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are bad close to the salt water; house
flies not so bad as at the north; other
insects not bad if you have neat
houSekeeper. Mosquitoes are the
principal nuisance and are worst at
iull moon in June and September.
They are seldom troublesome in the
day time and at night a man in this
climate has no business to be out
anyway. With west wind or with
no wind, there may be several times
during the summer when they will
make one forget much of his early
Sunday school learning but when
they are gone, then there is no place
like Florida" again. "The proof of
the pudding is in eating" and if life
on the coast in summer were unbear>
able you would not hear the cid resi-.
dents say that they liked the summer
here even better than the winters,
nor would you see people from the
high pine woods where they claim
they are free from insect pests, flock
ing as they do to the coast for recre>
alton in the summer.
MEMBERS o. w. u.
Ornao1ad, FI0., June 26, 1881.
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Way Side Notes.

Editor Of the florida AgriculturiSt: . Us
If any one has nothing to do but
keep cool" it isn't very hard work
to do that in Florida. To-day the
thermometer stands at nine two in
the shade, and good breeze has
been blowing in the morning from
the north, and evening from the SOU
southwest Have hammock under
a shady tree, and you can't swing in
1t without catching a breeze. 1t the
heat OF summer attracts you seward,
there is ''water all around u.s." with
plenty to drink and for the intorma
ton OF those who think there is no
good water in Florida, (for there are
such people), will say that no bet.
ter water ever sprang from mother
earth than our we'll contains, aud [
have no idea we are blessed liz this
respect above all our fellow residents
OF the State.
Our uncle came here from Rhode
Island last 1all-that State so small
In area and so great in enterprise.
He has passed manhood's prime and
has many infirmities, and he feels
that in coming here he has found
haven of rest, the best that can be
found this side of the rest eternal.
He has always drank tea and coffee
at home, but here the water agrees
with him much better than it did
there, and he thinks it so good that
he will drink nothing else. He writes
to his friends that this is the best
place lame man ever stepped foot
on, and we think many who are not
lame are satisfied that they could not
easily better their condition.
Editors travels are always inter>
esting, and yours to Sumter county
was no exception. You have tried
the luxury Of our new railroad, and
found everything pleasant and inter
esting. What more could be ex.
pected of an Editor? AS matter of
course all will show him the bright
side and set their best before him,
for well they know he yields weap
on mightier than the sword. Well,
| suppose we should do the same if
one should visit haywood Farm.
There was one feature of the road
that you did not note: their new
five dollar tickets, with which YOU
can ride two hundred and fifty miles
making the fare only two cents a
mile. When the train commenced to
run the travel was small, and they
felt obliged to charge high. Know.
ing that the working man could pot
afford to ride at that price, we wrote
to the Company and prayed them for
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Ornao1ad, FIo., June 26, 1881.
Another Chalcid Friend of the Or
anpA Grower.


Editor of The Florida Agriculturist.
Lately on examining young Or
adge tree badly affected with the
"Broad Scale Insect" Lecd,aietn
hesperiduna,I was agreeably surprised
TO see several chalcid flies, unknown
to me, running about among tn
scales and which undoubtedly prey
upon them. fortunately succeeded
IN securing three specimens and they
prove entirely different from any
others known to me. Allow me,
therefore, to introduce this little
friend to orange growers, through the
columns OF your valuable paper.
1t measures from .04 to .05 of an
inch in length, black, with greenish
white legs. six.jointed, yellowish
antenna, four clear wings, and at
once recognized by having a large,
triangular, bright yellow>colored
shield on the top of it's back between
the wings. 1t may be popularity
known as the "Broad Scale Chalcid
Fly" and l submit the following
description for scientific readers
1t evidently belongs to Professor
Westwood's genus Coccophagets
(meaniug scale insect feeders)a genus
erected to contain certain chalcid
flies, all of which are parasitic on the
C0cci0le.
COCCoPHAGUS FLAVOSCUTELLUM,
n.sp.
Female. Length .05 inch. Head,
thorax and abdomen black; head
slightly wider than thorax; eyes
large and with coarse facets; antenn@
sixjointed ~, yellowish, flagellum
clavate, pubescent, scape as long as
joints two, three and four combined,
second joint smaller than third third
Joint longest, others about equal in
length, club longer than four and
five combined tusitorm thorax black,
sparsely pubescent; scutellum large,
triangular and excepting along base,
bright yellow with three or four long
hairs issuing from disk; abdomen
sessile, black or purplish black and
slightly flattened, sparsely pubescent;
wings hyaline iridescent, with the
corners we'll rounded; legs pale
greenish, almost white or pale green
ish yellow, middle tibal spur strong
" developed anterior and posterior
iemora dusky.
Male. Length .04 inch. Black.
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Selecting Public Lands for
School PURPOSES.


From the San and Bee.
Hon. Walter Gwynn, who has
been engaged selecting public lands
tor school purposes, under the act of
Congress of May 20, 1926, which
gives the State authority to locate
lands anywhere in the Tallahassee
Newnansville, St. Augustine and
Tampa districts, in lieu of the de-
hclent 10th sections, was in the citv
several days the present week. and
informs us that in pursuance of said
grant he has selected $1,000 acres Of
land OF this land, 5000 acres are
IN Orange county, 5000 in Sumter
l2,OOc in fernando, and 5000 in
Folk, the proceeds from the sale Of
which will be turned into the treas>
ufy OF the common school fund, and
the interest on the same will he ux.
pended towards the support Of nub
lie schools.
MIR. Gwynn was not prepared 10
say when this land will be placed on
the market, or at what price it viii,
be offered Tor sale. We are of ou;,.
ION that the price of the same sbould
be graded according to the quality of
the land. We understand that mucb
OF 1t is superior land; and would
readily bring from S. to $40 an acre
Mr. Gywnn informs US that about
oo'ooo acres will be required to make
up the deficiency of the 10Th sections
and that he will suspend further CD.
eratlons until permission can be obs
tanned from the government to per.
NIT him to select all the lands in the
Peninsula portion of the State. as it
Is there that the most valuable public
lands remain unentered.
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Insects Oh the Halifax

TO Canadian:
Mosquitoes are bad, mighty bad, at
times during the summer here and
it is best to have good netting over
the bed all summer, though many, by
means of wire nettings in the win.
dows and by screen doors keep the
house free from mosquitoes and flies.
Sand flies trouble us very little but
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Lake George, Sometimes the
"POint.''

"POint."
Editor Of Florida Agricxumist.
am fascinated with this lake and
its surroundings have seen moth
ing like it on this long and interest
ing river. All around and on the
island iDrayton) near its centre, are
substantial elegant houses, bearing
orange groves, and others coming in
to bearing, and nurseries not to be
counted, vegetable gardens, and all
the floral adornments that taste, cul,
ture and climate can induce. From
my scat, as | write, the dear old grove
so carefully nursed by Major Rem
bert in his day, first meets the eye:
There stand those old sentinels, all
round the mansion, while oleanders,
roses, and all the members OF the
floral list are skirmishing in the near
distance; beyond are the plantations
of Pullen, Wright, Darling, Rogers,
Crosby, Scurry, Presbury, Bush,
Ainsly, Mixer, Cooper, Bower, Kir-
by, and others whose names l have
not learned, all on this speck of ham.
mock, washed on every side by the
dancing waves OF the lake; raising my
eyes across the southern channel, in
a dense surrounding wood is seen the
old and once admired grove so care.
fully cared for by Mr.. Saule;
and crossing Salt Spring Bay
on high and projecting point ex-
tending far into the lake waters, is
the new improvement OF DIR. Liske,
clad in green and growing trees and
vegetables; further on is Spring,
Grove, with neatly finished and
furnished cottage, proud OF its nu-
merous flowers and vines, where the
friend or stranger is always received
with smiling face and open arms by
the proprietor, MIR. Salinger, who
manages his grove and innumerable
seedlings with the ease Of an expert.
Near and around his place, the ham
mock is dotted with numerous
houses, groves and improvements of
others. Ore home bears the poet.
ical name, Hawthorne. Further to
the east, crossing the lake, is the ex,
tensive and important post-o ffice set.
Element, Seville, where VIM. X. Lent,
Hunter, the Causeys, Bars, and
others are spending much well>di-
rected labor and capital-a place
well worth visiting. After passing
numerous places owned by non resi-
dents, you come to this beautiful
Point, full of verdure, life and beau.
ty. First is the grove of Mr.. Bur-
nett, then Griffin, Grill, Hawkins,
Manville. Higley, Green and Kinds,
at Roci'1ao, which may we'll be in
Guided in and with the Point, though
it is further down the lake, about
midway, commanding view of the
entire broad expanse Of the lake,
south of the island, and north TO
where 1t contracts into river again,
covering continuous line of i'm.
provements to Fort Gates. The ma
tive beauty of this whole region att
tracted the attention of the early Wis
itors and explorers moro than Two
hundred years before l saw it, and
now l think it has lost nothing by
art. just an even days run for
steam packet from Palatka and re.
turn. The day is near when the ne>
cessities of the people will demand a
daily boat and well~appointed no.
tel. Strange as it may appear, since
the destruction of the magnificent
house on the island by fire, no one
has found the leisure to open and
keep another. DR.. Webb erected
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Sabbath Law.
An Act in Relation to the Sabbar

An Act in Relation to the Sabbath
day.
1he people Of tile State Of Florida,
represented IN Senate and Aseeo,bb,
do enact as JoNoaoS:: SECTION l. It
shall not be lawful for any person to
follow any pursuit, business or trade
on the Sabbath, the first day of the
week, either by manual labor or with
animal or mechanical power, except
the same be work of "necessity,n or
justified by the accident or circum>
stances Of the occasion.
SECTION 2, No merchant or shop.
keeper or other person shall keep
open store, or dispose of any wares
merchandise, goods or chattels on the
Sabbath day or sell or barter the
same:
Provided, That in cases of emer-
gency or necessity they may dispose
OF the comforts and necessaries of
life to customers without keeping
open doors,
SECTION 3. Any violation of this
act shall be deemed a misdemeanor,
and nyperson convicted thereof shall
be subject to fine Of not less than
twenty dollars and not more than
fifty dollars.
SECTION 4. All laws and parts of
laws in conflict herewith are ler,b
repealed.
Approved March IL, 1870.
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Differs from female in having seven.
Jointed antenn@ and with the anterior
pair of tibial spurs strongly devel.
oped instead of the middle pair, by
having pale greenish legs, the poster
lor temora alone excepted, which is
dusky. In all other respectsit agrees
with the female.
VIM. II. AsHMEAD.
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WI ihS uIah O"A VI Sucn fare that
ne could afford TO ride and not still
have to walk these long weary miles.
They have at last give US a cheaper
fare than we shoald have dared to
ask and we hope that they may
never be losers by it Those whose
business calls them over the road
and also pleasure seekers, will all
want these five dollar tickets. Meme
whose time and strength is sof any
worth to them can afford to walk
now. But we are like "Olives," not
satisfied yet. Not that We think
there could be any Improvement on
that ticket; oh, no but we want
"more," one more-a dollar ticket at
three cents a mile, and transferable.
This would satisfy a great want.
Many in the piney woods would
never think they could purchase a
five dollar ticket, and all want TO
ride on the train now and then, and
most every one wouldcontrivet to have
a one dollar ticket, And then we
would like such ticket to send to
friends and others who are TRAVELLING
in the State. 1t would induce them
to come this way, tor, whether rich
or poor, all know how to appreciate
cheap fare. Believe we, this is "PrO
bono l0at6Iico."
want to speak Of -FOUR section" in
this letter, but have taken up too
much space already Tor that. was
interested in the article on budding
1t is worth more than the price of
the paper to 'evesse efsa who has an
orange tree, A careful study of that
viii enable any one to bud their
trees successfully, and this is no small
item OF expense in starting a grove.
l am glad you have secured so in
Structive a writer as Helen Har-
court. We have had enough OF
theory, and what we. want now is
knowledge and practical experience.
1t any OF your readers are looking
around for means to do good, send
ten cents to No. 81 Blocker street,
N. T., and in return You will get an
interesting little book, with an en-
craving on the cover showing that
ut is never too late to mend" am
sure all will feel an interest in the
book and the work it advocates, and
1t will show you that it is easier to
lind means of doing good than many
think, and there is no nobler aim in
lite than this.
am an advocate Of the mo fence
law. | felt that ( was when me
road that l had been accustomed to
travel was blockaded by nine rail
fence, and | had to go back, take 1t
down or climb over; SO I did the
latter, as thought that would be
easiest. | hope that others will oe.
come interested i'll it, for all classes
will find it benefit after they once
can "see it," 1t works well in North
Carolina and 1 don't see why it
won't here. l would rather have
one good cow than dozen such as
roam these woods, and their owners
will as soon as they can "see it,
NoRTHERNER.
Altoona z. o., F5a., april 10.
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JOE PRE.V*gEV'G

friend, DR.. Prime, please to pray
. | was startled by the unex-
pected summons and was quite
unequal TO such a service in the
midst of the feeling which then
pervaded the assembly. 1t was
just such a scene, perhaps the
same, that rose on his wandering
mind, in the last hours Of his
blessed life, when again he called
out to his friend.
His mind was all the time busy
with his Iife-work. He announced
preaching in this house at II this
morning and 4 this afternoon,
said 1--WE will inow adjourn to the
church," and then for several min
utes preached, urging sinners to
come to Jesus. "The church bids
you come, the Spirit bids you
come, Jesus himself says come.
Oh come, sinners, come p And
he lived again in scenes Of bis
childhood, in school-boy days,
and he talked of old friends long
gone. He asked his daughter if
she had seen Tom Green She
said, NJ, Father, l dou't know
him" 20 yes, you do! He is
my old school teacher.' Then he
spoke of the graves of his mother
and sisters, and asked where min
listers were settled who had long
ago gone home.
And then be joined them in the
celestial city. There shall be no
more pain.
Home at last! Fit companion
COR Moses and David and Paul.
Apostles, martyrs, prophets there,
Around the Saviour stand.
Heaven send us other such.
The Church longs for them. The
world wants them. Send by who m
thou wilt send, o Lord, but if it
please Thee, send US stalwart :;en
like DR.. Plumer.
IREENUs,
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The sweetest voice ever
heard said the bishop, was a wo--
mans. 1t was soft and low, but
penetrating; musical and meas
ured in it's accents. but not pre-
else. We were on steamer, and
she murmured some commonplace
words about the scenery, I do not
remember what she said, but l
can never forget the exquisitety
tender musical voice The sweet
est voice l ever heard, said the
Professor, was a mans. l had
been out fishing nearly all day,
and got back to the hotel about 5
o'clock. The man came out and
roared 'D1N-NURH till it>soured
the milk in the celler. haye
heard other voices since then, but +
never-' But the bishop, with a
look of intense disgust all over his
face, had already walked away out
of hearing, and was lighting a
fresh cigar by himself.-Provl.
dence Journal.
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The WRONG WIRE.-Since the
adoption of the new system of
calls by members at the telephone
office many mistakes have oc-.
Cured on account Of wrong con-
nections, and some have resulted
in amusing conversations. Friday
the telephone bell in a prominent
business house rang and the pro-
prietor proceeded to attend to the
summons. A female voice was
heard and the following questions
and answers ensued. Hello !!
Yes What time are you COM
ing home to supper to-night?'
Why, I've been to supper I'D
just like to know whom you took
supper with?' Why, with my
wife, of course How many
wives have you: anyway Look
here, whom do you think you are
talking With? ? With my bus
band, Mr. Not much you
are talking to Mr.--. Upon
this the gentleman heard a scream,
which appeared to be echoed by q
mum Der of o.her ladies in the same
room.-P0rtland Advertiser.
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NEWBERRY, S. G., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1884,

There was card, too. This is
what it said :
From Master Chippy Squirrel.
to the tender-hcarted little girl
who gave him all her hazel-nuts.
'That's Little Nell?' shouted
the chiIdl en-.
And Little Nell divided her
treasures happy as queen.
Youths Companion.
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geIsetsn gtorp.
WHAT LITTLE NELL Did.

They were going hazel-nutting
up in the north lot-the Philbrick
children and Little Nell.
Little Nell was not one of the
Philbrick children in fact, she
was not the most distant sort of
a cousin to Will, Jack, and Polly.
She was Dick Longs daughter,
and Dick Long had been a poor,
shiftless fellow, who cobbled shoes,
for a time, in the village, two
miles from the Philbrick farm,
and then went away to California
never to be heard from again.
He was not much loss, to be
sure, SO the neighbors thought,
but it killed his wife, and when
she died, good Mrs. Pbilbrick
opened her motherly heart and
arms to Little Nell, and took her
in.
Her real name was Henrietta,
but Miss jackson: the dressmaker,
who read Charles Dickens stories
a great deal, called her one day,
Little Nell,' and it clung to her
ever after.
You see she was a quiet, shy
little creature, with such big; soft,
brown eyes, and such a sweet
coolng voice, that 'Henrietta
seemed too long and hard name
for her.
It was Saturday afternoon; and.
as I told you, Will and Jack and
Polly and Little Nell were going
hazel.nutting. They each carried
q basket, and each basket had a
iaky apple turnover.
These were for lunch, in case
the children got hungry and we
know, don't we, that growing
wide-awake boys and girls are al
ways getting hungry?
1t was a long time before they
reached the north lot. Polly for,
got her 'kid fingers and had tc
go back for them, else her poor
little hands would have been
stuck full of prickles. Then Jack
must needs chase a. a.woodpecker q
long way while the three waited
for him.
But they got their baskets full
Of nuts, with their prickly Gov
erings, and ate their turnover
all but Jack. That is to say
Jack ate his turnover with the
rest, but be had not filed his
basket.
| think be had spent too much
Of the afternoon in chasing the
little red squirrels, and in balanc
ing himself on the smooth log
which spanned the brook. Now
the sun had gone down. 1t wa:
growing late and chilly.
Jack kicked GROSSLY at a de
cayed stump.
You should have worked more
and played less,' laughed WILL
looking at his own heaped uE
basket.
Mind your own bread and but
ter retorted Jack, savagely. you
needn't be afraid Of my asking fol
any Of yours
1t was not at all a nice way for Z
brother to talk. So thought Lit
tie Neil, and she slapped her hanc
softly into Jacks. Come nome
now, Jacky,' she SAID, and Ill give
you half Of mine Jack laughed
and gave the old stump a parting
kick. A cloud Of dust few up.
Jacks foot had hammered it,
way through the rotten wood
The stump was hollow. JacE
pulled his foot out, and after i
rolled and ratified q rich, brow
stream of nuts-three quarts q
| tI,o vary least
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AS to being prepared for defeat,
1 certainly am not. Any man
who is prepared for defeat would
he half defeated before he com
menced. I hope for suscess, shall
do all in my power TO secure it,
and trust to God for the rest.
[Farragut.
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A Pennsylvania man won four
oil wells in a lottery, and imme-
diatele burst into q fit Of his
derrikal laughter.