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ACITY IN THE SEA.

Cedar Key Is little city in the
sea. The town takes its name from
a numb>r of diminutive islands,
otherwise called keys, and they lie
between the mouths of the Suwanee
and Homesassa rivers. A large
number of those keys are settled ;
on some, one family, others more,
but on Way Key is the incorporated
town of Cedar Key. This little is
land contains about forty acres and
is four miles from the mainland. and
hence we call it little city in the
sea. 1t is the terminus of the Transit
railroad, which runs from Fernandina
to this point.
After leaving the midland the ride
to this city is simply enchanting,
Lovers of the beautiful in nature
have here fairy land more beautl-
full and lovely than fancy can create
or language picture. If one look to
the west the sheen Of the sea is like
molten gold, and if to the east, like
silver; while as far as the eye can
reach are innumerahle little islands,
like vast emeralds, or every size and
shape, presenting a scene of indie
scribable beauty. Nor is the morn
ing scenery less attractive and
charming, for the train leaves the
key just at the hour q 80 o'clock
when Aurora is robed in the most
gorgeous garments, and with her
beaming smiles tints the heavens
and the waters with the glow of
pink, and makes the dew Of the grass
and the foliage of the. shrubbery
which. clothes the .smuEitude of
isles" glisten like myraids OF
die monds. &
Cedar Key is a compact little city
| of about 1000 inhabitants, and Is
growing every day in population and
business. The rumbling of trains
the rattling of drays, the blowing OF
whistles of boats and steamships
the racket Of hammers and whirl AND
roar of great saw mills are the. daily
Experiences of this busy little city
But the principal industry is lumber
There are a number of saw. mills
here and over 1900 hands and LOG
mules are employed in logging OF
the islands while at least tensvesse3a
are constantly chartered to carry tn
lumber to the United States ant
MISUNDERSTANDING (Fla.) Times
Union. -
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! A New Invention !!

PROCURED patent the 9th JAM.
i for my Machine to measure Cotton
Bagging and Carpeting, which the owners
of gins, and retail merchants need to save
labor and do away with the trouble OF
rolling the bagging off on the muddy
streets. and the carpets on the dirty
floor. With this machine you can measure
100 yards within five minutes time. A
boy seven wears old can execute the work
easily. From the present prospect, mil
lions will be sold South.
Offers have been made for the patent
right, and to give enterprising men an op-
portunity to purchase, l will leave the
sale open for other bidders 80 days. 100
or more testiminials can be given that
the measuring is done accurately. For
particulars, address,
j. G. WILLIAMS.
Scotland Neck, N. G.
Feb. %, 1883, 26-6m.
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SCHEDULES.

PETERSBURG RAILROAD CoMpAsv
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDps.
PErRRsBURG VA, October Ii, lSS
rOMMENCING Monday, Octohs,
~ 1882, trains on this road will N,
GOING SOUTH,
Boston & Savannah Fast Mail
STOPS only at Relield)
Leave Petersburg daily at 4 :09n
Arrive at Weldon at 5.Mr"
NEW YORK EXPRESS
Leave Petersburg daily at Mp
Arrive AZ "eluon a. 3lsP. /
Leave Petersburg (ex'pt Sun. h9o.
Arrive ~ " eiaon ~ ll:Oo u
GOING NORTH.
Boston & Savannah Fast Mail
Leave Weldon daily at - :O5 4 n
Arrive at Petersburg at 2:2s ~
NEW YORK EXPRESS.
Leave Weldon daily at lind !.
Arrive at Petersburg at 324p "
Freight.
Leave Weldon lex SUM- ON,
Arrive at Petersburg 7a9pps
First-class coaches will run tb,o.
between Wilmington and Washing
and sleeping cars on night and day trsse
Sleeping car berths can be had for s.' as
dollar from Richmond to Baltimore NY NJ
change of cars. w
Through tickets sold to all East,
and Southern points, and baggage ehsI
ed throug h. ''|
W. }. BROWN
Dispatcher of Tram
R. NJ. SULLI
General Superintendsu
w. P. TAYLOR, Zen. Ticket 1,
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WILL CLOVER pAY2 !

This question is asked BY George
K. Tune, of Phelps county Mo-. in.
the Journal Of agriculture, and an
swered by him as follows: While we
are studying the movements of the
great railroad kings, it does me good
to see an article now and then on
something that most concerns the
farmer. am one that advocates the
growing of clover, although I am but
a new beginner. I eau see that the
Importance Of raising clover is very
badly overlooked, especially in my
Immediate section. Last spring was
the first have tried to any great ex-
tent, and will give my experience,
which may be of use to some of the
readers of the Journal. On some &C
count 1 did not SOW my seed until af.
ter l had sown my oats. About the
middle of April sowed clover seed
ON wheat, on oats and ON ground that
had not been cultivated the year be-
fore. What l sowed on wheat and
narrowed we'll, got the best stand but
not quite so good growth. What /
sowed on oats did not catch SO WE'LL
except on very rich soil, but made q
heavy growth. What sowed on the
uncnltiyated land was . very good
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BINGHAM SCHOOL,
Eefo h1ished in 1891

(Established in 1883
Is Pre- Eminent among Southern Board
ing Schools for Boys.srin Age, in Num-
bers, m Area Of Patronage and in equip
ment for Physical Culture.
Thexl 18th Session will begin August
1st 1888.
Bingham School P. O., Orange Co., N. G.
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OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT TRANspos
TAT1ON,-S. 4 K. R. R. Co
Portsmouth, Va, November 9TH, Hn
CHANGE OF ScHEDu1E'
On and after MONDAY, Noyembs,, n
trains will run as follows:
LEAVE PORTSMOUTH DAILY y
CEPT SUNDAYS.
Mall tram at sSM
Accommodation IRAN 2Wl
ARRIVE AT PORTSMOUTH DAILY
EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
Mail train at 5Gpy
Accommodation Train llSpy
Mail train connects at Weldon with
Mail Trains of the Wilmington& NeJjn
and Raleigh and Castor Railroads.
And on Mondays, Wednesdays md
Fridays at Franklin, with steamer in
Edenton, Plymouth and Lane ng
Blackwater and Chowan rivers and la
Washington and stations on JamsHa
and Washington Railroad.
Through tickets on sale to Tarbua
Goldsboro, Newbern, Wilmington, VI
umbia, Augusta, Charleston, Savanna
Jacksonville, Fernandina, and all point
in Florida, Raleigh, Hamlet, Charlotte
Statesville, Marion, Hickory, Old Fat
| Asheville, Warm Springs, Atlanta, NJ
con, Montgomery. Columbus, Mobls,M
Orleans, and all points in South and
Southwest.
Freights received daily, except SundA
from 8 Am. to 4P.M. E. G. CHIC,
Superintendent Of Transportaum
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catch but made light growth. anu
dry weather damaged it considerably.
Upon the whole l had a good stand,
It grew finely the latter part OF the
season. 1t all bloomed out and what
matured had plenty of seed, some
thing 1 never saw before on sping-
sown clover.
AS 1 have had but little experience
in growing clover, I would like to
hear from some one that understands
its advantages, what kind of soil it
benefits the most. and how long land,
should run in clover before it
should be plowed and resown. l
sowed about four quarts to the acre,
sowing by hand, without any other
seed The young clover looks we'll
and has begun to grow nicely. My soil
is deep, clay soil, badly worn out. l
aim to NOW the early crop and turn
the last crop under,then to SOW wheat
and the following spring sow clover
AGAIN. I think clover will do well
here on most clay soils. 1t would
paw us here to lose few crops in
ORDER to get started on the right track.
So uthern CultiUator and Dirte
ELfr7apr
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FllSt-ClaSS Restaurant.

KEEP A FIRST-CLASS RESTAU-
Il rant at my old stand on Main St near
the Brick Mill. Lodging can also be had.
Meals at all hours. The best the market
affords will be given you served up as
we'll as in any sim lar house in North
Carolina, and at as reasonable rates.
Beef, Fish, Oysters, &C., always on
hand at the lowest figures. Meals may
also be had at all hours at my other
stand, first door South of K. Alsbrook's.
l cordially invite and ask the patronage
of the people. Will guarantee satisfac-
ton. JACOB ID. HILL.
Feb. 8, 23-tf.
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NOTICE.

r SHALL sell in font of the Court
l. House door in Halifax, on Monday
the 6thsday of August, 1888, the interest
ofJ.s Lanier. in about. one hundred and
forty acres Of land in Conoconary Town
ship, adjoining the lands of J. P. Futrell
A .sJ. Parks, and others, to satisfy State
.anacounty taxes due for 1882.
J. 7. DAWSON, Collector.
b. I. Alshrook. Dep'ty.
July 9Th. 1883. 45-4t.
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NOTICE.

rHE FALL TERM of Miss Sallie
Speeds School will begin on the LIST
Monday in August, 1888.
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WILMINGTON & WELDoNR. R. Co.
w OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT
WILMINGTON, N. c. My. II, 1885,,
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TERMS

sle.N0 Observation-Disclosures Ui11cSS III CuSO y
protracted illness. a
July 5. Aft. .
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TIE NEW CHURCH DOCTRINE.
BY WILL CARLETON.

There's come sing'la doctrine, Sue'
Into our church to-day,
These Gurus words are what the new
Young preacher had to say:
That literal everlastin' fire
Was mostly in our eye;
That sinners dead, if they desire,
Can get another try,
He doubted if warmer cline
Than this world could be proved
The little snlpe-I fear some time
He'll get bis doubts removed.
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Can get another try,
He doubted if warmer cline
Than this world could be proved:
The little snlpe-I fear some time
He'll get bis doubts removed.
I've watched my duty, straight an true,
An tiled to do it well,
Part of the time kept heaven in view,
An part steered clear o. hell
An now half of this work is nanght,
If must list to him,
An this ere devil I have fought
Was only just whlm;
Vain are the dangers have braved,
The sacrifice they cost,
For what fun is it to be saved.
If no one else is lost?
Just think suppose, when once view
The heaven I've toiled to win:
A lot of unsaved sinners, too,
Comes walkin' grandly in!
An acts to home, same as II they
Had read their titles clear,
An looks at me, as if to say,
"We're glad to see you here -
AS if to say, while you have ben
So fast to toe the mark,
We waited till it rained, an then
Got tickets for the ark !!
Yet there, would be some in that crowd
I'd rather like to see:
Nv bow Jack-it must be allowed,
There was no worse than he!
I've always felt somewhat to blame,
In several different ways,
That he lay down on thorns o shame
To end his boyhood's days;
An I'd be willin' to endure,
If that the Lord thought best.
A minutes quite hot temperature,
To clasp him to my breast.
Old Captain Barnes was evils son
With heterodoxy erammed;
l used to think he'd be the one
If any one was damned;
Still, when [ saw a lot @ poor,
That he had clothed and fed,
Cry desolately round his door
AS soon as he was dead,
There came thought couldn't control.
That in some neutral land,
I'd like to meet that scorched-up soul,
An shake it by the hand.
Poor Jennie Willis, with cry
Of hopeless, sad distress,
Sank sudden down, one night, to die,
All in her ballroom dress;
She had precious little while
10 pack up an away;
She even left her sweet good smile
Twas on the face next day; sri
Her soul went off unelothed by even
One stitch of saving grace;
How could she hope to go to heaven,
An start from such place?
But once, when lay sick an weak,
She came, an begged to stay;
She kissed my faded, wrinkled cheek
She soothed my pain away.
She brought me weetbouquets of flowe,
AS fresh as her young heart
Through many long an tedious hours
She played a Christian part,
An ere l long will stand aroun'
The singing saints among,
III try to take. some water down,
To cool poor Jennie's tongue.
But tears can never quench my creed,
Nor smooth Gods righteous frown,
Though all the preachers learn to read
Their Bibles upside down.
l hold mine right side up with care
To shield my eyes from sin,
] An coax the Lord, with daily prayer.
To call poor wanderers in,
But if the sinners won't draw nigh,
An take salvation's plan,
III have to stand and see 'em trv
To dodge hell Il they can.
HHE VTNN On DAUADT A,y Ycp A ~
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-09-01

aA frst-oiasss WAGON ANbi
REPAIR SHOP is operated in con
nection by d first4class Wheelright
"A complete stock Of Fellows, Hubs,
Shafts, etc. constantly on hand.
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sR.loys.

StoneWall Jackson's war horse. the
same he was riding the day he re-
ceived his death wound, is on his way
from North Carolina to the Virginia
Military institute, which is to take
charge of him at the request Of Mrs.
Jackson.
The first legal execution which ever
occurred in western Montans, took
place ca Thursday, at Missoula, in
the hanging Of All Ynng, a China
man, IN the Missoula jail yard. 1t
was witnessed by about 100 people.
The crime for which this execution
was the penalty, Vas committed Jan.
10Th last, when in an attempt to
blow mp the tent Of the China pay
master at Horse PLAINS, and rob the
inmates, Alb Yung shot and killed
the Chiuaman who owned the tent,
and wounded his brother; who
followed HIM. 70 the last All Yung
maintained his innocense. Tickets
Of admission as q guard we're issued
W the the sheriff to those who were pres
ent. When brought to the scaffold
the condemned man sat for about
Ten minutes IN a common chair while
prayer was offered by Rev. G. M. Fish
ers Of the Presbyterian church. The
phlnaman stepped boldly up to be
bousld, the moose was quickly adjusted
and IN less than d minute he was
dropped Oh into eternity. His neck
was broken IN the fall, and not a
mflscle moved nor could q tremor be
observed. His pulse run right down
and stopped IN q minute and d half.
Alter hanging about thirty minutes
m bod Mss cut down and left in the
custody of The sheriff for burial.
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Aquarry Of excellent limestone has
beet opened at Howell.
Grand Forks has organized two
mines Of female ball players.
Dakota furnished 3 100000 worta
Of gold in the year 1882. She stands
third in the list of gold producing
states, and is excelled by Colorado
only to the amount Of $4,000.
A bitter rivalry exists between the
town Of Pierre proper and Wells ad-
i;a;;5oHH Tho 51oioonlomt i,ao reached
The public meeting stage, and a rival
to Wells 100000 hotel is threatened.
A Bismark telegram says that the
Burleigh county election, holdt to bond
the county for $780, 900 for the capital
was earned by an Overwhelming ma
jority. The money had been previous
~ paid, and the bonds are to be turned
over to those that put up the money.
The Bismark HeruM says: Work
upon the territorial government otficts
is progressing rapidly and well. The
building is all enclosed, the shingllng
mere than half done. the front win
dows and door frames are set, and the
remainder Of the frames have been
painted, and many have been put IN
place.
Wah Lee and All Sam, two Chinese
laundry men of Sioux Falls, got into
a bloody row at Sioux City last Thurs
day night, during which Sara was dis
emboweled with a huge butcher knife
and died o after. The murdered
celestial had on his person $l460.30,
which they had earned together and
which Lee was supposed to be endeay-
oring to get possession of.
About eight o'clock Sunday even
ing the dwelling Of Mr.. Nettleton,
and q half miles southwest of
La Foon, was struck by lightning
and the gable end torn out. The
electric fluid set fire to the paper be-
tween the walls and also to the grass
underneath the house, but, FORUM
nately the flames were extinguished
before serious damage was done.
The family experienced no i'll effects
other than a slight numbness which
Soon passed off.
The water of Devils Lake, Dakota,
is said to contain the same ingredients
vi the water of the ocean, although
the brine is not so strong. The dlscov-
cry of this similarity has induced the
people of this new born earthly para
disc and summer resort to attempt the
culture Of oysters III the waters of the
lake. Theexperiment will be tried as
Q 10 as the necessary arrangements
can be made and if success follows,
the lake Of the sulphurous name will
have On advantage which no other
watering place this side of the Atlantic
enjoys.
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ty dollars per 1000 delivered along~
side vessels. In England price vary
from 96 to e10 per 1000. In Eng,
land entire nuts are preferred, al
though lately peeled nuts in bags
have been shipped there and realized
good prices as they enter Immediate
ly in the retail trade. Vessels with
asphalt as ballast cargoes carry from
100000 to 100000 entire nuts. These
are generally sold on arrival to one
speculator who supplies the retail
trade with husked nuts and sells the
husks to the cocoanut fibre mill. The
quantity of cocoanuts shipped from
Trinidad, from February to August
IA of this year, numbered 1850, 1lS."
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Necessity for Manures.

ErchGnae.
Every plant is the result of an
organized seed, endowed with vege-
table life, and capable of being acted
upon by appropriate stimulants and
manures in the soil. Plant life is it
first excited, and subsequently kept
up by natural plant food, much the
same as in animals. If there is de.
ficiency of this food In the soil where
crops grow, it must be supplied by
the hand of man, or the plants do
not thrive and will not yield full in
crease. AS the quantity per acre
that is produced of any crop deter
mines the profit made on that crop,
il is of the highest importance to the
farmer to keep his lands at all times
we'll supplied with plant food.
Continued cropping, without the
restoration of the elements of food
that crop takes up, will sooner or
later exhaust any soil, no matter how
great its original fertility. No sys-
tenn of agriculture, therefore, can
bt6E uccOulo lQkl4 t&tttt tAitUKfllY HUEe
eess3i,l "a tslleea .4s AM n sAs e;
the successive crops take from it.
Our lands become poorer year by
year, simply because we do not re-
store to the soil as much OF plant
pabulum as the crops take from it.
The horse will not hold out to plow
from day to day without food to
supply the waste of the system.
Nor can the land hold out to yield
full crops, without it holds in its
bosom the proper elements to sustain
the plant you wish to grow.
All these are self-eYident facts, and
explain as clearly as can be done the
necessity for manuares. There is
absolutely no getting on without
them. No one has ever succeeded
in keeping his land rich without
them. The larger the quantity OF
plant food your soil contains in an
available form, the larger and more
profitable will be the crops you
grow.
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Trinidad Cocoanuts.

The island of Trinidad, British
West Indies, has grown cocoanuts on
the east coast since the last century,
writes correspondent of the Oil
and Paint ReUieso, but on account of
the difficulty Of shipping the entire
nuts they were all manufactured on
the spot and the oil and fbres Tin
bales,\ being less bulky were shipped
to Port of Spain chiefly for local
consumption. Some of the fibres
were transported to Barbados and
even to England. The export of
nuts dates not more than about
twenty years back, as follows, the
value, where given, being 10 pounds
sterling:
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ground until little wilted SO it can
be handled without breaking. Then
convey to the barn and suspend on
poles until sufficiently cured for the
leaves to be stripped off and pre-
pared for market.
| would say in conclusion, that
nobody who desires to grow Cuba
tobacco successfully. need to plant
more than he can purchase, or raise
a great amount of manure, which
must be freely applied, in the culti-
walton of this hungry crop.
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A Proposition.
Editor Of The FLORIDA Aoriculturist !:

EdJt0r o. 1be ft0TldG AaricutkATsst
My "Keeper" is now on sale. A
goodly number are trying it, and |
feel certain that they will be satis-
fed with the results
l now make this proposition: Any
one in Florida who will buy the in>
dividual right, and will select sound
fruit, keep and pack as | have di-
rected, and does not find at the end
of six, or even eight months, his arti.
cles as perfect as when packed, | will
deed him the exclusive right OF any
county in the State unsold at the
time.
More than that: If any one buying
the individual right, will follow my
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Ire on. Marion Co., Fla.

| Editor Of The 5ridG Agrjculta7-ist:
Through the medium of your pa.
per wish to offer some suggestions
and state few facts which may be
of interest to large and increasing
number of persons in the Eastern and
Middle States, seeking information
with regard to the climate, soil, and
productions of this State. and the
inducements offered to those Of Inns
tied capital, who as source of profit
wish to enter upon the cultivation Of
the orange or other semi tropical
fruit. Having been for several years
resident OF this county, can speak
from personal knowledge Of the adj
vantages of this section of the State,
to the capitalist, or to those who
wish winter residence, and to inva-
lids suffering from troubles Of the
respiratory organs. The mean an.
loal temperature being about 70o,
3 'malarisl ailscTioils, Ihg pecdIiar ioFS
nation Of the State allowing Of a
clean sweep of breeze from the At
lantic to the Gulf Coast, while the
balsamic exhalations fiom the yellow
pine woods, impart strength and
healing to the invalids.
Trenton, Marion County, is situat-
ed on the Ocklawaha River, eight
miles from Nowalk, little north of
the 29th parallel of latitude, and
about one hours ride from the
famous Orange Sulphur Spring.
The Great Southern Railroad now in
progress runs the entire length OF
the State, passing through Trenton,
connecting Jacksonville with Key
West, and the Jacksonville and
Tampa and Key West Railroad is
located but few miles to the south
east of Trenton, thus there is also
frequent communication by steamers
on the Ocklawaha with Jacksonville
and other points. The neighborhood
is one of the best in the State, both
socially and morally, the educational
facilities are good, and taxes low.
To those wishing to embark in the
culture OF oranges and lemons, or
other fruits, tLis section OF the State
offers inducements unsurpassed by
any other. There are several fine
groves now coming into bearing
condition, and new ones are being
constantly projected. AS al evi-
dence of the value of orange culture
as an investment, it may be stated
that one of the groves which recent
ly reached a bearing state has been
disposed of at one thousand dollars
per acre.
Parties desirOus of settling in this
State. will do well to visit this section
and examine for themselves the tacil
tiles offered here for a permanent
home. And those wishing sure re
turn for their investment, will be
Convinced that this is one of the best
that can be made, as an Orange
| Grove will become self-sustalning il
FIVE or six years, provided the trees
set out were two or three years old
and thereafter yields handsome in
come.
Information will be cheerfully
given to those who may desire it by
addressing I'll. SLEAP, Jr.,
1 Norwalk, Putnam Co., Fla
Or, p. o. HrLBoURNE,
8, Otis ST., Boston, Mass.
} February, 1883.
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DeLand volusa County, For Wednesday February 49, 1888

directions, put up before reliable per-
sons In possession of the secret, 80
eggs in the preparation, keep as di
rect, and those eggs if properly set
under hens do not hatch ten months
after being put up, l will deed any
two counties in the State unsold at
the time.
1 do know, by experience, that my
"Keeper' will do all l claim for it.
THos. d. WRIGHT.
DeLa'ad, Fla.