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north, range 81 east on the north
side of St. Johns river, between said
stream and Cumberland sound, 1868
acres.--FJoriozsaoa.
Coleney, Talbot g. Co., are now
in negotiation with a company of
wealthy gentlemen, who reside in
the oil regions OF Pennsylvania. for
the purchase of all the public lands
in four townships in Dade county,
amounting to more than sixty thous-
and acres. 1t is the intention of this
company to put a steamer on the In
dian River and build about twenty
miles of narrow guage railway to
their lands. A very deep interest in
Florida lands has been awakened In
the oil regions through the circula>
ton of the numerous circulars mailed
to that region by Coloney, Talbot
s. Co. A gentleman from New York
City is also negotiating with this firm
for the location of forty thousand
acres of fire land on the Withlacoo>
chez River. The interest in Florida
which this enterprising firm has awak
ened in England by their advertise
ments in the newspapers of that coun
try, bids fair to be of great value to
our noble State Jacksonville Times.
VIM. Holly, one of the landmarks
of Orange City, has been with US
this week, returning Sunday from
South Indian River, where he has
been engaged for the past three
months completing his cocoa~nut
grove OF 1000 trees on his property
he bought in that section last fall.
We found him enthusiastic in the
profit OF cocoa>nut culture in that
section, some few trees having been
bearing for a number of years and are
yielding immense crops. In the prob.
able income from grove OF this fruit
be evidently thinks he has struck a
bonanza. While at Port Orange last
week he purchased tract of hams
mock land from E. A. Mcdonald
back of Port Orange House, and next
winter Will clear part of it for orange
grove and winter residence for his
two sisters OF Greenwich Conn, to
which place he started for yesterday,
but will return early in The tall. Mr..
H. has ehvested in lands and groves
in different parts of South Florida,
his mott valuable grove being at AS
iaIula in Sumter county.-South
Florida Times.
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F ORIDIANA.
typographical Divisions of FIOrida

geographical Divisions of Florida
! EASTERN FLoRIDA-Is comnosed of ~,
49, leS OF SuWannee, Columbia. Alachn.
Gia,y9 Daker' Nassau, Duyal, BradfoTt
way o. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
+,o w G s II fLoRIDA-Is composed of tbe conn
W. oI ESGambia, Santa Rosa. Washin of nr,
"i'oH' homes, jackson and Calhoun
MIDDLE MIDDLE FLoRIDA-Is composed IF +ha
Tnoll YES IIS or Gadsden, Liberty. Fran lin
T,afaIo ', ".tIIia a, Jefferson, Madison. Taylor
Lafayette and Hamilton ~ ioi'
co HotIH FL0RIDA-Is composed of tbo
Voinsiaas R ra ne Sumter, Orange
"tee Monroe and Dade, "' Will
Inc Alabama has, in the first
twenty days of duty in the cattle
orade' transported from points on
[ne mainland, to various points in
cuba, 1850 head OF beef cattle los
iEg out OF that number onlv ono
ms mas never before been done
Miller d Henderson certainly bonn
treasure in this boat.-Proqress
In the yard of Mrs. W. G. Brown
IS growing three year old MANGO |
tree, loaded with fruit. Mrs. Brown
secured the seed from W. p. Neeld
OF Font PInelIas, three years 400
ana planted it in her ward. and now
she has the satisfaction of SEEING the
tree bearing large crop of this de.
iioio0S sem'troplcal fruit.-Progress.
VIM. Hutto, one of the old c;tizono
OF fernando and a good farmer too
tells us that he clipped seven and one
nall pounds of wool from one two
year old sheep last week. Bob Me. 5
1ntosh reports a seven pound clin
from sheep not quite two wears old t
and numbers of others boast of verv
credltable clips. When it is taken :,
INTO consideration that the sheen
yielding this wool run the woods .
"ltnout any care or attention save an g
occasional visit from the owner The
showing is astonishing and indicates fe
veryfproftable ENTHUSIASTICALLY il
Mr.. j. B. Collins showed us last
week sample of bird guano iron, fe
DIS lately discovered g1ano bed in SSo o
q, county, South Florida
me oed covers an area of five acres FL
ma IS about eight feet deep in the de- lar
'oslt. Millions and Millions Of 600
'lros congregate there every night to pr
COST, and have been probably for a din din
years. The deposit APP lar
ears to 0e as rich in fertil.zino POI Ppi;
nallties as any Peruvian, and Mr
2 ut ayIes or rtstrrU IN ure arr
!. sensgt fssa4 Z IL n
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co HOQIH fL0RIDA-Is composed of tbo
V Sp9Inties OF fernando. Sumter O Ta Ine
tol n S ,Brevard, Polk, Hillsborong oh MagT-
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oom mip;DLE tLoRIDA-Is composed If tbo
T onIe! TS OF Gadsden, Liberty. Frank lin
leon, Wakula, Jefferson. Madison LINN at1inn
Lafayette and Hamilton. Sou' dylor'
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-02-01
Written for The Florida AgricaltariSt.
The COcOa-Nut Plaintiffs RO-
nance.
BY HELEN HARCoURT.
Continued from page 298 J

(COntHlue0 JF0HC page 40
Thankfully the rajah obeyed the
commands OF Maha Sudona, and
journeying as directed, found the
wonderful trees ; at the end OF the
prescribed period, his terrible disease
was cured, and full Of rejoicing he
departed for his inland home.
Before turning away from the scene
of his vision, however, he selected an
immense rock of granite, and with
his own hands, assisted by his atten-
dants, carved gigantic image of
himself upon it, as memorial "ot the
height OF happiness to which the god
Of all gods had raised him."
Making known to his people, as in
duty bound, the great treasure thus
strangely revealed by the diety, large
numbers emigrated to the sea coasts,
and thus the first impulse was given
to the cultivation in Ceylon OF the
cocoa-nut palm.
For distance of fifty miles along
the coast on one side of this great
island, extends a stately garden of
cocoa>nut palms, while on the oppo-
site coast, stretches magnificent
avenue of the same trees-no less
than seventy miles in length!
Great is the care with which their
growth is watched and protecte%
planted iu squares, containing 4OO
each, the nuts are covered about an
inch deep with sand and sea-weeds,
and watered each day till they sprout,
and then, after they have attained the
growth of several feet, the young
trees are transplanted.
During the first two years they are
protected from the fierce glare of the
sun by a plated conopy OF the broad
fan-shaped leaves Of the Palmyra
palm; moreover they are enclosed by
strong fences, to shield their tender
crowns from the depredations of ele.
plants, wild hogs and rats, all Of
whom are extremely partial to them
The tree begins to bear fruit in its
fifth or sixth year, the nuts requiring
twelve months to rlpen. They grow
in clusters of from twelve to twenty
large nuts, besides several small ones
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called the romance of the cocoa.nut
palm, afford some idea of the venera-
:ion in which it is held by those who
chiefly benefit by its wonderous gifts.
To give yet clearer idea Of it's
actual intrinsic value, we need onlv
to mention that a case recently came
before a court OF law in Ceylon, re>
garding disputed title to taco
thousand, .ti0e hundred ond hcentieth
part OF ten cocoa palms
A native who possesses the one
hundredth and fittieth part of one
tree, is considered a fortunate man,
while the owner of whole tree is
regarded as a wealthy one.
So much for the romance of this
royal scion ola royal race, in our next
and conclusive paper, we will investi.
gate its uses, and doubt not that we
shall find that here at least, romance
and practical value walk hand in
hand.
M
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suitable answer and left him. Who's
ever shot that pig deserves our
thanks for we sawno more of the hogs.
Now, sir, we have lived IN Eng
land, Scotland and Australia, in
neither of these countries did we
ever hear of farmers having their
crops eaten up by their neighbor's
hogs or cattle Driving through the
Australian woods, you will come
across crops where the only protect~
ion is q brush fence, that is, Il fence
made of the boughs OF trees inter
laced together. If cattle should
break in, they can be drove to the
nearest pound; where the owners
will have to pay expenses to release
them, otherwise, after being adver-
tised, they will be sold to pay expen'
ses. In that country there is another
good law, which allows for people
raising stock as we'll as crops. The
government allots TO every town or
townships, so many acres OF land as
a common; where the surplus stock
of the people living in the village
and Of small landowners, range, the
people select herdsman, allowing
him a yearly salary which is guaran-
teed by the owners of stock paying
so much per head yearly. it is the
herdman's duty to ride round the
common at least once a day; he
knows all the brands and if a COW
has young calf, he brings them to
the owner; indeed the people have
no trouble. Since living here, | have
often thought why something like it
could not be carried out in Florida.
The settlers that are coming to Flor
ida, deserve some consideration from
the government; they are not the
common herd OF immigrants that
yearly pour into the United States.
They are people mostly with families
bringing capital, education. and re-
finement with them, who have lett
their old homes, won by the glowing
accounts heard there, OF Florida's
climate, Florida's orange groves and
Florida's laws. Are such people to
be turned back in disgust? ? or so
discouraged, that their letters, sent
to the old home, will keep others
from following; trust not.
This letter is not written to dis
courage new settlers, for despite our
first years experience, we are we'll
content to make our home i'll Flor
ida, and believe in a glorious future
for her; if the present kind OF set-
tiers continue to come, no State in
the Union will have finer or more
enlightened population, and no State
in the Union, will better deserve it.
Ii her lawmakers will only con,
slider the interests of the settlers
superior to that of hogs and cattle.
4. SINCLAIR.
Ocala, Florio1a. Y
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and boil with fresh meat. Or it may
be boiled and masked, adding salt
pepper ETC., and Mked the same as
mashed Irish Eetatoes. Another
plan is to mix tue, mashed cassava,
with cold ,hominy OF grits, make it
into small cakes and Try. Some are
tond of the root baked or roasted in
hot ashes; in this form it is rather too
dry tor my taste.
SHORE CAKE.
Crate the root mix with it 81.
equal quantity OF corn meal; add an
egg and little Horstord Baking
Powder, or Sea Foam, and bake; this
is nice.
BATTER CAKES. AND FRITTERS.
Crate the root; mix with milk and
eggs, and Sea Foam, or any kind of
rising TO make it light, cook on a
griddle. For fritters, add a small
quantity of flour with the milk, eggs
and cassava, and try in lard.
PUDDING.
Crate the root, mix with milk and
eggs, sweeten with sugar the same
as for rice pudding, and bake; this
makes nice rich DISH
BEER AND VINEGAR.
Crate the root aud wash out the
flour; put this flour in asjug, and fill
nearly full OF water, then sweeten
with syrup; the next day you will
have a good strong beer. To make
vinegar let the beer sour
The foregoing, is gy wife's expe>
rience with cassaya; which Is an I'M
portant food splsa.. 57al2 7 q be e
a dollar may be saved in failily.
z. I'll. MASON.
Apoph0, Florida.
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Ocala, Florida. V
How to Use CasSaya.
: The Florida Agriculturfst:

Editor of The Florida AgricuHur4st;
Your correspondent "Pioneer,"
wants some one to tell all the ways
OF using cassava, but wants the egg
and milk part left out. [ will give
nv experience, but must have some
egg and milk in some OF the tormu-
las, During the war it was often inn
possible for some of we Floridans
to obtain flour at any price; we used
cassava and arrowroot as substitutes
and found that many appetizlng dish
es could be prepared with them.
BREAD.
A nice sweet bread can be made
by grating the root, first removing
the pink outside; do not wash out
any of the starch; put it into a hot
oven (the old fashioned "lutch oven" J"
is the best) in thickness of about one
halt of an inch, aud bake until brown.
This bread is good either warm or
cold, and will scarcely be refused by
child or adult. 1t has the advantage
of keeping sweet and good tor sew
eral days.
Asa SUBSTITUTE FOR IRISH PoTAN
TOES.
Peal and quarter the root, taking
out the stringY part in the centre
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Bostonsquashes ''too utterly UTTER"
too large to go into. flour barrel,
and weighing over a half hundred
weight II you don't believe it ask
the Rev. Hans Wyatt, who raises
them, for like George w. he cannot
tell a lie. He also gave us some
nice egg plants from vines three
years old. This looks as though we
were below the line OF injurious
frosts.-M0aadtee Neacs,
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We have heard some pretty tall
"snake stories," but one was related
to us this week which surpasses any
yet heard. Our Informant tells with
all seriousness that two gentlemen
while hunting on Tiger Island, en-
countered small snake, and one of
them turned the muzzle of his gun
towards the ground when his snakes
ship cody crawled into one of the
barrels. Quickly elevating his gun
he carried it in perpendicular posi-
tion until he saw hawk flying over
when he fired, snake and ali, The
hawk darted down, caught the snake
and flew away to feast upon his well
earned meal. We give the above as
we received it and are not responsible
Tor Its veracity.-Fenaandi,ao E'c.
press.
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(IO be Continued }
Clip Your Oranges from the Trees

il Ne
From the Dispatch.
We have repeatedly urged the pro.
prlety and necessity of cutt .ng the
stem holding the fruit on the tree
instead of pulling it off. The bad
effects are that the process OF pulling
bruises the fruit and causes it TO rap-
idly decay; also in many instances
break the rind and leaves part up.
on the stem. AS an illustration of
the loss by such method, we wonld
say that on Wednesday, January
11th, at Volusia, we bought eight
boxes OF what WAS raru.esailJad tsS ,s--.
as choice frtnt, packed and ready for
market. On that day we sent it to
Jacksonville, examin ed it on the next
day, January 18th, found it excellent
fruit, good color, and averaging about
13O to the box, but found that it had
been pulled from the trees. The
pressure in the box had forced the
juice from the hole in the stem end
of a portion of it. Others were Get.
ting soft in spots, indicating bruises.
we nad IL packed on the 18th, and
lost one'third Of the eight boxes from
above causes.
1t was not the packing-that was
very well done; it was not the trans-
pertation, for we saw it carefully
slowed on the boat and as carefully
taken off at Jacksonville, in about
eighteen hours. Had this fruit been
shipped to some distant market, the
idea would have no donbt prevailed
with the shipper that the; transport
tation was at fault-had cooked his
fruit, etc. This is not cited as evi-
dence in defense of our transpor>
tation, but to show the importance
of gathering your fruit properly. 1t
is impossible for you to realize any
profit on fruit, to any market, that
has been pulled from the trees.
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The Agricultural Society.

The Citizens of Lincoln county are al
ways awake to everything tending to pro-
mote the interest of the county and We
hope to see no faltering in the matter of
our County Agricultural Society. 1t is a
matter that should engross the attention
of every citizen Not only does it benefit
the farmer but every business man.
As many do not understand how much
is required to secure membership for
himself and family, it would be well to
state that by paying into the treasury the
sum of $40 entitlcsyeu to a life member
ship, free admittance of yourself and fam
lily to all regular county fairs held by this
society, and the privilege of exhibiting
articles.
It is understood that the farmers in
different townships are holding meetings
the object being to work up an interest in
the society SO that reports can be made to
the society when it meets, This is as it
should be and hope every farmer in the
county will lend his aid and help push
the matter to success. Every effort
should be made to make the coming fair
the best ever held in Dakota, for we
know our people will do their share. The
officers and directors are all men of excel
lent Judgment and will arrange premium
list that will be advantageous to the citi-
zens of the county.
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Guard Against Fire.

The cit1ens of Canton will bear in
mind that the present, owing to the
extreme pleasant and dry weather, is
very propitious for fires. Extreme care
should be exercised in every particular.
Ashes before being dumped should be
examined to ascertain that no living Goals
are among them. Smokers should also
be very cautious as to where they throw
their cigar and cigarette stuba, and empty
their piyes.
Where city is, without modern fire
preventing and extinguishing apparatuses,
the good people must constitute them
selves, Individually and collectively, q
fire department, using care, and in case Of
emergency, bucket and water to prevent
and extingtlish the fatal element that
would 50 surely sweep everything, with
our high winds and wooden structures;
Let us be more careful
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-02-09
OUR VISITORS.
The Sioux Falls Dramatic COmpany's 's
visit. and The Entertainment.

The Sioux Falls Dramatic Company &
Visit. and The Entertainment.
Canton was agresably surprised on last
Saturday evening on the occasion Of the
visit of the Sioux Falls Dramatic (amateur)
company, the performance given and
the, number of private citizens that made
up goodly figure of the young people Of
the Falls. Aspecial train brought ouryis-
itors to Canton, little after six OF clock P.
NJ, accompanied by a brass and string
band
The play selected was Among the
Breakers and the parts assigned to the
different members Of the troupe did their
part well and it would be unjust to select
any one on his or her merits. At the end
of the first act, Mr.. Craig appeared before
the audience and apologized for any short
coming or criticism that might be made,
stating that it was not a professional but
rather an amateur troupe, but we can as
sure the members that Canton was well
pleased with the entertainment, and hope
that they may continue right on to i'm
prove. At the end of the play the seats
were removed and social hop was indulg
ed in up to the hour of returning home, II
o clock. On this occasion Canton mingled
with the young and old Of the Lowell Of
the West, and many happy acquaintanc-
es sprung up which we hope will continue
to last We hope the receipts Of the eve
ming will be such that it will warrant the
troupe to again visit us at some future
time with new play.
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CAPTURED.

Sheriff Dixon was instrumental last
Thursday in capturing burglar at this
place named Sammerson, who actedsat
one time in the capacity of brakesman on
the Worthington and Sioux Falls road
from Sioux Falls to Salem. Sammerson
has also served term in the Detroit
House of Correction and has only shortly
been released.
1t seems that some time ago some par
ties broke into the Messrs. Bridge 4 Har-
ris' saloon at Sioux Falls, and among the
articles stolen from the safe was $50 and a
finger ring. Sammerson had pal in this
undertaking by the name of Lee, but the
robbery could not be traced to any one
until last week, when, by accident, the
guilt of the parties mentioned was estab-
lished and led to their arrest in the
following manner: Sammerson, no doubt
becoming careless, visited house of i'll
fame in Sioux Falls and gave the ring to
one ofthe girls. Shortly after the owner
Of the ring also visited this abode OF sin
and recognized his property on the finger
OF the girl This led to detection and it
becoming known that Sammersou was
some where hereabouts, the sheriff of
Sioux Falls called our sheriff. to his aid
with the result as stated. Sammerson was
taken to Sioux Falls and locked up in Jail
and is awaiting trial. The Parker Fra
has this to say about the same party:
Sheriff Dixson, of Mimehaha Co, was
in town Thursday after the person or per
sons who robbed the safe in Bridges saloon
at Sioux Falls some weeks ago. He took
Charlie Simerson back with him, Charlie
having passed some Of the property taking
from the safe Chris Lee is supposed to
have been at the head Of the affair, and
Sheriff Dixson is after him also, with a
good chance Of getting him.
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A Sensible Letter.

EDITORS ADVOCATE Lake is
but an obscure point in the great county
of Lincoln, but its inhabitants are intense
ly alive to the great advantages that are
to be reaped from well organized effort
of the united press of the county in any
progressive movement. We are very
glad that we have such publications
among us as the ADVOCATE. News, and
Star and when they open their columns
to all worthy articles that our people feel
inclined to furnish, it seems suicidal to
withhold such information in regard to
the advantages of our climate, and as our
experiences may have afforded us. That
many of us have come here with limited
means is well known /; it is equally indis-
putable that no man has settled on a
homestead and sought, by persistent
industry and economy, to make a living,
and failed The experiences of the past
show that Dakota will give to every
industrious man comfortable living and
a good farm well stocked for from three
to five years labor; and, farther, the
farm, located at first in new and thinly
settled neighborhoods, would, at the end
of five years, in all probability, be within
easy reach OF railroad facilities and well
supplied with educational facilities and
privileges.
That you propose an immigration
edition will undoubtedly meet the views
of all classes, and especially those who
have friends i'll the east, and will, in all
probability, add desirable class Of people
to our inhabitants. An account of the
improvements which have been made in
Canton within the past year will seem like
an extract from the Arabian Nights en-
tertainment to people who are used to the
remain as you are principle of the
eastern States, where such things as
permanent change is unknown from one
years end to another. A. G. w.
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Sullivan beat Ryan near New Orleans
Tuesday, ending the battle on the eighth
round. Ryan was terribly punished. 1t
is said 100000 changed hands on the
spot.
An Associated Press dispatch, dated
Chicago, February 7th, says the sheriff
of Bon Honme county arrested cCoy
on charge Of remouing the county bond
registry. Further news is anxiously
awaited.
Among the arrivals at the Harlan House
during the past few days were Van Sickle,
the Eden iveryman, Wingett, of the
city on the Big Muddy, Il Gilbert, mer-
chant, Parker, I. Daggett, St. Paul, a.
Scott, VIM. Mowdsr, A. Davidson and
r. Z. Gray, Of the Milwaukee pay car,
II. Dean, Of McGregor, II. K. Bowdish
and Ill X. Scott, Of Dubuque.