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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-01-07

For nice glass of soda go to the Excelsior
Drug Store
Tomatoes in three pound cans-10 cents
at the Star Store.
Reduction in price of paints and oils for
cash at G. w. Fishers.
Highest cash price paid for country pro-
duce at the Star Store. 4
Housekeepers should use the Universal
Cooking Crock, found at Coles Studio.
The Democratic citizens of the county are
50 indignant at the usurping of power by the
Executive Committee at Oak Hill last week
that they have sent out posters for a mass
meeting to be held in each precinct of the
county on January 10th, to elect delegates to
a Convention at Enterprise on the 18th.
Everything was lively and merry at the
Grove House on New Years day, and the
proprietor, Mr.. A. PHtnam, was indefatgable
in his efforts to make everyone at home
His New Years dinner was grand feast
and the inner man was more than satified.
One unique feature of the table was the bill
of fare. printed on fans containing a beauti-
full view of the Grove House.
We learn that there is to be a grand hop
at Lake Helen within q week or two, and
the music for the same to be furnished by
the Jacksonville orchestra. A better place
could not be found than the Harlan House
for such an occasion, as they have plenty of
hall room. and accommodations for large
crowd. The people of Orange City, Spring
Garden, DeLand and surrounding country
can be sure of good time.
Rogers new wall map of Volusia Co., Fla,
accurate and finely executed. Price $500.
Also maps of DeLand, Fla, showing princi-
pal streets, buildings and size oil lots, price 10
township II, S. range, 80 east, showing De-
Lalsl and surrounding country, 6 miles
square with names of owners Of land. Price
Is cents each, or 81 per dozen. For sale by
]. y. Parce Notary Public and Real Estate
Del and. Fla.
The picnic given last Wednesday at Lake
Helen by the Baptist Sunday School was a
great success, and much enjoyed by large
gathering of people. The dinner was spread
on the spacious porches Of the Harlan
House, and all partook with heartiness of
the viands so bounteously spread After
dinner the young people, and some of the
older ones too, enjoyed themselves rowing
or sailing on the lake. All return their
hearty thanks to Miss r. d. Wyatt. the
amiable hostess of the Harlan House, and to
Mr.. II. A. DeLand, who did all in their
power to make it an enjoyable day.
Notwithstanding the attractions elsewhere
weather, the entertainment at the Baptist
Church on Tuesday evening of last week
was grand success. Mrs. Cheney seemed
to sing with an assurance Of pleasing, in
which she was not mistaken. Especially
did she excel herself in the piece Il Love
My Love" which caused murmurs of salts
faction to run through the large audience
Mrs. Smith scored another success on this
occasion. especially in the piece "Mother
and Poet by Mrs. Browning, which was
thought by many present to be one
of the finest things they ever listened to.
Bouquets, from well pleased audience,
were quite numerous during the evening.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-01-07
school superintendent.
Editor Florida Aqricm1ts,rist.

AS the time has arrived for the appoint
ment of county offices, and as one of the
most important in the county is that of
School superintendent, we would suggest
the name Of Rev. J. w. Shearer as eminent
ly qualified for the place, as he has been init
mately connected with educational develop
ments for number of years. and comes
educators and public men of our day. We
hope he will receive the appointment for
NouSia county. MANY CITIZENS.
DeLdnd, Fla, Dec. %, 1884.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-01-07
Hotel Arrivals.
FLORAL GROVE, A. SEAMAN. rRor'R.

G Lander. Rockford, Ill; NJ Bennett
Spring Garden; B L Mallory, Penn Yam, N Y |:
w w Pension, Philadelphia, Pa; Chas Ellis,
Cincinnati. Ohio; John Burton, Kansas; U NJ
Pa; Jno l. Howard, Fla; C jackson, Bowling
Green, Ky; Q L DaIes NJ D, Bryan, Ohio; ii
PlenelSle and L Thompson, Weldon & Cos
wife Saratoga Springs, N Y; E W Root, Jack
sonvie; J Gail, Trenton, Tenn: II Whit
ney, Hoosick Falls N Y; NJ L Gates Atlanta Ga,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-01-07
To the Public.

Having determined to change my business
and handle groceries exclusively, now offer
my stock of dry goods, hats, caps, clothing,
CASH. A. III. SOCKToN
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-01-07
State OF the Weather
State OF the Weather
AT DELAND.
For the week ending Sunday, Jan. 4, 1884.
Nj T W Tn Sat Sun
5 4 =: + & :; s Z Z:
Mean temperature 80 degrees.

Messrs. Forrest & Co., of Brooklyn, New
York, are now selling an Electric Belt for 81
which has heretofore sold at &c. Such a
large reduction is worth considering on any
kind of goods. and we would advise those of
our readers who are troubled with any of the
diseases set forth in their advertisement in
this issue, to which we refer you, to send for
the Belt and test its morris
The St. Johns herald., 1885-06-25
20, ,ooo, 900 ACRES OF LAND FOR
 Sale in New Mexico and Arizona:
THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

the slopes of the San Francisco mountains. ,.
 On these mountains there Is extensive timber belt, diversified by beautiful valleys and parks, with good water and wonderful canons. throuhg which the road passes, In fact, the whole or the country traversed by the road IS very picturesque and beautiful, and many towns are lbeing built along its route, ...
 The Valley of the Rio Grande. at Albuquerqc 5000 feet above the sea, and the passes of the Sierra Madre and the San Francisco mountains, in Arizona, have elevations of 7,3oo, witha depres- sion at Winsow, on the Little Colorado, where the altitude is 5000 feet the climate Is mild and saiubrous.. Cattle and sheep graze throughout the year and do not need to be sheltered or grain fed during the winter. The nights cool during the summer.
 The Company is prepared to make sales of it's grazing lands in quantities of 5o,ooo acres or more, at prices ranging from one dollar (or even less for larger quantitiesO to one dollar and a half an acre, upon payment of one-fourth the remainder in payments may be agreed upon, bearing six per cent interest; and irrigable agri- cultural lands ir tracts of forty acres more.
 The belt of the Atlantic < Pacific Railroad Land Grant includes the only available grazing land in the country south of the Missouri River that can be purchased in large areas l; and the section of country through which this road passes will become the best beef producing region of the United States. :.i- .- Maps of the Land Grant will be forwarded on application and properly acredited persons desire ing to inspect grazing lands. with view to pur- chase and establish stock ranches, will be gvien
 ]. 4. WILLIAMSON, IaSi S gem7, g. Milk St., Bostoa, Mass
 4 Albuuueruue, N. NJ.
The St. Johns herald., 1885-06-25

The Land Grant of this Company, in alternate sections extends entirely across the Territories oi New Mexico and Arizona, between the 34th and 36th degrees of north latitude. Ii is 6so miles long and So miles wide and includes of the best grazing lands of both Territories. In the valleys are many desirable tracts ofagrcuitural land, ceptible of irrigation. suficiency of water has been found wherever cattle and sheep have been grazed, and large herds have been grazed in the country ever since the coming of the Mexicans. Wells have been sunk and good water has been obtained.
 A stream of running water, the San Josei rises near the summit of the Sierre Madre, and runs s miles eastward to the Rio Puerco, and the compa- ny's road follows the whole length of its valley There numerous fine valleys opening into the valley of the San Jose, fanked by grassy and woo- ded hills, upon which there is open growth of small cedar and pinon. There Is an xte nsive belt railroad, and good springs are found on both slopes of the Sierre Madre. There Is large coal field west of Fort Wingate which has been fully cx- plored, and which will afford labor for large pop ulation there also coal deposits the eastern slope of the Sierra Madre. Many varieties of buil- ding stone are found in great abundance along the line of the road.
 In Arizona the grazing supplied with good water, and the United States Surveyors, who made the official surveys of the country, say they are as good; if not better, than those of Wyoming without irrigation, in the vareys of the Puerco of the West, the Company's lands, and in the val ley of the Little Colorado, also the line of the road, good crops of corn, sorghum, oats barley, and garden vegeta bies are grown by irrigation, the finest of potatoes, oats wheat. barley and gar den vegetables of large size and fine quality have been successfully grown without irrigation on
The St. Johns herald., 1885-06-25
RAILROAD PROGRESS.

N. o. Murphy and AIr. Stewart returned last night from Chino
 Station, where railroad operations
 are in progress, and report that Messrs. Wilson and Hamilton have three miles of track completed ready for the ties. Only small force are at work at present, but they are prepared to increase the force as soon as necessary. Their chief engineer Col. Andrews was expected to arrive last evening, when work will be prosecuted more rapidly. Mr. Wilson expresses his ability to complete the road within five months, and by the 1st of De- cember, at the latest, he says, the whistle of the locomotive will be heard in Prescott. They are build ing Q standard guage road. J. E. Anderson in the employ of MT. Bullock has also few men at work. Messrs Wilson and Hamil- ton claim to have their arrange ments made for the arrival of their construction train soon, and have already given orders for a con- nection between their road and the Atlantic & Pacific.
 It is their intention to keep the track laying we'll up with the grade so as to economize in the matter of forwarding supplies, water, etc., to avoid the expense of hauling by teams.
 The resources of this country are just now beginning to attract | universal attention in the east, as in addition to the two companies now engaged in the contest to build a road to Prescott, the St. Louis capitalists, who stand prepared to build it in case these parties should cease operations, last nights stage brought in a gentleman represent ing eastern capitalists, who have ust completed some extensive ,ailroad building in Alabama, and who were desirous if the field had lot already been occupied to take lold of our north and south road. Prescott Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1885-06-25
A NEW LAW

The law passed by the last legis- lature providing that, in all cases of murder, juries should in making up their verdict in cases where the accused is found guilty of murder in the first degree alone afix the penalty of death, will afford many a rascal immunity from expatiating on the gallows the unlawful killing of his fellows. When the jury find the defendant guilty of mur- der in the first degree, without the death penalty, the court can only pass sentence of for life-which in these days of maudlin sympathy means any length of time not ex- ceeding half a score of years, pro- vided the prisoner has any friends to peddle petitions in his behalf.- Miner:
The St. Johns herald., 1885-06-25

Northwestern Live Stock Jour nal: And now comes an Arizona exchange with the statement that two cowboys attended church at Wilcox the other Sunday. It ap- pears that there is nothing too mean to be charged against the poor cowboys.
 Texas Stockman: A bunch of about 10 head of wild mustangs a short time ago rushed through Favette Tankersley's pasture fence. The fence was afterwards repaired and the mustangs are now run ming in the pasture. A few of the horses were badly lacerated by the wire, but strange to say none of them were killed outright.
 Denver Live Stock Record {:
  When the money appropriated by Congress to stamp out pleuro- pneumonia is all squandered, and no more forthcoming, there will be no more pleuro-pneumonia.
 Texas Stockman: There has been some cattle sold in small lots in McMullen county, lately, at a basis of eight dollars for year. lings. No regular buyer, and these sales were as general thing to pay debts.
 Southwestern Stockman: All unclaimed strays found or the re- cent roundup of the Southeastern Stock Association will be sold at public auction on July 11th.
 Miles City (M. T.) Stockman: 4 Missouri bull had ordinary pneu- monia from swallowing a piece of wire, which pierced one of bis lungs. Had he swallowed wire fence he probably would have had the dreadful pleuro-pneumonia.
The St. Johns herald., 1885-06-25
THE LICK OBSERVATORY.

The construction of the Lick Ob-
 servatory on the summit of Mount
 Hamilton, California, has advanced
 so rapidly during the past two
 years, under the direction of the
 Board of Trustees, that the estab-
 lishment is now practically com plete, with the exception of the
 great telescope. In so far as the trustees and their work are con-
 cerned, the entire institution great
 telescope and all, would have been
 completed at the close of the pres
 ent year and given over to the
 management of the Regents of the
 University of California, had not
 the opticians been defeated in the
 prompt fulfillment of their con-
 tract by the unfortunate failure of
 the glass-makers to produce a
 piece of crown glass of the size
 and perfection required for the ob- jective of the telescope. It is now reported that the new management
 of the firm of Feil. of Paris, has already overcome the difficulties incident to the making of the great disk; and if no accident shall happen, it is to be expected that the Clarks of Cambridgeport will have begun their work of fig uring it before the end of the sum- mer. The length of time of this operation is uncertain, but two years Is reasonable allowance. The dome, meantime, will be built seveny-siX feet in exterior diameter, a size certainly large enough to cover the thirty-six inch telescope. The excavations for this structure in the solid rock of the mountain are already under way, and the di- rector of works expects to com- plete its main walls during the co~ling summer, while the season of 1886 will suffice for the addit- ion of the superstructure, or dome proper. Simultaneously with the opticians work upon the glass disks the equally important problem of the most suitable mounting for the | telescope will be attacked, and all the intricate mechanism required 1 for its convenient use will be con- structed and put Tn place under meath the dome, so as to receive the great glass and make it's use possible as soon as the opticians work is complete. It may conf 1ently be expected that this i'm Dortant event n the history of as- .ronomy, marking the completion
The St. Johns herald., 1885-06-25
A BIG STRIKE.

From a private letter we learn that the biggest strike ever made in Southern California, occurred at the Cargo Muchacho Mining Dis trict this week. It was made by John Peterson and Charles Jack son about four miles from Ogilby Station, on the line of the South ern Pacific Railroad. To use the language of the letter-"They have uncarthed 400 feet of a quartz ledge, from IS to 30 inches wide, that assays from $100 to 5000 in gold per ton." In addition to the above our correspondent informs Us that they have also dug a well at the foot of the mine and that they have struck good living water suffic- tent to run a 10-stamp mill, which they intend to put up as soon as they can clean up gold enough to buildit. For the present they will work the rock with Mexican arras- ta. A few days ago they pounded up about 400 pounds of the ore and obtained $95 in gold with which they laid in supplies to run them few weeks, or until they can make clean up with the arrasta.-Arizona Sentinel.
The St. Johns herald., 1885-06-25

of the first mountain observation, will not be delayed beyond the autumn of 1S87.-Argonaut.
The St. Johns herald., 1885-06-25
WATCHES AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.

 StsOo. Y,r1J Jewels BBAARIIIE TT imProyed impv Bw RAyos9f A iss Sss sdta @ sjpsss ess eSs
 
  0 iG or Slverase Similar lfanda written guare NteaddreS: ARTHUR EVERTT C. D. with priv RaIadAv \
The St. Johns herald., 1885-06-25
STOCK NOTES.

inspector sent word to Las Vegas that he was powerless to stop them.
 Captain Pat Garrett and a posse
 of men are now on the ground, and with the authority of the law
 behind them, it is thoughs they
 will have but little difficulty in persuading these law breakers to turn back.
 Chicago Times: A travelling American who recently visited the
 famous Paris abattoir where in-
 firm and maimed horses are slaug- tered for food, states that about 5000 horses are prepared for the table at that establishment every year. The wholesale price at the abattoir varies with the condition of the meat from four cents per pound up, and it distributed about Paris in wagons with the words ''Viande de chevaline" printed on the sides, and is sold by the retail dealers for from 20 cents per pound for the fillet down to six cents for the poorest parts, soup bones and the like. Very tough old horses are ground up into Lorraine saul sage.
 Kansas City Live Stock Record: The Commissioner of Indian Af- fairs has awarded the following beef contracts for the northwest: For the Crow Creek agency 800,- GOO pounds at s3.46 per cwt to Charles A. Weare, of Chicago; for Yankton school and agency, 100000 pounds at $3.50, and 300,- 900 pounds at $3,57, to Charles A. Weare; for the Rosebud agency 6,5OO,00O pounds at $3,53, to A. H. r Swan. of Cheyenne; for the Pine Ridge Agency, 6,5Oo,oOO pounds, at $3.45g, to Strang Bros., of Sioux City.
 Las Vegas Optic: The Las Ami mas County Stock-Growers' Asso- citation at Trinidad, Monday even ing decided to arrest Harper, who | drove 1,6OO head of New Mexican cattle through Chinchera Pass without bill of health, and make an example of him as a warning to others who may wish to ignore the quarantine laws.
 Caldwell (Kansas) Journal: It will take over 100000 steer cattle to re-stock the Cherokee Strip ranges after the beef crop is ship ped this season.
 Dodge City {Kansas) Cowboy: There will soon be 15000 head of Texas horses on the market in Dodge City. The horses are the best ever seen in the market. The running price is from $55 to $45 per head. The mares will average about $50.
 Springer (N. N. )Stockman: One sensible feature of the roundup which started from Kroenig's lakes on the 10th, says the Pioneer, is none of the boys have six-shooters strapped to them. The boys of the whole territory would do well to take pattern from the Ocate, Sweetwater, Wagon Mound and Watrous Associations.
 Raton (N. NJ. Comet: We are pleased to inforI- our readers who , are interested in the movement of Texas cattle north through the / eastern part of the county, that , the reports of the number admit i; ted have been greatly exaggerated, ', We arc reliably informed that the 7 whole number passed upoh and al- lowed to enter will not reach 2O,- GOO. Of these 5000 have gone to f Arizona, and nearly as many more f delivered to parties in this territory. f
 Caldwell { (Kas ) Journal: With S in the last ten months there has | been nineteen men sent to the pen | itentiary from this county for steal T ing horses. Nine of the thirteen V convicts sent up during the pres d ent term of court were horse T
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-02
THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG.
From Tie Sun OF Yesterday.


The Century Mdgastne published to-day con-
GAINS the history AZ the siege OF Vcksburg viii ap-
pear In General Grants forthcoming Memoirs. .. IL
Is clear and succnct narrative OF the movements,
eauts and abors OF tie Union forces during the SIEGE
but Il contains nothing whatever that specially
tutsrestine. while report Of the dOings of the
armies confronting each other falls below the
qnireens OF the case, ana Is much inferior 10 the his
tory OF the same events descibed by Captain Francis
Wilton Greene in scFibner's "CamDarns of the Civil
Greene not participant IN the civil war but has
obtained his entire knowledge OF the campaign In Ques
ton through careful aud evidently conscientious study
of the records in course or publication the War
The Century constitutes most excellent official report
summary OF took place; but II lacking in lust
The elements OF personal interest which e could have
given to II had he told ns why they took place and
pent Of bis campaign from Grand Junction toward
Srenada the concentration OF his entire available force
IN inc Mississippi River expedition and his Assumption
oi the command after he knew that McClerDand had
Deeh aathof1zed 70 raise special force and had been
assured by the President and secretary that
should have command OF IT, Tho Influences
which guided Grant safely through the pers that
surrounded him. aud kept him chief command till he
nsI vnncatcd himself by the splendid campaign OF
eighteen days. which began at Brunsbarg and ended
with the investment Of ycksburg are only second in
interest 10 the aud battles themselves by
Ehich tnat yindcaton was wrought out: we cannot
suppress our regret that. so lar know, General
Grant has omitted all reference to them IL e.
within knowledge that General Grant owes moro 10
the advice and counsel the constant vigilance and sound
iuement OF RawliEs, his assistant adiutant ge neral
throughout this period than 10 any other man. living or
Gead. Later In the campaign special representa-
Dana was sent 70 the Mississippi to ascertain aud report
Snesever might ne necessary 10 Rve to Dir Lincoln and
stanton proper understanding OF the situaon; and
frequent iui cneefing and hopeful wore the reports
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-02

st aav nv him, 40 outspohen were they in the support
If Grant an bis plans as against the policy OF
faction and doubt" that Grant was no, pu tee
Tested. but on the 9th OF May 1862 "i' ''
graphed as follows to Mr.. Dana; ,.o .,,,,ors,v IN
General Grant has full aud absolute autnorl.y 20 70
enforce hs own commands and to remove any peasVe,
who by tgnorance inaction. any cause m
or delays his operations He has the dn S antborv
and will be firmly and heartily supported; put DC VIII 30
responsble for any failure exert his power lou "y
communicate this TO him. A.. 1.ran. md Aid
This dispatch was at impaired TO Grant, anu u
meh TO inspire him with renewed courage anu ue
nation: and when he fully successful 10 ms cs III.
naieu IL became his full and sufficient warran. ior no
relief of McCernard, set forth in The Ccntty
n il also worthy note that General Grant
fails 10 give the genesis VI the turning moVemena -
which the army was carried below Nieksburg secuTcu
,,,, too,ipe on the hills back Of Brunsbnrg and was
afterward directed Jackson. gained the ae
tory Of Champions HILL and finally be,eagurou I'D ''''
ured the Gibraltar of the Mississippi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-02
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
~ OF
DIR. J. SACHS,
NO. 3S WEST 69TH-sT,
REoPENs THURSDAY. SEPT. II.

Thorough preparation for colleges ESPECIALLY JOHNS
HOPKINS, HARvAGD, YALE, COIUH and COR
NELL. aid scientific schools fully orNnizod business
cculse FRENCH GERMAN form Important Gestures
Of regular scheme Of instruction.
Circulars, contaiDIg details Of schools WORK. sent on
application.