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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-10-05
HOMESTEAD NOTICE.
Land Office at

Gainesville, Fla, Aug. 81, 1881. {
NOTICE IS hereby given that the follow
ing-named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in snpport
OF his claim, and that said proof viii be
made before Jno. w. Dickins, Clerk Cir.
cut Court, at Enterprise, Fla, on Mon
p. d. Z. No. 156 for tile northeast of
southwest3 and west of southeast Ser.
tion 10; Township II south of Range Fl
east. He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence mon
and cultivation Of said land, VIZ: A.D'
Lyon Jas; M Fulce, Robt. Smith, n els0n
o l.. A. BARNES.
llf Ito RppiStar
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virtues which make home happy.
Men with very little personal beauty
or style often make the wife happy,
and sometimes quite the reverse. The
number of ways of making a bad
husband is almost as great as the
number of ways of being ugly. No
one can tell from the demeanor of
single man what sort of husband he
will be. However, she must marry
somebody.
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HOMESTEAD NOTICE
Land Offica Of

No GTIanInIesyille, Fla Sept. %, 1881
NOTICE is hereby given that the foI1oTJ
inten named Is settler 4as filed notice Of her
Of her her T caip 10 make final proof in support
s peI Fpf J0nn W. Diczins, Clerk Circuit ConIt
Of Ehnpt , lSSi, VIZ; Fanny BENNETT, widow
s stce NO 37G5 for the southeast sontbeas no
west ~ ana east of southwest and south.
south Of IF Son n e of section TO- township Il
d DOC witnesses to prove her continnonS roS;
Wn n upon H2 ana cultivation Of said land VIZ
VIM M - Menshaw, Jas. H Purdon, Of Voln TsG'
Cone nf ineyiesals' spring Garden, and w. A.
,7e tso l.. A. BARNES.
Register.
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,,v YOUR TURN NEXT.

:,udpe not too I1arshly, oh, my lrlehu'
az him your fellow man,
Rnt draw the veil of charity
About MIN if you can.
no once was called an honest man,
Refore sore trials vexed-
xIaStSnned from out the narrow way
It may be your turn next.
Painting upon the great highway
4 suffering soul doth lie; ,,;s +l;rst
co siaunch his wounds ana quehcll lis ''4tA'
Nor pass HIM idly by. .so
CO, win not brook the swift excuse,
The thoughtless, vain, preteAt;
A f.lIow-mortal bites the dust:
1t may be your turn next
You heard. one DAY. a single word
AGAINST a PERSONS name
Oh. hear it not from door to door,
To further hurt his fame.
If vou're the man you claim 10 De,
Remember, then the text
To"Speak no evil" true OF laise
1t may be your turn next.
The world is bad enough, we own,
And many need more light
Yet with true love for all may we
Help on the cause of Right.
lift M the sinful and the weak,
The souls by care perplext, IN
Well knowing that to drink the gan
1t may be our turn next
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Set back AZ Years .

~ was troubled for many years with
Kidney Complaint, Gravel, etc, my
blood became thin was dull and inS
active; could hardly crawl about; was
an obi worn out man all over; could get
nothing to help me, until Igot Hop Bit
tiers, and now 1 am a boy again. Ny
blood and kidneys are all right, and I
am az active as mNn of 80, although 1
am y, and have no donbJ it will do as
well for Others of my age. It is worth
trial -(Father.)-,Sm Mercury.
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Mr.. SpOOpendyke.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

NNS'S'
"Say, my DEAR" said Mr.. Spoopen'
dyke, with a social sort of grin,
chow would you like to go fishing ?"
ooh, wouldn't that be perfectly
lovely !" squealed Mrs. Spoopendyke.
81 never was fishing in my life, and
always wanted to try it. Where
can we 90 ?"
"Well, there are lots of places
around Brooklyn. Last summer l
saw boys catch a good many fish off
the dock at the foot of State street.
We might 80 there"
"Just the place" conceded Mrs
Spcopendyke. Perhaps we can
catch some sardines. I'll bet spool
wi thread 1 get the first shad !" and in
hes glee Mrs. Spoopendyke waltzed
across TIE room aud back.
Mr-Spoopendyke smiled pleasantly
upuu his wife, anil started out III the
ward to get some worms, while Mrs.
Spoopendyke, rugged herself up tor
she pending excursion
Got any fish sticks ?" she asked, as
Mr.. SpoopendyAe returned, rather
warm, from his exercise.
urye got some fishing rods. if that's
what You mean" replied Mr.. .Spoo-
pendyke, sbut l could only find
four worms"
"Can't we break 'em in two?" in.
quired Mrs. Spoopendyke anxiously'
"Could if we had buzz-saw,"
grunted Mrs. Spoopendyke. Come
long if you're coming" and thorough>
" equipped Tor the expedition, MIR.
and Mrs. Spoopendyke set out for
the State street pier.
"How long before they bite !"
asked Mrs. Spoopendyke, hosting her
hook out of the water, and examin-
the point OF worm her husband had
impaled thereon.
They will probably bite at that
as soon as they can borrow step
ladder" retorted Mr.. Spoopendyke,
eyelng the dangling hook. elf you
calculate to get any fish, you'd better
let that thing down in the water"
"Ohm SAID Mrs. Spoopendyke,
dropping the hook. DO you think
| could catch a goldfish ?" she en-
quirei, after pause.
eli hold on There, lost him p
calculated Mr.. Spoopendyke, firing
his hook up toward the heights.
$50 did IT. chined Mrs. Spoopen'
dyke as she tell over backwards and
shot her siuker into NJ. Spoopen
dykes ear; Il declare, we both lost
himr'
What we doing?" demanded Mr.
spoopendyke. "What did 20" lose?
When I'm pulling in fish, you just
sit still, will ye? Think my heads
a fish pond? Drop it | tell ye drop
e ia the water. There Now sit still
and fish. Another time I'm pulling
in a Spanish mackeral' you let things
alone. You made me lose that fish,
"You ought TO have caught nim'
laid Mrs. Spoopendyke. soothlngly;
"you tisned splend'dIy tor him."
81 understand the business re-
coined Mr.. Spoopendyke, somewhat
y, Gifted ,sYou see he he didn't even
,.et the bait, big a, he was
"rm glad Fl that, because we >e
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-10-05

Mr.. Samuel Mckenzie, Cumberland,
Nd. writes: L am 6S years of age.
About four years ago began to go in
to decline. suffered from dyspepsia,
stone in the bladder, weak lungs, and
general nervous debility. Nothing l
tried did me any good until L used
Browns Iron Bitters. This remedy
has made me again robust and strong,
and feel all the fire aud activity of
youth once more in ny veins"
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VARIETIES,
somebody.

In matters OF prudence, last
thoughts are best; in morality first
thoughts are best.
Jones says that the clouds of his
early childhood were no bigger than
a woman's hand, but squsll always
followed them.
"What did Cain say when the
Lord asked him where his brother
Abel was?" asked Sunday school
teacher of his class. None of the
children spoke up, but finally little
Jimmie snapped his fingers and said:
IL forgot what Cain said, but he
sassed the Lord back"
No, parson, I'll prob'ly never git
courage to jine de church. When a
poor darkey's spiritual wiser takes
him down in de riber and says, II
now capsize thee" and then ducks
him under, its time dat darkey looks
after himself. You don't play none
OBJ dem games on me old man.
A non>combatant: did you serve
in the war, uncle?" mo, sab; I was
a cowardly niggah. was Kentucky
niggah. And what did want to list
foh:" "Were not the white men
fighting for your" "S'pose dey was.
Dat was no sign why we should fight.
Massa, did yon ebber see two dogs
tightin' over bone?" well, what's
that got to do with your fghting?'
GA heap massa Did you ebber see
the bone fght?" The qnestioner left
amid general laugh.
In ancient Egypt sons were not
obliged to support their mothers, but
daughters were! Curious recognition
of woman's rights, certainly! or her
wrongs which? Anyway she was
more than mans equal in that case
To a logical feminine mind the ques-
ton of equality between the sexes is
unsatisfactory, tor OF course directly
a woman becomes a mans equal she
must cease to be his superior. The
present platform seems the safest un>
der the circumstances.
The unfaithfnI man is more untrue
to himself than to any one else
Every promise which he breaks,
every trust which he dishonors, every
responsibility which he throws off,
every rightful labor which he shlrks,
weakens the force of the inner law,
destroys his frmness, lmpairs his
energy, hardens his conscience, and
renders him not a free man but
slave. In being unfaithfn! to others
he is still more untaithful to his own
nature; in trying to crafty some pal
try qualification, he has lost the rich
est treasure of his being.
She sat at the table of fashionable
watering place, and she wore GRIM
son satin dress cut as close to the
shoulder as law and shoulders allow.
She swept the air with her bare arm
and as her fingers were covered with
rings she seemed to bring down the
stars every time. She plunged her
fingers into one dish after the other
and wiped her mouth on the back of
her hand. One OF her neighbors quiet
ly passed her napkin and she picked
it upas quietly and said: "Herel GU ok!
somebody has lost handkerchief. l
never carry anything as coarse as
that"
Set back AZ Years.
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THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.

only got three worms left. How I'd
like to catch an oyster. Do you
know L"
"Hist! Sh.h.h! Quiet. now! I've
got him See me play him. Now,
III fetch him." and Mr.. Spoopendyke
reeled in until be landed an old boot.
81 didn't know that fish had burrs
on like a chestnut" said Mrs. Spoo"
pendyke, quivering with excitement.
"Crack him, and let's see what he is"
"Crack your grandmother" snorted
Mr.. Spoopendyke, shying the bout
up the pier. "He wasn't good to CAT,
anyway. I'll get something"
"What's the matter with my stick.
Let go, you nasty thing. Here's
another one. Quick !"
"Pull him in, can't ye? You've
got bite. Haul up," exclaimed Mr..
Spoopendyke, trying to untangle
himself from his line and help his
wife. "Iift him out of the water"
"He won't let me-" squeaked Mrs.
Spoopendyke, holding both arms out
at full length. Take him off. Scat !
Go way, monster"
"Lift your pole straight up in the
air." shouted Mr.. Spoopendyke'
"Hoist the dod gasted thing right
up"
Mrs. Spoopendyke exerted her.
self, and disclosed an eel, dangling.
"Its a .rattlesnake!'. she yelled.
Don't go near himl Fire fire !
murder! police policeAe.e!"
Hold your zap, will ye?" bawled
Mr.. Spoopendyke. "Get him over
the dock so can catch him. What
are we holding him out there for?
" aiting for him to dry? Stick that
pole straight up into the air, l tell
ye,"
Mrs. Spoopendyke threw the pole
over her shoulder, and f1opped the
eel into MIR. Spoopendyke's counte'
nance.
"Dod-gasted the measly eel'' he
howled, as he spit it out. stop
Sneviua that slam basted lightning
rod like flag. will ye? Hold it
still, 1 say. Think you're a tree?"
Don't, touch him. Throw him
overload. kHe'll sting you to DEATH"
gurgled Mrs. Spoopendyke, and for
getting that the pole still exercised
an influence over the eel she gave it
jerk, and it slipped through Mr..
Spoonpendyke's fingers. That gent,
tlemau made a spring for it, and
swashed:into the water.
lieu! blah baa waegle, glu, hic,
ga, gaggle !" sputtered Mr.. Spoopen>
dyke, as some lightermen fshed him
out.
"Didyyou catch cold, dear?" in
CURED Mrs. Spoopendyke, with So
licitude, as they made their way
home.
If l did, l landed 1t" growled Mr..
Spoopeudyke, blowing mud like the
exhaust of a steam tug.
anyway, l caught an eel, didn't
II" asked Mrs. Spoopendyke, carry
ing out the woman's idea of comforts
ing man with the only thing he
aon't want to hear about.
ooh! you caught i'll" ripped out
Mr.. Spoopendyke. You're a fish
woman, you are. All you want now
is some glass sides and some bubbles
running through you to be an aquar-
ium Another time we both go fish
ing, you stay al home. You hear?"
And with This novel mathematical
suggestion, Mr.. Spoopendyke hunted
himself to lis domicile, aud took
rum sweat.
Made from Harmless Materials,
and adapted to the needs of fading and
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-10-05
ysade from Harmless Materials,

and adapted to the needs of fading and
falling hair, Parker's Hair Balsam has
taken the first rank as an elegant and
reliable hair restorative.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-10-05

Spring Garden. June IA, 1851. HAecu
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-10-05
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE


SlA MONTHS from date will present to the
~ Hon. James II. Chandler, County Judge of
Volusla county, my final accounts and vouchers
as the administrator of Willoughby Minshew.
late deceased, and ask for final discharge as
administrator. WILLIAM b. MINSHEW,
lIO l96 Administrator
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-10-05

6 GAVE MY CHILD three doses of the Pa
tent MISUNDERSTANDING they brought
away a pint of worms" Sold by Druggists
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-29
THE NASHVILLE BANNER,

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est secular, religious, political, financial and
commercial news, domestic and foreign, are
advised to subscribe Immediately for the Nash
Vile Banncr, published daily and weekly, ~
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the Nashville Banner Publishing Company.
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Democratic in politics, frank and fearless in
expression. strictly accurate in its reports Of
local and other markets, and during the last
twelve months has been more widely read and
received more substantial proofs Of public fa-
Vor than any newspaper in ennessee. The
Daily issued at 3 o'clock p. IN, contains thirty
two columns of intelligence, much of it being
from every part of the world, and furnished 10y
the Western Associated Press, besides the lat
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and Of every place Of note in the State. The
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ing 4 vast deal of information regarding the
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Should You Need

Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Solid
Silver Ware, Silver Plated Ware,
Clocks or Cutlery, send to Mermod
Jaccard u Co., corner of Fourth and
Locust streets, st. Louis, for their
illustrated price list. This ieweIrv
house, the largest in the south and
west, has on hand the finest stock and
sell their goods lower than any house
in the south or west. They make a
specially of Gold, Solid Silver Watch.
es for SO, which they warrant. When
in st. Louis, he certain to see the
immense jewelry house Of Mermod,
Jaccard ~ Co., corner of Fourth and
Locust
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-29
AGRICULTURAL CONCENTRATION.
Intensive Versus Extensive Cotton
Farming mt the South.


The Atlanta Cotton Exposition is
already tearing its expected fruit in
eNciUIug attention TO the defects Of
che old methods and in putting ~ a
strong light the merits OF new ones.
lnere are IA every community, even
the most unprogressive, "a few men
who, applying their minds inteutIv
to Che business in hand, think out im-
,""""~"w-a which bring fortune 20
vnelr inventors, aud wouid result ia
wide spread benefits if farmers geuer-
ally could he hrodght 80 give them
the consideration they deserve. The
conservatism natural 10 the agricultu-
raj mind makes it difficult to intro
duce "new tangled idea unless it
he done upon some great occasion and
in striking and impressive manner.
Fairs, eXpositions, granger society
meetings, etc.. have this merit OF pat
ting the minds Of those who attend
them i'll a receptive condition, and
thus furnishing attentive listeners to
more progressive men. 1t has long
been the vice of Southern farming to
attempt to plant too many acres, and
by consequence to cultivate them bad
ly. When one fertile field has been
exhausted by continual cropping with
out replenishing the soil the planter
has preferred to discard il and inclose
another equal area of freshly cleared
land in his plantation and proceed as
before. The "old field" becomes
scanned with gullies and the thin soil
thus disclosed tells the story of radi-
cal error in the extensive system of
farming. The problem Of the present
and future for Southern farmers is
how gradually to reclaim these old
fields and preserve the productivenesS
of the new by substituting the "inten.
sive" for the extensive" method.
That this may be done with profit is
demonstrated by an exhibit made at
the Exposition by Maj. j. F. Jones,
a small planter Of Troup county, Ca,
cotton, corn, wheat, oats, rye, cane,
honey, etc, produced on his three
horse farm" lie began several years
ago with twenty-five horse lam,
and, as usual with so large Il force uu
der one direction, everything Was
loosely managed. AT the end of
every year he was in debt, and when
he decided to cultivate fewer acres he
was 81 1000 beEindhand His neigh,
borS advised him to buy more stock
and cultivate more land. On the
contrary he planted but twenty.one
acres IN cotton aud employed but
three boys with three horses to assist
him. He supervised everything, and
what was done was well done. Fills
hel Up cost him S172, his fertilizers S153;
other expenses of picking, etc., made
the total cost of his twenty-one acres
of cotton 1881. He gathered IA, 4O4
pounds Of cotton, making twenty-eight
bales Of 5l8 pounds each, for which
he got 81 44O, leaving profit of 1909
or s44 dollars per acre. This was 10
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-29

On account CT the war of the trunk
lines from the east to the west, busi-
ness shas become very dull on the
Nashville and Chattanooga roads at
Nashville, and five hundred hands
have been suspended from work.
From seven to ten crews will also
have to lay off.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-29

1t seems that ex> Postmaster Gene,
raj Key knew about the star route
frauds while he was in Office, and re-
fused to make them public, for fear
of a row. He was entirely too ten
der with the thieves, and it is we'll
thai ho was not retained ia the cabinet.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-29

"Wine is a mocker, and strong
drink is raging" Take Prickly Ash
Bitters. 1t is not beverage, but a
remedy for all i'll effects of an excess
of Intoxicating stimulants. Don't
take drink before breakfast "iust to
wake you up" because you feel so
stupid and languid. You are sure to
feel worse as soon as the effect wears
off Take a halt wine glass Of Prickly
Ash Bitters, 1t will brighten you up
for the whole day.
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Gallon Mr.. Earnest Keileber for a
general assortment of bread and cak e
at very low prices.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-03
Cotton Mills la the SOuth

The accounts of progress in cotton manu-
featuring in the south, that have reached the
north and east, have produced their legi l.
mate effect in turning the attention of mann
lecturers to our section. Mr.. ID. l.. Love.
of Huntsville, Ala, has written a letter 10
the textile Record, giving some impor,nn,
facts going to show the interes. felt BY
Northern manufacturers in cotton spinning
inthesoulb. We shall give some of them as
follows: Mr.. A. d. Lockwood, of Prov.
dence, H. l., Is quoted as saying tina, his
smallest null In that section consu mes l2 Goa
oales annually, and that,it his mill were lo.
Gated IN the south in the neighborhood of
sne cotton tields, he would DO able 10 ssve
soi'ooO year on the cost of cotton alone
when amounts TO more than the wears
profits OF many mills. 1t is al.o stated that
Thompson & Noyle, OF Providence bsvs
! published volume in which they Wv =. ~. !.
mo Investment so safe and f ,.v az nros,s shas
, $500. - as cotton manufacturing in the
SOUTH" MIR. Love refers to another fact
winch isot great interest. Tho proprietors
Ola little mill in New York state, using only
about l,2OO bales of cotton year, found
that by moving south they could co Operate
with southern men, double their capacity,
save $500 in the cost Of 1900 bales, and b,
ouyiug ftom planters in the 8 ed, save $500
more in the value of seed, making Sl2 800
saved IN The cost of years supply of cot
ton. In every mill visited in the cas-, by MIR.
Love no found applicants to como south.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-03

crow reaches the venersole age of century.
Passing up in the scale OF life to man. and
,kpping the venerable pstrisrchs, we fad
many recorded instances OF longevity among
the classic Greeks and Romans. Pliny notes
that in.tbe reign OF the Emperor Vespssian,
in the year 76, there were one hundred aHd
twenty four men living in the limited area
between the Appenniens and the Pc of one
hundred years and upward. three Of whom
were no AID four over 1856.
Cicsr,'s wife lived to the age of lc3 and
the Roman actress. Lucejo, played in public
as late as her ll2.h year. Coming down
70 more recent times, the most notable
authentic instance of great age is
tibet of Henry Jenkins of Yorkshire, Eng
land, who died in 1910, 1863 years old. He
was fisherman. and ut the age of 100 be
easily swan across the rapid rivers. An
other historic case is that of Thomas Parr,
of Shropshire, day laborer, who lived to
the age OF l52 years. When more than 100
he married his second wife, and till $50 he
could swing the scy,he and weld the fail
with the best of his fellow laborers.
In his 1852 year Parr went up to London
to exhibit himself to the king. 1t proved
an unlucky visit, for violating the abstemi>
Gus habit of a century and half, tho old
man fessted so freely on royal victusls that
he soon died, merely of plethora. On ex-
animation his internal organs proved to be in
excellent condition and there was no reason
why he should not have lived much longer
ave for this unfortunate taste of royal hos
pitslity. Prof. Hufelsnd's roll of centen-
Arisns includes many remarkable cases.