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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-11-19
EDUCATIONAL. COLUMN.
For the Teachers md Patrons
Ofthe Free schools OF NGonOn-
gain County.

In accordance with arrangements
made with the New DOMINION by
Supt. b, 5. Morgah, this special edu-
cational column will continue during
the present school year.
1t has been provided for in the
hope that it will materially help to
promote the school interests of the
county, by supplying the people with
the educational news from the differ
ent districts and also the freshest gem
eral educational intelligence, by sup.
plying teachers with the latest and
ablest articles upon leading educa-
tional topics and the most improved
and approved methods of teaching
by the best teachers.
The columns of the New DOMINION
have always been extended to the
educational interests of the county,
and we are frank to say that, in our
opinion, all over the State the local
press, has not been used and is not
now to that extent il should be used
to build up the schools.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-29

The funds necessary for the success
of the enterprise are all in bank, ano
the work is in the hands OF such men
as will never let it fail short OF the
greatest success. Atlanta Is putting
herself in readiness to royalty enter
tain the largest aud most important
company OF visitors she has ever
welcomed, and she will not let her
reputation as a hostess suffer.
AS one OF the most important
agricultural and fruit growing States
in the South, Florida has double
interest in the success of the Atlanta
Exposition To show the world the
wonderful capacities of her soil and
climate, and to learn the best meth
DDS of utilizing her forces and cultl-
vating her products. 1t is very i'm
portant that every county and Sec
ton of the State be fully represented
by its every and best product, and
also that the contrI buttons be sys'
tematically arranged and properly
displayed. To the end that Flori-
da may be fairly presented and her
vast resources understood, the Edi-
tor of this paper, as the representa-
tive of her agricultural interests, will
attend the Exposition in person,
and will see to it that the peninsu-
la is not sighted. Let every county
and community get together their
best products and forward to the
Send in everything of
special interest and worth in the way
of fruit and agricultural products,
and furnish us promptly with full
details of everything interesting in
the way of vegetable culture, and
what you have accomplished. In
short, give us the best information
Of your county and section you
can, and furnish the Exposition with
such specimens as will be practicable
to be exhibited. Go to work at
once, and give us the data for the
fullest representation Florida has
ever had, and at the most important
tair the world has ever known.
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JUNE 80.

terians will agitate the question of a
new church.
We had the pleasure OF meeting
DIR. Y. II. Mason, who looks as gen.
ial and hearty as ever.
The dredge boat on the lake is
still reducing the distance OF marsh
to be excavated tor a channel be-
tween Lake Dora and Lake Apopka.
The Judge says that another dredge
will soon be ready to be put on the
Apopka end, and will work to meet
the other. The prospect OF a rail-
road being built has had the teD-
dency to considerably raise the price
of land. New settlers are continually
coming in. b.
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ach-which explains "why we

each-which explains "why we
| SMILE"
The soil around this place is emf
nently suited for the peach, almond,
plum and apricot being mixed with
clay and high, dry, rolling pine. We
have trees eighteen to twenty years
old in full bearing, and bidding fair
to give good crops for many year
in the future.
am now trying the problem OF
hybridizing the Pien'to and Blood
Cling, with hopes of success.
Last year the Pien>to ripened
April Goth. This year the freeze of
December Both caused the earlier
blooms to fall.
The cotton fly is making its appear
ance, and as it has no visible means
of support it is hoped that planters
will note the flowers on which 1t Is
seen TO light, and look for the eggs
OF the first brood, the first appear
ance of the caterpillar, the plants on
which it leeds, etc, and please re-
port to Prot. G. N. Riley, Washing
ton, d. c., or to the undersigned at
Archer, Florida. Please, everybody,
experiment on the caterpillars with
decoctions of various Florida plants,
especially the Elder (Sama6utMs),
Papaw (Arinai,ao), the MINIS, Horse
nettle, tDogtennel (Sotidago), etc.,
and report results.
DIR. JACIENNE. A
archer, Fla, June 10, 1881.
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AGRICULTURAL Societies.

Florida Fruit Growers Association.-C.
COdrin gton, pres; d. s. Place, vlce-pres..
Z. II. Elliot Sec; w. FL Ashmead, as.n'
sec: C.. A. Choate, cor. Sec; G: W: DAVIS,
treas. Executive Committee, n. z: Petltt
ID. SAWYER, F. L. Dancy and A. l. BldwelI.
Norwalk. Fruit and Vine Club.-Col.
Robt. Bard pres; Dr.. Geo. Rogers, sec.
New Smyrna Agricultural and Fruit
Growers S0ciety.-Mr. M. b. ROlfe pres,
w. S. Hart, vice-pres.; Mrs. NJ. b, Kolte.
scotland treas.
Orange Ridge Agricultural and lmml-
grafton Societv.-Dr, B. B. Bennett, pres.
John Cdnnon sec.: j. Y. Parce, cor: sec.
DeLand, VOlusia Co. Weekly pleeangs
Orange Park Fruit and Vegetable Crow
ers' northumberland Knapp. Pres;
E. E. Sabin, Vice~Pres.; o. f Campbell
Cor. Sec; Rev. o. Taylor, Sec. and Treas,
Correspondence III vited.
Lake George Fruit Growers Associa-
tion.-Judge A. B. Bartlett, pres, George,
town; w. W. Hawks, E. Kirby, Mrs: r.,
A. Manville, vice-pres'ts. A. II. Manville.
Sec, Lake George; r. o. Hammond, cor.
Sec. Fort Gates; George H. Thorn, treas,
GEORGETOWN. Monthly meetings every
econd Saturday of eac h month,
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ScuppernOng Grapes.

A correspondent of the South
Florida Times says:
"Will some ofyour numerous readers
tell me what is the matter with my soup.
pernong vines; they grow rapidly and
bloom profusely but retain no fruit.
Any information as to how to remedy
this will be thankfully received.
Perhaps Col. Codrington could tell us
something about them.'
The scuppernong vine Is Di@clous,
that is, the vines are male and female.
Your grapes may be OF the former,
If so, they will keep blossoming, and
may at times bear an immature fruit,
which never perfect. Or esle there
may be something lacking i'll the
soil which the plants need to bring
them to perfection, Try bone meal
or little guano about the roots
EDITOR FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT
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ApOpka Items.

There are many marks of improve.
ment to be observed in Apopka City
since we last were here, and the
spirit of enterprise seems to have
thoroughly got hold OF the people,
one and all. Business is good, and
all you meet wear smiling faces and
talk railroad. And from all we can
gather the indications are that the
South Florida Railroad Company
will have branch from the main
line to Lake Apopka, via Altamonte
and Apopka City, by next January.
There have been half a dozen
buildings put up within the last tour
or five months, and We hear of as
many more to be erected Immediate
ly. The Methodists of Apopka City
have built fine church, size 26x40
feet, in which the Conference met
on Thursday, the 10th inst. The pre-
siding elder, Rev. Chas. Fulwood,
and a large number OF ministers and
delegates were there in attendance.
The Baptists have also built a
beautiful large church, size 32x53 it.,
and we understand that the Presby.
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Bermuda Grass Seed.
The Alachua Advocate saws 4:

The Alachua Advocate says:
"a Kentucky grass man is on the
hunt for seed OF the Bermuda grass, and
is very appropriately advised to send an
order to the West Indies for seed. 1t
is curious. but Blue grass men want
the West India grass seed; and Bermuda
grass men want Blue grass seed. Let
'em change carloads of turf"
Your Kentucky man may save
himself the trouble and cost of get
ting the Bermuda grass seed, for it
will not grow. The grass must be
propagated from cuttings, planted in
wet weather.
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That Old Frost.
EditOr of Florida Agricult~rist:

Editor of the Florida A0ricutMrist:
In your issue OF June s, 1881,
there appears an article by A. +. L.,
in Ocala Banner, dated Lower Coast.
May L. This correspondent pro-
ceeds to state the disastrous effects
of the cold of the past winter upon
the orange groves In Louisiana, and
incidentally says that the cold wave
extended to Mexico. etc. This letter
brings up the experiences OF former
days in Florida, and will relate the
experience of resident of 1857,
whose veracity cannot be called in
question, and if necessary 1 will give
his name and address. This inform
ant says "That during the winter OF
1857, at the time OF the Indian out
break, it became his duty to proceed
from Tampa to Palatka. He started
with a horse and wagon, one winter
day from Tampa, accompanied with
! one colored man-theEfa Slave.
weather was bitter cold, and alter
proceeding fifteen or twenty miles
from Tampa he saw horse hitched
to a tree. This sight excited his Gu
riosity and surprise, as the coun-
try was almost uninhabited, and he
proceeded to investigate the strange
phenomenon as speedily as possible.
When reaching the horse, he discov-
cred a soldier laying upon the
ground, in almost the last stages OF
virulent internal fever and diarrhe.
Taking compassion upon the untortu-
nate fellow, whose condition was
truly deplorable, he put the man into
the wagon, mounting the servant on
the soldiers horse, and started for
the next house, distant some ten or
twelve miles, and occupied by small
planter who owned four or five
slaves. Before reaching this mans
house, they had OCCASION to cross a
muddy place in the road, which was
completely frozen ooer, and the ice
cracked round the sick soldier, who
begged for water. He was told that
: no water fit to drink could he pro.
cured, but soon they would reach the
, planters house, Where every atten-
ton would be paid him. Upon
reaching the house, the family was
informed OF the condition Of the un'
fortunate man, when he was kindly
nursed and cared for until fully re.
= covered from his terrible sickness,
when he was sent on his way re.
joicing." Your correspondent is fur
Their informed by one OF the most re.
liable and substantial citizens of this
q State that he has seen "Severe frost
at Key West!"
In consideration of the above facts,
. l would suggest to those unfamiliar
. with the history OF Florida to be
f very cautious how they pirate about
a "F'rost Line" in Florida, with the
evident intention of misleading the
unwary to settle in the "out OF the
, way places" in preference TO those
more accessible, on account OF total
exemption from frost.
s. T. s., IN your issue OF June Is,
may consider himself answered.
j. +. TENNY.
Federal Point, Fla, June IL, 1881.
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important Notice.

The red Y opposite this on your
paper denotes that your subscription
has expired, and that you are ex
pected to remit if you wish the paper
continued for this paper is conducted
strictly on the cash system.
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The DaytOna Institute.

The closing exercises of the sum-
mer term of the Young Ladies Instr
,ute, of Daytona, were held in the
school house last Thursday evening,
June %, and was attended by very
large and attentive audience OF the
citizens OF the different towns up and
down the Halifax, and also quite
number from DeLand. The pro-
gralnme for the evening was as fol-
lows:
Singing. Nothing but Leaves,
By the school.
PRAYER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Rev. C. NJ. Bingham.
Welcoming Address.
Rev. C. NJ. Bingham.
Recitation. The Grammar Family,
B Grammar Glass.
Song Little KITTENS,
BERTHE Thompson, Wallace Wilde, Col
l1er Martin, Jay Wilkinson Hadden
McCollom Clarence Rodgers.
Recitat1 The Dead Doll,
Lille Thompson and Clara Wilkinson.
Paner The Young Ideas,
Edited by Nellie Cross and Emily Martin
Song .Grandpapa and L,
Wallace Wilder and School.
Recitation Washing Dishes.
Dora A. Dayton.
Recitation Fifty four Hundred Years ago,
Mary Martin, Helen Maley, jennie
Slough, Grace Bingham, Esther Ma
q 4ey, Emma Slough, Ella VanDorI.
Recitation ----.-.-.....-...J ohn Maynaro'
Jacob Slough and Edward Wilkinso II.
Paper. 1.-The Southern Star
Edited by Ammia w ,Puchet and Dora
Dayton. .u,5tb
Song. '''AngrJ WoA~s'
By the School.
Address observation-disclosures.
Rev. C. G. Selleck.
Address .....................
Rev. Mr.. Pinkerton.
Song. Let us Work for tie School.
By the School.
~# Dr. houston.
Song. The Lord Will Provide,
By the School.
The exercises were all we'll rend-
cred, and, considering the time the
school has been i'll operation-one
year-cast great credit on the prin-
cipal, Miss Cross. and her assistants
Rev. @. M. Bingham, in his address
of welcome, stated that eight years
ago when he first came TO the county
there was not school on the coast
betyeen- St. Augustine and Sand
Point, and now to have such an In
stitute situated there, taught by such
able teachers is, indeed, big boon
for Daytona.
Miss Cross has done remarkably
we'll with her school, having had in
all forty.fve scholars, and this com.
ing winter expects to have her num-
Der considerably increased by pupils
from the North. The school building
is charmingly situated on Beach
street facing the river, surrounded by
flowers and shrubs, and is just one
mile from the ocean beach which
makes its natural advantages many
and great. E. o. P.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
anhiLia eat uerQ U1rtatS.

Messrs, Ashmead Brothers are our
agents in Jacksonville, and authorized
to receive subscriptions and advertise
ments for this paper.
Prayermeeting Wednesday evening at
the school house.
See revised descriptive circular of De-
Land, Fla., in another column.
| Sabbath. school next Sunday afternoon
at O'Clock, j. Y. Parce, superintend-
ent ..,f,..s a,...
DR.. Waverly, of Kentucky, arrived
last Monday. - .. ,-.,..
Judge Buckner. of Enterprise, visited
us last week.
Mr.. Grabill and family have moved
into their new house.
DR.. G. E. Clemens. Of Louisville, KY,
arrived last week. .Tser
Capt J. B. Jordan left last Thursday
on a summer excursion to Kentucky.
Prospectors for land are continually
arriving, and many purchases have been
made.
A large party of our citizens went to
Daytona last week to attend the Sunday
school convention.
Look out, just before daylight, for
the comet in the northeast. Score one
for Mother Shipton.
Mrs. Anthony has received a fine new
organ and intends giving music lessons
at Mrs Hildreth's fashion store.
The Messrs. Kirke have been working
in the erection of fine 7-room house
for G. P. Starke, of st. Peters, MINI.
Arrivals at Parce-Lapd Home: DR.. r.
J.. Marvin. G. W. Marvin, Fl. A. Tan
ner, Hastings, Mimi, Chas. R. Jeffreys
and d. 3. Marley, Jacksonville.
Messrs. NJ. w. Ordway, VIM. @ Ladd
and Chester Northup, of Kingsley, Clay
county, visited this place last Monday
on prospecting tour.
We neglected to chronicle last week
the arrival of Mrs. James, the wife of
our worthy shoe. maker, and child, from
Louisville. Ky.
One of the hest market gardeners in
the State, who is disguised with the
7 transportation business in Central Flor
, ida, would like to came further south
and get partner to join him.
: Mr.. J. w. Cartmel, of st. Paul,
Mimi, has purchased ten acres of land
on Blue Lake, from DR.. G. W. Lancas-
ter. He has sent for his family and
will become permanent resident.
Mr.. E. NJ. Turner, we'll known to the
citizens of this county as resident of
Spring Garden, has opened a summer
hotel at Mayport, in the building for
, merly used-as Convent, where he will
! be pleased to see his friends and the
/ public, and make them comfortable.
| The merchants of DeLand wish to an
, nounce to their respective patrons that,
being DESTROYS of showing their patriot
ism, and allowing their employees and
themselves a chance for resting and
seeing their friends, will close their
store on Monday, the Fourth, Independ-
ence Day.
Flies, ants, worms, or even scor-
pions, tarantulas or rattlesnakes, it
is alleged, are never seen where the
absinthe plant prevails. The plant
appears to be an insecticide, accord
ing to M. Poirot, of France. In a
paper read by him, on the 11th
, October, 1879, before the French
Academy of Sciences, he states this
fact.
We had the pleasure last week of
) meeting Messrs. Marvin aud Tanner,
from Hastings, MINI. These GENTLE
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Florida Agricultevist, IN the West
Indies, and other British possessions,
is ~ shitlings per AMMAN, postage
tree. Il 95 Bank Of England note
enclosed IN letter qoM pay for s
subscribers.
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To Correspondents

Articles relating to any topic within the
scope of this paper are solicited.
We cannot promise to return reJecueu
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Our Archer Correspondent.

Editor Of The Florida Agriculturist:
send you small specimen of the
Pien-to peach which is the peach par
excellence Tor this section of Florida,
having all the good qualities of ear.
illness, fine flavor and the tree OF
rapid growth.
A tree now two years old from the
bud has several dozen fine specimens,
and next year will be loaded.
Commission merchants from New
York express the opinion that the
peaches marketed in May will fetch
at least $40 per bushel-two cents
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The Atlanta Exposition.

The most important agricultural
fair of the world will be held in the
city of Atlanta, Ga, from October
5th to December 31st of the present
wear. 1t is intended as exhibition
of Southern products and confer
ence of Southern farmers and is of
personal interest TO every man en-
gagged in the tillage of the Southern
soil. Other sections may have grand
displays and may attract curiosity.
seekers from among our people but
the "Expositions" are simply local
fairs, representing the resources Of a
section entirely apart from ours, and
offering neither encouragement tor
Southern competition nor information
upon the cultivation of Southern
crops /; as agricultural fairs, then, they
could be OF no possible benefit to the
Southern visitor. The only thing
left was the State fair, generally a
very scant and unsystematic arrange
ment OF curiosties showing here
and there few specimens of the
result of scientific culture and throw
ing feeble flashes of light upon the
possibilities of Southern enterprise,
but withal too meagre and indirect
to be OF any practical value to con-
siderable number of the people. We
hail, then, with peculiar pleasure and
pride the opportunity for full and
fair display of our agricultural treas
\ ures and free interchange of thought
\ by those alike interested in our ma
terial progress.
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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-07-21

THE value of the exports from this
country during the IL months ending
with May, exceeded the value of the
imports by s226,773.S66 During the
IL months ending with May 1880, the
value OF the exports exceeded the
value of the imports ny $l62.27O,s0l.
The excess in value % the bullion and
coin import over the bullion and coin
exports durin. the year ending May,
1881. was s92.S5s.662.
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H. ~ Outfit sent free to those who wish to en-.
WI gage in the most plea ant and profitable
n business KIN wn. Everything new. Cap
Oh. tai not required We will furnish you
n Veverthng. $40 and upwards is easily
made without staying away from homo over
night. No risk whatever. Many new workers
wanted at once. Many are making fortunes At
obe business. Ladies make as much as mon, aud
young boys and girls make great pay No one
| who is willing to work fails to make more money
every d; that can be made in week at any
ordinary employment. Those who engage at
tnce will find Il short road to fortune. Address
II. HALLETT 4 Co., Portland, Maine
, 1881-06-25


Near Springfield. Mass, thcr. lives n ssol',-
Mi who l,as l,cc, twce married. but IL now
wIstow. Stc l,as onc chiltl Ut her 'lrst lnls.
tan.l antt twp nf her seroild t,s,st,pstl IL sl1s
port. When tic latter gentleman tllrtl tIn
WAS III debt by MI Endorsement fur 81 no, nnl
among his assets was II second mortgage, on
II small fartn wttielI It would mt pay tu tnl;r.
nwtnx n tho size or lilo first iIortgnge. fEnw
the wtfn managed tn work things when
tlrHwn On ll.r twiI resources istnkes uuitG u
Btnry Of fclninfna New El,Kiatul enterprise.
Take. fur example, tic casr n tho worthless
scc9nsl mortgage. Tl,c nwHer Ut Tho. inr.,
had Ai,atnlontlt the property, ntlt lle holder
Of tho tlrHt inrtgnuc, renli1lnC that Rolh1 'lny
l,G would gel IL t,iD,.Gl.t 1t wise II i,eEli'
',,4 and n l'S ,,,; ;;rw TIE Ei";y H.; ''}GM, E;S;
several months 10 forcc!ose, n1,t frn,n te
uwtlcr teetl Of the land. Then str wrnt
atM 1,!oW,st under the irst-al,n.tgnFn mans
crop, Md Sci tile ticlts herself tn. tt,s'acco.
ctincry of tho law f0reetos.rl !,ts lon', .t'nl,
before t!nt tine thu willow lh'l cut mil ~
lnDyrtl thu tnlEtec. Mil wax lust III nt1c In.
l!y pluck atl nt:ttyI1y, wurklnE hur,l i,rrself,'
at. KIT n'ttE, sti'fFtrtetl fttHe|f atht family.
nlnt. itltie BY lutte, ,s:tlncGt tho faer 0f tic
esHe nj, her farm, ni"t wa* ltct l'y It tr1,ster,
BY flim.. Fittat'y hy 1,cr avn 1atnrs she
cleared the Whole farm nf debt, and wipc.l
the mortgage, a!l thE. 10 finish the *ts,i3, Il
n,ar be- mlatetl tint ttic husband left tlo WILL,
pai.1 for #, .to!s inf brIonE "a Iur, iat Ifs
children. mil fnr oil Ilrr Dal'nr s1in l,l4 M
nwi,nssI1p. Tho law Is rather slnrvr III ita
working sometimes.