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The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-05
Marketing Florida Fruits and Vege-
tables.
d. Redmond, Esq, President "Florida Frssi
GYogers' ASSOcadtioR:D

d. Redmond, Esq, President "FloridG Fruit
GYowers' ASsocadtton:"
In compliance with the resolution of
the "Florida Fruit Growers Associa-
ton, assembled at Palatka on the 14th
of October, have prepared for publica-
ton few thoughts on the marketing of
the perishable products of Florida and
the South.
In order that the subject may be en-
tered upon understandingly, it will be
necessary, as briefly as possible, to pre-
sent the methods that at present pre-
vail for the disposal of these products.
First, however, it is well to keep con-
stantly in our minds that these pro-
ducts are of perishable nature, and
must be put into the hands of the con-
sumers quickly. 1t becomes, therefore,
an absolute necessity that the means of
distribution should be such as would
place them where they are wanted in
the shortest possible space of time Civ
ing to each locality full supply with
out oyerstocking or glutting the one,
while leaving another equally important,
entirely bare. And putting them into
the hands of established, reliable men
for sale who are familiar with the re-
quirements of their several markets, and
who can therefore, place them quickly
and profitably.
Now, let us see how near we come to
complying with these many conditions !:
In the main, the growers send these
products to any and every one of whom
they can hear, without even knowing
whether in the line of trade or not. In
some instances, sending oranges to silk
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-05
The English Colony.

A THRIVING, PROSPEROUS SETTLEMENT IN.
THE VICINITY OF KIssIiMEE CITY.
Between sixteen and seventeen miles
waters of East TohopekaIiga, are the
fertile lands owned nv the Florida Agri-
cultural Company. This tract embraces
miles besides, altogether including about
company was to furnish English people
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-05

Translated from the French, expressly for The
w Florida A0TicultuTiSt.
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03
Walking as an Exercise.
DR.. SARGENT OF THE HARVARD GYMNASIUM
ANSWERS A CRITIC.


ANSWERS A CRITIC.
DR.. Dudley A. Sargent, superintendent
OF the Hemenway gymnasium at Harvard
University, lectured recently on ':Walk-
ing as an Exercise" in Union Hall, Bos-
ton The lecture was one of peculiar in
terest to athletes and others interested
in physical culture. DR.. Sargent said
that some months ago, in one of his pub
lie lectures, he had made the assertion
that walking, simply and of ITSELF is Of
little value as an exercise, but that a
spirited walk is one of the best of physi-
cal exercises. In that lecture he under
took to classify different exercises, such
as skating, bicycling, etc, giving to each
its proper place in the scheme of physical
training. At that time he did not men
tion that each of these exercises develop
every muscle in the body of every class
ard condition, and that walking was the
very best exercise possible Had he
done so, he would have been spared no
little trouble, for he had been called up
on to answer many letters and questions
of both a public and private character,
in which he was expected to retract
what he had said, and recommend bicy-
cling, skating or horseback riding, ac-
cordlng to the wishes or peculiar opin-
ions Of his correspondents Nothing is
more natural than for an individual to
have a predlection for some special
sport or exercise, but when this predi-
lection is clOuded and distorted from
pecuniary interest, he preferred to be
excused from answering any communities
~, 4, Il
exercise as walking can hardly be urged
from any peculiar motives. DR.. Sargent
then read a clipping from one OF the
Boston papers, entitled, "W Walking as an
Exercise" which was written with the
intention of retuting his remarks on The
subject of walking. Believing the writer
to bc perfectly honest in his opinion, Dr.
Sargent said that he proposed to make
that article the basis of his lecture. The
clipping set forth the experience Of a
man who had walked as an exercise for
the cure of insomnia, and in which he
claimed that moderate walking was of
value as an exercise. Proceedings Dr.
Sargent said that the assertions made in
the newspaper clipping which he had
read concerned the experience of one
man, which he would set forth as an eX-
ample TO guide the rest Of mankind. He
had found that theory, based on the eX
perlence OF hundreds and thousands, is a
far better guide for the majority Of man
kind than the personal experience of
peculiar Individual. DIR. Sargent then
proceeded to explain the working Of the
muscles of the body and liver, demon
Strating the assertion that he had pre-
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03
The True Nature of a "Cold.''

Years of study and observation have
forced me to the conclusion that the dis
ease which manifests the symptoms pop
ularly supposed to indicate that a cold
has been caught is to all intents and pur-
poses fHh, diseaSe arises largely from
indigestion, and forms the basis, so to
say, or is in fact the first stage Of all the
so-called filth diseases. Whatever in
terferes with digestion or depuration, or
depraves the vital organism in any man
ner, produces an impure condition of
the body-a condition of disease; and
continuance of disease producing habits
must inevitably result in periodical or
occasional "eruptions," the severity Of
which Will depend upon the degree of
ones transgressiOn. Among the causes
Of this impute bodily condition are ~
impure food, (2) excess in diet, and (N
impure air Our homes, offices, shops,
halls. court houses, churches, and with
rare exceptions, all living rooms, private
or public, are insutficiently or not at all
ventilated and, except while in the open
air, a Very large proportion Of our peo-
pie, in all the walks of life, habtually
breathe an atmosphere vitiated by be-
Ing bleathed over and over again: they
are starving lur want OF oxygen, and are
being poisoned 10y earb0nic acid. In de
fault Of sufficient oxygen the best food
can not be transformed into pure blood
there will always be a corresponding
I digestion; nor can the carbonic acid
be eliminated freely in an impure atmos-
phcre. We have. then, serious ''inter-
ference with digestion and depuration,"
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03

A paper is what its readers make it.
Every person who takes a paper should
subscribe something more than bis
money He should give it the benefit Of
his influence and help to extend its cir
culatiOn. More than that he should fur
nish ideas for the paper, facts deduced
from observations, results established 10y
experience. The agricultural paper,
should be the market place OF farmers
ideas, and if the market is not full the
farmers themselves are 10 blame for 1t.
The agricultural press is successful to
the extent that it supplies fresh, practl-
cal information, derived from actual eX-
perience. 1t is impossible for a paper to
have thousand editors in different parts
of the country to gather this information
as correspondents of the large news
papers gather news, but it is possible for
every subscriber to consider himself
charged with the duty of communicating
promptly to his fellow farmers any item
of information which may affect their
interests, beneicially or adversely, and
the agricultural paper as his post
boy stands ready to carry his messages
among the millions. To contribute
money to the support of your paper is
well, but your power to do good does not
end with the pocket. just levy little
tax on the head. Western Plowman.
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03
The National House.

Unusual interest is felt in the forthcoming
issue of the Congressional Directory on account
Of the large increase in the number of Repre-
SentatlVes we'll as because of the uncommon
ly large number of new men. More than half
of the 325 have taken their seats in the House
for the first time; | ~ of them served in the
army or navy during the war a on the rebel
side and % on the Union side. OF the "a, all
are Democrats, and of the Union soldiers. 30
are Republicans and II Democrats. Divided
by occupations and professions the membership
Is as follows: Lawyers. 22l !; manufacturers,
l9; farmers, Is editors, 10; merchants. s; bank
ers. i; doctors, .; Iumbermen, ;: railroad Pres
identS, ,; railroad operators. ); minister, /
pharmacist, | zooogst | halter, /; railroad
ticket agent |; cooper, ]: : printer, | capitalist,
| The occupations and professions of - are
not stated. 1t will be observed that the aver
age percentage of lawyers is unusually large.
Taking the Southern States alont. somewhat
more than seven-eights of the Representatives
classify themselves is belonging to the legal
profession. OF the IL Texas men, for example,
all except Ochiltree are put down as lawyers.
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03
How to Cook an Old Hen.

| may, however mention an expert
ment That have made lately. Killed
il supelaunuated kenmore than six
years old. hut otherwise in very good
condition. Cooked in the ordinary way
she would have been uneatablv tough.
Instead of being thus cooked. She was
gently stewed about four hours can
not guarantee to the maintenance Of the
Theoretical tcmuefature. having suspi-
cion of some simmeljna. After this She
was left in the water until it cooled. and
Oh the following dav was roasted in the
usual manner. /. e.. in a roasting-oven.
Tie result Was excellent as tender as a
mlI-orown chicken roasted in the ordi-
nary way, and of euite equal flavor. in
spite Of the yely GOOD broth obtained bv
the preliminary stewing. This surprised
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03
Garfield in Billingsgate

The January Century contains extracts
rom President Gartield's journal of his
rip to Europe i'll 1867, in which he re-
ates this anecdote: "On our way home,
We walked through Billingsgate, which
las given word to our language
saw in the stalls curious little animal,
which seemed cross between a lobster
md beetle. | asked the fishwoman
who presided what they were.
"'Four pence a pint said she
"' But said |, 'arhat are they p
"'Four pence the pint, | tell ye'
"'But,' persisted, what is the name
of the animals You have for sale
'Humph shrinps,' and, with look
Of contemptuous indignation: That's all
you wanted y"
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03
New Notices for the Lime Kiln Club.

On and after the first of the new year
the following notices and greetings will
be printed on cloth and hung on the
walls of Paradise Hall:
"Credit am an enemy to entice you to
buy what you doan' want"
"Dar am no danger of de well Gavin
in if you keep on top
eff life had no sorrows we should grow
tired of hearin' each odder laugh"
"Gray hairs should respect themselves
if dey want to be respected by odders"
"De man who eats apples in the dark
mustn't let his stomach be too pertickler
about worm holes"
"While color has muffin partickler to
do wild treein' de coon, doan pay too
much fur yaler dog
"He who judges de character of pus-
son by his clothes am buyin a mule by
de sound Of his bray"
''De pusson who has no temptations
am one of de biggest sinners in de crowd"
''Knd words cost noffin' OATS de
reason so many of US am willn' to throw
away such heap of EN-
"While honesty am de bes' policy,
doan' be too fast to express your candid
opinyun of your neybur."
Bumps on mans head may express
his traits OF character, but you kin find
out all you want to know about him by
goin' on one excursion in his company"
"What we do to-day am dun fur to-
mOrrer. What we intend to do to-mOr-
rer won't buy meat fur to-day's dinner"
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03

AN OLD FRIEND. Who of us does
not enjoy greeting an old friend, especi-
ally when we can congratulate him on
looking well, 1t is with some such feel
ing that we welcome to our table Vick's
Floral Guide, which comes to us dressed
in the neatest and most elegant cover
that enterprising house has ever issued.
TO every lover of garden work we com
mend, in the heartest possible manner,
lthls beautiful and exceedingly practical
publication. There is not a flower or a
vegetable grown that is not illustrated in
/, and some valuable advice given as to
low to raise and care for them Besides
vi this, the book contains Il charming
'olored plate of flowers, one containing a
ollection of vegetables. and a third
hoWs specimen Of Nick's Extra Early
Potato. Wick presents this Floral Guide
how appropriate the titleD to all his
asst years customers as a Christmas
present, and to all others at the low
rice OF ten cents, and tells such that
hey Can deduct the cost of it from their
irst order for seeds. To our farmer
friends, to every market gardener, and
those who merely garden for pleasure,
I'VE say-Get Nick's Floral Guide, of
James Wick, Rochester, n Y.
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03
a Butchers Life Work.

GLOW many cuts are there in a carcass
oi beef r
THAT depends upon the way it is divided.
If the l0ins are used for roasts instead of
steaks, there are not nearly as many
cuts. ! would say that in one carcass of
beef we will make from 100 to I25 cuts
through and through. A fair average
would be II 10 cuts
With this information the reporter re-
sorted to Arithmetic. The butcher has
worked at the block for thirty years
Taking 300 as the average number of
days in which he worked each year, the
total would be 5000 days. If on each
day two carcasses and half were cut
up the total number of carcasses would
be 222,50O The bones sawed will aver
age two inches. There being ITO cuts
in each animal, or an aggregate Off, 473,-
600, it is seen that Mr. Battersby has
sawed 100000 inches Of bone. Re
duced to feet the total is 4l2 200, which
is equivalent TO seventy eight miles and
one tenth. Therefore, in thirty years
the butcher has saved through bones
which would cover that distance.
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03
Political Points.

The Galveston News observe, That Mr.. >tm
uel Jones Iiidcu is ''lh" great sotnnamhu,i>t of
4 shattered dream"
1t seems that Speaker Carlisle ha> given the
New England Republicans better places than
he has to the Democrats from this section.
If the Speaker ha,. been good in arithmetic hr
would not have been figuring four week, to Get
1876 Democrats into - Charman>hip>. The
average Yankee >chou-bov would have said in
minute 1896 into -, YOU can't.
Anton 90 &. Nice Cll,tnd ot Gardiner, Me-,
writes the Post that if he cannot nave Tildcn
and Hendricks forthc Democratic ticket in ISL
hlo second choice Wouit be Pui>trd of Name
for the head Of the ticket lc Gods and mice.
Mr.. Carlisle ha~ given the bulk of his Chair
man>hIp> 10 southern members. The South,
With p Democratic Congrc>>mcn, j. yiYou -
thairmar> >nip> Of standing committees, leaving
only / 10 be distributed among the North, East
and West.
1t i, rel2rtrd that Governor Butler, when he
shall have finished his term of office. will 90 to
Washington and occupy hi> large house This
looks as if The Presidential boom il 10 be push
rd. The Democratic managers will do wen 10
WItch tn" movements OF their latest ally.
The Chicago Intcr-Occun says that ''no man
would receive q warmer wei omr in Chicago
than Mr.. Blaine a. D"lc@atc-,tt-I Iargr from
Maine To The National Conventions" II is we'll
known to MIR, tiIliuc'> personal ud> thut hr
would not, ON any considerations he Il member
Of that body
\ Maine Democrat tells a correspondent of
the New York Times that hl> party in that
state would vutc for Tild"n even if it Were
known that ht would die IN ; month after hj~
inauguration. They know" said q Republic
can, "that h. gave large sum Of money that
was used in rIrcing Gov. PIa>tod. and that he
put thousands of dollars into the Portland dis
trict for the nurpo>t ot beating Tom Reed
}. Il =
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03
The Chief Crop Of the Country

What May is for grass, and July fo
corn, these winter months are for the IN
valuable growing crop Of boys and girls
and upon the care and attention given t
this crop the future Of the country thy
lights and shadows Ot Our coming wears
and the success Of Tire boys and girl
themselves, largely depend. The stoet
breeder looks carefully after the develop
ment and training Of his animals, es
pecially If thorough hreds. Should no
We with more solicitude try to MAKE
thorough -breds OF oul children? Whicl
uo y0u visit most frequently and examine
with most dii1cnl interest. the develop
ing animals, the grain fields the fruit
trees or the olive plants in the school
room DO You personally know the
trainer there his manner and methods
What morning and evening attention dC
yNul children get, save 10 kL0W that the
chores are We'll attended to! Do You
father and you, mother, personally know
where they are in the evening hours
who are their associates, what outside
Influences are mOlding their characters
DO you know that they are developing
as strongly, as symmetrically, aS rapidly
as they might.
1t is not essential that Young men and
women be positively bad or ObtrusiveiA
disagreeable, to fall short of what they
should or might be- II we plant tree
or vine OF the best variety, and allow il
to grow without special attention and
training we know we'll what we shall
find after a lapse of Years. 1t may over
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03
NUMBER l.
Washington County Notes.
Correspondence of the journal.


Ice and snow have once more bound in
chains the beauty and glory of the swift pass
| ing seasons, and all these are now covered with
snow and held in bondage by King Winter.
How will this do for sentiment? Washington
County has more Atlantic coast, field and forest
combined than any county iE the State; and in
deed, we believe it is the only county which can
boast of such coast line, with such forests in
the rear. Navigation, farming, numbering
these are industries which make hardy, adven-
turous and enterprsing men. Shipbuilding is
not a dead industry, although its vigor is not as
it used to be. We are sorry it is so, but there
are causes for it. We are not sure, however,
but there may be compensatOns for it in the
impulse it gives to farming; for when men who
are habituated to one kind of business, are driY-
en- from that they naturally turn to mother
earth, as the prodigal son did to the for>aken
homestead and with Just good results.
We are looking for the advent of the iron
horse. We can hear his mighty tramping, and
his hot breath is just away over the hills, caus-
ing the vapor to crown the ragged crests be-
tween Us aud the realization of our fondest
hopes. The day, however is coming. This is
the legitimate route from Halifax 10 New York,
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ry Christmas and Happy New Year There
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The Republican journal., 1884-01-03
Good bye.

We say it for an hour or for years;
We say it smiling say it choked with tears;
We say it coldly, say it with kiss;
And yet we have no other word than this
Goodbye.
We have no dearer word for our hearts friend,
For him who journeys to the worlds far END,
And sears our soul with going; thus we say,
As unto him who steps but DER the way
Goodbye.
Alike to those we love and those we hate.
We say no more in parting. AT life's gate,
To him who passes out beyond Earth's sight,
We cry as to the wanderer for Il night
Goodbye.
GThe Century
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03

Open your eyes and not your mouth when
making up your mind what kind of cough med
cine you are going to take if you don't wish to
make opium eaters of your wives and children.
Stop pouring down all kinds of cough remedies.
and use Jadwin's Pine Tar Syrup Sold by all
dealers in medicine.
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03
A Confederate Anecdote of General Sher-


1;annra1 .Josnnb i Iohnston rI,o. con.
m,ndad fhn rnnfnIn,.,rn fnrla, n,,.r,and
in rrsistino tho .,,ir,mnn nnnn Vim,
nn.o nn,,l,tnI +hn f,,IIo,,I,,,r i,,,t,In,,r
which v,nlI iIlnst,a,ad thn inln,nlsi'.,,
Sbnrnan had n,,dn 'n,,,n fbo IoinIs ~
I'M Smmthn,n snIdicrv at that tin,n as ~,
cnr,n.ndn,. nt ra.,n,.n ,,,d ,,i ,oaG,, ,,.', ,,
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Wonnfain warrhin% wi,h hil aIa.y fha
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M, tha ura,t nl',i,, fn', ,ha norrE,,nrd
sfatl nf7irer .ana ,iIinr ~, WIN tha
nrws thnt tine r4LoI rar7rrv had gor in
Lurn.d i nt,r,I., NJ r.,iIrnid hri,l.,n.
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"t "IiI't 81 moss 'teII i'I'tH |" Ihdht
detour Ot Wo days 10 set around the
Union arms. Scarcely had he finished
.ua,l,itn .uhnu . y,h,,fln ',,..s Laard ana
g ''' a. -. w '''N'
d hioN ~ tIaIl appeared IN llle IS(allce,
showing that Sherman had already re-
btrIlt the BRIDGES and rp-ouened his com
mnnir.tinno W,lLirr ,ast d, l,rnn,, rf
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Sol"ltl" iouISihS III tile Sutde' lcM
minutes later, the General overheard
them discussing Sherman's chances of
snccpss SIND one of Them EVEN make
l. NJ,c..,u- .,,J .Iac+,,,- u
II d MoSco" t'lllP"'SH an" destroy MS
whole army. 'tioW can You make 1t Il
Moscow campaign without any snow 2"
asked his less enthusiastic comrade
.I ,,Soo, +l,.,t r.,.n ,,,t
i'edl lH"V Ne II tuI HIS coniillullIcd-
tlohs, destroy everything, and starVe nm
out Wen burn all the bridges" ''Don't
Won know he CARRIES dunIicatn hridgns
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"loHS VIZ lini Gl'' MG II oio" up
the Dig tunnel ION, hell y exclaimed
the other man, with 1t look of disgust;
..vou don't know old Tecumsrh sherman
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oLidIleN' III liit 'diiudf! century.
--
The Art Amateur for Ianu,rv CONSISTING of
siytv folio pages. is thc Iaraest and best nm
ber vet issued bv this popular magazine. More
than hundred illustrations are given, not
counting numerous fuJl-size s1pnlementnry
carving hammered br,.s mmnpgramI and nn.
hro,lrry dnsirns fron' IL SrnIh Knnainot,.n
I,'1 i ~ ~ 'ir, , ~ w" ,H nv '1,o,'h
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03

When nine out of ten persons during the sea-
son have not escaped cold of some kind, is it
to be wondered that ten persons die every hour
during the twenty-four, with consumption?
Prevent this great mortality at once by taking
Jadwin's Tar Syrup. Sold by A. 4. Howes &
Co.. Belfast.
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03

''There is nothing true but heaven is only
the creation of dreamy writer, while the facts
bear us out in our claims of what Jadwin's Tar
Syrup will do. 1t cures Coughs, Colds, etc.
effectually. A box of Jadwins Qui Nive Pills
goes with every 81 bottle. Sold by Poor & Son,
Belfast.
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03

What seems strange about the conduct of
some people is. though endowed with good
Judgment in other matters, they permit a Sc
we're cold to go unnoticed, until it assumes
severe aspect. Jadwin's Tar Syrup is house
hold necessity under any circumstances Try
it, Sold by r. II. Moody, Belfast.
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03

The inside history of the wrecking of the Pa
citic Bank is at last made public. Receiver
Price seeks to hold the directors responsible.
One cashier stole 100000. Benvon's opera
tions were most audacious
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03
BY PROF. L. c. BATEMAN.

AMONG THE TREASURES OF VENICE. THE
GREAT SQUARE OF 81. MARK. HISTORIC
MEMORIES.
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03

| A convention called to denounce select socie-
ties met in Philadelphia, Thursday and an
hthematized Free Masonry. A resolution was
offered against the organization of the posts of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
The Republican journal., 1884-01-03

Female prohibitio1ist lecturers are travelling
through New York State urging voters to
petition the legislature for constitutional
amendment.