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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-14
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-14

No. 122. 20 acres high pine, good. orange
land, six miles northwest of Volusla, near
Rosedale, z acres cleared. Price 5000. l65
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-14
No. liz. 26s acres for $4,000.
No. lib. 144 acres for $4,000,

No. ia. 20 acres for $1,000
The above are good orange lands, high and
healthful, and well located fronting on Lake
Dorr, in Orange county, near the st. j. " L..
r. r. II.
to locate among the courteous and hoSpltable
jewellers on the shores OF this charming lake.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-14
FLORIDI AN VA.
Divisions of Florida.

EASTERN FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Suwannee, Columbia. Alachua
Levy, Baker, Nassau, Duval, Bradford
CLAW, st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRIDA-Is composed of the cOun-
ties of Escambia. Santa Rosa, Washington.
Walton. Holmes, Jackson and CalhGn.
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 Hiilsborough, Man
atee, Monroe and Dade
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-30

SHOOK 1t will be remembered that
when President Garfield was shot, he i'm
mediately sank to the ground; his temper
and the paor Of death settled on his fea-
lures.
Had this condition gone little further,
the heart would have ceased beating. And
yet we now know that no vital organ Of
the presidents body was Injured.
This is what is called Il shock.
1t was not caused by fright or by any
effect on the feelings. 1t was purely phys
ical. IT is often among the most danger
ous effects Of accidents Indeed, many II
person has died of an accidental physical
injury who would have fully recovered,
could the body have rallied from the
shock.
Precisely wherein the shock consists it
is difficult to say. 1t seems to be some
what analogous to the effect OF II blow on
the head, which instantly, and for time,
arrests consciousness and the power of mo
tion.
Light depends on certain wave-like
movement in the molecules OF mir. Now,
to touch vibrating bell or musical string
at once arrests the sound.
So it is thought that all nervous action
depends on like undulation in the mole
cules of the nerve substance, and n power
full disturbing cause. acting suddenly,
somehow arrests, partially or wholly,
these movements back even to the nerve
centres.
Every case of shock involves danger
the danger that the vital organs. cut off
from the force that works them, may cease
to act. What is needed in such cases is to
stimulate the heart.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-30

Avoid all expressions which tend to il.
ritate, embarrass, mortifv or pain any
member of the family. Never allude to
any fault or failing, unless with the pur
pose to benefit, and in private. Avoid
sarcasms, bitter words, sore " subjects,
and reference TO any personal deformity
Do not ridicule, nor hold the opinion of
others in contempt. Give attention when
addressed, and do not interrupt nor speak
when another is speaking. Never contra
dict. Never scold. Keep your temper,
Never speak in loud or querulous tones,
nor order, in arbitrary or arrogant man
ner, child or servant. Use no slang phrases
nor rude, disreSpectful, profane, or mac
curate language. Never omit the please"
and 9th INK YOU" nor - good might and
gool-mornng," nor fail to gratefully
acknowledge by some word or look every
act Of kindness and attention. These little
words oil the harsh machinery Of life won
derfully. DO not enter even your nearest
relations room without knocking. Never
slam the door, sit in the window, hum,
whistle in the halls or passages; nor
scream to persons ont of windows, and up
stairways. Teach children to offer pre-
cedence to each other, and 10 their superi
ors, to avoid awkward positions and
movements, and not to indulge in disa-
greeable or filthy personal habits, snch a1
yawning, scratching the head, picking the
nose, hawking, splitting on the floor,
cleaning the nails in company, etc., etc.
Hold the person and personal possessions
of another sacred. He who observes this
rule will not tickle, nor pinch, nor punch,
nor poke his friend or brother, will not,
unless he has special premission, open his
letter. rummage his drawers, mark his
books, finger his clothes, nor use his pr-
vate property.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-30
How THFY GET MARRIED IN TURKEY.

How lHFY get MARRIED IN TURKEY.
"A Turkish wedding of to-day is an ex-
tremely elaborate and curious performance,
as appears from letter by an American
woman who was invited to one of the acts
in ceremony of the kind 1t Stamboul.
The visitors were AL females, and at the
door of the house were met by a servant,
who saw that al left their overshoes out
side, or if they wore none carefully wiped
the soles of their fostgsar with a damp
sponge. In the house refreshments were
served, with gossip for those who knew the
language, and finally all were taken to the
room where the bride was to sit in state. The
V ctim was brought in by two old women,
With little girl train bearer, marched
around the room, and finally climbed upon
a gorgeous divan where she sat TO be
stared at. Her dress was of blue silk cov-
cred with embroidery in gold thread and
seed pearls. The veil was of blue gsGze
to match the dress, and fell to the floor
over this was gold tnsel in fine threads,
hanging in masses as long as the veil.
These were fastened with a tiara of dia-
mond ornaments. sprays of flowers and
leaves, and diamonds were stuck upon her
forehead, each cheek and the chin; and
she wore several rings outside her gloves
And she could not, for the ornaments,
move muscle of her face. In an outer
room the unbIdden guest" assembled,
for the hall in the center of the house was
open to all, and finally the women was led
out that the common people might feast
their eyes. The strange wedding cere-
monies continue for week, and the end
of them brings no relief to the new wife,
for in Turkey il is women instead Of men
who are afflicted with mothers -in-lsw
The bridegroom takes the girl home with
him, but she cannot even speak in the old
lady's presence for time without permis-
sion, and in case of incompatibilty is like
ly to be snubbed forever.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-30

NINETY MILES AN HoUR.-The Pennsyl-
vania railroad is soon to make trial of a
Fontaine locomotive. which has been con
structed with the purpose of making nine
" miles an hour with its fast train bel ween
New York and Philadelphia. The machin-
cry, instead of being below the medium
line of the boiler, is almost entirely above
it. There are three pairs of driving wheels,
but only two rest on the rails. The third
pair are on top of the boiler, directly in
front of the cab. These wheels are termed
the main drivers, and the power is com.
municsted to them from the cylinders.
The steam chest and cylinders are set at
an angle of about forty five degrees, on
the sides OF the boiler, and the crank rods
run up to the drivers The lower driving
wheels are different sized and are not con-
nected. The rear wheels, which are only
four and one half feet in diameter, and, in
the nomenclature of railroad men, are the
ponies. The forward pair are called the
lower drivers, and are double. The mai.
part of each wheel is six feet in diameter
The other part, which is II seperate wheel,
inasmuch As it does not come in contact
with the rail. although in the solid casting,
is known as the friction wheel. 1t is four
and one half feet in diameter, and is sup
piled with steel tire the same as the 9TH
ers. The main drivers stand upon the
friction wheels and transmit the motive TO
them. The large wheels rolling upon the
staallsr ones give the speed. Thereis no
gearing whatever. The main drivers run
10 one direction and turn the friction
wheels and lower drivers in another. In
order to prevent the wheels from slipping,
and thus losing motion, steam pressure is
applied to the main drivers to hold them
down upon the wheels beneath. The force
Can be increased from the simple weight
Of the wheels to sixteen tons at the will of
the engineer, who is governed by the
length of train the locomotive may be
drawing. The diameter of the truck
wheels under the front end of the engine
is forty inches. The usual size is thirty
three inches. Otherwise the " Fontaine"
does not differ materially from the ordina-
nv locomotive The whole affair weighs
thirty-eight tons Some engines weigh
flfty tons The cylinders are seventeen by
twenty four inches in dimensions.
The amount of steam carried when run
ming is one hundred and twenty pounds.
The passenger engines on most railroads
carry one hundred and forty pounds. The
result of this locomotives trial and work
ing upon the Pennsylvania road is looked
forward TO with great interest by railroad
men, and if successful will probably in
crease the speed of trains upon our rail,
roads,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-30

LOWELL Mill GIRLS A GENERATION
AGo.-The home life of the mill girls AS
knew it in my mothers family was nearly
ike this:
Work began at five o'clock on summer
mornings, and at daylight in the winter.
Breakfast was eaten by lamplight, during
the cold weather; in summer, an Interval
of half an hour was allowed for it, bstween
seven and eight o'clock. The time given
tor the noon meal was from half 10 three
quarters of an hour. The only hours Of
leisure were from half-past seven or eight
to ten in The evening, the mills closing Il
little earlier on Saturdays. 1t was an
Imperative regulation that lights should
be put out at ten. During these two even
ing hours, when too cold for the girls to
sit in their own rooms, The dining-room
was used as sitting-room where they
gathered around the tables and sewed,
read. wrote and studied 1t seems a won
der, to look back upon it, how they accom-
pushed 81 much as they did. in their limit
ed allowance of time. They made and
mended their own clothing, often doing u
great deal IF unnecessary fancy work he-
sides. They subscribed for periodicals !;
took books IRON libraries! went to singing
schools, conference meetings, concerts and
IecIures watched at night by sicE girl =
bedside, and did double work for her in
he mill if necessary; and on Sunday S
they were at church, not differing in ap.
prarance from otner weil-oressed and
decrruus young women Strangers who
Hld been suing beside hem in II house Of
| worship were of en- heard to ask, on com.
4. Il,,t g
girlsp'
Lowell was eminently a church. going
place, and the hush OF The old fashioned
) ,bba,h nal here \ peculiar chalm, by
routraS- with the week day noise. Inc
milt.glr- not only cheerfuly paid their
new rents, but gave their earnings TO be
built lutO the walls OF new churches, as the
population increased Their contributions
to social and foreign charities also were
noiceapy liberal What they did for their
own tamiIes-Eeaplng lutte sister al
school, sending n brother to college, lift
| ing the burden Of homespai debt from
II parents old age-Was done so frequently
and so quietly US to pass without com
ment Their dependence was as marked
As their generosity. While hey were ready
with sisterly help for one another whenever
it was needed nothing would have been
more intoerable TO most of them than the
ranper spirit into which women who look
to relatives or friend, for support so easily
subslde, Perhaps they erred in the direc-
ton of too resoluLe self-reliance. That
trait, however, is a part of the common
New England inheritance; and there was.
indeed, nothing peculiar about the Lowell
mill girls, except that they were New
England girls of the older and harder
s'ock.-Lucy Larcom, in November Atlan-
| TIC.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-30

PERPETUAL Ice GoRaE.-Within an
hours drive from Philadelphia may be
witnessed one of the strangest sights in
the country-a perpetual ice gorge. This
gorge exists at the foot of the Blue noun
tains, back of Swattswood lake and Middle
vile, and is but a few miles from Newton
1t is several hundred yards in extent, from
ten to thirty feet deep, with numerous
caves and cefts in the rock where the ice
lies. The main gorge is located but a
short distance from the mountain, and the
shade at that spot is very dense, the sun
apparently never penetrating it. The en-
tire bottom OF the gorge is covered with
thick, clear ice aud the crevices and caves
are filled with it. That 1t is II natural ice.
house there can be no doubt. Hundre, s
OF tons might be taken ont without apprec
iably decreasing the quantity. Much OF
this great mass has doubtless lain there for
years, the ice gradually melting on top
and being added to, each year. The thel-
mometer, which during the recent "hot
spell' registered l03 degrees in places
near by marked just thirty eight degrees
at the same time at the bottom of the gorge
too cold for person to remain there anv
length of time. A few feet from one end
of the gorge spring of the most delicious,
sparkling water bubbles up through the
ice. 1t lasts slightly of iron, and is very
satisfying to the thirst. ThiS water stands
thirty four degrees about as cold us one
could comfortably drink it,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-30

The Germans say we have no trouble
with drunkards. Educate your children
as we do, then you have no trouble. We
teach our children how o use it properly,
we have no trouble with druukards."
This is the statement with which every
German meets an American a. u cunclu-
sive settlement of the temperance reform.
Now, is it true, as this statement as
sumes, that the Germans have not as
large n proportion of drunkards rs anv
other nationality. except the irish. aud "A
larger portion of habitual drunkards?
When u few years ago the women were
raiding the saloons all over the country
it made temperance II prominent suhior'
whenever gentlemen met, socially or polit-
ically, and on one su1h occasion promi.
nent and influential German of Milwaukee,
said to u small company OF Americans:
b" Well. what you think Of them w0mens2
They go 90 the streets, Wear out their
clothes, neglect their families, insult every
body, and do no good. What you think
of them7 OIL You Americans teach
your children just ms we do, then you have
no trouble"
gentleman present said to the speak
er; Mr.. F., The doctors gol send over
here are fair samples of your educated
children. are they notP' Yes" said Mr..
+. "Well,' said the American, "we have
forty German doctors in this city" "Yes,"
said the German, land every one Of them
will get drank Hardly 50 bad As
that said the American, for know
two who do not drink, and several others
who are temperate men, but OF the others,
there are six of the most prominent that
are drunk twice every day Of their lives.
and ten others that are drunk at leat once
n day, and others that get over occasion
ally. Your lawyers stand some better,
but not above the Americans-this is
rather bad showing for your kind of
education" Mr.. F. did not care to argue
that question any further.
The fact is, that the statement that the
Germans have less drunkards among them
is made without consideration, with no
showing behind it.
1t is true that the Germans have less
trouble with their drunkards than Ameris
cans, but it is because drunkenness does
not offend their moral sense 80 much.
The fact is that intemperance with the
mass of the Germans is not a sin, hardly
disgrace. Wives seldom complain Of
husband or son until his habits interfere
with his thrift. until then it seems TO cause
little anxiety, no deep and abiding sorrow
However the case may stand in the old
country, where drunkenness is starvation
for the masses. it is very evident that in
that country the Germans are not behind
other nntionslities in the race for destruc.
tion, and their young men become more
and more addicted to intemperance as
their fathers become richer making drunk
ards of other peoples children.
MILWAUKEE,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-30

ANCIENT AND MODERN LUxURY.-Some
startling instances of extravaganza and
prodigality are given by the writer of an
article on Ancient aud Modern Luxury -
which appears in the new Q,l1rterLv.
From the days when Lucullus spent
fl 400 on supper, and Caligula swal-
lowed jewels, to modern times, when n
certain Chinese lady is said to have rented
an island for the special supply of bird )
nests for her soup the story IS the same
Acibiados gave G200 for dog; and Au-
gustus states, ns title TO gratitude, that
he had exhibited 5000 gladiators, and
given $500 beasts TO be killed. Lolita
Paulina wore a set of jewels valued at
100000, and Nero's diadem cost half u
million. The Due de Bourbon sold his
coat for 1920 gold crowns A chateau
for Mdme. de Montespan wasionly erected
for 1851, ,72S lyres. The Due de Ia Torres
gave 25.000 crowns for a horse. The
household expenses of Louis XVI. were
enormous; his sisters were said to have
burned candles costing 2l6 06S livres in a
year.
The outfit for an eight dsys' visit to the
Clmpagne Court of Napoleon ILL., was
$4,000 francs. In England the writer
thinks there is growing sense of modera,
ton 1t is true that $4,000 may be spent
on flowers for "a dinner but still their
Exhibition gratfes taste. The conclusion
at which the writer arrives is that if the
fancy and sense of beauty are never TO be
advanced the higher faculties will become
torpid. " Race without want ace without
ideas. Who thinks of Sparta when we
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-30

THE DREAM THAT FRIGHTENED A Wo-
MANA lady in Bath, Me, was recently
much alarmed by dreaming tina, some one
was holding her wrist. Vainly endeavor-
ing to scream for assistance, she succeeded
ut length in Whispering just loud enough
to awaken herself. After a few minutes
relief at being no more under the iutll-
ence of the dream, she became conscious
that some one really WAS holding her left
wrist, aud all her strength was inadequate
to release it. Whether to call her hostess
or not was easily decided tor ner terror
rendered her as speechless as she had been
before awakening 1t could not be that
any of her friends had seized her wrist in
sport; il was too rigid r clasp. and had
been continued some time, for her left
hand was cold and numb. But Just as she
thought she should be able to speak in a
moment she found the relentless grasp was
that OF her own right hand, and not easily
TO Withdraw from its twin companion, Sc
desperate had become its hold.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-30

FOUND AT LAsT-THE MODEL FARM -
The Keota Qowa) Etgie has at last found
a western man who is satisfied with q fifty
acre farm. His name is Artemus Fisher,
and he lives one mile and half south oi
Keota. The Eagle tells the story of his
management and of his success as follows
He keeps one team of horses, three
first-class COWS and nice little drove OF
the best hogs. He milks his cows for the
creamery, and they made him nearly 5000
last year. Will, perhaps, do better this
year. He will sell $500 worth OF hogs
this year, and have thirty stockers to keep
over. He has 5000 worth of fax seed to
sell has an abundance of hay and grain
to keep his stock in first class condition
during the coming winter. He keeps
everything in "apple pie order" about his
farm; his COWS revel in clover up to their
eyes; he attends to feeding, watering and
milking as regularly as the clock strikes
hence ne gets the best results with the
least possible feed, He keeps his stock
under cover in the winter, and never
allows any animal to shiver in the fence
corners. He has barn that is model oil
convenience and economy. II is snow
proof and as warm as the old style
kitchen. He has large, first,class selec
tion of fruit-not large orchard, but a
choice selection of the varieties that thrive
and bear the best in this locality Every.
thing about the farm bears marks o
intelligence, thrift and economy. Beside,
making living for himself and the "olc
lady" he will sell at least $500 WORT o
stuff off his fifty acres this year, and no
be exceeding former years, either. Their,
10 no rush or hurry about this model farm
Everything goes of quietly and regularly
The expenses are very small and the gain
sure,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-30

DANGERS OF ELECTRIC WIRES. - The
question of the safety of the electric light
wires. IS at present arranged, is beginning
to excite the attention of the fire commits
sioners. Recently one of the wires came
in contact with fire telegraph wire down
town; the powerful current from the for
mer flashed into the alarm box in Wiililm
street, and destroyed II. On Monday the
woodwork over the entrance of the Ger
mania theatre, at Broadway and Thirteenth
street, was set on fire by the accidental
breaking of the material insulating the
wire that feeds the electric lamps over the
door. Theunprotected wire came in con
tact with some lead ornaments, which
we're quickly melted, and the woodwork
was set on fire. The fire commissioners
fear that when the wires, which are now
new, become old and worn, much trouble
will result.
There il another difficulty with the elec
trio ligh. wires. If it should be necessary
for the firemen to cut them from the roof
of burning house, they would run the
risk of loosing their lives in the work. 1t
is necessary to cut the wires with wood
en- handled instrument to protect the man
bat should the wood happen to be wet, as
it is very apt to be at fire. ii would be-
come n conductor, and the strong electric
current might kill man, just rs Il flash oil
lightning would TIE utmort care has
heretofore been exercised. but serious
harm may result at any moment The
hire commissioners have the matter ser
i0usly under consideration. .--NeW York
Tribune
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-30
" PAinlessy w';cone wh,nes We know not

Sojourner Truth is still able to make II
quaint and odd speech She is rather a
terror wherever she appears from her un-
couth ways defiance ofthe proprieties. and
the other day she appeared at Chicago
temperance meeting and brought the case
home to those present in highly charac
teristic manner. She spoke for half an
hour IN this style: know many item
perance' people who profess to be temper.
ate, yet they chew tobacco and smoke.
(Applause) Whn, kind of Temperance
people are thoyp (Applause.) We never
can gain any ground without denying our
selves. They wouldn't deny themselves II
cigar of chew of tobacco for Jesus Christ
1t is the truth. have known ministers
who smoked. What dirty mouths to take
the name of Jesus in! Tobacco will kill Il
snake II you put it in its mouth. Do you
expect the spirit of Jesus gets into the
body of the man who has tobacco rolling
around his tongue, and who sobbers
around (Laughter.)