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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-03-02

Jamerson. Deputy CLERK at - eQilr friend :
county. Fla, on Tuesday, April 9TH, 1881, w:
James Miller s. Hgm nn ME LIZ Of fG nor rhe
1 ,west of Section 81, Township II, south OF
He names the following witnesses to prove t901,
his continuous residence upon, and cuICvatlon
ms ~ soid land viz: Ira A. johnson, Dennis L.
Sheridan, L. G. Getch, Thos, J. Hinson' Jr.'
all of Altoona Fla. Drs paoistar
l45 l49 H. n. bAf1NHo' Ae
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04
William Penn's Wampum Belt.

The Rev. Charles Journeycakc, chief
Of the Delawares, has in his possession
the original wampum belt given by
William Penn to the Indians under the
famous elm tree on the banks of the
Susquehana, near where Philadelphia
now stands. William Penn was no
doubt an excellent man. His treat
ment of Indians was so kind that it has
immortalized his name. He is looked
upon as saint almost in comparison
to those who have succeeded him by
those who do not know the trick he
played to get a deed from the Indians
to that beautiful valley, the site of the
largest m anufacturing city in America.
1t was next to Queen Dido's cutting the
bullock's hide in strips to surround the
land she once purchased.
For little strand water, Q few look
ing -glasses. fire-tongue fish hooks, ETC.,
he paid for all the land between the
rivers and as far west as a man could
ride horse in two days-an original
survey without a doubt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04
yennor,s Predictions for August.

l. Probably warm and oppressive.
%. Generally pleasant weather, with
fairly warm days, and cool to cold
days, and fall-like evenings and nights.
6. Fair and pleasant.
z. Sunday-heat and storms.
SO Sultry weather, with heavy
showers-cooler evenings and nights.
10. Ditto.
lib Heat again in the United States,
with cloudy and sultry weather with
storms, in Canada.
IA. -cooler-change.
: Is. Cooler to cold, and cloudy and
pleasant.
16. Storms through portions of
Virginia.
17-1S Hail-storms and frosts probably
in some sections.
10. Heat and storms.
20. Ditto.
81. Sunday Sultry and showery.
%. Sultry and windy.
%. Heat and wind.
"a. Ditto.
1926 Heavy storms on the lakes, st.
Lawrence, and around New York.
1898. Cooler weather, with rains and
frosts in northern sections.
30-31 Fair and pleasant, with cool
evenings and nights, with indications Of
raturninv heat
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04
Alligator Leather.

1t Is now twenty-one years since thai
an old Canadian revealed to the head of
large shoe manufacturing firm in
Boston the secret of process for the
tanning of alligator hides. The industry
immediately became profitable one,
and since then many thousand hides are
annually used by our home manufacture
ers or sent abroad, principally to Lon
don or Hamburg At first the skins
came from Louisiana, and New
Orleans was the center of the traffic.
Fhe wholesale manner in which the
alligators were slaughtered, however,
speedily rendered them scarce in that
state. Florida now is the great source
from which our supplies are obtained
and the trade centers in Jacksonville.
The alligators are killed in great num-
bers. both by passengers on board the
steamboats, plying on the rivers Of
Florida and by hunters who follow this
pursuit as means of livelihood. After
being killed they are hayed, and only
those parts which are useful for leather
such as the Lelly and flanks are pre-
served. They arr packed in cask con-
tanning strong brine and sent north to
be made into leather. Hitherto alliga-
tor leather has been used chiefly for
mems boots and shoes; now however, : it
i coming into fashion for ladies' wear.
II Is also made into slippers, pocket
books, cigar-oases and various other
Kinds of fancy articles. The traffic in
ms leather, which has hitherto been of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04
A NEW DRINK.
Two Thousand Gallons Of Kuttermilk
Ketailed in saloons Daily

A prominent saloon keeper says that
more buttermilk is relailed in the sa-
looms this year than was ever before
known. He said that he sells twenty
gallons daily, but the majority of the
saloons sell from two to a half dozen
gallons. "Who drink buttermilk prin-
cipally?" the reporter asked. Every
body" he replied, "but particularly
those who most generally drink beer,
pop or lemonade. l believe that 1000
gallons of buttermilk is sold daily in
hot weather in the saloons of Milwau-
kee. On hot days it is sold with rush.
1t is almost paralizing the pop trade
and makes big difference in the beer
sales" A pop, or mineral water maker
was asked regarding his sales this sea-
son, and he replied that they had drop
ped off considerably, but from what
cause he did not know. Lay it to but
ternlilk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04
People in Glass Houses, etc.
St. Louis Evening Chronicle.

While it may be proper that those
Giving in glass houses should never
throw stones" we think it is eminently
proper that these working in glass
houses should say a good word' for
anything of benefit to themselves. In
this connection, Mr.. Isaac Corey, Man
ager of Salem, n. j., Glass Works, re-
marks: II am pleased to say that |
have used the Great Remedy, st. Jacobs
Oil, for Rheumatism with excellent re-
suits; other members of my family
have also been greatly benefited by its
USE"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04
Prices Of Gas in Europe and America.

From the New York Tribune.
Here is conundrum for American
gas companies. A painstaking German
statistician has collected the prices for
gas in all the leading cities of the
world, and collated them, reckoning by
the pfennig per cubic meter. London
and Client are the most cheaply lighted
cities in the world, rating at from II to
Ii pfennigs; next come Amsterdam.
Berlin and Brussels, at 16; Bordeaux,
Antwerp and Rouen, at 16 or II; up in
the twenties we find Paris, Lyons and
Marseilles; all these in countries where
coal is so dear as to be luxury. Then,
with one tremendous jump, coming to
county which is founded on coal, up
goes the rate into the highest fancy
prices known-New York 80, Boston
81, Chicago 43, and so on, like Jenny
sens lark, up and up. Coal selling in
London at IS per ton, and in Philadel-
phia at $4 per ton, and the price of gas
precisely three times as much in the
latter city as the first This is one of
the minor taxes by which hard-work-
ing Americans keep up bosses and rings
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04
BE Wise and Happy.

If you will stop all your extravagant
and wrong notions in doctoring yourself
and families with expensive doctors or
humbug cure-alls, that do harm al
ways, and use only natures simple
remedies for all your ailments, you
will be wise, well and happy, and save
great expense. The greatest remedy
for this, the great, wise and good will
tell you, is Hop Bitters-rely on it. See
another column.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04

HEALTH, hope and happiness are re-
stored by the use of LYDIA E. PINK
HAMS VEGETALE COMPOUND. 1t is a
positive cure for all those diseases from
which women suffer so much Send
to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, 233 Western
Avenue, Lynn, Mass, for pamphlets.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04
kegulate the Sccretions.

In our endeavors to preserve health
it is of the utmost importance that we
keep the secretory system in perfect
condition. The well-known remedy,
Kidney-Wort, has specific action on the
kidneys, liver and bowels. Use it in
stead of dosing with vile bitters or
drastic pills. 1t is purely vegetable,
and is prompt but mild in action. 1t is
prepared in both dry and liquid form,
and sold by druggists everywhere. -
Reading Edge.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04
A BRAVE GIRL.
NJ ate shelly of Iowa the Heroine or
the Day
Ogden Reporter.

Ogden Reporter.
On last Wednesday night, when
O'Neil Donahue and Olmstead went
down to death, when the elements and
| all things terrestrial seemed aIblaze Of
fire, the rain deluging the earth. no
/ BILE girl, but fifteen years old was watch
! ing and praying for those whose duty
called them over the railroad in the
fearful storm. Kate Shelly, whose
father was killed on the railroad some
years ago, lives with her mother just on
the east side of the river, and nearly
opposite where the engine made the
fatal plunge and Donahue and Olmstead
lost their lives. Miss Shelly and her
mother, in their vigils heard the crash
AS the engine Went down, and realiz-
ing what had happened, Kate took
lantern, and amid the hurricane of wind
and the deluge of water, the incessant
glare of the lightning and peal upon
peal of deep-toned thunder, left her
home and started for the wreck. Her
light soon went out, but she felt her
way through the woods and fallen tim
berr to the edge Of the dashing waters
that covered the drowned men. She
could hear above the roar of the tenn
pest, the voice of Wood, the engineer,
who had caught in tree top. She
knew the express, with its load of pas
sengers was nearly due, and none to
warn them of their danger. She, a
young girl, was the only living being
who could prevent an awful catastrophe.
The telegraph Office at Moingona or
Boone was the only place where she
could notify the officers. To Boone was
five miles over hills and through woods,
and before she could get there the ex-
press would have passed. To Moingona
was only mile, but between here and
Moingona was the Des Moines river,
ten or fifteen feet above its natural
height, and to cross this she must pass
over the railroad bridge, sixty feet
above the rushing waters. She must
cross this bridge, four hundred feet
long, with nothing but the ties and
rails, the wind blowing gale, and the
foaming, seething, muddy waters be-
meath. Not one man in thousand
but would have shrunk back from such
task. Not one man in five hundred
would nave gone over at any price, or
under any circumstances. But this
brave, noble girl, with the nerve of
giant, gathered about her her flowing
skirts, and on hands and knees she
crawled over the long, weary bridge.
Slowly but surely she went. Tie after
tie was passed. 1t was time for the
express train to come dashing over the
bridge, and to hurl her down to death
amid the dark and muddy waters of
the roaring, rushing river. Slowly she
nears the other shore. The blood from
her lacerated knees has stained her
dress; but she does not falter. She
reaches the shore, and the remaining
half mile she flies almost to the tele-
graph Office. Breathless, and in broken
accents, she tells her tale of death and
destruction, and faints in the arms of
the bystanders. The wires were set at
work and more horrible disaster
averted. OF Kate Shelly we have no
more at present to tell. We believe
the officers Of the Northwestern can
not be unmindful of the duty they owe
the brave girl.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04
An invention for casino the strain ON

An invention for easing the strain on
horses in starting horse cars has been in
six month successful service in Boston.
A little pedal touched by the drivers
foot puts the device into operation. 1t
connects the tongue of the car with a
lever which operates latchet taking
hold of cogwheel on the axle, thus
easing the dead pull nearly one-half
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04

''If You fiEd locomotive rushing at
you" Says Virginia authority "spring
into the air and come down on the cow
catcher" This might injure the cow
catcher. A better plan would be to
jump into the air and let the train
pass under you. 1t requires little
practice at first. -Noristopn Herald.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04

Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.. Tennyson are
said to have disputed over the size of
their heads, and had them measured.
Mr.. Tennysons' proved the wider and
the other the higher.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04

The prophetic Vennor is 40 His
father was a hardware merchant, with a
house in Liverpool and another in
Montreal The prophet was educated
ut the McGill University of Montreal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04
A Builders TestilOnv
[Grand Rapids Times j

Chas. S. Strickland, Esq, of9 Boylston
Place, Boston, Mass, after relating his
surprising recovery from rheumatism
by st. Jacobs Oil, says | cannot find
words to convey my praise and graft
tude to the discoverer of this hniment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04

importance only in this country, is now
making rapid strides iii Europe, and at
not far distant day viii probably
reach no inconsiderable proportions
French paper.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04

A boy of II years dining at his uncle's
made such a good dinner that his aunt
observed Johnny you appear to eat
well" "Yes," replied the urchin, Tive
been prac :ticing eating all my life"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04
More People Die

from diseased Kidneys than of consumption, bu,
not one fatal case in thousand would occur il
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure was taken
in time = By all means try it,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04

If you are hairless and cappy there is one way
and no more by which you can be made careless
and happy--use CARBoLINE,a deodorized extract
of petroleum, it will positively make new hair
prn
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04

Nothing like 'Lndsey's Blood Searcher' for
all skin diseases, letter salt rheum, itch, etc. 1t
never fails
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04

Samuel J. 1ilden is the guest Of Gen
eral Horace Porter at Long Branch,
and Mrs. Senator Logan is the guest Of
the Grants.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-04
why wear PIasters.

They may relieve, but they can't cure
that lame back, for the kidneys are the
trouble, and you want remedy to act
directly on their secretions, to purify
and restore their healthy condition.
KidneyWort has that specific action
and at the same time it regulates the
bowels perfectly. Don't wal. 10 get
sick. but get a package to-day and cure
yourself Either liquid or dry for sale
at the druggists. Binghah,ton Repab-
lean.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-01
PHYLLIS.

Among the lily flowers, to day
How deep asleep my Phyllis lay
And where her pretty face was showing.
rhe little loves, a-childish rout,
Wantoned and PLAYED in mirth about,
Seeing there the heavens reflected glowing.
1 gazed upon her loveliness,
Right worthy worship confess,
Till fancy whispered: "Foolish lover,
Why waste your time for hours once lost
And often sold at countless cost;
Oh rarely comes such hours twice over"
Thereat stoop my body low,
creep along upon tiptoe
And kissed her lips Of crimson beauty;
So tasting such a good | wis,
As is the part in Paradise
Of sanity souls devoutin duty.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-01
among her hair-and she was

raven-l like, among her hair-and she was
gone.
Thus was the tradition of the Moor
fulfilled! The mystic band over the
great Gate of Justice had reached
through the long and musty corridor in
tervening and had taken the key from
above the Gate of Wine. The towers
and battlements of Alhambra were sunk
in the depths of the earth-at least saw
them not.
The route to my hotel returned me
along the road built and beautified by
the Duke of Wellington, but had l given
thought of him my wonder would have
been how grim and moldering stone
could merit mans respect, while youth
and beauty existed but to fade. The
thraldom which the past had exercised
over me was broken. l was convert to
the present.
saw my lady only once again; but it
was a scene of sorrow to me; and worst
of all the story writer's tell us that
double climax must be avoided, even at
the sacrifice of truth. But believe that
interest in a narrative ceases only when
the end is reached, and, therefore, let
those who write BY rule say on.
For days after this adventure-every-
thing is an adventure in Spain-I con-
fined myself to work, struggling alterna-
tely with few small canvases and the
learned work of DR.. Consejo on Arabic
Art. I studied hard, made new sketches
tried to drink in what enthusiasm the
dead and divine Fortuny had left. It
was useless; the artist instinct was dead
within me-.
One bright afternoon, weeks after
ward, the bells of all the churches rang
out merry peal.
I was strolling along the dirty streets
of Granada when, having stopped at q
shop to buy bundle of cigarettes,
tobacco dealer said as he gave me the
change.
"The bells are ringing; the bride is
on the way to the chapel.
ga marriage, them" I said, indiffer-
emily. "And who weds, pray?"
'"The daughter of the Mayor-why,
there goes the carriages now down the
street of the Fig! You will reach the
cathedral before them if you turn to the
left at the next corner.
I went leisurely down the narrow alley
called street, and entered the cathe |
dral. The ceremony was to take place
in the Chapel of the Kings, where, side
by side rest the bones of Ferdinand and
Isabella. had been slow, for the SER
vice was already begun.
The bride was beautiful, and there was
a consciousness of pride and conquest in
those eyes that none save l could read
there.
I left the cathedral by side door and
sad at heart (how foolish to confess It'll!
made my way through several crooked
streets to the Plaza Neuva. There, at o
flower bazaar, L bought a wreath Of orange
blossoms.
Slowly I took my way up the hillside,
along the Avenue of Films, tenderly bear
ing in my arms the wreath with which |
to crown The Bell of Merry Wishes.
Handing the orange flowers to the
ancient dame of the Vela Tower, I simply |
said:
''The bell fails not, good woman. Let
it ring forever"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-01

FAIR OAKS BArTLEFIELD.-The neigh
bors seem not to comprehend when one
begins to ask them questions concerning
the Fair Oaks battlefield" for while
Northern writer's speak of the battle o.
fought there, the fight is locally known
as that of Seven Pines. Fair Oaks Sta
ton, on the Richmond and York rail-
road, is within easy rifle shot of the
Seven Pines Cemetery. A man with
long legs-even one of cClellan's vet.
erans-could travel between the two
points in Ave minutes, especially, as in
days of yore. If behind the runner was .
rough-and-ready rebel with q gun. The
intervening belt Of land is now in tim.
Der, much of which has grown mp since
the battle. A Federal redoubt is we'll
preserved in one bit Of woods, and the
marks Of rifepits may be seen occasion
ally. Issuing from the woods, we came
to the little building used for railroad
station, and crossing the railroad, were
soon resting in grove Of oaks that are
fair indeed. The oaks now number 80.
They stand in front Of farm house, and
their acorn shells are scattered over tho
yard. There are no marks OF fighting
about the house, but in its rear, where
brave old sumner, who smiled tho bet.
tie from the other bank of the Chicka-
hominy, five miles away. put himself up
as . shield for the army, there are trees
that were killed by shells, and other evil
dences OF the struggle. Corr. Louis
VILE Courier-JournAl.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-01

why do thess quack doctors wear
their hair longf" asked one man II an
Other, - . q. d. passed. ibid yoa look
back q hint" "Yes." ssVeIi. tka1's
what ~ dees Il for."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-01

How A SPIDER CAUSED A STORM. The
Toronto Globe. in descriptive article on
the Toronto Observatory, says: Occa.
sionally other causes than the magnetic
disturbances Of the globe operate on the
instruments and produce singular irreg-
ularities in the Photographic record. On
the record for June 18th Of the present
year whole day of magnetic regularity
is suddenly broken in e-to the unini-
tiated-most unexplicable manner by in
dications of . most violent magnetic
storm Of three-qusrters Of an hour dura.
ton. The line ascends and descends in
varying extent. The singular phenome-
NON was due not to anything like that
which causes the aurora borealis. but
simply 10 the pranks Of long legged
spider, which had poised himself on the
nagnstic needle. and INDUCED in
''tsstsr."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-01
A Good Education.

We hear good deal said in these lat
ter times about good education. and it
leads US to inquire what good education
is? Everybody in this country is agreed
that it comprises the ability to read pro-
perly and dramatically the English
language, and sufficient knowledge of
arithmetic to be able to answer accurate
ly any question in the four rules of that
science This is a good education as far
as it goes, and as far as school education
is concerned it is better than many who
claim to be we'll educated have attained
to. Without these education is not good,
although you are versed mole or less in
all the ologies and osophies mentioned
in Webster's dictionary; with them you
have the key that with patience and per-
severance will unlock all the others. But
even with those and the edition of all
the learning taught in the schools, but
nothing more, the education would be
far from good education. The educa
ton most needed at the present day is q
practical one, and it is also the most
neglected. The heaping on of fiashy at
tainments for the purpose OF show, to the
neglect of the every day needed practi-
cal attainments, is far too common,
and no one can be said to have q
good education who has not, in addition
to the lore of the schools, . knowledge
of how to earn their own living. Every
one, male or female, rich or poor, should
be taught how to work in some calling or
profession that would procure them .
livelihood, and until that is done they
have not q good education. Educate the
mind that the labor of the hands may be
more effective. Educate the hands that
the education Of the mind may be prac-
tical a. well Is ornamental.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-01

me to say it was rather larger than would
have been associated with so pretty q
face. With considerable effort raised
my lady until with uplifted arms she
was brought within reach Of the charmed
bell. She did not hesitate. and the vigor
with which she rang the bell must have
caused the old woman, who was medi-
tating below, to sigh, and signing, say:
TWAS so when / was young"
The clangour OF her blows doubtless
reached the cells Of the white convent on
the nights across the narrow valley
where nestles the town. Pale-faced nuns,
drawn instinctively toward their barred
windows, strovo TO clutch their beads
with firmer faith, u the Mother Supe-
rior uttered the solemn words:
"False is all the world"
Charmed and aWe-stricken, at . mo-
ton of her hand, / allowed the pilgrim
to spring down to the roof. Ny lady's
faith was satisfied.
She lightly descended the steps, hap
piness and hope beaming from her eyes.
The old guardian Of the tower received
her fec, obsequiously giving in exchange
that variously interpreted Admonition;
go with God" Ny lady tripped gaily
ont along the path through the clump Of
orange shrubs, and, after changing my
outer garment reached the little wicket
only in time to - her footman close the
carriage-door upon his mistress and her
maid. Then, only theg1eam Of strangely
attractive face. pale 70 vht1enees n con.
trast with the b1nak uAne1la. perohed