shipped last year from Georgia by
the goth of May and brought SIG to
$50 per bushel. Our season is sew.
eral weeks in advance of Georgia
and it is only necessary TO find out
the fruit that is best suited to the To-
cality to ensure success. The people
of Georgia do not confine themselves
to the culture of one variety of fruit,
as we do with oranges, but after
years of trial they now know what
can be best depended on to grow for
profit. We must do the same. The
sand pear or LeConte pear will, no
doubt, succeed in this State and are
very profitable to grow. The first
variety is not....valued as an eating
pear, but makes preserve equal to
the ounce and is being extensively
used as substitute. We have seen pears
grown near Jacksonville weighing a
pound each-they were produced in
the garden of the Hon. Harrison
Reed, from whom buds might be
procured, to insert on other stock.
The ounce does we'll in many parts
of Florida, the borer not destroying
them to the same extent as it does in
the north. This is a fruit that ships
we'll and will keep a long time,
always meeting good prices.
Apricots grow well here out no
dependence can be placed on them,
as they only fruit after very cold
winters. We have seen some very
fine ones produced in Duval county.
Mulberries grow with the greatest
luxuriance in this State and the fruit
is excellent. A lady near us makes
them into wine, and we may rs well
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the Sawannee river). will commence.

the Sawannee river). will commence,
May 9Th, 1879, and last two weeks.
Persons desiring to buy any Of these
lands can appear in person or by agent.
All single minimum lands. that is lands
not within 6 miles of a railroad, cannot
be bought for less than 81 25 per acre I;
all double minimum lands. that is lands
within miles of railroad, cannot be
bought for less than 50. 80 per acre.
All lands that are offered and not sold
will after the sale be subject to cash
entry, homestead entry, or presumption
entry.
d. EAGAN, Register. JOHN VARNUAr,
Receiver. RICHARD NJ. STADDEN, Clerk
in Registers Office. JOHN P. VARNUM,
Clerk in Receivers Office. G. DYER,
Jr., DraughtsmAn.
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The St.James hotel, at Jacksonville.
is to be extended.
"A number of the Jacksonville people
want children to adopt.
The New Smyrna Star has a large
subscription list.
Columbia county has shipped nearly
$3OO, OOO worth of produce the past year.
The Nassau county fair began yes
terday. The premium list is extensive.
Col. Hardee is concussing the Jack
sonville people, and they are blowing
him up.
We return thanks to the Hon. w.
ID. Bloxham, for a set of the proceedings
of the last session.
The telegraphic line from Sanford
to Leesburgh has been completed to
Pendryville.
The outlet of the Lake Eustice and
Lake George railroad will be at Fort
Butler little south of Volusia.
The Fernandina Mirror is Factions
at the expense of the Jacksonville
papers.
The Jacksonville Stt,a aud Press
says, that the passage of the large ocean
steamers over the st. Johns bar has had
tendency to deepen the passage.
The system Of running rail cars on
posts has been successfully demonstrated
in Turkey. 1t is just the thing for Flor
ida. No grading or expensive machinery
required.
The people of Jacksonville are iub-
liant over their rice and sugar factories.
Now for the raw material to keep them
gowing.
..Messrs. Hart, Benham Il Co.. of
Jacksonville, have sent out pamphlet
with DIR. James r. Nichols, bnrn.fioor
lecture. When We can spare space We
will publish it.
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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 Marion.
WEST FLORIDA--Is composed of the eoun-
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 Dsde
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OELAND. MAY Z. 1879.
Volusia County.
Agricultural Societies.

Florida Fruit Growers Association.-Dr.
). G. Kenworthy, pres, Jacksonville; d.
II. 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 d Sauls, Enterprise, FLORIDA.
MIR. Stockton, Sanford,
J. H. Stockton, VOlusia,
Charles Smith. Orange City,
Colcord &; Felt. Beresford, "
Ashmead Bros. Jacksonville, -
DR.. y. III. Mason, Apopka, ''
S. p. shepherd, Altamonte,
Capt. H. s. Williams, Rock Ledge,
NJ. d. Rising, Stark,
Lois Levin IL Co.. Los Angeles. Cal.
Bruce Smith, Los Angeles, -
J. P. Snow. Z Ex'ge Place, Boston, Mass
VIM. Estill. Jr.. 81 Bull st. Savannah. Ga
John Rich. Port Royal. sc.
Chas. f Willard. Orange City, Fla.
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THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.

say that great part of the port
wine sold in the United States is
made from this fruit.
Of grapes we can grow almost
every variety, according to locality,
the most profitable being the SOUP
pernong. They begin to bear at
three years, and at seven years old
will make from 900 to 1000 gallons
of wine to the acre, being much
more profitable than the orange and
not subject TO any disease. A good
many people in western Florida are
turning their attention to this grape
and making vineyards. The best
varieties of table grapes also do well,
the great fault has been that the cul-
tivators allow the vines to bear too
profusely at too early All age and
kill them out by so doing.
Strawberries have proved a great
success in the State, in every part,
and quantities are shipped to the
northern cities every Spring, bring
ing from so cents to $3.50 per quart.
The facilities for shipping are how
getting so good, that few are lost.
on the way.
Blackberries and whortleberries
grow wild all over the State, and
money could be made from them in
drying and making the former into
wine.
Hardly any trial has been made
yet in nut growing. Pecans have
been proved and found to excel the
Louisiana nuts, they are difficult to
transplant, but the seeds can be
planted where they are intended to
remain and succeed best in that way
or budded on the hickory. Walnuts
could be grown in many parts of the
State with success. Cobnuts or fill
berts ana other kinds have not been
tried to our knowledge But what
more remunerative fruit can be grown
than the pineapple, which natures
the second year and succeeds in all
the SOUTHERN counties of the State,
with little se,Sn5ie Bananas will
be found a profitable crop in
the most southern parts Of the State
There are many more tropical fruits
that will be found profitable in time
to come which enables this State to
offer greater facilities to fruit grow
ers than any state in the Union. Lit
tie capital is needed for the first
mentioned macure early and bring
speedy income. 1t is always best for
every person to make speciality of
some particular product and give
close attention in the improvement
of that and in this way new vsrle'
ties are propagated and wealth
attained by the fortunate cult
tivator. Those who intend entering
on any branch of agricultural or hor
ticulture should seek information
from others who are known to have
succeeded, but too many people
come here 80 clever in their own con.
ceit that they think no one can teach
them, and so generally make mud
die of what they undertake. It is
the modest, painstaking man, who
knows that it is never too late to
learn, who makes the most success.
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II this article is marked your subscrp-
ton has expired. Persons in renewing
will obLige the Publishers by stating that
they are old subscribers. Those who wish
to keep complete file must renew imme-
dlately. as we can not furnish any more
back numbers.
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Fulgum. Jerry
To be continued.
70 obtain patents parties must send
their Final Receipts to the Register of
the U. S. Laud Office at Gainesville,
Fla.
If the Final Receipt has been lost or
mislaid, an affidavit to that effect,
must be sent to the Register in order
to obtain the patent.
If parties have bought lands from the
original claimants, and the Final Receipt
is lost, they can obtain the patent by
sending to the Register, an affidavit as 10
the loss of the Receipt and certificate
from the Clerk of the Court, showing
that they are the owners of the land,
and are legally entitled to the patent.
Parties in sending money to the U. s..
Land Office should send it to the Re-
ceiver and not to the Register.
The sale of public lands in the former
st. Augustine district. Cor all lands east of
range 243, from the Georgia line, south
to township 2O), and the lands in the
Tallahassee district, Tor all lands west
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To Correspondents.

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scope Of this paper are solicited. .,
We cannot promise to return relecteo
manuscripts. -.
ton must be accompanied with real name,
as a guarantee Of good faith. Names will
not be published if objection be made. No
anonymous contributions will be regarded.
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Homestead Patents.

The following are on file, for delivery,
in the U. 5. Land Office at Gainesville,
Florida