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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-20
LAKE HELEN.

The uncommon beauty of the place caught the
eve of wealthy visitors and immediately cottages
began to spring up the shores of Lake Helen.
Queen Ann cottages, designed by Mace. the Ohio
architect, and roomy veranded dwellings, vie with
each other in beauty. These are painted in deli
cate and pretty shades-grays, drabs, creams,
etc with gables, towers, balconies and other
features in keeping with their style In fact
everything about Lake Helen is ornamental
Even the shops and stables are pretty enough to
live in.
WHO LIVES AT LAKE HELEN
The residents are representatives OF wealth aud
intelligence. They are nearly all Northern people.
mainly from New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
They include in their numbers, scientists as we'll
as many literary lights. Many OF them are of
worldwide reputation.
Among them is Mr.. Berlin III Wright. the as
tronomer and the great maker OF astronomical
calculations for almanacs. His father, who is
with him. is distinguished botanist. and has the
largest private herbArium in the United States,
embracing over l., 900 specimens. Prof. j. Willis
Westake, Of Millersville, Pa; p; F. Gould, a
banker, of Saginaw, Mich. Col Schoonmaker, OF
Scranton, Pa, and many others well known al
over the country have winter cottages on this
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Fingers Came OFF.

My little son, fixe years old, was af-
flicted with disease for which the doc
tors had no name. The nails came off
his fingers, and the fingers came off his
hands up to the middle joint. For three
years he has suffered dreadfully and has
taken quantities Of medicine. He is now
getting we'll under treatmnnt of Swift's
Specific. JOHN DEIHL.
P,ru, Ind, Jan. II, 1885,
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free use of ALL Tennis. croquet. and archery
grounds were arranged and equipped Extra
fine billiard han and bowling alley were also
built.
THE SPORTSMAN NOT F'ORGOTTEN.
We trust that have convinced our readers
that DeLand and Lake Helen offers all the need
full physical, intellectual and moral inducements
that can be required of any place. and that they
have fully resolved to make it their future home.
The average man remembers when he was small
boy it was his greatest desire to ''go fishing
thOughhe whispered to his friends that he seldom
caught tanything-not even a bite! AS he grew older
he used to steal of into the woods and pretendhe
was hunting, but his success in that line was not
much more brilliant than in fishing. For many
years he has had time to indulge in
either sport, but he has looked longingly
forward to some happy day in the future.
when he could fish and hunt with clear
conscience, and likewise with some probability OF
success. Florida, my dear reader is the Sports
mans Paridise. and Volusia county is in the Ter
restrial Eden. Here you find Deer, Turkey. Rab-
bits, Quail, Doves and Wild PigeOnsi in abundance.
One can fish all day long in the lakes and the st:
Johns river near by, and catch something too!
And If ambitious of better sport than the lakes
afford, he can go to the Ocean, only twenty miles
away, and catch muHet Sheephead, Bass and
other excellent edible fish in any quantity,
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Remarkable Case.

For two years had rheumatism so
bad that it disable me for work, and
confined me to my bed for whole year,
during which time ] could not even raise
my hands to my head, and for three
months could not raise myself in bed;
was reduced in. flesh from 1872 to S6 lbs;
was treated by best physicians only to
grow worse. Finally | took Swift's Spe-
cific, and soon. began TO improve. At
ter while was at my work, and for the
past five months have been as we'll as
ever was-all from the effects Of Swift's
Specific. JOHN RAY.
Fl. Wayne, Jan. s, 1889.
SwlFT's SPECIFIC is entirely vege-
table remedy, and is the medicine which
permanently cures Scrofula, Blood
Humors, Cancer and Contagious Blood
Poison. Send for books on Blood and
skin Diseases, mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
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FLORIDIANA.

Fox hunting is favorite pastime at Arch
dia.
The Plant City bank has resumed busi-
ness.
McCenny has Mutual Improvement So
ciety.
Fernandina will probably have paper
factory at no very distant day.
Jacksonville shipped over 100000 feet of
lumber during one week of this month.
Many cattle have been drowned in the
swamps adjacent to the Apalachicola river.
At Oyiedo strawberries are selling at thirty
cents quart and Japan plums at fifteen
cents.
The watermelon business is attracting
considerable attention in the vicinity of
Monticello
During the yellow fever epidemic in this
State last summer, there were 6,612 C ises of
the fever and only $50 deaths.
William Williams (colored of Center Hill
Sumter county, picked $4,000 oranges from
one tree in his grove this season.
The Sanford J ournal says that gentle
man living near Orange City has sold his
crop of Harts Tardiff oranges, estimated at
800 boxes, for SIS so per box delivered at
Beresford. 1t will pay to raise oranges at
that price.
Mr. Snedigar of Dakota, went into Polk
county recently to investigate the sugar
business. He representa- a syndicate of
Dakota and Iowa capitalists, who were ready
to put $50, 600 or $1OO, 900 (if needed) into
the business OF once.
The Charlotte Harbor Beacon says that
Mr.. Daniels brought into that town sack
full of home. made starch, ma lufs ctured
from. .the wild compile plant, which grows SO
abundantly in the pine woods. This starch
is said to be finest grade known
A tannery in New Orleans is in correspon
dence with Capt T. T. Roar, of Fort Myers
to learn what he will furnish them two hun
dred thousand tons of mangrove bark for.
The captain has it under advisement. Pal
nletto roots are just about as good for tan
ming purposes and easier to get.
Col Asa F. Tiff of Key West, who died
recently, left an estate valued at 100000,
nearly all of which he made in the last
twenty years. This shows that fortunes can
be made in Florida if pe rson just knows
how and can manage to get in the right rut.
His operty goes to his brother, Col. Mel
son Tiff, of Albany, Ga.-Ocala Banner.
Mrs Goodwin had few Cuban tobacco
plants, which she set in piece of ground
measuring about % feet. But little atten-
ton was given to them When the leaves
lipened they were gathered and hung up.
Mr.. G. D. Turner happening to call there
one day this week. Mrs. Goodwin asked
him to try her tobacco. Mr.. Turner made
few cigars, and his verdict is that they
were as good as any ten-tent cigar he ever
bought here, and better than many of them
This shows the adoption of our soil ans cl-
mate for the successful raising Of fine to-
bacco.- Plant City Courier,
Messrs. ]. w. & F. ID. Waite our enterpris-
ing nurserymen are meeting with much sue
cess. They have recently shipped 5000
handsome young orange trees to California.
Florida grown nursery stock is rapidly
growing in favor with Calfornians. They
have also recently set out three acres each
at Brookside for Mr.. Jonathan Hoag, Jr.
and Mr.. Daniel A. Chase both of New York
State, in orange trees from their nurseries.
Their nursery stock w hich ihev have on ox-
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lake, which rival in taste, beauty and costliness
those at Long Branch or Bar Harbor.
DLSTA Noes
Lake Helen and the city of DeI4and are con-
nected with New York and all points North by
rail, via Jacksonville; from which latter place
they are but four hours ride; with Titusvie, with
which they hold two direct communications daily,
with all southwestern Florida by as many routes
as you please; and the southeastern coast country
is quite at their feet
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Go to DeLand and Lake Helen, Flor
ida, the Most Delightful Places
in the South.
WHY GO TO DELAND AND LAKE HELEN =?

We reply, because they are not only two of the
most delightful places in Florida, but are uni
versally conceded to be among the healthiest
places in the Union
DeLand, in Volusia county, is located on the j.
T. & X. w. Ry about 100 miles south of Jackson
vile, in one of the best orange growing sections
of the State. 1t occupies the middle of a large
plateau that is twenty miles long and five wide,
originally covered with yellow pine forest and
dotted with small, clear lakes The soil is well
suited to fruit and vegetable raising, and the or
ange plantations are peculiarly thrifty; indeed,
the town presents the appearance of great villa
situated in the midst of luxurious orange grove.
Lake Helen is five miles from DeLand.
AS AN EDUCA TTONAL CENTRE.
DeLand offers rare inducements to parents who
desire the education of their children to be carried
forward while they are temporarily away from
their Northern homes, or who are looking for
some good institution in which to place them per-
manently until their education is completed. De-
Land has an Academy, which is in reality a Col
lege for both sexes inferior to nonein thecountry
in character. with experienced and successful edu
Gators at it's head.
IMPRESSIONS OF DEL4ND.
My impressions OF DeLand, viewing it from
the balcony of the Parceland Hotel, was that it
was one of the prettiest cities in Florida. My con-
viction, as viewed it from the balcony on the
third story of the University building was that it
was without exception the prettiest in Florida
Most Florida cities convey the impression under a
brd'seye view that, like Topsy, 'they just
growed." DeLand shows every Indication OF hav-
ing been carefully planned and developed in ac-
cordance with a preconceived design. 1t is a city
OF ample spaces, with park-lke stretches of the
original pine forest and a vast area OF orange
grove within the city limits. The Parceland II Otel
has an orange grove one side and an acre of
lofty, heaven-kissing pines on the other The Car
rollton is on the Boulevard, almost in the geo.
graphical centre of the town. and the Putnam
House and the Floral Grove otel are in the very
midst of empowering orange trees. SO it is with
private residences. Most of them either in the
midst of orange groves, or are situated on one
side of the lot with orange trees filling the remain
der. From any commanding point the city looks
like vast orange plantation with a clustering
town in the centre, and houses dotted here and
there amid the verduous foliage.-C. Fl. Jones, in
letter February, 1888, in TimesUnion
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DISTANCES.
HOTELS OF DEL4ND & LAKE HELEN.

EYES," replies the invalid or some other person
Eyes, we havehear of yourinvitation to DeLand
and Lake Helen, just as we are earnestly hearing
invitations of a similar nature from all parts of
Florida. Please tell us about your hotelss
DeLand has four and Lake Helen has two good
home-like hotels with tables good enough for the
most fastidious taste, and at prices that will
strike every one as very reasonable, besides q
score or more of well kept boarding houses. The
hotel at Lake Helen, which Mr. DeIland has called
the Harlan House, from his only son, is, as a
whole, elegant and complete with absolutelH
everything ina style that must suit the most
fastidiOus
After thus literally prOvdngfor their material
wants, Mr.. DeLand arranged the amusements for
it's guests, or rather he utilized the diversions
which nature had freely provided. Upholstered
boats, at call. were put upon Lake Helen for the
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02
Two Sessions or One.

The Kennebec journal has been seeking
the opinion of leading educators and physi-
clans on the question of the number of school
day, whether one long or two short sessions
are to be preferred. DIR. Hill thinks that the
change that is needed is not H. the length of
the sessions, but in the mode II teaching.
Pupils over fifteen years Of age" says the
Doctor, ARE certainly able to endure a or
even 5 hours sessions daily with two or
three short recesses) provided they are
taught IN rational way; that is, having a
simple curriculum of fe fundamental
studies, and being required only to show that
they have grasped the essential facts and
principles in EACH But If they have va
riety of petty studies, and are required to
commit to memory every detail and even tu
repeat the language Of the text books, no
alteration of the length of sessions will an
swer. Dismiss the teachers, or turn out the
school committee unless they will submit to
be inoculated with common sense. And if a
Legislature is guilty of requiring the intro
ductiOn of a new study, elect Legislature
with common sense, 30 as to have the la "
repealed" Prof. H. L. Chapman's prefer
eDce would be for two sessions. DIR. Pepper
of Colby University believes In two sessions.
Prof. Corthell fayors two sessions, and
enumerates as objections to the one session
plan, that 1t does not secure so good attain
ment; does not secure SO good habits OF
study; iLjures health more (oris more likely
to iDiure health; detracts from the power
of the school to develop good character; does
not secure so much needful restraint; is a
nuisance TO the average household; is not SC
efficient in helping to good morals The ma
jority of the responses seem TO favor the two
sessions plan, certainly for young children.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02

the cost of municipal elections en- the mu-
nicipalty alone The old sill provided that
three per cent. of the voters at the previous
election should be necessary to make an ofn-
cial nomination. The new bill reduces this
proportion to one per cent, and provides
further that 800 voters may nominate for a
State office and so for any lesser Office. The
Governors objection to ballot clerks, in the
old bill, is removed in the new by section
providing that voters may have with them a
sample ballot printed on colored paper and
previously marked by friend so as to enable
them to prepare their tickets without the
supervision of the clerks. The voter pre-
pares his ballot in an absolutely secret COM
partment Persons making oath that they
ire physically unable to mark their ballots
may take friend with them into the private
room. The new bill requires fac smile of
the ballots to be published seven days before
election in two local daily papers represent
ing leading political parties. Neglect or dis
honesty on the part of election officials may
be punished by from six months to three
years imprisonment and a fine Of from $3.50
tn a. O0n
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02
BARGAI ms
GOLD DOLLARSM95c
CLARK'S One Price Spot Cash Clothing House

/ should have found out il / could have
got them for 81 each.
The II persons purchasing 81 worth Of
goods and making the II best guesses on the
number of seeds in the squash in our win
dow,will each received an elegant present on
Wednesday, Jan. 9th. at D. m.
A % cent Coat Hanger will be given away
with each Overcoat, and Coat Hanger or
pair of Braces with each Suit.
We have several hundred % and so cent
Scarf Pins which are to be given away, one
with each Necktie costing more than 80 cts.
WHEN you are purchasing an Overcoat
or Suit II the salesman does not think to offer
you one of our fine cigars, ask for it.
This is our Final Mark Down Sale pre-
vious to taking stock.
Feb. LIST, we commence our new business
year and we propose to sell for SPOT CASH
next year one hundred thousand dollars
worth of goods, larger amount than is now
being sold by any other two retail Clio thing
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Electoral Reform In Neu YORK;.

The Saxton bill for electoral reform, so
modified as TO meet the objections on which
Gov. Hill vetoed 1t a year ago, will be intro
duced into the New York Legislature the
present session and probably be passed by
both branches 1t by no means follows,
however, that because it has been modified
in accordance with Gov. HILLS last years
views that ne can be depended upon To sign
it. The high license bill passed last winter
had been modified to conform to Gov. Hills
views, but yet he refused t. sign it. Ii he
has made up his mind not to run for State
Office in New York again he may sign the
bill, but as long as he proposes to stand as a
candidate In New York he will not want any
law that will tend to purify elections. He
is not that kind of a statesman. The changes
In the new bill viii not be vital The old
bill required the counties to bear the tx
penses Of printing the ballots and holding
the elections, which the Governor declared
was unfair to the rural voters In counties
containing large citles. The new bill puts
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02

WHEN lot No. 6,275, SIG Suits, are
offered at Sl2OO
Lot 1885, $40 Suits at 1900
Lot 5,33O-$lO All Wool Suits are
offered at - $3.50
They cost 81 to make.
WHEN lot 1914. a SIG, All Wool, four
button Cutaway Suit is offered at $3.50
Lot 5,926-S25 Nobby, Blue Chinchilla,
Satin Lined Overcoats are offered at $16.S4
$50 Satin Lined Overcoats at 1000
WHEN lot 4,S33-50 So Gray Mixed
Overcoats are offered at $500
They cost me "a.
S12 listers are offered at 8 500
So Leather Jackets at 1892
s15 Cape Overcoats at - 1880
2sSs-$12 listers for Boys IA to IS at 500
rs cent Short Pants at 80
Kilt Suits at cost.
WHEN these goods. which are cheaper
than GOLD dollars at 95 cents, do not sell
lively, WOULD gold dollars sell at 95 cents i?
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02

A short time since wrote to the mint at
Philadelphia to learn if could get 100 gold
dollars at par in which case should have
offered them at 95 cents each, my object was
to see If they would sell as have much
BETTER bargains in Clothing and Gents
Furnishing Goods, at my store which do not
move HALF as fast as they should.
WHEN genuine Conticook A blue ribbed
shirts and drawers worth S125 each
at wholesale win not sell at - 81 90
WHEN Bates Check Overalls worth
S4.50a doz. at wholesale and retail
everywhere at soc. a pair WILL
NOT SELL LIVELY at soc. pair
WHEN Reversible Linene Collars
worth zoe. box at wholesale will
not move lively at 15c
WHEN SOC. mufflers will not sell at 25c
WHEN Zoe. Cashmere Shirts and
Drawers will not sell at acc
WHEN $22 Black Worsted Suits go
slow at $500
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02

Senator Blair has come out fiat-footed in
favor of the annexation OF Canada, ''peace-
ably if we can, foreibly if we mast" Mr..
Blair is somewhat erratic gentleman. and
his fulmlnations are always taken with a
good deal Of allowance by his American fel
low-citizens. Perhaps in Canada they may
not understand him so well, and perhaps
there his remarks may be occasion for alarm
We hasten, therefore, to assure our neigh
bors across the border that Mr.. Blair would
be the last person in the world to deliberately
stir up strife between the two nations. Tn,
Senator is a philanthropist.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02

The press of the State, both Republican
and Democratic. are paying many compli-
ments to Gov. Marble and his administration
of State affairs They are all deserved.
Gov. Marbles conduct in the executive office
and bis administration of public affairs have
reflected honor upon the Office and great
credit upon himself. and been profitable to
the people. He has carefully watched the
expenditure Of the public money. has seen
to it that the laws were vigorously enforced
and his selection of men to manage the af-
fairs Of the commonwealth has been judi
cious. He will retire from office with the
CONSCIOUSNESS that he has done his duty and
done il we'll
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02

Osman Digna's story of the fall Of the
equatorial province and tbs capture of Emin
Bey is contradicted by the reports that come
from Khartoum. Nothing has been heard
there of either of these alleged occurrences
Had they taken place it is certain that
news Of them would have reached there be-
fore reaching Osman Digna. Evidence ac-
cumulates that the cunning Osman's tale
was manufactured out of whole cloth for
the purpose Of inducing the English to aban-
don Suakin. Until, however, something
more definite has been received concerning
Stanley than has yet come anxiety regarding
him and the man he went to rescue will con-
tinue.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02

The conduct Of the administration in dis
missing Collector Cushing without giving
him full opportunity to defend himself ap-
pears to be unjust and unfair The charge
was one that affected his honor, and he
stigma of removal ought not to have been
affixed to him until after thorough and i'm
partial investigation of the case.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02

The convention to revise the constitution
of New Hampshire meets today and begins its
work. Among the amendments the conyen-
ton will consider are to provide that plu-
rality vote shall elect the governor, council
ors, senators and representatives in case of
a senatorial tie vote. the Senate to have au-
thority to elect any eligible person in the
district; to establish senatorial districts on
the basis of population; confer upon the
legislature the power to make future amend
ments: for the election by the legislature of
railroad commissioners and the adjutant-gen-
eral; authorizing the governor to appoint the
commissary-general; that supreme court JUS
tees and probate judges, the attorney-gen-
eral, the secretary Of state and the state
treasurer be elected by the people, and to
create the Office of lieutenant-governor But
the most important amendment proposed is
to change the time of the meeting of the leg
islature. Now the legislature meets in hay
ing time, when the farmers who constitute
the majority Of its members can i'll afford to
spend their time tinkering the laws of the
State or listening to long winded arguments
on railroad fight. Another trouble with
the present arrangement is that 1t makes a
vacancy in the United States Senate from
March to June, which the governor has to
fill by special appointment. This change
will undoubtedly be made.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02

Senator Dawes made some remarks before
the Commercial Club the other day on the
Interstate commerce law. The Senator is
satisfied that the law has come to stay, and
that future legislation by Congress will be
directed merely to perfectlng it and making
IL more effective.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02
WEDNESDAY MORNING. JAN. 2.

We do not read anonymous letters ana comm
nications. The name and address OF the write
are IN all cases Indispensable, not necessarily fo
publication but as guarantee OF good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications tina are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02

Mayor 0'Brien of Boston is bound to 60
down with his colors flying. On Monday he
vetoed five bills that had been passed by the
Alderman
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02

The colored men are putting in claims for
recognitlon.in President Harrison's cabinet.
and urging ex-senator Bruce for portfolio.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02

Bangor is pleasant city, an enterprising
city, and its inhabitants are full of vim and
vigor but Portland is better place for the
State capital.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02

and Gents Furnishing Goods dealers in this
city.
We propose to do it whether we MAKE A
DOLLAR OR NOT. Next year is the year
we have decided to bring our business to the
100000 mark. Look out for bargains.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-02

A strong argument. from political stand
point, for an extra session is to be found in
the fact that two Of the Republican mem beers
are in very feeble health, while three others
are far from well. The Republican majority
cannot possibly be more than seven, and I'M
til the contested districts In West Virginia,
and the contested district In Tennessee are
settled it is not certain to be more than three
Vacancies created by death might be filled
by Republicans, and then thsy might not.
The danger indicated above might
not Of itself be sufficient to JUS
tify the calling Of an extra session, but
taken In connection with other things, name.
ly, the necessity Of doing something to re-
duce the surplus, and the claims of the Terri
tories, it makes out pretty strong case in
favor of the early calling together of Con
prasS,