West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-17

tirely, then at least to great ex-
tent, by building a home in the
high, pine woods, care in mode of
living, kind of diet, and keeping
off of the low, swampy, wet,
marshy hammocks. The poor
man, either with or without the
burden or blessing, Gas they may
term it, of a family, whose means
are too limited to enable him to
buy and stock farm where land
is dear and building improve
ments expensive, can locate where
lands are cheap, and where a COM
Portable house and the necessary
outbuildings can be erected for
less than it requires to build a
common northern barn, can vastly
improve their condition and the
prospects of their families by COM
ing to Florida. Many a little farm
and homestead, around which clus-
tiers all the hallowed memories of
days spent in toll and privation
that the future might be bright
for self and loved ones, was pur-
chased few years ago for $1.25
per acre, and would, with its
thriving young orange grove, COM
mand readily from one thousand
to ten thousand dollars to-day. 1
will add here under this head par
agraph saw in print, that will be
applicable to this point:
Summarized men, with no capt.
tai except good health, strong mus
cles and a reasonable amount of
good sound common sense, cour-
age and willingness to work and
endure for awhile some slight pri-
vations, can go into the woods with
ak and gun, select homestead,
build cabin, clear a few acres of
land, and by hunting and fishing
and an occasional weeks work for
wages, finally make themselves
comfortable homes, surrounded by
orange groves, orchards and vine
yards, and insure competence for
their future families. Then they
can go back, marry their waiting
sweethearts, ai.d return: or ind
themselves wives here"
But l believe this is par excellence
the place for the capitalist. Talk
about investing surplus funds in
U. S. bonds, paying 20 to 80 per
cent premium for the same, that
only return you 3 and 4 per cent.
interest What would such capital
lists say to one thousand per cent.
interest on an investment in or
ange, lemon. cocoanut, pineapple,
banana, and other groves of semi
tropical fruits, with an assurance
of absolute security as regards the
stability of the principal and
perpetuity of the interest? Such
instances are by no means rare, and
could be duplicated many times
over in all sections of the State.
SOCIETY AND WOMEN IN FLORIDA.
AS Rome did not begin her ca
reer of genuine greatness until the
era of the introduction of females
into her borders through the rape
of the Sabine women, 80 Florida
will lack until the sterner portion
of her citizens adopt plans for the
promotion of the happiness and
pleasure Of the women. l have
been told that women generally
dislike Florida. I found this to be
true only to a limited extent, and l
will tell you the cause. The pri-
vations, hardships and annoy
ances incident to new settlements
fall heaviest upon the wife and
daughters of the settler, and there
is less in their situation and
employments to divert their atten-
ton from them. Some men would
rather purchase 40 acres of land A
miles from any settlement for one
hundred than 10\acres in or adjoin-
ing a town for one hundred dol
lars. In the first instance the wo-
man is removed from all society.
She is out in the pine woods, and
while she may admire the beauty
ofthe scenery and become infatu-
ated with the climate, she will get
very lonely after awhile and begin
to think about the friends and
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