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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-05-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

Zn:seerS06iL6S est vera Vs9t1S.
See revised descriptive circular of De
Land, Fla, in another column.
Sunday School will be held hereafter
in the new church.
Mr. S. T. Hillman has bought sixty
acres Of the Palmer tract.
Mr.. Ell. A. Tanner Aas commenced
building on his lot in town.
Mr.. James Shields has purchased 10
acres from Mr.. e. B. Dean
The Middle Florida Fair will open at
Tallahassee on the third of May.
Mr.. G.. Busick has sold his grove of
ten acres, to Mrs. McCleIland.
Mrs. Anthony will receive a new lot of
Millinery and notions this yaalzw.u..;sr..,
pearance Of things out there, and from
his go-ahead manner we judge he will
soon make some very fine groves of
them. He also informs us that Mr..
Clarkson, of Evansville, Ind, intends
building a country store soon and do
ing u general merchantile business as
quick as he gets his grove started which
he hopes to do in about sixty days.
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AWFUL CALAMITY!
The Burning of the Steamer City OF
Sanford.

The Burning Of the Steamer City OF
sanford.
The steamer City of Sanford was
burned to the waters edge on Monday
morning last, when opposite a point
about five miles from jacksonville
known as Point Lavista. The fire was
discovered issuing from the hold, for
ward. The wind was blowing hard and
before anything could be done the ves4
sci was wrapped in flames. She was
headed Tor shore and struck in feet of
water. The following is the list of those
who persisted by fire and water:
Mrs. Oscar Keep and child, of jack
sonville; Mrs. Ireland and daughter.
of Iowa; G. I'll Downing, of Putnam
county; Capt. ShortelIe, Of schooner
Magnolia; two young men, son and
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-05-03
table. Simmond's in his Tropical
agriculture, says:

table. Simmond's in his Tropical
agriculture, says:
This climbing plant of the Curcu-
bit family, yields excellent fruit, and
the heavy tubercular roots contain a
large quantity of starch, OF this
starch good samples were shown in
the Mexican section of the Internal
ional Exhibition at Philadelphia in
1876. The fruit is green, large, and
covered with thorns. In the noun
ta!ns and inland parts of Jamaica the
plant is much cultivated to fatten
hogs with the fruit. The fruit is
sometimes boiled and served up at
table, but the flavor is rather insipid.
When sown III a sandy soil it grows
luxuriantly in the first year, yielding
abundant fruit. The second year it
produces tubercles, which can be
taken off without killing the plant.
This operation may be repeated for
six or eight years. A plant under
favorable circumstances will produce
from 80 to 100 pints and great mum.
Der OF tubercles. The culture is very
simple, and the chayote is not sub
ject totthe diseases which affect other
tuberous plants. The ancient Aztecs
cultivated this vegetable largely,
giving it the name Of Chayotli, which
means squash covered with thorns.
The roots have large proportion of
starch"
An effort should be made by every
family to secure crop of rice. Plow-
ing for rice entails scarcely any labor
the earth being turned up but few
inches, and almost any pond from
which the water has receded will
answer admirably needing no clear
ing, the flooding afterwards during
the rains materially beneftlng it's |
culture. Upland rice is an impor-
tant crop not only for home use but
pays well for its cultivation, and |
should be more generally looked after
than it is. 1t will pay TO grow it as
a green crop, tor it bears two cuttings
year, and makes a hay which sheep, |
horses and cattle prefer to the best
grass product known. The fact that
a rice huller has been invented that
will cost little more than a coffee mill
and enable the good woman of the /
house to grind out a meal OF rice {
With as RaGba ,st as 4. 4 she @aiIa |
ton each day t0a premises, we point
to the now beautiful grove OF L. w.
Edwards. Thisgrove has not been her,
aided by blow of trumpets, but Lott
has stolen an hour or two each day
from his business and looked after
his pets, and the result is he has
beautiful and handsome piece of prop.
erty. He raised the trees from the
seed in little nursery in his own
yard, planted the trees in the grove
himself, putting a half dozen here
one day and ten or twelve the next
day, so the labor has been done with
out feeling and literally without ex-
pense. All young men should follow
Lofts example. -Lahae City Repor~
ter.
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Important Notice.

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Bermuda Grass.

We publish the following interests
ing communication from Judge Bart
lett on the subject of Bermuda grass
being propagated from seed. We
have never known it to grow from
seed in Florida or even in the trop~
les but it is said TO perfect seed in
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The subscription -atee 90 TIE
florida Agr5cultayist, IN the West
Z1ed5es, ana other British possessions,
is II shiHiags per 0nnatna, postage
tee Il I'd Bank Of England note
enclosed S's letter qciU pay I " 8
subscribers.
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Work for May.

During the past month rain hal
fallen more or less copiously through
out Florida, and its effect will d.
much in carrying us through May
which from all precedents is month
OF sun shine, heat and absence O.
humidity. The nights being cloud.
less, are favorable to the formation
OF dew, invigorating vegetation after
the days exposure, and it is to the
interests of all good agriculturists to
give effect TO this wise dispensation
OF Providence byssconstantIy stirring
the soil around growing plants so as
to allow even this modicum of MOSS
ture to penetrate to the feeding
roots. The chief facts to be accoun.
ted for In the properties of dew, are
these: LIST. Dew (as distinguished
from small rain, or the moist
ure produced by visible tog) is never
deposited except on surface colder
than the air. End. 1t is never de-
posted in cloudy weather, and so
strict is its connection with a clear
sky, that its deposition is immedi.
ately suspended whenever aLy con-
siderable cloud passes the zenith OF
the place of observation. 3rd. 1t is
never copiously deposited in place
screened or sheltered from q clear
view of The sky, even il the screen be
OF very thin material, such as mus.
lin or paper suspended over it. 4th.
1t is most copiously deposited on all
Resemblance between the two plants
is very striking, so much so that when
the Teosinte first comes up it is with
difficulty distinguished from corn.
After attaining the height of few
feet, however, it begins to branch at
the crown OF the roots and the leaves
are more numerous than those of the
corn. The plants stood the drought
admirably, aud would, if harvested
have given a very heavy yield OF first
class forage. AS we were very anx~
ious to save the seed none were cut.
They grew on until TALL, finally at.
tanning a height of from eight to
nine feet. No flowers were pros
duced, nor was there any disposition
to bloom manifested until late in DC.
tober. just before the appearance of
frost.
A few plants were retained in the
green house and set out in one OF its
beds in July. These commenced
blooming early in November, and
the grains formed but did not fill.
The intlorescence closely resembles
that of maize, stamiuate flowers be-
ing born in terminal spikes or tassels,
and the pitiliate in small spikes or
ears, one in the aXil OF each Leaf.
Some of the seeds were sown at the
farm on ordinary land, and made a
very lair growth, Notwithstanding
the drought, forming large clumps
OF stems and foliage. A few plants
were cut in August, and the stubble
put forth second growth, which
was soon arrested, however, by the
dry weather. The forage, after it
was killed by the frost, was cut and
offered to the cattle, which ate it
greedy.
The Teosinte, thus tar, gives every
indication OF being forage plant OF
decided promise. The high price OF
the seed will probably prevent its
general introduction for several years
TO come"
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A Grand Emit.

The hunters of Volusia County are,Ye-
quested to meet in the School house at
DeLsnd on Saturday, 8 o'clock P. NJ,
to organize Hunters Association and
FORM plans for great drive of the
County, and bateau O. wild game. Eun~
tiers from other parts are invited to join
the ZEN.
SOME HUNTERS OF VoLUsIA SO.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-05-03

Published monthly. Contains a list of 400
reliable Land Agents, and hundreds of bar
gains in lands, merchandise, etc., all over the
Union. Best advertising medium for real
estate published. Organ of the National Real
Estate Association, and read by 10000 real
to buy, sell or trade lands, stocks, town or city
property or goods, it will prove Invaluable.
We want i'll every town IN the United States a
live, active Member of the Association. Mem
bership fee with paper 81 per year. Subscrip-
ton alone 80 cents. Three months trial 10
cents. No real estate dealer can do without
ii, Address GRIGGS e GILL,
90 Kirllsville, Mo.
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A few days ago, the ferryman at
Meals ferry, on the Chattahoochee
river, while putting some passengers
over in his fat, discovered a box
floating down the river After land.
ing the passengers the ferryman
seized bateau and made way to the
box which he soon overhauled. On
reaching out bis hand to grasp it he
was astonished to find that it COM
tanned a sweet little babe, which
raised up its head and smiled at its
rescuer. 1t was white child, we'll
dressed, with plenty ofgood clothing.
Some old people who live in the
neighborhood, have taken the little
Moses to raise.-Ba'a6rid3ge Demo.
cr0t.
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FOR SALE.

pol acres Of land. including 5 acres IN
grove of which 75 trees are in bloom.
Dwelling with stable and other attach
ments in good order. Also Il store with
entire stock valued at 500. This land is
about q miles from DeLand, and will be
sold at moderate figure. Address w.
Hamilton Mt this Office. POI
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FOR SALE.

At Il bargain, 70 acres pine land near la
Winnemissett on the east, being the
northwest and north of southwest ! of
section 49, township II south. range 81
east. Price So per per acre. Cash. APP
6tf
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Lake Lafayette, on the railroad
near this city, is nearer dry than we
have ever seen it. Where the fishes
and aligators have been accustomed
to sport in its clear blue waters, now
the cattle feed on a rich green pas
ture. Only few small, deep sinks
are left OF what was once the beau
tifnl and much admired Lake Lafa>
yette. The excessive drouths of the
past twelve months has produced
this change.-La'ad ofFloaoer9.
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ADVERTISING Ra+es.

u CAS1IIkB EbaIGeSs
Rates for advertisements fur,,sbed y,
application by letter or IN person.
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3.
: Whites Sewing Machines for sale
: at the Millinery Store It
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This month is good for budding.

Annual flower seeds may be sown
in borders etc., to remain, thin out
those advancing seeds of zinnias,
cockscomb, four o'clock, vincas,
bachelors buttons etc, which will
make beautiful florial display in fall,
and are recommended for present
sowing.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-09-09
Lost.

On Thursday, gold band bracelet.
The finder will be suitably rewarded by
leaving the same at this Office.
Real stone pitchers, English decorated
ware, China tea sets, and an endless va
riety of fancy crockery just received at
Becker IS
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-09-09
Bowlers Attentions!

l offer as prize box of good cigars
to any person who will score better
game than has yet been made, on either
Ten Pins, Five Points. or Cooked SHAT
Come in, Gents. and win the cigar.
JnO. w. LOucks.
Mgr
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-09-09

Steam File Driver For Sale.
desire to dispose of my steam pile
driver, and to do so will sell on very rea-
sOnable terms. MRS. ii. AMIOTT.
For fresh roasted coffee, go to Beckers.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-09-09

The galvanized iron cornice on Post
& VanArsdale's new building is attract
ing considerable attention and is being
highly complimented.
w. L. Barr has completed the school
census of district No. 1, township of
Benton, and finds CAB Of school age. An
increase of Il over last years census,
which showed $50.
Another semi-official test of the water
works took place yesterday afternoon.
Several streams were thrown at the
same time from different MIGRANTS, and
the result was very satisfactory.
Sheriff Mute brought into the TRIBUNE
office specimen of oats gathered on the
farm of Duncan Mckay. He says they
were not selected, but handful taken
as they grew in the field. The heads
are full one foot long and well filled.
The American Lumber Co., the new
company making such extensive prep
aratiOns for numbering in the upper
peninsula, are negotiating with P. Sui
Ivan for 100000 brick. Cheboygan brick
are getting reputation excelled by
none.
Remember the Jolly Merry Makers at
the Town Hall this evening. The COM
pany has had several additional features
added since last exhibiting here and
gives a much more varied and interest
ing entertainment. The papers in places
where they have performed are highly
complimentary of their show.
1t speaks very little for the intelli-
gence or honesty of an editor when he
makes such statements about political
opponent as does our neighbor Hampton,
of the Harbor SpringsIndependent, when
he saws of man who has occupied such
positions ,of public Importance and re-
sponsibility as has H. H. Hatch, the Re-
publican candidate for Congress from
this district, that "he is not known out
side Of his own county"
The Chebovgan base ball club picked
up base ball pitcher, belonging on one
of the barges In port, who claimed to be
able to get the ball in with the decep-
tive curve. They thought this good
time to tackle the Eurekas on the green;
and "Wednesday afternoon inveigled the
latter club to the grounds on the east
side of the river for little practice
game. The Eurekas were inveigled
but could not secure their full nine of
regular players, but picked up a nine
for the sake of the practice. The result
was the curved balls were badly pound
ed, all over the field, and the score of
four or FIVE innings game ended in ia
yOr of the Eurekas by Is to IL. It IS
likely another contest between the two
clubs will take place some day next
week.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-09-09

Wheeler and Wheeler have taken the
cake on crockery and glassware and now
they are going for the whole bakery.
New and elegant laces just received at
Mrs. Ida A McLin's.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-09-09
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER o. 1882.
PERSONAL.

Personal.
Mr.. MAC WALKER is in the village
looking after the waterwOrks.
BRO. GIBSON, of the st. Ignace Spy,
favored us with call this morning.
MRS. j. L. JEWELL returned home last
week from quite an extended visit out
side,
MR.. and Mrs. JAMES J. BROWN arrived
home on the Atlantic Monday night
from Detroit
MRS. BoGGs, mother of w. G.. and
Angus Boggs came up from Alpena on
the Atlantic Monday evening.
MISS EoITH RAMSAY arrived on the
Flora yesterday from Detroit, where she
had been visiting with relatives.
MRS. II. A. BLAKE and children arrived
home from visit of several weeks
among friends in Canada, yesterday on
the Flora.
H.A. BLAKE arrived home on the City
of Cleveland last Wednesday morning,
from visit of a couple of weeks to the
southern part Of the state and Canada.
JAS. K.SAIYTHE was in town few days
this week, looking we'll. He reports
his business fourishing at the Sault.
He left for home Thursday night on the
Ste. Marie.
MRS. j. w. LINDERMAN left on the
Pearl yesterday to visit her husband at
Detroit. Before returning she will also
spend some time with friends in Oak
land county.
JUDGE j. H. STEERE was in the village
Thursday evening on his way home from
a brief visit in the southern part of the
state. He left for the Sault on the Ste.
Marie, that night.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-09-09

The place OF buy your groceries, crock
cry and glassware is at Wheeler q
Wheeler's.
Special bar gains in Summer dress
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30

the colored and stamped paper was too
much for his father. Glancing at the
large amount, as much as he received
for the best wheat crop his farm could
raise, he snatched the letter from his
sons hand and eagerly read it. Richard
stood by in silence.
"What does he mean by the dupli-
cate study ?" said his father, in an un.
certain voice.
"He MEANS" said Richard, quietly
" the picture you threw in the fire this
morning"
A new light dswned on his fathers
mind. So long as his sons taste seemed
nothing but time-and-money- wasting
form of idlenessit had no redeeming fea
ures; but the incredible fact that there
were people willing to pay hundreds of
dollars apiece for such vain images ow
stood right before him. He was too
shrewd to misunderstood it and its re-
suits.
Richard" he said, with O softened
voice, 81 desire that thee would post
pone leaving us for a few days. Thy
mother and I will accompany thee to
the city, and will be present at the Ger
mony. think Sibbilla's parents will
also not refuse to attend"
As he went out he said to Nose, who
was waiting with the dearborn:
"Mose, theeshould always be slow to
anger, and avoid the committal of rash
actions when outof temper. ."-Our Con-
fi,a31y
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Creamy God.

According to the statistics of the
Northwestern Dairymen's association
there are -. .442, 1877 COWS in the United
States, which yield their owners an an
nual profit of $35. Strange as it may
seem, says one writer, the poultry in
terests of the country, and the poultry
and dairy, which go together generally,
though separated in this figuring, is
greater than the beef trade. BY refer
ence to the figures of the New York
produce exchange it will be found, and
may sstonish some, that six thousand
barrels of eggs are sold there every
week, which, at $12 per barrel, makes a
total of $72, 900, or for the year in one
city, 1874, 900 paid for eggs alone.
Then think of the chickens, the tur-
keys, the geese and other fowls sold
there, and the eggs and fowl sold in
Chicago and throughout the country
This, however, is nothing compared tc
the dairy interest since the creamery
and cooperative system has been intro
duced, and which is now in vogue
everywhere in Illinois, Iowa and Wis
consin.
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Wonders Of the Brain.

Dr.. II. W. Mitchell, of New York, III
lecture on the brain and It's Won,
ders," said that the cerebellum of the
brain presided over the organ ofmotion,
and that it could be removed from ami
mails without taking away their intelli-
gence. The effect, however, would be
that they could not move. The same
symptoms, he said, could be observed
in man under the influence of alcohol.
II the latter takes too much of the
stimulant his cerebellum and the little
cells of which it is composed refuse to
do their work and the man staggers.
He claimed that person learning to
play on the piano and lady threading
a needle were regulated by their cere-
bellum, and without its assistance could
do neither. He said that the medulla
oblongata was the most vital part of the
whole system, and if run through with
knife life would be destroyed in an
instant. Advantage has been taken of
this in the process of hanging people,
and the garrote had been introduced on
the same PRINCIPAL. He claimed that
the brain could not get along without
nerves and that it had twelve pairs OF
them. The first three nerves were Of
special sense-olfactory, optic and au'
ditory. The olfactory nerve was not
very we'll defined in man, as it was no'
necessary, but it reached its highest
development in dogs, cats and rats. Ii
was more perceptible in the rat than in
any other animal, and the bloodhound
came next in order. After describing
tho optic nerve the lecturer said thai
the sense of hearing was less developed
in man than in the animal. He con
tended that if either of the three nerves
mentioned were cut there would be NJ
sense of pain and that the only result
would be the destruction of the sens,
of smell, sight or hearing The fiftl
nerve, he said, confers sensibility OF
the face, and when irritated gives ris
to intense pain. He insisted that tn
pneumo-gastric nerve was the grea
vital nerve of the whole body, and sal
that if it were divided our respiration
would cease at once. He then explaine
the workings of the spinal cord and il
connection with the brain, and cor
cluded by reciting the effects of alcoho
chloroform, opium and strychnine O
that organ Of the body.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30
Effect of Heat On the Nerves.

DR.. William A. Hammond, the dis
tinguished neurologist, in an article in
Our Continent with the taking title,
How to Escape Nervousness" warns
against overl' Gated apartments. He
says: An overheated apartment al
ways enervates it's occupants. 1t is no
uncommon thing to find rooms heated
n winter by an underground furnace
up to ninety degrees. Fights and
murders are more numerous in hot
than in cold weather, and the arti-
ficially heated air that rushes into our
rooms, deprived as it is of its natural
moisture by the baking it has under
gone, is even more productive of
vicious passions. 1t is no surprising
circumstance, therefore, to find the
woman who swelters all day in such q
temperature, and adds to it at night by
superhuous bedclothing, cross and
disagreeable from little everv day
troubles that would scarcely rufle hel
temper if she kept her room at six ty
degrees and opened the windows ever J
now and then.