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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-08
A Challenge to Florida.

Will Col. Dancy, Mr.. Z. II. Hart,
and others of our choice fruit grow
ers allow this challenge, which we
clip from the Riverside Press and
Hortic'slturist, of California, to go
unanswered; we hope not. The
Press says:
"Some of the leading fruit growers
of Riverside headed by J. H. Bene.
dict request us to ask the Florida
fruit growers to friendly test of the
Citrus fruits OF Florida and Riverside
to take place in New York next
spring. They propose that a com
mlttee OF Florida fruit growers shall
select a box OF oranges and box of
lemons to be picked on the first day
OF February and shipped to New
ork. The Riverside fruit growers
will also pick box of oranges and
another OF lemons on the same day
and ship them to New York. A com.
mittee Of five is to be selected in
New York city; Riverside to select
two OF the number and Florida is to
select two and the four to select the
fifth member. This committee is to
give the fruit thorough test and make
the report. In order to make this
contest as thorough as possible,
another similar shipment OF fruit to
be picked the first OF March is to be
made to the same committee. A
third shipment to be picked on the
trst OF April and the fourth on the
first OF May.
In these tests Florida will have
the decided advantage In February
and March as the California fruit will
labor under the disadvantage of not
being thoroughly ripe, but in April
and May Riverside will take its
chances in havingits oranges com.
pared with the Florida fruit by AL
intelligent committee to be selected
in the city of New York.
Riverside fruit is not put on market
until after January first and at this
date the reputation OF the fruit suffers
by being too green and sour. Florida
fruit ripens at least a month earlier
What do the Florida people say to
this proposition?
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-08
The Vegetable Business.

We have offered premium $40
for the best article on market
Gardening" to be awarded by the
Lake George Agricultural Society.
Those who intend to compete must
keep regular statistics OF the planting
culture and marketing, and send the
essay in by the first of August to
Judge Bartlett, the president of the
Society, Georgetown, Fla, who, we
hope, will fix an early day, for
the reading and awarding, so that
those who intend entering on the
business may be able to profit by it
for next crop. The last essays have
done deal of good.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-08
Agricultural Societies.

Florida Fruit Growers Associate one,
Codrington, pres; d. S. Place, VIC e-pres.,
Z. III. Elliot Sec; w. H Ashmea d, ASH,
Sec; C.. A. ChOate, cor Sec; G. w. Davis,
treas. Executive Committee, n. G. Petit
d. SAWYER, f. l.. Dancy and A, l, Bidwell,
Norwalk. Fruit and Vine Club.-Col.
RSbt. Bard pres; DR.. Geo. Rogers, sec.
New Smyrna Agricultural and Fruit
Growers Society.,-Mr. NJ. b. Rolfe pres,
W. S. Hart, vice-pres.; Mrs. M. B. Rolfe.
sec. and treas,
Orange Ridge Agricultural and 1mmi-
grafton Societv.-Dr. B. B. Bennett, pres.
John Cannon Sec; J. Y. Parce, cor. sec
DeLand. Volusia Co. Weekly meetings
Orange Park Fruit and Vegetable Grow
ers' AssOciatiOn.-Orland @ Knapp. Pres:
L. E. Sabin, Vice-Pres.; o. +. Campbell
Cor. Sec; Rev. o. Taylor, Sec. and Treas,
Correspondence III yited.
Lake George Fruit-Growers' AssOcla-
tion.-Judge A. B. Bartlett, pres, George,
town; w. w. Hawks, E. Kirby, Mrs: E.
A. Manville, vice-pres'ts. A. II. Manville,
Sec, Lake George; r. o. Hammond, cor.
sec. Fort Gates; George II. Thorn, treas,
GEORGETOWN. Monthly meetings every
econd Saturday of eac h month,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-08
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JUNE 8.

The land literally flows with--and
honey-not much milk to speak of
plenty, but the calves get it all. I
had sooner risk this county for health
the year round than Saratoga, Long
Branch, or any other branch that is
famous as health resort We have
no epidemic nor endemics there has
never been known a case of yellow
fever, small pox or cholera in the
county. We have no sunstroke nor
any other kind of stroke, except lazy
stroke, and that don't kill tor we are
used to it. We have no first-clasS
hot weather; from nine o'clock in
the morning uutil the 1--WE sma' hours
of night" we have gentle, refresh.
ing breeze right from the briny cav.
erns Of the deep, which fans the brow
OF the weary as he falls to tor his
noon day siesta. In good earnest
there is no danger in coming here at
any season OF the year aud I had
sooner come here to spend the sum.
mers for the sake of health and to
avoid the heated term of the North
than to visit any of the famous re-
sorts, that have become historical.
En- lens,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-08
fernando County.

Wv WV crescent.
Around Brooksville, the county
site OF fernando county, are great
many fine groves. Noticeable is the
grove Of Cocn, Y: $. Coogler, 1t ap.
pears but short time since 1t was
an old field, used for corn growing.
NOW, IN the space Of less than eight
years, it is bearing grove valued at
thousands Of dollars.
DE- 5. Strn ger has young grove,
the Oldest tree are twelve years old
from the seed, nd have been moved
twice. The tree, are i'll full bearing
and bear deliclou. oranges. He has
t hundred PLAN ed in grove tive
hundred bearing, Gig ut acres OF lane an
Enclosed. lie values Ms place at 81
oOO' "A few years si nee the place
was offered Tor sale at So w.
u u keathly owns a grove o
lour acres, tour hundred trees II
grove, one hundred in bearing
Valued az $500. But sho. u Tim
since 1t was an old field, appM emu
with no outlook of value in I'll
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-08
Orange Park.

". G. Benedict, Esq, OF Orange
Park, has turned his property at that
place into a joint stock company
under the name of the "Florida Win
ter Home and Improvement Com
pany." with a capital Of S250,000 paid
up. There are 1900 acres of land
attached to the place with five miles
of river front, and only twelve miles
from Jacksonville.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-08
An immigration Pamphlet for
VOluSia County.

Editor Of the Florida Agricuhurtst:
Allow me to suggest, through the
columns of your paper, a plan by
which we can effectually aid the Com
missioner of immigration and also
ourselves in bringing settlers to
Florida. Let each precinct organize
an immigration society by the selec-
ton of a chairman, secretary and
treasurer, and an executive commit.
tee of three and let these men be
delegates to a county meeting to be
heldaL Enterprise, during court week.
In the mean time these five individ.
uals representing their precincts shall
ascertain all facts in relation to lands
crops, ETC., of value 10 settlers and
also to receive subscriptions to be
used tor the publication Of such mat
ter as SAID committee shall see fit to
publish. Each precinct shall also he
allowed to have printed in said book
a space not to exceed five pages and
two wood-cuts representing such
views In their respective precincts as
they may select. The entire cost of
the publication TO be paid for by the
sum subscribed for the same and no
more information shall be published
than is covered by the subscription.
This plan will give each precinct an
equal share in the book PROVIDING
they are willing to pay tor it, and the
information thus collected to he
printed and bound in book torm for
information to settlers wishing to 10.
cate here, and the said book to ha
distributed pro rot0 TO each precinct
but If any desire larger number
they can purchase as many as thew
see tit, after the common fund bn.
been exhausted. BY being united
and determined We can publish -
work which will SO advertise Volnsia
County as to settle all our wild LAM
with live and energetic settler,
Shall we do it? GEO. J. ALDEN
Ne'0 Smyrna, F1a., Muy %, 1881.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-08
To Immigrants.

We advise those coming to the
State from the West, to burden
themselves with as little luggage as
possible. Everything required for
housekeeping can be purchased here
as cheap as they have it at home.
The railroad charges are SO fearful
high and the transportation so un.
satisfactory, that it costs as much, or
more, to bring their furniture, ETC., as
it would to buy here. No reliance can
be placed on the bills OF lading given.
Some gentleman from Iowa, just
settled here, have had to pay more
than double the amount agreed on, at:
ter waiting nearly month before the
things came. Sell what you can at
home and only bring such clothing
as you have.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-08

The subscription rates to Ihe
Florida Agricultarist, IN the West
Indies, and other British possessions,
as y shiizia!gs per anlssta7s, postage
free. II 95 lBa'a& Of England note
Enclosed an a letter aoiU pay for 8
subscribers.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-08
LOCAL INTELLIGEN CE.
est UerG VartetS.


Messrs. Ashmead Brothers are our
agents in Jacksonville, and authorized
to receive subscriptions and advertise
ments for this paper.
Experimenting Wednesday evening at
the school house.
See revised descriptive circular of De-
Land, Fla. in another column.
SABBATH School next Sunday afternoon
at 8 o'clock, j. Y. Parce, superintend-
emit.
Get away from care and recuperate at
the seaside.
Several new houses are to be erected
during the summer.
We have had fine rains and the orange
trees are making great growth.
Mr.. J. T. Clark, of Alpena, Mich,
arrived some days ago. He will settle
here.
Col. Reese, editor Of newspaper in
Wetnmpka, Ala, visited our office last
week.
Mr.. Mayne, Of Red Oak, Iowa, has
moved into his pretty cottage on Rich
avenue.
DIR. Bennett and DR.. Pete are putting
q good stock of nice new medicines in
their drug store.
| The Rev. Isaac Fargo, of Mich, has
received call as pastor of the Baptist
Church at this place.
Mr.. Huffman has been boring down
! a lot of wells, but the Chinese bother
him by pushing back his anger.
Mr.. Julian n. Banta, has purchased
two town lots, of Mr.. Voorhis, on
which he intends to erect cottage this
summer.
Building is delayed for want of lum-
formed. will be in working order by
July.
Coe & Kirkham, artists, are giving
good satisfaction their pictures are ex.
cellent and prices extremely low Tor
good work. This is their last week at
DeLand. 1t
We regret to notice, in the Spring
field (Tenn.) Record, that S. B. Hop
kins, Esq, one of our land owners, has
sustained a severe loss, ST, 1000, by the
Nashville fire.
The late severe drought has caused
the orange trees to shed much of their
young fruit. This will be better for the
trees and the quality of the remaining
fruit will be better.
Mr.. Holder has got up the frame of
our new printing Office, and expects to
have it completed in time for our Agri-
cultural picnic and evening hop in July.
Mr.. Chas. W. Pope, OF Louisville,
KY, has been appointed Deputy Su-
preme Dictator of the knights of Honor
for the states of Florida and Louisiana.
He will at once proceed to organize
lodges.
Messrs. Moore & Laughlin, of Indi-
ana, have purchased twenty acres of
land, from DR.. Lancaster, on Blue Lake.
! They intend putting up a sanitarium
and garden.
Mrs. Hlldreth has received fresh
stock of Millinery and Notions. She
has with her. recently from the North,
a lady who will cut dresses by the cele-
brated Tailor System. She invites the
ladies to give her call. Stamping
done to order. 1t
We have made arrangements with Mr..
Prevatt, of Orange City, to club his
paper, the South Florida Times, with
The FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT at Sd. 90
per annum. ANY one in the county who
has already subscribed for The AaR1,
cULTURIST can send 81 25 to us for the
South Florida Times.
The saw-mill, at DeLand, leased by
Mr.. K. Armstrong, was burned to the
ground on Monday. TWAS total loss.
there being no insurance; the fire in O
short time reducing the shed and al
woodwork to ashes. The loss will
come on Capt. Samuel Swing, OF De
Land.
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To Correspondents.

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scope of this paper are solicited.
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manuscripts.
ton must be accompanied with real name,
as guarantee of good faith. Names Will
not be published if objection be made. No
anonymous contributions Will be regarded
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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-02-24
Greeting for 1881,

Everybody can't have a spice mill,
consequently nearly all are necessitated
TO buy their spices ground. 1t is known
that spices are adulterated more than
anv other article of food. Its strength
aud pnngency afford better opportunity
for adulteration than anything else, and
some buyers think to buy large pack
age for small amount of money sis
business. Yet we are Informed that n
pint OF milk and a pint of water mixed
don't make quart of milk. 1t is the
same way with ground goods. We
grind our own spices, in our own mill.
Grind nothing but pure goods, and sell
them at their value.
Ihis Is the season of the year for luck
In getting married-at least more mar
riages occur in the winter than at 9th ,r
times, and, of course, theJ all get mar
rled for luck. Every body expects to
get the best eats and drinks at said
weddings. for if they don't, ''bad luck
to you." Mothers! you know, we know,
every body knows, that you,can get bet
ter coffee and spices of us than any
place else in town. Further. you can
get as good tea, extracts. sugar, flour,
cheese, raisins, and anything necessary
IN lucky weddings of us as any other
place. And when you are in such good
luck to get the big girl married off your
hands, make her glad by coming to
Bowlby & Halls and buy her a set of
dishes, glassware, wash tubs, mop stick,
pals clothes basket and numerous other
things, with groceries and provisions
enough to make good start in house
keeping. At the Wellington Coffee and
spice Mills. By BOwLBY & HALL
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-02-24
Honesty and Promptness.
WARREN, O., February z, 1881,

WARREN, o., February Z, 1881.
This is to certify that the Citizens
Mutual Relief Association of Yelling
ton, Ohio, has this day, through their
District agent, NJ. S. Clapp, Of this
place, paid us eleven hundred and forty
two dollars Isl, ,l42. .OO,) the amount due
upon the Life Insurance of our father,
Ambrose Robbins, who had belonged
to the Wellington Co. for 3 years, and in
that time paid only four assessments,
$500. The money was not due upon
the pulley till GO days after proof of
death, yet the Company, without any
solicitation upon the part of any one,
has paid it in eight days, instead of
sixty.
We cheerfully say that we are more
than pleased with the manner in which
the Company treated US. Every repre-
sentation has been more than fully
realized, and we recommend them as
being strictly honest and reliable. We
do not know what we would have done,
if father had not taken the preeaution,
when he could, Of joining this Associa-
ton. We shall ever believe there is no
company better than the Wellington,
ELLA j. KENT,
GRACE RoBBINs.
Daughters of Ambrose Robbins.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-02-24

W. W. Hanna, an old citizen and carriske
maker Of Wooster, committed suicide Mon
day, greatly to the surprise Of all who knew
him. He wes In financial trouble.
A new paper mill at Hamilton, In opera
ton but ten weeks, was destroyed by fire
Feb. 18th. It cost that firm SIS, 900 because
they did not fill their coal oil lamps by day
light.
John R. Mckinney, Esq, editor Of the
Wayne Co. Herald, was indicted by the Grand
Jury at Wooster Friday for embezzlement;
the amount being sS7O. 1t was nollied by
the court by advice Of Pros. Attorney.
A sixteen year old son Of Hiram Rounds,
In Medins, caught 8 runaway horse attach
ed to buggy by riding another in Q race
alongside through several streets and finally
catching the lines and stopping the frighted
steed.
The ane large organ costing $500 in 1858,
was between fire and water ruined in the re-
cent partial burning Of the Akron Congre-
gational Church. One thousand yards Of
carpeting was also destroyed, but as the wind
was high and blowing in several directions,
the prevention of an extensive conhagration
was in the highest degree fortunate. The
different denominations WED with each other
in extending courtesies to the society render
ed temporarily homeless.
Albert Converse who had been in yelling
ton three or four weeks and Ed Kelley alias
Joe Smith, of New London were tried in the
Cleveland Police Court last week Monday.
Converse and one Dugan were qusrrelirg
over Q game of dice, when Kelly interfered
and knocked Dugan down. At last accounts
he was still insensible and his assailant in
jail for want bail. Converse was discharged.
He appears to have been a worthless fellow;
has been intemperate much Of the winter
and while he was in durance, his wifc's pa
rents, came to Wellington and moved the
household effects, and 1t is supposed took
the daughter home.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-02-24
"The Book Of The Age"
THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN LIFE HERE AND
HEREAFTER.-"BYw wILFoRD.''

hTshEAt b1
This book has unaues,ionably receiy-
from the press and The clergy, stronger
praise than any other book ever publis-
ed, and is universally admitted to be
the only work in existence which alb
solutely demonstrates a personal God
and the immortality of the soul by
Science alone, without the aid Of the
Bible, utterly annihilating the theories
of Darwin, Huxley, Tyndall, Helm
hollis and others OF the evolution OF man
from the lower animals and his oxtiuc.
tion at death. No better prof of the
extraordinary character ut tins work
can b. asked than tho following extracts
from the religious press-a mere speei-
men Of hundreds equally enthusiastic:
This is the book OF the age, an1 The
unknown author nced aspire to no
greater literary immortality thsn the
production of this work wiz, give him,
and thousands of the best educated
minds that have beeh appalled, by the
philosophical teachings OF modern
scientists will rise up and call bless
ed."-Methodist Protestant, Baltimore,
Md.
'we en- truly say that we are amaz-
ed at the originality, thoroughncss, and
marvellous ability OF the author OF this
work. New Covenant, Chicago.
''It is entirely out of The ordinary
line of scientific aud philosophical
books, and abounds in arguments of a
startling character. Herald and Pres
byterian, Cincinnati.
although strictly scientific, its one
aim Is the demonstration of personal
God and a hereafter for humanity. 1t
is au exbau.tlrss mine of christian
truth. II is the literary Chef d'puyre of
the age. All ministers and Law men,
bers shou.i read It IL is an armory
full al the weapons of the Almighty for
the pIlling down of strOngholds. 1t is
worth its weig ut In diamonds, ,n-Breth-
ren at Work.
"fhe author "a man of acknowledged
genius. aud couiessedly The brightest
scientific star of modern times) has
startled the religious world into tran Sc
ports of joy and praise. No religio-
scieutitic work has received both from
the secular anu religious piess such
willing and unqualified praise as the
Problem of Human Life. 1t is tho
dea blow of stheistic .science."-
American Christian Review, Ciun.
"We most cordially conceGe to the
Problem Of Human Life tue we'll earn-
ed title-;he book of the age. Doubt
less The GJd of Providence has raised
up the author TO meet the wants of the
ehui ch in this time OF need. d."-Dymin-
ION Churchm.n, Torouto.
without douO ut 1T is the most startlj2g
book of the century. l would rather
have the homer Of writing such u book
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-02-24
Spencer.

Spencer has lost another of its early
pioneers i'm the death of Mrs. j. II.
welclIer, who died Febsuary Sth, after
an illness of a few days. She was born
March 4, 1911 in Seneca Co., N. ",
and had nearly completed her 10th
year. She with her husband came to
this township in its early days, and
40 years ago this winter, she experience
ed religion and united with the Free
will Baptist church, since which their
home has been a home for the chris
tian traveller. Had she lived until
March 18th they would have reached
their golden anniversary, which they
contemplated celebrating and meeing
their family once more with other
friends at the old homestead. "Man
proposes but God disposes." She
leaves to mourn her loss a husband,
three sons and four daughters. besides
a large circle of friends. She died
in the full assurance of The faith by
which she had lived.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-02-24
Lord, I Believe.
BY AURA PERKINS.

Once, when 1 ro.ed my shuddering boat
Where the dark water knows no thrill;
Where Fever wave In ripp,cs wrote
Where carloads drop ghostlike and still;
Where depths uufathomable are black,
And shadows full of finny growth,
That waved no farewell to my track;
Where wild birds scream In notes uncouh,
And doubts and fears forever dwell
cried in voic, o'erwrought with grief,
"Oh height of Heaven or depth of Hell,
Stir this dark unbelief ~
The waves that lap the sandy beach
Or wrap the crag in rude carcss,
Or with advancing fingers reach
To crease the rock in restlessness,
Or smiling lie beneath the sun,
Or rud with crested waves wind driven
Such waves lunch my oarque upon
And set the sails for Heaven.
yes know the Storm may come
And flout his banners in the sky;
The waves the sun is smiling ON
May hide the breakers from the eye;
But He who bids me take the helm
(Ready of ear and strong to saye)
Would have me reach radiant realm
Beyond the wayward wave.