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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-02-25
The Proposed College Located in ou1
CITY.

At the annual meeting of the Baptist
Convention of Florida in Orlando last
December, the question of locating the
proposed college was referred to COM
mittee of five, with power, who should
report their decision to the Board of the
Convention, and the Board were author
lied to appoint nine Trustees, who are
to incorporate the College and perfect
the preliminary organization. That
Committee met at Lake City on the
18th, inst, and made the following re-
port to the Board OF the Convention:
"Your Committee appointed by the
State Convention at its recent session at
Orlando, to locate the proposed college,
report: That after visiting the localities
severally, Lake Weir, DeLand and
Gainesville, and receiving proposals from
each after carefully and prayerfully con-
sidering these proposals in their best
judgement, your Committee accept the
proposals from DeLand, and unanimous
ly locate said college at that place. We
beg leave to express our high apprecia-
ton of the kindness and courtesy shown
the Committe, as also the interest and
liberality manifested by the people of
Lake Weir and Gainesville.
Signed by the Committe,
A. M. KING, Charm,
Z. BEAN,
P. p. BISHOP,
T. W. GETzEN,
A. E. KITCHEN.
Lake City, Feb 10, 1886"
A word as to the terms upon which
the college has been located here may
not be out of place in this connection.
Mr.. DeLand pledged to the Committee
$4,000, of which 81, 900 are to come from
citizens of DeLand and those interested
here. 1t will be in order now for the
friends here to complete what has al
ready been commenced, part of this
subscription having been made. From
the interest manifested and the public
spirit of our citizens, it is evident that
this amount can be greatly exceeded.
1t is hoped that each one will not only
contribute, but do what he can to secure
contributions from others. The larger
the amount thatis raised, the better for
the institution to be established. The
Board elected the following Trustees:
II. A. DeLand, y. Moore, d. D., Thea
dore Shotwell, Walter Gwynn, Hon. p.
P. Biship, Rev. H. M. King, Prof. +. B.
Noodle, ]. S. Turner, ]. H. Griffith.
With such opportunities before us it is
possible to make this an educational
centre whose influence shall be felt far
and wide.
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Ka-Money should bel sent by draft. pos

ER-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.
EN-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
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NOTICE.

The red X opposite this paragraph de-
notes that yoursub- " scription has expired
you you wish wish the paper N Continued, for this
paper is conducted strictly on the cash sys-
TEN.
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kNOR SALE-40 acres of land 10 of which are
i cleared, G acres in grove of choice trees
This IS part of the Broome tracr which is
considered the best land near DeLand, and IS
Price 81 900
twenty acres on Spring Garden Ave-, half
mile from railroad and one mile from town
Inree lots on New York ave., fenced and
set in orange trees W
The above will be on the market for a short
uine: L. E. &. BRINLY,
Information regarding this property will be
SAFen W this omce. 342
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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 guarantee of good faith. Names will
not be published if objection be made. No
anonymous contributions will be regarded.
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Indigo Injurious to Land.

Editor of The Florida AgricultMrist:
Can you inform me, through your pa
per, if the fact that indigo having been
formerly grown on ground leaves any eff
feet injurious to orange culture in the
soil. Or, has some needed element been
thus abstracted, as in the place / refer
to no other cause can be conjectured for
unsatisfactory growth. The soil is APP
parently good-in fact very good-and
has had good attention. Ii such con-
dition previously does have any effect,
can you suggest remedy. Will any
special fertilizer reach the case? Hop
ing to hear of a remedy, remain,
Yours, ETC.,
Daytoaa, Fla, Feb. ~, 1855.
ANSWER.
Nothing is more injurious to land and
will impoverish it more than indigo; for
everything is taken off in making the
dye, returning nothing to the soil. We
do not think, however, that this can be
the case with your land, as it is over a
century ago since indigo was cultivated
in this State, and your land has had
plenty of time to recuperate.
A cold clay subsoil will not do for
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NOR SALE.-115 acres good pine land, one
II half mile from Post Office and school, |
will sell cheap for cash. Apply TO
JOSEPH SMITH,
353-357 Winnemissett, Fla
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~ ACRES of pine land overlooking
IN lake. acres cleared, $50 her acre
or so acres on lake at $26 per acre. 81 miles
from Post Office. ii. o. MOWERS.
333-365 DeLand.
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Vest Pittsfcld, Mass, Feb. 10th,
ANSWER.

The Villa Franco lemon has stronger
growth than the Sicily and bears more
fruit in this State. The former lemon is
short and thick, more round, and has a
protuberance at the end, while the Sicily
is long and more oval. Both are bright
and thin skinned.
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VHYANTED-To purchase a saw mil or part
w interest. Address, w. T. BENEDICT.
352-354 Archer, Fla.
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WTANTED.-A situation, by young mar.
w ried man, in a nursery or orange grove
ness Address, '%HHorticulUurist box 3O4
Jacksonville, Fla. 352-354
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NOR SALE.-Fine lot of Fence Posts, one
mile south of town. Apply to
S54-35G H. WATERS, DeLand, Fla
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CHEAP COLUMN.

RATES-Twenty words, name and address
one week. 25 cts: three weeks. so cts.
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ADVERTISING RATES.
Rates for advertising furnished on appli-
cation by letter or in person.
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UYELL DIGGING.-For well digging and
w repairing wells, and fence building, ap-
ply to H. F. SEAMAN, Bermuda Cottage, In
diana avenue, DeLand, Fla. 352-364
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MISUNDERSTANDING been in the screen bust.
: ness in the North for several years and
understanding the business Thoroughly it
ENABLES me to furnish the citizens of DeLand
and vicinity with better made article of
screens than are generally offered. orders
promptly attended to. For further informa.
ton and prices, address me through the Post
Olhc &C. lSS, city. d. HICKOX.
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One year, single subscription --... $500
SIX months, single subscriptions LOO
Single copy 05
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LOR SALE CHEAP at Spring Garden
Center, q few acres of good orange land.
Nice site for residence. Apply to a, 6, HAM
LIN. DeLand, or Fl. III. RUSSELL, Spring
Garden Center, Fla. 3j3.355
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YGNREEs FOR SALE.-Budded and Sweet
Seeding Orange Trees for sale by
J.. III. TALLMAN
Terms, Cash with order. Mandarin, Fla.
353-s56
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DEARING ORANGE TREES 800 trees bud
ID ded on sour stump, four years ago. Size
one to six inches in diameter. Address,
352-354 G. ". BOWERS, Folusia, Fla.
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Lemons.

Editor of The Florida Agricultmist:
Will you please inform me, through
your paper, of the difference between the
Sicily and the Villa Franco lemons.
Also which of the two, all things con-
sidered, is the best for cultivation in
Florida, and oblige subscriber.
J. r. w.
Vest Pittsfeld. Mass, Feb. 10th, 1885.
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borrowed Credit.

MEssEs. EDIToRs:
Srs During the inclemency of the win
ter, and temporary suspension of outdoor
work in consequence thereof, there is am
pie time for observation and reflection, and
to witness the doings of the worl among
the affairs of men. In all business transac
tions there enter two ESSENTIAL factors, i. e.,
cash and credit. Many man has built up
a fortune from the latter alone. And all
who have thus succeeded, have become our
foremost and most prominent men, both as
to character and integrity 1t is true that
good opportunities are great helps in the
path of success. But many fail to avail
themselves of good opportunities, conse-
quently become financial wrecks. And it
oftentimes happens that in their failures
they involve many others so as to render
them financial cripples for life. Many
well-to.do men have been induced to en-
dorse or to become bondsmen on bail
bonds and notes, in default of which have
lost their all through negligence, or oishon-
esty Of the parties favored. There is II
motto some adopt: "Get money or prop
erty honestly, if possible, dishonesty II
necessary" In other words, "get it, get it
if you can if you can't, get it anyh ow,"
1t seems absolutely necessary that men
should have credit, without which many
could never succeed at ALL and any man
may succeed without serious defaults If he
will preserve his integrity and manhood,
except, however, in case of accident, loss
or reyerses, circumstances over which he
has no control. From past experience IN
| business transactions In which so many de-
taulted, or failed seriously injuring many
others who were bound with them in theil
obligations, it is little doubtful whether
so many joint notes and other joint obliga-
| tions will be effected in the near future
among individuals as there were in the
long past, Many look upon the defauting
| scheme either as of criminal negligence, ol
of willful robbery-in other words, Lawful
robbery. A man should never attempt tC
engage in an enterprise without first ascer
tanning his abilities to meet all the demands
upon reasonable stipulations. And in cast
| disinterested parties become bound will
him in his financial obligations it is hi'
: bounden duty, in honor, to secure hi
bondsman from loss, cost or trouble. The
man who borrows anothers credit anc
fails to return or preserve 1t, deserves to be
treated as an outlaw. As "a rule there ar,
but few men who have surplus OF fund
to sacrifice in such u manner, as to allow
the persons for whom they are financial,
bound to squander and lavish US fancy ma,
! dictate, and then ''busp and lot the cred
/ ilors whistle. w.
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Another Death at "a Lime Kiln.

On Tuesday morning the body Of Ross
the lower lime ridge, with all the clothing
burned off from him, but his boots. The
theory Of his death is as follows He and
some others were at Espy on Monday night
attending hearing before Justice, and
INDUCED freely in liquor before starting for
home. They did not get their drinks at
the hotel. Haudwork boarded at George
Sweigarrs, and he reached there about IL
o'clock and knocked for admission, but
being kept standing few nome nts he
grew impatient and started for the kiln.
The next morning his overcoat was found
near the top of the kiln by William McAfce
of Lightstreet who worked there, and a
further search disclosed Han dwork's body
where pool of water usually stands. II
is supposed that he went to the top Of the
kiln and sat down on log and went to
sleep, but was awakened by his clothes
catching fire. He jumped up and pulled
off his overcoat to extinguish the flames,
and in so doing fell over the log, down to
the drive, distance of about 10 or Is
feet, breaking one Of his legs. His cloth.
ing was still burning and he drew him
self along by his hands to the pool hoping
TO find water, but it was frozen solid. His
course could be tracked by pieces of burn
ed clothing and by the prints of hi, hands
in the snow. He must have died a horri-
BILE death There is a strong TEMPERANCE
sermon in this incident.
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When Advertising Is wanted.

There's nothing on earth so mysterious.
ly funny us newspaper advertisement.
The prime, first, last and all the time OBJ
ject of an advertisement is to draw custom.
1t is not, was not, and never will be de-
signed for any other human purpose. SO
the merchant waits till the busy season
comes, and his store is so full of customers
that he can't get his hat off, and then he
rushes to the newspapers and puts in his
advertisement When the dull season gets
along, and there is no trade, and he wants
to sell goods so bad that he can't pay his
rent, he takes out his advertisement. That
is, some of them do, but occasionally Il
level-hcaded merchant puts in a bigger
one and scoops all the business, while his
neighbors are making mortgages to pay
the gas bill There are times when you
couldn't stop people from buying every
thing in the store if you planted cannon
behind the door, and that's the time the ad-
vertisemcnt is sent out on its holy mission
for chalk mark on the sidewalk could do
all that was needed and have a half holi-
day six days in the week, but who wants
to favor an advertisement They are
built to do hard work, and should be sent
out in the dull days when a customer has
| to be knocked down with hard facts and
kicked insensible with bankrupt reductions
and dragged IN with irresistible slaughter
of prices before he will srend cent.
That's the aim and end of an advertise
ment and if you ever open store don't
/ try to get them to come when they are al
| ready sticking out of the windows, but
give them your advertisement right be-
tween the two eyes in the dull season, and
you will wax rich and own fast horse,
and perhaps be able to smoke a good cigar
once or twice year. Write this down
where you'll fall over it every day. The
time to draw business is when you want
business, and not when you have more
business than you can attend to already.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-03-20

The following deeds have been recorded
since those last published
Simon Lowery and wife to Jacob Lynn,
Centre.
c. G. Murphy and wife to NJ G. Hughes
Conyngham.
The c. r. I. and c. company to Freder-
icl Fetzer, Conyngham.
Franklin l.. Shuman and wife to Eliza
beth Hover, Catawissa.
G. H. Christman to Thomas b. Miller,
Bloomsburg.
T. j. Vanderslce and wife to Amos
Buckalew, Bloomsbury.
Isaiah IL. Hagenbuch, ct. al. to William
\, Slahl, Centre.
loaf
Charles Billig and wife to Catharine
Leiby, Roaringcreek.
Henry X. Remley guardian to Peter Aid
erman, Brarcreek.
Jonathan r. Gordner and wife ct. al. to
Peter Alderman, Briarcreek.
William keller to Daniel McHenry, Fish
ingcreek.
Francis D. Sutitf, administrators to John
j. Mcllenry, Sugarloaf.
Slas McHenry and wife to Daniel Me
Henry, Fishingcreek.
Joseph W. Ewes, guardian to Francis
Ewes, Greenwood.
The G. r. |, & G. Company to Simon
Fetterman, Conyngham.
David Roberts and wife to Matilda Rob-
erts, Montour.
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buck horn.

Rev. L. A. Sharretts is now holding pro-
tracted meeting in the Lutheran church at
this place.
Our uptown merchant, Joe L. White, re.
ceived lot of new goods on Saturday.
Messrs. Shultz and Chestnut of Danville
were the guests of the Misses Nora and Ida
Foulk last Sunday.
Miss Hutchson of Rock Glen, is visiting
Miss Sadie Moore.
Last Saturday evening the Post Office
was crowded with the Pioneer, temper.
ance paper published at New York City.
Mrs. Percival Foulk met with an acci
dent on Monday last, by falling on the ice
and spraining her wrist badly.
Mr.. Elias Rcichard formerly of this
place, but now residing in Orange town
ship, has been seriously i'll with inflamma
tion for the past week.
Last Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Jacol
Blecher attended the funeral of their aunt
Mrs. Ort, at Danville.
Many glasses were smoked and used fol
seeing the eclipse on Monday.
Mr.. Henry Wolf and Miss Kate Howell
of Mount Pleasant spent Sunday at p, A
Stroup's, and on their return home had al
upset in the mud.
The Leidy and Chestnut Grove schools
will close on the Goth inst. The Doll
Upper and Lower grades at Buckhorn oil
the Gath.
Charles Hartman smiles. It's boy
perhaps twill be another namesake fo
Cleveland. PETER SIMPLE.
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John W. Kramer will expose personal
property to sale on the premises in Fish.
iugcreek township near Rohrsburg on Tues
day, March 3lst, 1885, at o'clock, p. m.
Alem G. Vanliew, administrator of Har.
1iet Vanlew, will sell valuable persona
property at late residence of the deceased
near Light Street, on Friday, March 81
Horses, cows, wagons and general farm
implements.
BARLEY Albertson will sell valuable per
sonal property on the premises, two miles
above Orangeville, on Wednesday, Marcel
25th. One-half interest in portable saw
mills, traction and farm engine, severa
threshrrs and cleaners, six head OF horses
&c. At the same time he will offer at sale
the farm of 176 acres.
Fri Ikcler, administrator of the estate o.
William keller, deceased, will sell valu
able real estate and personal property oi
the premises in Mt. Pleasant township, OF
Tuesday, March 24lh, 1885, at 10 O'Clock
q. m.
William Trowbridge offers for sale OF
his premises in uemlock township, OF
Wednesday, March 18Th, valuable persona
property, consisting OF horses, COWS, reap
ers, mowers, &c.
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A sad accident on Monday evening. As
James Adams, II carpenter, VS. working
on a ladder, it slipped, and he fell to the
ground cutting open his head, from the ef-
fects of which he died in about an hour
We understand he was to be married to "a
young lady of this place the next evening.
lntcrment on Thursday in Union cemetery.
Joseph Kistler died on Tuesday morning
after II lingering illness. He was an aged
man, aud had II few years ago bought u
residence in town thinking to quit farming,
which he had followed in Franklin town
ship He leaves wife and two grown.up
| daughters to mourn his loss They have
the sympathy of the community
The paper mil will begin operations the
last OF this week or beginning of next-as
soon US it can be put In proper shape,
Sickness seems to be prevalent in this
place, as there are quite number of peo.
pie on the sick list.
There has been very successful revival
in this place, about fifty having been con.
yerted. We trust that it may last longer
than is quite often the custom.
Mr. VIM. Eyer has had valuable dog
stolen. II seems there is party engaged
in that business. Take care, you are
known,
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Answers to Puzzles.

The following is the answer given to the
puzzle in Benton correspondence in our is
sue OF March 9th Read, dear, dare, dread.
The answer to Jerseytown correspondent
is, No, /, Constantnope No. 2, Austria
liza.
We have received the following puzzle :
am composed of 10 letters.
My /, 6, 8, 10, 10, 8, II is leading free
trader.
My 9, 10, II, 3, 1s, 12, 0, G is a town in
Kentucky.
Ny l3, IS, 2, 0, 3 is n town in Pennsylva-
mia
My IA, 10, A, II, II, 8 is "a town in Ohio.
My s, Z, is Il beverage.
My whole is good advice to everybody.
Consult table of population of cities and
towns in the U. 5, according to census of
1880 in Appleton's Standard Higher Geo,
graphy.
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An exchange says that under the laws Of
Pennsylvania bakers cannot by law collect
bill for the sale of bread 4; that all bread
shalt be sold by the pound that bread
scales shall be kept on the counter or in
some conspicuous place in all bakeries ;
that unless the bread be weighed the sale
is illegal and the seller liable to fine of
ten dollars and costs for each offense, and
that half of this sum shall go to the in
former.
This law was passed in 1897, and has
never been repealed. We believe it to be
dead letter, however, and its enforcement
would be a greater Inconvenience to the
buyer than to the baker, as ii would stop
the running of bread wagons, and compel
all purchasers to go to the bakery to buy
bread, There are many laws on the stat
ute books that ought never to have been
passed, and which might as well be re-
pealed, as they are not, and ought not to
be, enforced.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-03-20

WHEN TO CLEAN THE TEETH. all the
people who clean their teeth regularly, it is
certain that very large proportion only do
so once day, and that generally at the
time of their morning solutions. A much
smaller number also do so at retiring, but
the number of those who make a practice
of regularly brushing their teeth after eat
ing, the most important time of all, is in
deed very small. 1t is while eating that ali
little cavities or insterstices between the
teeth become the repositories of fragments
of food, or traces of some acid in the food
are left on the teeth, to cause incipient de-
cay, and hasten it where it has already
commenced. 1t is of course desirable to
brush the teeth on rising in the morning
and before retiring ut night but it is OF in
finite more importance that they should bt
thoroughly cleansed after eating.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-03-20

The curbstone market at Williamsport
on Saturday of last week was not q large
one for Saturday, but there seemed to be
plenty Of purchasers. Butter sold at 25 to
2S cents per pound, eggs 25 cents per doz.
potatoes 35 to 40 cents per bushel, sweet
potatoes 60 cents per peck, cabbage cents
per head, celery . TO 8 cents per bunch, APP
Piles rs cents to 81 per bushel, turnips 30
cents per bushel, onions 10 to 75 cents per
bushel. turkeys (dressed) IS to IS cents per
pound, chickens (dresseD 10 cents per
pound, geese (dressed) IA cents per pound,
ducks (dressed) 10 cents per pound, fresh
Goldfish 10 12 cents per pound, catfish IL
cents per pound, ,smets 10 cents per pound,
pike, lake trout, ciscoes and whitclish Il
cents per pound, hay S15 per ton, southern
shad 80 to 10 cents each.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-03-20

Last week large number of Hungarians,
men, women and children, shook the coal
dust of Luzerne county from their feet and
took their departure for New York whence
they will take passage for their native
home. The most of these people are be.
coming discouraged at the lack of employ
ment, and with the incentive offered them
to return in the medium of unprecedented
y low passage rates, they grasp the advan-
tagc and cross the briny deep, although in
the majority of cases they depart reluctant
ly as they readily become contented and
desire to remain on American soil. The
great majority of them soon become accli-
mated and will in time make themselves
familiar with the whole country by reason
Of the way in which they wander about.