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

if it is found in the Southern forests
of Chiapas, it thrives in climate
much more congenial to its nature
on the rocky soil of Campeche and
the sterile land that form the north>
ern portion of the State of Yucatan.
BEFORE THE CONQUEST OF THE
PENINSULA,
the Maya Indians, who were at that
time the dominant race of Yucatan,
cultivated it with the utmost care;
but when the Spaniards took posses.
sion of the State they neglected its
production for other and more prof
table pursuits, and looked upon the
plant with such contempt that they
treated it as a noxiouslweed, and did
there utmost to destroy it. Thus its
culture and its use were almost for
gotten, save by the Indians, who,
when in need of cordage or rope, pull
led its leaves as it grew wild, and
extracted its fibre to provide for their
accidental wants.
But in 1916 the English merchant
of Belize melted the Indians poems
Of Yucatan to rebel against their
masters and drive them to the NORTH
ern part of the peninsula, so that the
ex~serfs might become the possessors
of the
GRAND FORESTS OF PRECIOUS WOODS
that fourished in the southern and
south eastern portions of the State.
They supplied the savages with arms
and ammunition, and the latter made
sudden war upon their unsuspecting
masters. The result justified the ex.
pectations Of the willy merchants of
the British colony; the Yucatecans
~ y sslxsa sss,
Sumter and some uo.ler counties
have lime stone which will make
good lime. On the 0s er hand l
notice that stone ime from Maine is
brought here which somewhat con-
fllcts with the statement made to me.
| lived in Colorado several years
and hencO know what Rocky Noun.
tain zephyr" is. 1t is often equal to
a Florida reef hurricane. l have
also enjoyed term of "pro>
baton" of some four years in South
ern and South Central Kansas, and
know what Great American Des
ert "blizzard" is. [ have had a six
inch projecting eve ola six inch thick
sod i. G. earth-roof torn off in an
''ordinary" gale on the plains of Kan.
sas. The storm which swept over
most of peninsular Florida in the au-
tumn OF 1880, was severe one. l
real in Northern papers that all the
orange crop was ION the ground"
and the trees much damaged. But
on arriving here, only two months
later, could see hardly any evidence
save some PROSTATE pine trees at
particularly exposed polnts-that
there had been storm. In resi-
dence here of one and a half years,
l have not experienced one "blow"
equal to any one OF a dozen "blizzards"
l have seen in every winter l resided
IN Kansas. The ordinary heavy
winds of Central Kansas which we
there experienced every few days
and some times continuously for sew
eral days out strip the high gale" of
the Central part of Florida's penin,
sula which we have perhaps once in
each month or two. Remember thatI
only speak for this part Of Florida
l have never been "on the Coast, !"
but judge from correspondence with
parties near the Gulf, and conversa>
tion with an ex-Dade county citizen,
that the Coast has considerable more
wind than the interior.
j. Fl. FOSTER.
Zangerjne, Orange Co, ,Fla., april IL.
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Mr. John Parrish informs us that
the deer in Manatee County are dyo
ing out from some unknown cause.
He found three large bucks dead in
one day While riding through his
range.-Tdnpa Tribune.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-05-03
Sorrento Items.
The Florida AgricIlturist::

Editor Of The Florida Agric1Iturist:
Much has been written aboEt Flor
ida, and the leading occupation, or>
ange growing, still the more we
read and hear, that much more we
are benefited. We need not follow
everybody's advice, or believe what
one may say is right, and another
wrong. We have our own eyes and
can see, our reasoning powers are
given to US Tor good purposes, and
as we do not all have light given to
us alike, it cannot be expected Of us
all to do or believe alike. Orange
groves are now the leading object in
attracting settlers to Florida. While
many come for health, still Ga grove"
helps to brighten the prospects; and
hopes for bright future, when their
grove becomes a profit as well as a
pleasure, cheers the dropping spirits
and dark hours, when we have the
"blues." Like everything else in life,
the cultivation OF a grove has It's dark
side, and many become disheartened
before giving IL 1alr Lrlal. Our
groves demand considerable atten>
ton, and if neglected show it very
soon. Some think all there is to be
done, is to plant the trees and lay
back in the shade, waiting for the
golden fruit to drop into their arms,
and when they awake to the reality,
get discouraged, sell out, and leave /;
vowing that Florida and groves are
a humbug. To such one we say,
the sooner you leave the better,
make yort,9 for wiser men.
that S hest of Of trees are planted. the
r-.a q for the first wear con.
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Information WaUted.

Will some of the subscribers OF
the FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT, give
their experience In raising pine-ap,
Piles and bananas, with the profit per
acre of the same, and oblige a North
ern SUBSCRIBER ?
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DeIand VOusia County, Florida, Wednesday, May 1882.

between the rollers and the pulp is
crushed from the fire, which is unin-
jured by the pressure it undergoes.
When one-half of the leaf has been
passed between the rollers it is quick
ly withdrawn and then the other end
undergoes the same process, when
the fibre. which is from IA to "a
inches long-according to the length
of the leaf-remains in the hand of
operator, entirely free from pulp, but
it is of light green color. 1t quickly
bleaches, however, to light yellow
hue when exposed to the hot glare
of the tropic sun.
A HEALTHY PLANT WILL ATTAIN THE
HEIGHT
of abov6 five feet and will bear from
Ia to 80 leaves during the year.
Each leaf will contain two ounces of
fibre, when dried and bleached, so
every individual plant will net the
farmer at least 10 cents per annum,
which business Is much more profi>
table than coffee planting under the
most favorable circumstances. Some
planters have as many as 100000
healthy plants, and should, if they
are prudent and economical, gain
$4,000 per annum. The lesser farmer
who may boast of but $4,000 plants,
should net at least $4,000, but it is
safe to assume at this estimate is far
below reality, for plant of 25 years
old at these fgues will have produced
but 81, allowing five years for it to
arrive at maturity; tor the planters of
of Yucatan estimate that each -four
ishing plant will, upon the expiration
of 25 years, have netted him at least
So. Il.
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\ " DIS OAH' S,OOAN PAuO lnhN IOOb Vi
twenty-tour pounds weight has been
produced in this region. Ihave seen
it noted that one of sixty pounds
was exhibited recently at the Atlanta
Exposition. But IN an ordinary crop
of 200 bushels per acre, the > roots
will run from four ounces, to three
pounds, being mostly of about one TO
one and a half pounds. Last winter
l purchased for table use, 500 pounds
in the ground, and the above is about
the style of roots I dug. The pro-
duct was at the rate of about 200
bushels per acre, on ground which did
not produce fifty bushels of sweet
potatoes per acre. l have heard
that at Sinclair's starch factory in the
southern part Of Orange county, it
produces about 400 bushels per acre,
also that the price offered by the fac>
tory, was but forty cents per hun
dred pounds, and that the farmers
quit raising it at that figure. 1t re-
quires careful handling in digging
and hauling. l found It blackened
if the roots were exposed to air many
days, yet this discoloration did not,
at least for some davs, affect the
taste. When l buried it soon after
digging, there was but little if any
loss at the end of one month. An
advantage in it is, that the roots are
generally not over nine inches be~
meath the surface of the earth, and
where the soil has age enough to be
devoid of surface, pine, and gopher
roots and sticks, the CaSsava is reads
lily dug by simply pulling at the main
stalk. Some roots being quite tender
and brittle, may break in two, but
little experience will enable the har
vester to bring up almost every root
entire.
Some experiments of chemist
near Tampa, have shown that a fine
quality OF glucose or grape sugar, is
readily produced from the starch OF
the cassava. The tapioca of cons
merce, is produced from cassava
starch, but can learn of none being
made in Florida. Though the plant
produces seed in the Semi>Tropic re-
gions OF this State spariDgly, l learn
Of no efforts to sprout them. 1t is or
dinarily ptopagated by cuttings OF
the main stalk and layer branches.
Some times the main stalk is one and
a halt to two inches in diameter, in
which case the cuttings may be made
quite short, say one to two inches.
With wood ii one inch diameter,
use cuttings six inches long. The
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-30
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Queen Victoria, through Minister Lowell,
expresses pleasure at the reception of a copy
OF the international stamp bearing the like
ness of the late President Garfield.
Treasurer Gilfillan wants to issue gold GER
tificates for the purpose of getting into circu-
lation the legal tender notes held byt the banks
rs reserve.
Three new indictments in the star-route
cases were found Saturday. Two are found
against Thomas j. Brady and Geo. La Meser-
ole, and one against James b.. Price and Tom
J. Brady.
For the new Alabama claims commission
provided for in the Geneva award bill Pres.
Arthur has selected ex-senator James Harlan,
of Iowa, and Judge Wells, q member of the
former commission.
Public Printer Rounds had a personal diff
Guilty with n member of congress Saturday. in
relation to an appointment. They came to
high words, and IL is said that Rounds ordered
the M. G. out of his Office.
Business men of New England, represent
ing over S20O,0OO 900 of capital, who urged GEN
eral Francis Walker for a place on the tariff
commission, will send to the senate a strong
protest against making John L.. Hayes the
chairman.
Secretary Teller and wife are visiting the
Indian school ut Carlisle, Pa, where they wit
messed the marriage of two young Kiowas.
Forty Sioux students, having completed a
course of three years, started for Dakota Mon
day.
The Utah commission as agreed upon by the
cabinet, comprises Alexander Ramsey, of
Minnesota; Algernon s. Paddock, OF Nebras-
ka; G.. F. Godfrey, of Iowa; Ambrose b. Garlic
ton. OF Indiana, and James X. Pettigrew, of
Arkansas.
A cablegram from st. Petersburg states that
Melville found the bodies OF De Longs party
March 20, under eight feet of snow. The clew
was a rifle barrel hung upon four sticks. Two
boxes of records and a medicine chest were
recovered.
A rehenring OF the proposals for furnishing
the postofice department with rating stamps,
cancclIing stamps. etc.. will probably DO grant
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-30
Mortgage Sale.

DEFAULT having been made in the payment of
- a certain mortgage, dated the 18th day of jan
uary, "A. ID. 1875, made and executed by James +.
Yeates and Laurenda S. Yeates, his wife, of Owosso,
Michigan, to Thomas V. Perkins of the same place,
and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds,
of the County Of Shiawassee, in the state of Michi-
gan, on the 10th day Of January, 1875, in Liber u
of Mortgages on Page 5S7 and afterwards, and on
the Both day of May, 1876, duly assigned by said
Ontario county. New York, by an instrument of
assignment duly executed by said Thomas V. Per-
kins, and recorded in the office of the Register of
Deeds for Shiawassee County, as aforesaid in Liber
3, of Mortgages on page 400, on the Both day Of May,
1876. And which said Mortgage. was again and
on the goth day of January, 1882, duly assigned by
said Joseph Hershey to Sarah Nj. Whipple, of
owosso, Michigan, by an instrument of assignment
duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds
for Shiawassee County aforesaid on the 18th day of
April, 1882, in Liber Fl of Mortgages at Pages 395
and 1896, on which Mortgage there is claimed TO be
due at this date for principal and interest, the sum
of 81 ,2sO.56, and an Attorney fee of twenty-five dol
lars stipulated for in said Mortgage, in addition to
all other legal costs and expenses should any pro-
ceedings be taken to foreclose the same. And no
proceedings at law or in equity having been insti-
tuted to recover the debt secured by said Mortgage
on any part thereof by which default the power Of
sale claimed In said Mortgage has becom cooperative.
Now therefore notice Is hereby given that said Mort
gage will be foreclosed by a sale OF the Mortgaged
premises to wit: That certain piece or parcel Of
land described in said Mortgage as the south part OF
the east part OF the west half Of the south east quar-
ter OF section twenty-four, in town Seven ~ North
OF range two () east containing ten acres OF land
more or less; also a piece of land described as fol-
lows: Beginning at a point In the centre of the
highway two chains and eighty and one-half links
north Of the north west corner OF south east quar-
ter OF section twenty-four, In town seven az north
range two (2) east, running thence north one-half
degree east ten (10) and one-half links. thence north
eighty-nine degrees west twelve chains and eighty
three links, thence south one-half degree, west nine
chains twenty-four and one-half links 10 centre Of
said highway, thence north ffty-ive and one-half
degrees, east fifteen chains and seventy-four links
TO place of beginning, containing eight acres Of land
more or less, to the highest bidder at the front door
of the Court House in the City of Corunna, Shia-
wassee County, Michigan, THAT being the place
where the Circuit Court for Shiawassee County is
heldcon the 18th day Of August, 1882, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon OF said day.
Dated May "a, 1852.
SARAH M. WHIPPLE,
Assignee Of Mortgage.
w. M. FITZPATRICK,
Atty. for Assignee Of Mortgage.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-30

lot frauds which have heretofore made
a solid South; for their united opposi-
ton to polygamy; for their resistance
to the persistent efforts made to sbol-
ish or reduce the tax on whisky; for
taking measures to distribute the bal
ance of the Geneva award to the
actual losers; and for measures look
ing to a reduction of taxation and a
revision of the tariff.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-30

1t is scarcely probable that President
Arthur will remove Postmaster Pier
son of New York, whose appointment
was urged by the business men of that
city, simply to please a lot of party
camp followers.
Why the Republicans in Texas and
any other State of the South do not
cordially unite with any element which
will make war upon Bourbonism is
one of the things we cannot under
stand. The only conceivable reason
is that a few Republican managers are
fearful that they will not get all the
fruits Of victory.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-30
SheriM's Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a writ
IN of fieri tacias issued out of the Circuit Court
for the county of Shiawassee in favor of the 'Estey
Manufacturing Company" against the goods and
chattels and real estate of Carlton X. Runnells and
Robert Craig, in said county, to me directed and de-
livered, l did, on the thirteenth day of May last,
levy upon and take, all the right, title and interest
of the said Carlton X. Runnells and Robert Craig,
in and TO the following described real estate, that Is
to say Five acres of land, commencing at the
southwest corner of section two, town eight north
of range four east, thence east on section line forty
rods thence north twenty rods thence west forty
rods, to section line between sections two and
three ; thence south on section line TO place of be-
ginning, together with the Grist Mill and appur-
tenances standing thereon; all in said Shiawassee
county. All of which l shall expose for sale at
public auction or vendue, 70 the highest bidder, at
the front door of the Court House, in the City of
Corunna, in said county, on the seventh day of
August next at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
Dated this 23d day of june A. ID. 1882.
CLARK ID. SMITH. SHERIFF.,
BY J. ID. EVANS, Under-sheriff.
ST.. SMITH, Atty.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-30
The Dangers of the Stock Markets.

A nan may be i~ncredulous enough to
risk his money in the tickle mysteries of q
mercurial stock market but when he gets
the Itching Piles, he goes straight for DR..
Swayne's Ointment. Unlike the Bulls
and Bears of the Stock Exchange, who
clean you out of hard earned cash, it re-
turns your money with interest, in the
way of allaying the intense itching and
insuring sweet repose.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-30

DROBATE ORDER FOR HEARING ANNUAL
i ACCOUNT.-STATE OF MICHIGAN, COUNTY OF
SHIAwAssEE, IS, Probate Court for said county.
AT a Session Of the Probate Court for said
County, held at the Probate Office, in the City of
Corunna, on Saturday, the 3D. day of June. in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-two. Present, A. A. Harper, Judge
of probate
In the Matter of the Estate of George S. Keytes,
Insane.
George w. Loring, Guardian of said Insane,
comes into Court and represents that he is now
prepared to render his seventh annual account
as such Guardian.
Thereupon it is Ordered, that Monday, the Goth
day of June, next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
be assigned for examining and allowing such
account, and that the heirs at law of said insane,
and all other persons interested in said estate,
are required TO appear at q session of said Court,
then TO be holden at the Probate Office, in the
City OF Corunna, in said county. and show cause,
If any there be, why the said account should not
be allowed: And 1t Is Further Ordered, that said
Guardian give notice to the persons interested in
said estate, of the tendency of said account. and
the hearing thereof, by causing a copy of this
order to be published in the Owosso Times, n
newspaper printed and circulating I'm said county,
two successive weeks to said day of hearing.
"a true copy.) A. a.. HARPER, Judge of Probate.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-30

Miss Emma Grover, a member of the
senior class in the high school at Hol-
yoke, Mass, eloped with a colored
coachman some weeks ago. Nothing
has been heard from the girl, but the
negro writes that the affair can be set
tied by the payment Of a specified sum
Of money.
Michael Davitt landed at New York
Sunday morning, and was quietly driv7
en- to a hotel, all the projects for q re-
ception having miscarried. His plans
include a ~lecturing trip of twelve days.
He expressed regret that he left Port
land prison, and will not again enter
parliament.
Seventy residents of Adrian, Mich,
have been poisoned to a dangerous de-
gree by eating cheese. The life of John
l.. Smith was only saved by vigorous
treatment. The cheese was sold by
several grocers, but is known to have
been made at n factory last month.
Minute parasites were revealed by the
microscope.
In the trial of the murderers of Mar
tina Whitla, at Detroit, a barber named
Frank De Rice gave full details of the
part he played in aiding Hugo j. Peo-
pies to take the corpse from a residence
on Howard street to the river, where it
was pushed through a hole in the ice,
at midnight for which he received $50.
Captain Ross and his command of
fifty Texas rangers followed the Apache
trail into Mexico, where their arms were
taken from them by General Reyes for
an invasion of Mexican soil, and they
were compelled to make their way
home without weapons. They saw the
dead body of Chief Loco.
About 1,400 Russian Jews are being
sheltered around Castle Garden in New
York, as the Aid society's houses are
filled. The commissioners of emigra-
ton have given fifty acres of land near
quarantine on which to erect accommo-
dations. Five thousand immigrants
arrived on sunday.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-30

The Republicans of Maine at their
State Convention on the 18th instant,
nominated Hon. Frederick ROBBIE, of
Gorham, for Governor and Messrs.
Thomas B. Reed, Nelson Dingley Jr.,
Seth l.. Milliken and Charles A.
Boutelle for Congress, and adopted
the following platform by a unani-
NOUS vote.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-30

The Republicans of New Hamp-
shire, are going in to the coming cam
paign with the knowledge that upon
their action probably depends the
political complexion of the U. S.
Senate and quite possibly also of
the House, after the 4th of March
next. They are not going to make
fools of themselves. They never do
that more than 22 months out of "a;
and the month or two in which they
always act like sensible men al
ways just before a national election, Of
course including election day.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-30

The best and safest way to increase the APP
petite, assist digestion, cause the food to as
simulate properly, and the absorbents to take
upnourishment induce full and regular evacua-
ton, produce easy expectoration, and stop
the decay of the lung, heart, liver, urinary
and digestive organs, is by using Browns
Iron Bitters. 1t has given satisfaction in
more than a million instances.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-30
Commissioners Notice.

T n the matter of the Estate of Amos Gould, de-
i ceased.
We, the undersigned, having been -Epointed by
the Hon. A.. A. Harper, Judge of Probate in and for
the county Of Shiawassee, state of Michigan, Com
missioners to receive, examine and adjust all claims
and demands of all persons against said estate, do
the First National Bank, in the city of 0wossO,
Michigan, in said county, on Monday, the 18th day
of September, 1882, and on the 9th day of December,
A. d. 1882, at ten O'clock in the forenoon of each of
said days, for the purpose Of receiving and adjusting
all claims against said estate, and that six months
from the eth day of June, 1882, are allowed to cred
ftors to present their claims to said commissioners
ior adjustment and allowance.
Dated the 9th day of June, A. ID. 1882.
CHARLES HoLMAN,0
$. j. HARDING, Com.
n. MCBAIN,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-26
LIN EuuI War Paint.

ST. LOUIS. December PA Dispatch from
Muskogee, L. T., says forty of Spiichie's
men, who were previously reported as having
crossed the Arkansas river, passed through
the town yesterday in full war paint, under
the command of the notorious Dick Glass.
They went west in pursuit of the band Of
Chicot's men who killed one of their party
the day before yesterday. but returned in
the evening, not having been able TO find
them. United Siate7 Agent Tufts has noti-
fed them that he will dlsarm both parties on
the committal OF any open act OF war. A
company OF United States troops arrived at
Muskogse last night from Fort Gibson, un-
der command OF Lieut.. Irons, to protect the
lives and property of United States citizens.
Another squad will go TO Okmulgee to-day.
Later.-Ihe Cbicoie party is said 10 have
seized and are now guarding all ferries on
the Arkansas river to prevent reinforcemenis
from the northern part of the Nation join
ing the Spilchie's. Dispatches from the
Territory give no explanation as. 10 why
these Indians are roaming about IN armed
bands, nor ia anything regarding matters
known here