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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-04-27

within week past. Snow fell here
up to the 7th of April, and north
ward it is still falling. This morning
the train passing here from Chicago
was we'll covered with snow. In
our office we have had blazing coal
fire since the middle of October,
keeping it up night and day. We
yet wear huge overcoats turning the
collar up close to our ears. In the
north and northwest the ice has not
moved from the rivers as yet, it has
been extremely cold up there, with
almost constant snow storms, drifts
of snow six miles long and on an
average of fourteen feet deep must
seem strange to a Floridian, but such
has been the fact. Trains on some
OF the roads were abandoned tor a
while. In some sections three or
four families would inhabit one house
and tear the others down for fuel,
also iarm and agricultural imple-
ments. Strong men starting out
with four horse team, and sleigh
would be found dritted in. Horses,
men and dog frozen to death, others
would be found frozen in their
houses not being able to obtain fuel.
This reader, has been the past north
ern winter. How would you like to
exchange a Florida home tor 1t?
Don't grumble if your orange trees
are rather long in coming into bear
ing and the nights having been a
little chilly, you will not freeze to
death, whatever else you seem to
feel the want OF. Now as the severe
winter is breaking the great amount
of snow and ice with rains III wash
ing, enters towns away in the west
and northwest. Stock men have
lost so per cent. oftheir cattle. I'M
migration is bound to 60 southwark.
Where are your immigration agents ?
To take thine by the tore lock" l
am self constituted agent, spending
much time in writing up our advan-
tages and l am beginning to reap
the fruits thereof, could l have had
an official recognition from the State.
lam satisfied | could obtain 1000
immigrants however l am we'll sat
isied with the result OF personal
efforts for the State, and in particu
lar for Orange county. Mr.. editor,
is the Gulf dried up? or what can be
the cause? l have not been able to
hear from neither an editor or other
persons to whom l have written for
information in writing up the varions
sections OF Florida here.
Ii. CUTLER.
scarborough, Illinois.
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INTELLIGENCE.

-I7ll77lerSd6it5S est UerG UtTtetS.
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 2 O'Clock, J. Y. Parce, superintend-
ent.
A good Photographer would do well
here.
The plan for the new Baptist church
is handsome one.
J. FL. Huffman is at work boring wells
for the whole country
Captain John Rich is having improve
ments made on his place.
Captain Strack is getting on finely in
opening Woodland Avenue.
Watson & Finical are erecting new
house for Mr.. A. A. Leverich.
Banta & Spencer have been painting
the drug store which looks grand in its
new coat.
Mr.. Rrinly is making his pretty place
Respondent With whitewashing the
fences.
Mcneil & Zumwalt are doing a good
business, in the furniture trade and they
deserve it.
The new Baptist church will be
erected on the corner of Woodland
and Rich avenues.
Mr.. Henry Honey has been married
to Mrs. E. Nesbitt, of Prevatt's. We
congratulate them.
T. E. G. Brinly has purchased forty
acre tract of excellent land for groves,
from o. J. Hill.
Colonel J. B. Oliver, formerly of the
Florida NeaO Yorker, died in New York
on Monday the 18th inst.
They had. fine time at Pine Castle,
on Thursday night, the dancing was
spirited and the supper excellent.
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State OF the Weather
Cabbage Ltce-Another Remedy.
AT DELAND.

SAVANNAH, GA.,~March 9th, 1881.
Tohe agricultural Editor ofth0 Uhdon:
In the Agricultural department of yours
of the 25th, DR.. Ainsley, of Drayton Is
land. asks for remedy for Cabbage
Lice" which is destroying his crop.
Last spring my Cabbage patch was
being destroyed by this same ''scourge''
when friend IN your city sent me some
of Gould & Co.'S Insect Exterminator,
with the directions for using. A few
applications of the solution completely
destroyed the insects and saved my crop,
and | believe the Doctor can save his
by doing likewise. Respectfully,
81. D. RoRIDER. Ga, Cent. r. r.
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A few stalks OF sugar.cane, were
brought in a few days ago that had
been growing all winter. We did
not chew any OF it; but are told by
those who did, that it was quite
juicy and sweet.-Zdm,po Guardian.
We received ripe peach, on Mon.
day, from Mr.. w. A. Morris, at
Maitland. 1t smells too good to eat
and we shall keep it to smell. MIR.
Morris says the tree was bought
from a nurseryman, set out on his lot
in December last, bloolned in
January, and the crop is now ripen-
ing Sanford Journal.
We saw this week a twig on
which were Two perfectly formed
soft shell almonds. 1t was broken
from a branch OF tree grated into
II plum stump by Mr.. John Gall1e, on
his place about five years ago. The
tree is now full of fruit, and differs
from the hard shell variety, it being
smooth, while the latter is rough and
can scarcely be told from peach. -
tallahassee Economist.
We hear that Captain James Nc
Kay intends to embark in Journal
ism. Look out tor consolidation
somewhere. Tampa is pretty good
place. and by far the best place in
the Stale; but it is doubtful whether
three newspapers can stem the cur
rent here OF not. AT any rate we
wish Captain Mckay success should
the report prove true Tampa
Guardian.
A dispatch from Chicago, dated
April 10th says an organization has
been formed here with George f.
Hopkins, as president, and Captain
+. Higgs, as general manager, for
the establishment OF line of retrige-
rator cars between the south and
Chicago, st Louis, indianapolis and
Cincinnati. IL is understood that
the enterprise is backed by Jay
Gould, and $500 new cars, filed
with all the modern improvements,
will be built Tor the transportation OF
semi.tropical fruits, vegetables and
perishable goods from the South
over Jay Gould's system OF rail
roads.
A solution OF cyanide of pot assium
a drachm to a piut of water, we are
informed by DR.. 5. Stringer, of
Brooksville, is sure and never tall
ing remedy against orange and other
insects which intest fruit trees. The
application of the solution to the in
tested parts of the tree should be
made with brush or mop. The
great objection to the use OF cyanide
Of potassium is that 1t is a fatal
poison "producing death with light-
ming like t'rapidity when swallowed
i'll lethal doses. SO ii any one should
try it the greatest caution must be
observed that none OF the solution is
left where it might be drunk. - Tana-
210 Tribune.
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DR.. Lancaster has resigned as Post
Master, his extensive landed property
demands too much Of his time.
The Methodists have got about 81, 900
subscribed TO their church, and the
Episcopalians are getting along with
theirs.
We return thanks to the DeLand
Jubilee Club (colored) who serenaded
US st our residence last Wednesday
night.
Several letters have reached us lately
in which a remittance has been advised
as being enclosed but on opening no
money was found. One letter was re-
gistered.
Mr.. George Fearn is now open for
for business, having purchased horses,
buggies and wagons, his livery stable
will be located in town back of Dreka
& Co.'S, store.
A good may of our citizens attended
to witness the wedding of Mr.. W. G..
Holder to Miss Marion Moshier, may
their path through life be crowned with
happiness and prosperity.
We are pleased to see Mrs. Brinly so
fast improving as to be able to set in
her porch and admire the flowers in the
front yard, planted by the fair hands of
her daughter, Miss Matte.
X! Xxi! XII!
Just arrived at j. d. Bohannon's a
new lot OF Kentuckya Kountry Kured
Hams And don't forget it. 1t.
In two week more the subscription to
this volume will have expired, those who
commenced with it had better forward
the amount for the ensuing year and
save the red mark.
There are about fifty members of the
Masonic Fraternity, in this neighbor-
hood and they had meeting on Satur-
day last to organize a Lodge. They
meet again this week.
Mr.. E. Cheney who has been spend
ing few months with us, has gone to
his home in Detroit, Michigan, he will
return in the fall with his family, and
make DeLand his home and improve
his place.
We are pleased to note the decided
enterprise of one of our DeLand ladies
Mrs. j. D. Bohannon. Since Novem-
Der she has planted five acres in grove
AOIAl uOah tIio PlaCC, auu ClSuG dC-SS
near Lake Beresford, besides clearing
and preparing twenty acres in this
vicinity fer grove, of her eighty acre
tract.
A goodly number of our own citizens
and those of neighboring settlements
met on Saturday afternoon to witness
the ceremony of breaking ground for
the Baptist church. Aftera fewremarks
by Mr. j. Y. Parce. and prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Lewton, Mr.. III. A. DeLand
performed the ceremony by removing a
few shovels of earth making a neat
speech suited to the occasion. An able
address was then delivered by Rev. DIR.
Griffith Rev. j. D. Bohannon exhor-
the congregation to subscribe to the
undertaking of erecting the church
and of meeting the iberality of
Mr.. DeLand, who had offered the hand
some sum of 81, 800 if the citizens would
raise 81, 900. tt e whole amount is now
subscribed. and 81, 500 church will be
erected. We will give fuller report of
| the meeting next week.
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An Illinois correspondent.

Written for The Florida Agriculurits.
We promisee to write you some
time ago and now have arrived at
point OF beginning When | open
by saving cold, colder, coolest, at
this season OF the year april l4th,)
you may think down there that l am
Joking but the fact is we have had
no warm weather here yet fifty miles
south of Springfield, Illinois. And
when say that we have had only
about fourteen real sunny days since
the first of December, you may think
l am telling a story" but such is
not the case. 1t has been winter
since the first of November, and has
only ceased to freeze hard nights,
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Given uD by Doctors.

''Is it possible that Mr.. Godfrey is up
and at work, and cured by SO simple
remedy?'
81 assure you it is true that he is entire
ly cured, and with nothing but Hop Bit
tiers; and only ten days ago his doctors
gave him up and said he must dieP'
" Well-a.dayl That is remarkable! will
go this day and get some for my poor
George l know pops are good'-Satena
Post.
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A Smooth Complexion

Can be had by every lady who will use
Parker's Ginger Tonic. For promptly
regulating the liver and kidneys and
purifying the blood there's nothing like
it,and this is the reason why it so quick
ly removes pimples and gives rosy
bloom to the cheek. See notice.
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FL GRID A N A.
Geographical Divisions of Florida.

EASTERN FLORIDA-Is composed of the
counties OF Suwannee, Columbia. Alachua,
Levy, Baker, Nassau, Duval, Bradford.
Clay, st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRIDA-Isc composed of the coun-
ties OF Escambia, Santa Rosa, Washington.
Walton, Holmes, Jackson and Calhoun.
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,
Volnsia, Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough, Man
atee. Monroe and Dade
The peach crop on this island
promises to be large and fine. AL.
though there are not great many
trees, yet all are filled with fruit in
an advanced stage. The cold does
not seem TO have hurt them.-Fer.
nd'edi'a0 ErpreSS.
Scientific fishermen who have
studied the subject, say that the fish
not biting is attributable to electric
disturbances in the atmosphere, and
that they have been driven into deep
water.-PenSacOla Gazette.
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MARRIED..

R-MOSHIER.-At Spring Garden
Center, on the Dist INST, by Rev. DIR. Griffith,
of Troy n. y, w. G. Holder to Marion l. Mo-
shier, both of Volusia county.
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Terms
TWO DOLLARS a Year, in Advance.

Advertising Hates:
Rates for advertisements furnished on
application by letter or III person.
The Worthington advance., 1881-08-25

A Boston journal now states that the
eastern furniture manufacturers are seri-
ously troubled at the scarcity of black wal
nut timber. They alleRe that tho whole
supply in the United States has become en-
tirely inadequate to the: demand; that the:
difficulty Of obtaining this wood, which is
now SO popular; is brought sharply home;
that the questions arise, :''What is to be
done in the future, and to what sections are
tie dealers to look for supply?" That
these are serious questions is evident from
the fact that the last year the price has in
creased Is per cent. Still, even at these
advanced figures, it is said to be almost i'm.
possible to secure the needed stock. A few
years since in the west, manufacturer
could purchase SOC, 900 feet of one dealer;
now he must journey from town to town
picking up few thousand feet wherever
he may chance TO find lot for sale. He
considers himself fortunate if he obtains
the amount hs needs at almostany cost. In
fact, il he does not 'ssit down" on lot the
moment he sees it, some one else will
jump in and snatch it away from him.
Black walnut is our staple timber for furni-
ture. It can scarcely be replaced. All Of
this admonishss sus thatswe must peFfofce
protect our timber.
The Worthington advance., 1881-08-25
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wonder often is how 90; many sights md 60
much enjoyment can be offered for the
triding sum which is demanded. Five
shillings will give the Lon don excursionist
a day on the sands at Margate; two shihings
and sixpence will take him to Windsor ana
return, and shQR hin The cistle and some
Of the hnese SCENERY III rnaral England, one
shilling will take him to Hampton Court,
built by Cardinal Wolsey, aud another to
Epping Forest. the fayorite resort for pic
mic parties; four shillinRRs will take him to
Brighton and show him. one Of the finest
aquariums in the world; and one shilling
and sixpence will pay his fare to Syden-
ham, admit hir. to the famous Crystal Pal
ace and lesser. sights innumerable. Satur-
day is the visiting and excursion day, and
at this time the number of trains is largely
increased, and these in every direction are
crowded with 'enthgsiastic sightseers.
The country along the railway lines ia
enlivened by groves of. old trees and gen.
tlemen's seats. From Liverpool to Dover
the country is little else but a beautiful
park. In country like this it is hot to be
wondered. that the railway lines should be
constructed and cared for in most expen-
sive way.
The Worthington advance., 1881-08-25
CURRENT EVENTS.

There arrived in this country during July
SO, ,6O7 immigrants, against 49,G55 in July,
Trains loaded with Montana csttle are no.
ticed passing over our railroads bound for east
ern markets.
In the Georgia legislature the general tetn-
peraMce bill was defeated in the senate by &
vote of 20 to 19. Twenty-three votes were
necessary to it's passage.
A stock jobbing New York journal calls up
on Secretary Window to 1e:ieve them for any
stringency in the money market by anticipating
the payment Of bonds called for October 6.
Secretary Window is moi likely to do anything
Of the kind. '-:>
The relatives of Baron Steuben, who ten
dered his sword to Washington in the dark
days o. the revolution, have been invited to
attend the Yorktown centennial ss the guests Of
tho republic. Secretary Blaine's invitation is
In nis happiest vein.
Col. Hans Mattson has left Minnesota for
New York, to become consul general Of the
United States of Calcutta, British India. He
will leave New York on Wednesday, August
Oath, and proceed to his destination via Eng
land, Egypt and the isthmus of Sues.
Capt ssml; Ryder, ono Of the Oldest and
has been master OF boats on tue Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Red and Mississippi rivers, died at Alton,
Ill, after q lingering Illness. He acquired
considerable reputation during the war az
commander Of the great steamboat Empress in
the lower Mississippi trade and is known in
Illinois for having run the first boat that ever
ascended the Illinois river. ::
Gen. Noyes, ex-United States minister to
France, has Just arrived in New York with his
family In conversation he said the French
were exceedingly horrifed, and Indignant when
they heard Of the shooting Of; President Gar
field They did not regard it as result Of a
conspiracy, but the work of = wicked lunatc
who acted for himself alone Tho French were
very sympathetic with the preeident of the
United States and with the people, and were very
solicitous that the president might recover, :.
The Worthington advance., 1881-08-25

The organization ef the First National bank.
hoo:head, il being rapidly completed The
articles of ak ks0ciatiOn and organization eerti6-
cate have been forwarded to the Comptroller Of
currency: The sum OF $5O, 900 in bonds have
been purchased and deI Iosited with the United
States treasurer, a4A the safe and various Office
fixtures are on their way. twill be ready for
business in lefs than month. Nr. Lewis
Benedict, Of Attica, N. Y, will bo the cashier:
Freddie ". Ean Patten, son 0f A. s. Val
Patten, left his homo II GaC1bria, Blue Earth
Co., MIMI, on the 22nd OF lsst June, and has
was seventeen years OLD, about i've feet eight
inches high, blue eyes and dark brown hair:
All search and inquiry, so far, have Eesn in
vain. Any information leading to his discry-
cry would be very thankfully received by his
distressed parents. Address A. 4. Van Patten,
Courtland, Nicollet Co., Mimi
At Minneapolis. young EnglishAnau named
James Clark, who has been employed as day
lsborer by the Manitoba road, paid hts fsilo1
worAfncn call last Tuesday morning h &
garb unsuited TO his ordinary vocation, aud
said that. he liad hsd some good times in their
company, but he was going to leave them and
wouldn't work any longer: The reasons he
gave, and which prove to be true, were that
he had fallen heir to large estate in Engiand
valued at 10000, which only awaited his
appearance at his former home to bo pat in
his possession. The letter bringing him the IN
formation contained draft for $500, which
sum he received from ,the city bank, and took
The o'clock train that day for New York,
where he will take steamer for England.
Gov. Plllsbury has received . contribution
Of $50 from s. A. Quale, of Eau Claire. Via,
to .c spilled for the benefit of the cyclone scf-
ferers at West Newton, Nicollet county, de-
wasted At the sarsle time as New Ulm In his
letter of transmission enclosing the 500 Mr.
Quale says: ''This is in fullillmen: Of a prom
ise solemnly made Immediately after the at
temp ed murder of tho leloved president of
these great United States, that in case he
said sum should be used for the benefit Of sorle
really needy and deserving person The pres
ident having had 3 relapse, threatening in the
extreme, have waited until this time in order
to be fully satisfied of hin complete recovery,
which, happily for the counsry's good, Is sure
ly expected"
The Worthington advance., 1881-08-25
Fe1mented Mix.
From the Springfield Republican.

Koomis, the fermented milk ordered for
the president, is frequently prescribed now
by physicians and is readily prepared. It
is kept by some of our local dairymen. The
Russian original was Of mares milk, which
contains more sugar than cows milk. To
make it of cows milk ordinary beer bottles
with patent shoppers are filed with fresh
milk, and into each one teaspoonful OF
sugar and another of yeast is put. They
are then stopped and left in summer heat:
In day or two curd will rise filling half
of the bottle, but at subsequent stage the
whey and the curd coalesce again, and the
mixture resumes the appearance in week
of ordinary milk charged with carbolic acid.
It is then to be drunk, after cooling When
the bottles are opened the contents are the
most furious of all corked stuff, and it will
be hardly safe to attempt it in the White
House if it contains any works OF art. The
bottle must be turned neck down into big
pitcher, the top covered tightly with nap
kin and then the stopper loosened by pass
ing the bare hand into the picture. Other
wise it will be all over the clothing, wall
paper, ceiling and other objects of interest.
The drink itself is palatable acid. cover
ed with 6ne froth like beaten eggs. 1t is
q kind of campagne milk, and is very favor
able to persons who need an acid but na-
tritieus beverage.
The Worthington advance., 1881-08-25

QUEEN VICTORIA must be set down as
decidedly opposed to the latter day idea of
wemaA's rights, since she 6authorized her
physician, Sir William Jenner, to remove
her name as patron of the international
Medical Congress, which met in Londo n
last week, If lady doctors were admitted
to the medical meetings." And SO forty
three properly qualified lady practitioners
issued solemn protest against the outrage,
which protest, in the sententious language
OF the report, chad no effect" The wo.
man doctors were. exclxded, in Difference
to the woman sovereign. It is evident
from these facts that the empress of India
has no use for the Mrs. DR.. Edsons,:.who
seems to have the care of distinguished
patients in the United States, and whose
oracular sayings are published in all the
papers, as coming from high medical au-
thOritv