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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-20

Fast Mail runa daily from HagerstowI
10 Harrisburg. and Southern Mail from
Harrisburg 10 HagerstowD.
j. r. BOYD, Superintendent,
(. II. b. GRRnARDT, Agent.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-09-24
A Park in DeLand.'

| Our good city is growing so rapidly
1t seems fitting time to think and plan
for her future in every way which shall
prove to strangers that her descriptions
! have not been wholly visionary, and that
tie Land of Flowers is not simply a
name, (as has been said by some) but
that it is all it has been said to be.
The outward appearance of our city
should impress the newcomer with the
power of her industry, educated taste
and refinement, which she is conceded
to have, and soon the intelligence Of our
| people riU find expression in the grand
Academy, College and Common School.
The Counterpart of these is a Public
PARK, and where, in all the world, has
Nature SO beautifully prepared the way
as right here?
1t only requires a few touches fromthe
intelligent mind of man to make DeLand
''the city OF the South" and fully answer
the description of the most fexiblepe
even of those who have Land for
Sale! k5t E
II we are to make it an educational
CENTRE" let us provide one department
for the cultivation of the physical, aes-
thetical, and social; where the student
can find relaXation-the invalid pleasant
relief from the crowded hotel, and our
own home people never-failing source
OF enjoyment: Then, perhaps, our Wis
itors, (even if they do overlook the fact
occasion to remark, ''The climate is re-
ally fine, but, o, the rest ~
1t is a pleasing fact, that the place will
soon have outgrown its transitory APP
pearance, and the general impression to
the stranger, is getting to be, "We have
come to stay" and are not like tempo
rary vendors of goods on some grand
show day, "seeking whom h,may de-
YOUR, but are really a substantial city
OF solid worth, which will, in the near
future, offer inducements to the visitor or
settler, superior to the best in all Flori
da; then our feelings will not be injured
by critical remarks. for we shall, in
measure, at least, meet the ETHEREAL i'm
aginings of our guests, who come expect
ing to find some slight suggestion of
Paradise" under our southern sky.
We cannot blame them if they have
been unable to recognize the Eden of
America in our overgrown highways and
bestrewn grounds. But, with our other
we shall soon have things
so picked up, that even the most phi
losOphical mind will discover nothing to
remind him of fire, smoke and ashes!
Will it not, then, be highly profitable
Tor us to set apart some portion of our
much boosted "high, rolling pine land"
or Park, where material surroundings
will harmonic with all that is claimed
or Florida in her sunny skies, fair
moons and health giving atmosphere?
These are practical thoughts of an in
tereSted resident, and are respectfully
submitted to the working power who are
already doing so much in other direc-
tons.
May we hope that they be not laid
on the table" OBSERVER.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-09-24
Cost of Bread in Boston and New York.

Mr.. Atkinson shows us that the farm
er in Iowa receives $405 for the wheat to
make 100 barrels OF -four, and that the
railroad then receives $117.50 for taking
$50 bushels of wheat from Iowa to
Chicago, and 100 barrels of flour from
Chicago to Boston. Upon this the rail-
ways make about $50 profit. 1t cost $50
to mill the the -four, $45 for barrels, $50
for the merchants commission and the
carriage in Boston, $40 for the labor of
making 100 barrels of -four into bread,
for fuel with which to bake it, yeast, salt,
ETC., costing only 81 ,057 80 from the farm
er ON to the bakers counter for 100 bar
rels of -four made into bread, 260 to 200
pounds per barrel, or about 81 cents per
pound, while the people of Boston pay
$l,620, or about six cents per pound,
against 81, cents in New York.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-09-24
Stock for the japan Plum.

There having been some discussion on
the proper stock on which to work the
Japan plum, Mr.. A. d. Pryal, of North
Temescal, Alameda county, has taken
interest enough in the subjec to bring us
samples of the fruit which he has grown.
He showed us some very fine specimens
OF the Kelsey Japan blum which grew
on tree which he budded on apricot
stock ten years. The fruit was large,
juicy and good. He Tays the effect OF
budding ON the apricot stock is to dwarf
the tree and induce early bearing, as the
ounce does for the pear and the maha-
leb for the cherry. Some varieties of
Japan Plums differ in their behavior on
the same stock. On the myrabolan he
finds that the Botankio plum does bet
ter than the Hatankais, a new Japan
plum, while the latter does we'll on the
apricot. The Botankio also succeeds
well on the peach. Mr. Pryal has many
observations on this subject. which he
promises to prepare for publication
Pacific RGrdl Press
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-09-24
THE FLORIDA AeR1CULTUR1sT.

cumstances, to insure rapid growth,
and, consequently, a good vegetable.
No one. need expect to succeed in gar
dening without some outlay in labor
and fertilizers. A body must be made
to all light soils, and then light APP
plication of good manure win produce
fine vegetables, and plenty Of them, |
think l can prepare piece OF land as
poor and dry as can be found in Florida,
and raise fine vegetables without rain or
irrigation after the seeds is well up;
but in no other country but Florida, that
1 have seen, could that be done. In con-
clusion ! would say, that to combine
profit and easy in gardening, a man
should provide himself with hand
cultivator, as one man with a good
machine can do as much work in veg
etable garden as six men with hoes.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-09-24
Employment for Women.
ida Agriculturist:

Editor Florida Agriculturist
Much has been written regarding
proper and remunerative employment
for women; silk culture, and trades OF
various kinds, which are all very bene-
fetal. But there are many ladies who
have no opportunity to raise silk, or fol-
low employment of that kind. To that
class | wish to open what to Inc was an
entirely new field. Some few months
ago an uncle of mine from Albany, \. Y,
was visiting at our house and we were
talking of plated ware which he was en-
gagged in manufacturing, and to crafty
my curiosity he made plating machine
and castor. 1t only cost 81, and it did
the work perfectly. Some of the neigh
bors on seeing what we had plated,
wanted me to do some plating for them.
| have since then worked % days and
cleared during that time $95.45. My
brother worked a24S days and cleared
$91 80. This work is as pleasant for la
dies as it is for gentlemen, as it is all
indoor work, and any one can do it.
l am making cabinet, and to any OF
your readers that will send me a speci-
men for it, / will send them complete di-
rections for making and using a plating
machine like mine that will plate gold,
silver and nickel. Send small pieces of
stones, shells, old coins, or anything in
the line of curiosities. What | want is
to get as many different, curiosities from
as many places all over the globe, as |
can. Please address,
Miss f. CASEY,
Oberlin. Ohio.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-09-24
Spring Garden Centre.

By invitation of Mr.. w. A. Cook, we
visited this pretty town last week to in
form our subscribers who like to hear of
the progress being made with their
groves. The town looks real pretty with
its neat homes and rows Of oleanders on
both sides of the street; and it has an
air OF calm comfort perfectly refreshing
to look at. We found the groves under
the care of Mr.. Cook in fine order, with
considerable fruit in some of them. One
belonging to Mr.. +. NJ. Condit, of Iowa,
was especially worthy of notice for the
healthy appearance of the trees and the
size and brightness of the fruit. Mr.. A.
q. Hamlin's grove was also very flour
ishing, in fact all of them were credit
to Mr.. Cooks management. A young
grove put out in the hammock this year
gives much promise. Time did not
allow us to look around much at Other
groves, the foregoing are those repre-
scented by Mr.. Cook.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-09-24
Tobacco Culture.

Judge p. w. White, now of the I'm
migration Office, Tallahassee, long
lived and most intelligent citizen Of this
State, says
''That he had been engaged in the
culture of tobacco for fifteen years, dur
ing which time he had an opportunity of
judging as to the culture of this article.
1t is dangerous product, but yet very
profitable. Tobacco had been shipped
from Gadsden county that had brought
the owner in debt, and he had also known
it to pay as high as two dollars a pound.
There are as many varieties of tobacco
as there are of oranges. You can make
any kind of tobacco you wish--it all de-
ponds on the culture. Land in West
Florida is well adapted to tobacco rails
ing. Great care must be taken in the
saving process-one days neglect will
ruin the crop; you must work fast and
work at Nighttime. In order to raise
tobacco successfully you must select soil
that has in it a large percentage of pot
ash. A growth of hickory and ash tim
Der indicates potash in the soil avoid
land that has lime in it to any extent.
In cultivating and saving your crop you
must give it strict, close, constant atten-
ton to the end. 1t requires constant
diligence and industry. don't know of
any crop, not even the orange that is SO
fascinating or attractive. 1t is called the
poor mans crop because it requires little
or no capital to go into it. Judge White
saws that the finest tobacco he ever saw
was raised on common pine land"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-09-24
The Sun as a Sonorific.

Sleepless people-and there are many
of them in .America-should court the
sun. The very worst soporifc is laud-
anum, and the very best is sunshine.
Therefore it is plain that the poor
sleepers should pass as many hours of
the day in the shade as possible. The in
furious effects of shade is very noticeable
in plants growing in secluded places, and
ladies' who are accustomed to carrying
sunshades. The invigorating powers of
sunlight is infinite; and he whose skin is
tawny, seldom requires a pill.-Health
and Home
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-09-24
Preparing Land for Gardening.

In 1870, at the meeting OF the Fruit
Growers Association, Mr. A. j. Beach,
the well known nurseryman of Palatka,
at a time when commercial fertilizers
were unknown in this State, gave the
following information Of his success in
preparing land. He says:
"My only purpose in this paper is to
give my practical experience in garden
ing, stating first that my experiments
have been made on the poorest of the
poor land of Florida--high live-oak
hammock.
At my first attempt, corn tasseled at
the hight of ten and twelve inches. l
had, before attempting anything of the
kind, told my friend Ellington, whom
number of our friends may be acquaint-
ed with, that intended to make regu-
lar garden. He saw my corn and said :
Is this your regular garden? This was
on land without any preparation. then
covered about twenty rods of ground
four to six inches deep with. muck !;
plowed deep; then covered lightly with
clay; let it dry so | could break 1t up
fine, and plowed again; narrowed thor
oughly, then another blowing, and found
that l could raise good cabbage, onions,
tomatoes, peas, snap-beans, turnips, ru-
tabagas, the first year. This winter, for
three months, l have had fine cabbage,
turnips, peas-in fact, anything we chose
to plant, with little help in the way OF
potash and stable manure. The latter
should be buried at least four inches
deep under the hill We produce an
abundance for several families.
To prepare muck equal to any stable
manure it should be hauled where it is
to be used, if possible. Spread one
spading deep, and sprinkle till wet tc
the depth Of one inch, with dissolved
potash made strong enough to float al
egg. Then thoroughly work over witt
spade or shovel. Use in the hill as stable
manure. My garden has grown more
fertile each year by the use of muck pre-
pared as above, or instead of that, three
or four loads of manure fresh from tn,
stable buried deep as stated, and is neve
empty, being always covered, or nearl,
so with vegetables OF some kind. w
use muck in all cases fresh from the be-
sometimes with the water drippin.
from it. / believe, from my own eX
perience, that light covering OF clay
after the application of muck, is of grea
benefit, as it makes the soil stronger
and enables it to hold fertilizers longer
also helping it endure the heat of tn,
summer sun with least injury to the crops
! We must always remember that tohrougl
cultivating is necessary, under all cir
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-09-24
White Ants or Wood Lice.

A correspondent asks: CATER an or
dy," to save the tree from death? Would
like the experience of some orange
grower on this question. A. W. X.
DeLand, Sept. 20, 'S4.
Yes-but the roots are apt 70 keep
sending out suckers that draw the sap
from the original tree and prevent its
healing up. By iudicious treatment the
wound can be made to heal over.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-09-24
HOMESTEAD NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE AT GAINESVILLE. FLA.
Aug. %, 1884,
Notice is hereby given that the follow
intention TO make final proof in sunport
of his claim, and that said proof will he
made before John w. Dickens, Clerk
Circuit Court at Enterprise, Fla. on
Tuesday Oct. 2Sth, 1854, viz: Charles r.
Brush of Daytona, Florida, homestead No.
south range 33 east.
He names the following witnesses tn
prove his continuous re idence npon and
cultivation of. said land. viz: VIM.
Kitchell. j. w. Smith. w. Van Dorm, J. w.
Skilton, all of Daytona, Florida.
32s.333 Register u. s. Land Once
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HOMESTEAD NOTICE.
33O-332

LAND OFFICE AT GAINESVILLE. FLA.
September 4, 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
of his claim, and that said proof will he
made before John w. Dickens Clerk Cir
cult Court at Enterprise, Volusia Co. Fla.
on Friday, October 81, 1884, viz: Thomas
Crawford, of Spring Garden. Fla, home.
stead No, 1889 for the southwest ! of the
southwest OF section 30, township Is
south range 80 east
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon. and
cultivation of said land, viz: John IF.
Revels, j. c. Lastinger. William Last
niger, Miles Lastinger, all offspring Gar
den.
L. A. BARNES,
33l-336 Register U. S. Land Office
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. ri, 1884.
Correspondence.

Communications from all parts OF Flor
ida, tending to its building up, and ,rela-
tive to the agriculture of the State and
other matters of interest to farmers and
fruit growers, will always be readily in
serted in our columns. We specially in
vite such correspondence.
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K-TO insure insertion, all articles or
advertisements for this paper, must be sent
in by, or before, 10 O'Clock Monday morning
of each week.
E~Money should be sent by draft, post
office money order on DeLand, or reg
istered letter, otherwise the publishers will
not be responsible in case of loss.
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NOTICE:

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WILLIAM BURKE,
ARCHITECT,
CONTRACTOR,
Plans and Specifications a Speciality.

TIdHS anu NpUCIIICHIIOhE NpeClHIIy.
Has built number of houses in DeLand
during the past four years, many of which
are among the incest and best constructed
residences in DeLand and vicinity.
Plans and estimates furnished Cores
pOndence solicited.
Residence, Floral Grove Hotel. T.. o, AG.
dress, DeLand, Vousia Co. Fla 3l9tf
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SEPT. "a,
CHEAP COLUMN.

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TO CORRESPONDENTS

Articles relating to any topic within the
scope of this paper are solicited.
We cannot promise to return rejected
manuscript
All communications intended for publica-
ton must be accompanied with real name
as a guarantee of good faith Names will
not be published if objection be made. No
anonymous contributions will be regarded.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20
Too Clever.

The boy who is generally spoken OF
as being very smart is an object of
COMMUNICATION. And this in spite of the
extravagant laudation always his to
command, the envy and despair with
which he is viewed by the indolent and
obtuse, and the general petting he re-
ceives at his home and, perhaps at his
school. That he is clever does not
admit of doubt. Every one owns it,
aud none more complacently than
"young hopeful himself; but it does
not follow that it will be good for him.
Unless, indeed, he be subject to very
delicate treatment, we may even say
that the chances are it will be positively
injurious. Such remark requires ex-
PLANTATION. First of all, then, it must
be remembered that these early mani
festatiors of precocity are seldom long
lived. Like morning mists, they are
exceedingly evanescent. The infant
powers. preternaturally developed, too
soon decay. If they are lasting, they
must be gradually developed. Their
growth should be not that of the larch,
but of the oak. To force, as is often
done, the childish intellect to an extent
far beyond its natural powers is not
only an error, but q crime, and a
matter that cannot be too strongly in
sisted upon at the present day. OF
course, some children are naturally
more quick and intelligent than others,
and more may not unreasonably, there
fore, be expected of them. But what
we would here particularly wish to
guard parents against is, in the case of
'clever" children, urging them con-
tinually on to greater mental efforts,
often far beyond their powers, and
feeling unduly anxious and disappointed
when others are "slow." In the latter
case time may develop unthought-of
talents and unexpected ability. Two
brothers were once at a school in Edin-
burgh. The one stood high among his
fellows for sharpness and intelligence;
he was always prompt, precise and dux.
The other was proportionately obtuse
and slow. In course of time both grew
to manhood. The first became plain
John Scott, respectable inhabitant of,
but scarcely known beyond. the square
in which he lived; whilst the second be-
came Sir Walter Scott of the universe
-WaUerly Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20
A Young Gsrilla.

It had been imported from the
Gaboon, and it was the first living spec
linen of this great anthropomorphic ape
which had been brought to France. Its
study would have presented many
points of interest, not alone from the
natural history point of view, but also
from the opportunity it would have
afforded of studying the development
of its intellectual faculties. This young
specimen was about three years of age;
he had already his full complement of
milk teeth, and the long and sharp
CANNES were decidedly longer than the
molars. In disposition he appeared to
be very different from either the orang-
outang or the chimpanzee. While these
in state of captivity are mostly gentle
and sociable, this young gorilla, on the
other hand, was savage, morose. and
brutal; he never gave his keeper the
least mark of affection; he never al
lowed himself to be touched without
evidencing the greatest aversion, and
for the most part he returned caresses
by snappings. He never took the least
part in the games of the other apes,
and he most reluctantly tolerated hav.
ing them near him. He was but little
active, and most generally kept himself
crouched up in a corner of the cage, or
sitting on branch with his back up
against the wall, and scarcely ever
moved except to look about for some-
thing to eat. He used his hands with
much readiness, and they were extreme
ly well developed. HNs lips we're less
mobile than in the chlsnpanzee, espe-
cially the lower lip, which was never
pouted out when drinking into spoon
shaped form. His eyes were extreme
" mobile, and were crowned with i'm
mense superciliary ridges; his nose was
fiat, with extensively large nostrils, Civ
ing him quite peculiar physiognomy.
Since the above note was presented by
Alph Milne-Edwards to the Paris Acad-
envy of Sciences the young gorilla died
at the Jardin des Plantes. Mature.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20
/ taxes as well as the methods Of taxation 10 our

taxes rs well ~ the methods Of taxation 10 our
country. tApplause)
that harmony and Cancellation should RUE
your councils There never was time in the
history of the Democratic party when the en-.
and uunumbered ehosts of dissatisfied men OF
the Republican party are heard ia the dis
tance-in New England, in New York. on the
while the Democratic party should not de-
viate one iota from the principles OF Its
party, il should. with open arms. say to these
Ct an Ge1 grant nc en
stitution-the Union, tE>t loves our common
country. Come hither. and go with US for hon
est RUE and honest government"
The Democratic party while y %sy nave SsrS ss
comes will be together. and whoever you
may nominate, OF all the great and good
names be ore you. from the East to the WesS
back In the hour of peril-forsooth his own
State or himself shall not have received the
choice, yea, the choice of his heart-is less
in this our country's hour OF peril. The Dem
ocratic party IL loyal to the Union. The
'bloody shirI, +" in the vulgar psrlance OF the
Haunted in the face OF Southern Democrats
and in your own faces. With Logan on tho
ticket j presume it will be again. baine
duIged in that unpleasantness. daughter
up the bad blood OF the past. Ny country
men, the war is over for quarter of CEN
fury, and they know it. Why, our boys have
married the young maidens OF the North land,
and children have been born to them since
those days. Applause and aughterJ They
will continue to go to the altar and: side BY side
at dying beds, they will talk of that bourne
whence no traveller returns, and will lie down
and be buried together. Why, the boys In tho
blue and the gray have slept together for 9
quarter Of century upon a thousand fields of
common glory. Let their bones alone. They
are representing the best blood of the land,
though differing in the days that should be
forgotten. the good men of all parties in our
country today thank God. have united in
the great common progress of our race to for
get the war memories of the war times.
l thank you, fellow-citizens. for your ktten-
ton, trusting that your forbearxnce win be
extended to me. What mistakes l shall make
doubtless you will treat lightly and kindly
with corrective head. Hoping that success
may crown your eforts-that you may send a
ticket to our country upon which all may
unite-is the wish of him whom you have hon.
ored with your SURFACES this day. loud and
long-continued appiauseJ