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Mansion house this tall. and make
other improvements. He has sold
one fine lake front to Mr.. J. r. Mo-
ney, of Kentucky, who has built
neat house and is making many inn
proyements. The Major has charge
of Col. Pitman's grove, which joins
his grove on the south. Col. Pitman
is citizen of Louisville, KY, at pres
ent, but we learn he will make this
section his future home. Major Banks
is we'll known by the people ofwest-
ern Orange county, and he has done
much to settle up the country and
deserves thanks and praise for his
early pioneer work. I. He is a genial
gentleman, and we wish him many
happy years of lite on his beautiful
lake home. Upon the opposite side
of this lake is she home of G. l..
Christopher, splendid place. Mr.,
Christopher came here about oneyear
ago and bought this place from j. P.
Miller, Esq. The location is one OF
the finest on this lake, naturally. Mr..
G. has improved it very much in its
general appearance, planted trees and
all kinds of fruits and shrubs, paint
ed and finished up his house, built
additions and out buildings, and, so
improved the whole place that an old
acquaintance would hardly recognise
it. Charley has about 500 trees out
and they are doing very we'll. In
short time he will have oranges on
as fine grove as the county can
boast. We learn that movement is
on foot to put small steamer on the
lake for pleasure boat, and for the
accommodation of those living on the
east side, to enable them to come
over to Ravenswuod for mail and to
trade.
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LIZ LIZ fAOs W. II Jill A-tM kldcOiOJ way
of Lake Eustis and Dora to Or
lando. 0
We, soon after leaning the tents,
found ourselves at the bustlinE. busy
little town we started to view, and
made our first call at the 25485 feet
warehouse (adjoining the wRarD of
Alexander & Rhodes 1and uEed by
them temporarily as a store. We
were cordially welcomed by Mr..
Rhodes and soon Col. Alexander
came in from experimenting the
clearing of the Boulevard along the
beach and after chatting OF Kansas
awhile (Col. A. is a Kansas many we
spent some time in examining their
stock of goods just fresh from New
York, costing $4,000. Dry goods,
groceries, crockery, hardware, feed
and furniture all found place in the
we'll filed building; indeed I have
not been 10 so well filled and neatly
arranged store in Orange county,
or one where the prices Of really first
class articles were better suited to
the small purses OF the struggling
pioneers.
AS soon as the railroad is an estab.
lished fact, or rather that no change
of survey will be made, the proprie-
tors of the store at Mt. Dora will
put up a new building to accommo>
date their goods. Col. Alexander's
present Office is to be enlarged and
fitted up as temporary residence tor
his family, who will join him this fall,
and he has lumber on the ground to
build another Office near the ware
house.
A hotel, the main building of
which is 39x40 feet, two stories high,
kitchen and dining rooms 2Ox40 feet,
two stories high, together with plenty
OF porch room, is in process of erec.
tion; the proprietors being Messrs.
Alexander, Mcdonald & Donnelly.
A lot, commanding fine view of the
lake, has been set apart for a church,
40x80 &kt, and was assured that IN
side of year it would be completed,
and Col. Alexander declares he will
have bell on it to wake up the sim
ners around the lakes If he has to buy
it himself
"Monsieur" Cutler, who is so for~
tunate as to have homestead con.
tiguous to the town, has boarding
house well under way. The main
part is 2Sx36 feet, two stories, to con-
tain thirteen rooms and two halls,
connected by porch to a two story
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variety. Planted December 8, by
January 80 they were yet very
small Every little hope for pay
ING crop" / find recorded at that date
in my garden diary. February Is,
"Still trying to grow but not making
much headway." February 27: Very
dry weather. "They stand drouth
spiendidlynever whiting while turnips
resttheir leaves on the ground daily for
several hours. Still the carrots don't
seem to make any growth and from
one of the essays on market gardening
nublished in TIE FLORIDA AGRI Gull
TUR1sT last year we were led to be-
lieve that carrots would make profit.
able growth on good pine land, with
out tertilizing." We made our first
use of them April %, about nine~
teen weeks after planting seed. Too
slow growth for this fast age. In
July we are still using them and
this lasting quality is certainly a
good one, for turnips soon get woody
or pithy while these carrots, in spite
of the fact that we have had SO much
drv weather, and that ours was not a
deep>rooted variety such as the Long
Orange ETC., are as good as ever and
show no signs Of going to seed. In
fact we have an odd one from Sep.
tember sowing which as yet shows
no seed stalk. Though our carrots
are not as yieldy crop as we had
hoped for, they are by no means as
great failure as we expected they
would be from their appearance dur>
ing January and February, and we
now regret that we did not give them
more attention in their earlier growth
By thinning out and more frequent
hoeing. A few attained to one and
a halt inches in diameter.
GARDEN PEAS.
Planted December 1st in double
rows ten inches apart, and two feet
between the double rows. We opens
ed trenches with a spade where we
wanted to plant the double rows and
then placed various home fertilizers
IN these trenches, covered with soil
tramped solid, and then opened the
two little drills with hoe to receive
the seed. The variety proved a
dwarf one and did not yield enough
to encourage US in pea growing un'
less we procure some strong grows
ing productive variety like Champion
of England. In seven weeks and a
halt the crop was ready to pick but
only yielded about eightSquarts to
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and clrcumscrihed a
cumstances positive
The first step thel
the land with a ploJ
best hide the vegel
the'more vegetatiol !
sequently very IigI !
at all, should be dot Aa
over should be done
vember to middle ,
that all the embed
will fully decay by b
fertilizers raised on t
be applied, let them I
before the blowing; q
small subsoiler, draw
animal in the furrow /:
plow, deep as the hoa
will be all the better,
Somely when it can b
would never advise
the turner thai
.ncnes. If a crop 81
peas of any kind be-
'r August to be tuH
hem alone by all mead
'er. We regard it as
and, from the middle
middle Of Oct, to tuk
ng it to the verticle
Mess Immediately
! a crop which will
nd shade it. We
range groves in J1
eptember, at any ag
cry injurious, and q, !
ees are we'll ady4A
us turned over in
e winter, should lISE
!troEI s,,a+;.'
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We desire prospectors to specially
note the fact that while the highest
price set on the school lands to be Of
fered for sale next Monday, is only
$1.75, and the majority $l.25, those
in Polk county ar priced at from ST..
25 to $3.50, and the majority OF them
are held at $2per acre. If this doesn't
show that Polk has the best lands of
any county in South Florida, what
does it show ?-IntornaG'at.
The FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT and
the Florida Dispatch, the only two
agricultural papers in the State, are
clubbed at 1925 per annum. Now
is the time to subscribe.
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Sara Sofa, Manatee County. Fla.

Editor Of The Florida Agricultutst:
With your permission wish to
occupy small space in your paper
oala Sofa has never been mentioned
In your paper, to my II ledge.
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THIS. Ilnleas cir

. this, unless cir.
Hly demand it.
b is, to turn over
Nv Of the kind tc
Fation on it, and
0 the better; con-
1t pasturing, If any
Ye. This turning
from first of No
Mt December, so
oAHed vegetation
! lanting time. If
g be farm, are to
!; te spread over
PfHd the use Of a
IA by one stout
npfter the turning
'9se can pull it,
Nj paying hands
af afforded. We
greater depth
Lh three or four
COW Or stock
Blanted in July
bed under, let
b 3 until Novem>
ElEry injurious to
tOf Tnuato +bo
It over expos.
ys of the sun,
pched or sown |
Fry soon cover
|, hgard plowing
AZ August and
lot the trees as
ptecially if the
ee. The land
fall or first of
r6ntoAched and
w,so ne
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Way-Side Notes.
Editor Of The Florida Agricuzturist.

EdHo1 Of The Florida Agrtculturist:
wish to say word to your cor.
respondent who is WONDERING whv
any one should want sno>fence' law
IN Florida" Now I shall not under.
take to "rlse and explain" for that
would be too lengthy task for me
at present, but l feel that | must saw
something in defence of that no.fence
law, as any loyal citizen should speak
when he sees it is for his countrv,s
good. The cry has been loud and
long Tor equal rights and no taxation
without representation. Now we
raise another, to us just as important
one, "Let every man care for his
own stock and keep them on his own
premises" Could this law be passed
1t would hasten immigration and in
many ways work for good to the
people of Florida. "He that hath
eyes to see, let him see."
Now, if your correspondent thinks
that the making and maintainino of
fences a tritiing matter, l must be
to differ from him. Please
read the following from the Florida
U2@ou:
mus far the table has been comnleted fo,,
even states only, showing the foIIowinG o,,t aUr
ay for fences in those States resnecti,niS S EuI-
nS the census year: "''r-
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the soil. Yreen vegetable maTtef
turned intolsoil has the opposite ef-
feet, it decreases the disastrous effects
of drouth.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-06
Christmas Dinmnnhs.

The old jewelry establishment Of j.
5. Wilkins, formerly Clark's, No. 900
Main street, has a large and very
attractive assortment of watches, Jew
elry, silverware, diamonds and other
articles useful and ornamental vel
suited for the coming holiday season
having been selected with the greatest
care with a view Of satisfying the
demand Of the market. The asort.
ment will bear inspection, and thos,
desiring to make Christmas, New Yeal
or wedding presents would do we'll tC
examine the stock at wilkins. The
reputation of this house is second Il
none in the country, and all goods
offered are as represented, hence pur,
ohasers need have no fear of gettinI
anything but what they pay fer. The
stock of caStOrs, cake baskets, Jewels
tollettes and gift goods is superb, anC
those in the house will take pleasur,
IN showing what they have to al
wishing to favor the house with a cBll
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-06
LOUIS KEITH.
Diamonds
A City Sensation.


Mrs. DuAot, an Italian lady doctor,
has been exciting the city of Mem
phis for the past few days and astound.
ing the multitude who gather around
her chariot by a series Of marvellous
cures performed free gratis, upon
%impromptu patients, every afternoon,
at the Beal market, from l to 4 pm,
She devotes her talent for awhile ia
gratuitOus extraction of teeth. All
who can reach the step of the carriage
may have as many teeth drawn as They
wish, for nothing She makes the
blind see, the deaf hear, the lame
walk. Mrs. Dufot brings from Eu
rope with her a patent remedy, healing
and curing every i'll that flesh is he'll
to, and selling it at only 80 cents {
bottle. Her chariot is flashing will
ornamented gilt work and drawn By
three black horses abreast, a bras
band Of eight musicians, costumed il
velvet %tunics, embroidered with gold
Mrs. DuAot, the lady doctor, is a yer,
remarkable one, and has some un
dOubtedly great skill and great gifts
1t is said she will remain in Memphis
for sometime to come. She is stop
ping at Gaston'a Hotel.
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d in the Scume


My name is John Brown" said an
old darby upon entering Chief Davis
Office yesterday, 'snd / want 10 find
my son. l am a barber and my three
boys is all in the haircuttin' business,
but howsomedeyer they amt all in
one place, but scattered round the
world like rheumatism in old John
Browns bones. They say you can
end out anything here, and l want to
know where Jim is now" HAS he
no other name but Jim2' was asked.
Nav, sir. That's all the name he's
got left, reckon. lie did have an
other name once When he was little.
but he's been knOckin' round 50
much | spcck he's lost it before now.
His name was James Fillmore, but
the middle name got dropped out
some bow ia the scufle and he's just
plain jim His brother was still
more unfortupit, for be lost all his
name, and if you was to call him
Peter Frederick kirkpatrick now,
he'd say you had the wrong SOW by
the tail. Hes only Bud at present.
just write 10 Chief Policeman al 81.
Louis to look round for Bud Brown
and Jim will be with him l reckon.
Will YOU Thank your sir, good
mornin',"
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HE 81 ykNft.
Flow it Mas Deserved b she cir.
euiI Court JexSs

About eleven o'clock to-day a Ger.
tain uneasiness on the part Of Circuit
Judge and jury eliminated i~uIabsolute
~inattention to the evidence in the
great case of Dolan against the
Louisville and Nashville, and
Judge Pierce adjourned court to
give all hands a chance to see
the transit of Venus. The words
had not more than passed his
lips, when moro than half the jury
rushed to the windows on the sunny
side, followed shortly by the Judge
himself, The FIRST man at the window
was a darby juror, who grabbed a
smoked glass and clapped it to hi:
eye. He sprang back as it he thought
old Sol was taking aim at him with q
double barrelcd gun, and about to
shoot him in the head with a comet
He finally called in a fresh supply o.
courage. however, aud raised the glass
again. This time he looked long anc
steadfastly, and at last removing the
glass with a disappointed air re.
marked:
Blame eff | see anythingl"
"Don't see a spot-a black spot?'
queried somebody.
II never looked for no black spot
Is Venus a black spot2"
Venus a black spotl'' cried an.
other enthusiastic but very Aori(
juror. Not much; Venus is a mar
BILE statue in the observatory at New
York."
NO she amt; she's a Twin
breathin' woman, and the pretties
woman that ever was courted by tn
~tellers in ancient Rome"
you are all wrong, my friend,
put in another able juror. Venus
a star and it is just now passinI
between us and the Jun. Apart iron
the sun it is very beautiful and yer.
brilliant, but before the greater efful
gence Of the sun appears to us only a
a black point upon its surface"
There was another rush for smoke,
glasses and good points Of view, an,
finally somebody said he'd rather ne
Venus at her best and would wait 70
a clear night. Old Uncle Tom. c
Raleigh, declared be had been her
sixty-nine years and he never hal
bothered his head with such foolish
ness before and would not begin nov
even if court was adjourned to Civ
, him a chance.
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OnOI COnnh.

Towards eleven O'Clock last night
Officer Brown heard noise 10 a stair
way on Front street and striking a
light discovered a woman in the act
Of disrObing and preparing for bed oD
the naked steps. He commanded her
to get up and go with him. She
obeyed and when they had gone a little
way asked, "Arey you Roinghome with
meY" No" was the reply, you are
gOing home with me-" well, I'm
glad Of that" she said, "for / have no
home to 90 to-" At the stationbouse
she gave her Dsme as Sarah Davis,
and said she was from the country.
She was admonishsd aud released.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-06
fvLltE FohtE
A Number Of sidewalk and sanitary

A numbsf Of sidewalk and sanitary
cases were continued for eurbing.
T~wenty-tOur dollars IN cash was
taken in to-day, and four culprits
tiCketed for the Island.
VIM. Walker paid q for running a
hack without lights aud filling to STOP
when hailed by the officer.
For refusing to move from the track
and allow a street car to pass, Gabe
Hansnan, a dray driver, vas fuod
6ve'dOllars.
The home Of Mr.. G. @. Bills, No.
226 Manassas street, was robbed last
night of a quantity Of wearing apparel.
The conscieneeless thief did not leave
enough for a change.
Louis Wong, who was too much of
a heather to understand the perfec-
ton Of Memphis sanitary laws, was
arrested yesterday for violating one Of
them, and fined 81 to-day,
A day or two since some clothing
and silyerware we're given to haudcart
No. 2 by the clerk of the Rene Ma
cready for delivery, and were seer no
more. Yesterday evening Martin
Woodal, the driver" of the cart, was
arrested and lodged in Jail, but de.
MES all knowledge of the goods.
II used to work for the city" said
Jim Grant, when explaining why be
elected a couple Of men from a Beal
street saloon, but | works at johnny
Miller's now" $50 you quit the city
at a dollar and a half a day to be ar
ejecter-a b~ouncer-for Miller, did
you2 That's the name, l believe. AnC
in your capacity of bouncer you
bounced these two men. We dom
recognize that 'periesh' here Jim, Sc
I'll just give you two dollars"
The dusky Mrs. Sassy sought shell
ter from her husbands wrath in The
house of the aged Nelson Goss. Mr.
Sasby went to see his vile and Nelson
ordered him away, or I'll take vol
before President Hadden," he said
We'll, | won't go there for stealing
kettle, anyhow retortcd Sasby, will
whitening scorn. Then the silent al.
echoed the sound of taugling wool arr
the police arrived. The sentence Wa.
twenty days each.
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WsaAlhkll

ApissskAs assembly va kstFAessd
TO No. 81 Adams street last eve ming
to witness the nuptual ceremony
acknowledgements VIII NJ. Erwin,
Of Nashville Tenn, aud Miss Anna
NJ. Jolly, Of this city. The residence
was tasisfully decorated With ferns,
e%versreens and fcral designs. one spec.
linen in the form ola Cupid's bow and
arrow, being an especial object Of at
tention as it hung in the center Of the
parlOrs, directly over the spot whore
the bride aud groom stood during the
tying Of the marriage knot. The
popular rector Of Calvary Episcopal
Church, the Rev. George White,
Oficiated in his usual felici-
tOus style and several spec.
tatOrs from a distance, were SC
impressed with the reverend gentle.
mans happy way Of uniting the couple
that they at once declared their inten,
ton of either coming to Memphis Oh
sending for Or. White, when the time
arrives to consummate their marital
prospects. The beautiful bride Of last
evening appeared before the minister
leaning on the arm Of her brother, Mr.
Ben Jolly, who came from his newly
chosen home in Chicago especially t.
be present on the auspicious occasion
while the groom stood at the side o
Mrs, Peter Cousins, the brides sister
At the termination OF the ceremony
congratulations were extended, /
reception followed, then th,
guests partoOk Of a delightful
repast, and near II o'clock Mr.. ant
Mrs. Erwin departed for Nashville
which is to be their future residence
At an early hour this morning, no
long after sunrise, a select party o
friends attended the residence of DR.
d. D, Saunders, No. Is Talbot street
near Shelby, to witness the union o
tie genial Doctors daughter, Mar.
Louisa Saunders, to Mr. s. G. Brent
OF Virginia. The bonds of wedlocI
in this instance were also %efectivel
welded by DR.. George White. Ate
the ceremony the company partook O
a wedding breakfast, aud the newl
married left for Washington Cit
during the forenoon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-06
PERSONAL.

W. W. Brooks, dentist, 23O Main.
Ladies, ask your dressmaker for the
machine buttonhole. SO
Thomas Il. Wilson is prepared to
do any work in the cabinet makers
line promptly; 43 Jefferson street,
next to Fuchs market. +
n. Bach, Che enterprising halter
under the Peabody Hotel, is in con
slant receipt Of the latest and nObbiost
styles in his liue. To day he received
a shipment of boys fne hats, each bat
having a miniature knife attached to
the band. The boys should call and
soc them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-06
+. FransiOIi, zoe Front, receives
Shell OYSTER daily by express.27t
GrStes and ManIeIs set
w. b. Jockey, $50 Second. l0t
MOGet-Warnar

Before President Hidden this
morning Thomas Mofet was tried for
cutting F. L. Warner with a knife, at
the latter's store, soma three weeks
ago, the quarrel being about some
business matters. During the progress,
of the trial Warmers name was also
entered opposite a charge OF assault
aud battery. Tho evidence was that
Warner struck the first blow, knocking
Mofet through a glass door. In the
struggle that followed Warner wa,
badly cut about the fsqe aad neck,
but witness thought it was probably
done by glass falling upon him MoFel
was fined $40 and Warner s.. MoFet
was also sent to Jail.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-06
SOL COLEMAN'S
CONUtDRUM.
Cook In Glover

For plans offered 10 build a peni
Tertiary a dozen miles or 20 from
Nashville, to cost s3,OOO,O 600, contest.
ants appeared from all parts of tn,
county, yet those of James b. Cook
aided by Captain Claude Freeman, o.
this city, have been adopted by largt
majority. So said a dispatch irou
Nashville this forenoon. No sppro
priation has yet bean made by the
Legislator, for the proposed work
but 1t is iair to presume that this will
be done at no distant day.
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Netting on the Depth of the
JettieS.
New Orleans States. Ith.

1NAAltNs
New Orleans States, lth.
On the 22d Of September, 1877. Mr.
r. Q. Palmer, one Of the leading mer
chants Of New Orleans, and Captain
I. p. feathers, of tho steame,
Natohez, made Q bet of $1,000. the
terms Of which were, in substance. a,
follows: Captain Loalhors agreed n
pay Mr.. Palmer $1,000 il there should
30 an acknowledged ship chapneI
depth of twenty. five feet through
Eads' %jetties within five years from
the date OF the wager, aud Mr.. Palmer
agreed to pay Captain Leathers a Ike
sum II there should not be. within
that time, such a channel.
Mr.. Palmer, Captain Leathers in.
forms us, transferred his claim ia the
wager to Captain Eads, who deposited
i with the Loui lana National nauE
Tor collection from Captain Leatbers.
The latter gentleman declines to q
osde that ae has lost the wager; but.
IN view Of so many statements as 10
the depth Of the channel he has al
the thousand dollars 10 bo
10 the credit OF a judgment fnr
$4,000 which he, Lsthers, holds
against o. tain Eads. obtained
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-06
The supreme Conr1-

III Nas1Nliie Banner, 4
Inc supreme Court Convened THE
morning at $3.50 O'Clock. with Chat
Justice Deadorick, judges Free man
TurIney and Cooper present, and JpSSs
Mcfarland absent. Jugs
The Seventh circuit law docket was
fanen up and orders issued in tho
Uollett VS. Pratt, protest as 10 cost
set aside; Jordan vs.. Many. et. al'
death Of u. N. Nancy suggested and
admitted; Sims VS., Collier 4 Jones,
sio. IA. ordered.
The court adjourned at l2 o'elocl
In''r 70 morrow at $3.50 o'clock, when
me Rutherford county docket viii be-
taken up regularly.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
RieeN Nnrnriae Trnnne.

Commencing to night, Rice's Sur.
prise troupe will give us a musical
comedy, entitled Pop" Amonl
the troupe are several persons o.
recognized talent and ability. Their
names include Kate Castleton, Irene
Perry, Mary stembler, A. Mackay
George X. Bortesque, and others O.
excellent repute. The appointment,
are fresh and new, and the costumes
beautiful. The play will doubtless
prove very attractive.