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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-13
tmmovable Jaws.

Newspapers at the present time con
tain many interesting stories of old
people who are hearty but it is doubt
full if more curious case than the one
reported by The Fall River Globe has
ever been published. It is that of g
Dartmouth farmer named William
Bennett, who is nearly go years of age.
He was born at Tiverton, r, l., and
lived for many years in comfortable
farmhouse on the main road TO New.
port. :.
When he was about years of age
he was attacked with child's disease
for which DR.. West was engaged to
prescribe. The DR.. West mentioned
lived in a large mansion below Bridge
port, and was an ancestor of the pres
ent family which resides in that vi
cinity At the time of Mr.. BENEFITS
illness, salvation was a favorite form
of treatment. Calomel was the drug
ordered and administered to the pa
tent. Either from carelessness or
other cause the mercurial preparation
lodged in the boys jaws, and can.
cerous sore was developed
For many weeks his life was de-
SPARED Of Finally the growth was
killed, but when it had disappeared it
was found that the muscles of the
child's jaws were ruined, and, like the
upper, the lower jaw would always re-
main fixed. To regain strength it was
necessary to have all his food specially
prepared before it was given to him.
When placed before him he managed
to squeeze it in between the lips which
were slowly recovering from the al
most fatal work done by the deadly
drug. The salivary glands were not
injured by the burning of the calomel,
Bennett recovered after long illness
and grew up as most Rhode Island
boys do who spend life on farm.
He pays visits to the Fall River mar
ketmen, with whom he has done busi-
ness for nearly fifty years. He is a
ruddy featured, portly man of genial
temperament, and with the exception
of slight facial defect he shows no
signs Of the accident which has kept
his jaws immovable for SO many years
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-13
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Under and by virtue of Judgment and order
of sale in the Circuit Court 7th Judicial Circuits OF
the State of Florida, in and for Volusia County,
in the matter of the petition of James D. Starke,
administrator de bonis non, OF the estate of
Thomas Starke, deceased, for an order to sell the
undivided two-thirds interest of said estate in
lands in said petition described in Volusa County
Florida, for division, made and entered on the
9TH day of August, 1888, by John d. Broome
Judge of the 7th Judicial Circuit:
Twill, on the 1st Monday in April, A. D. 1889 being
the first Monday in said month, during the legal
hours of sae at the front door of the court house
in DeIsand in said county, offer for sale to the
highest and best bidder for cash, the undivided
twO-thirds interest in the following tracts par
cells of land belonging to the estate of the late
Thomas Starke, deceased, said lands situated and
being in Volusia county, Florida, described more
particularly as follows: Sections 81 and SO of
township 15, south of range 20 east, and sections
81, 3S, 80 and 40 of township 16 south OF range 20
east comprising in all 1868 and 69-1O0 acres. and
otherwise known as the Williams Grant or Spring
Garden tract JOHN W. DICKENS,
9-13 Commissioner
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Notice of Incorporation.

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned per-
sons have formed a company for the purpose of
constructing, maintaining and operating rail-
the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West Railway
Company in Volusia County, Florida, to point
on the st. Johns river at or near AstOr, on the
ida. The name of the company is Seville
Southern Railway Company" The railroads. to
run between the places above named, about ten
miles. The names of the counties in the State in
to or through which it is to be made are Volusia
and Lake The capital stock of the company
consists of $500 shares of 500 each-$25O, 900 in
all. The undersigned compose it's first Board Of
Directors.
l.. N. WILKIE,
GEO III. Young,
feb6-13 j. r. PARRoTT.
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Administrative Notice.

Notice to present claims against the estate of
James p. Kelly deceased
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned mas
been appointed administrative OF the above-men-
or demands against said estate are required to
present the same without delay, duly authentl-
Gated, to my attorneys, Hamlin & Stewart, at
or the same VIII be deemed barred under the stat
ute MARY u. AELLI,
feb7-S AdmlnlstraurlX.
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Emport ant to rax-PaYers.

Land owners must return to the Tax-Assessor
lists OF their lands for taxation, if they would
avoid having their property included with Others
on the assessment rolls. The law provides that
lands snotreturned shall be assessed as unknown" "
Blanks are provided for this purpose, and can be
had on application to the Assessors. A copy OF
such lists should be preserved by the owner, to be
presented to the Collector when the taxes are
paid. w. d. BARNES,
Feb. 25, 1889. Comptroller. a
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administrators Notice.

All persons having claims against the estate OF
Thomas H Myles late of Volusa County State
of Florida deceased. will present them to me, or
at the Office of Hamln & Stewart. for settlement,
without delay or the same will be barred under
the statute in such case made and provided. All
persons indebted to the estate can make immedl-
ate payment. GEO W; bECkLEfs
Administrator of estate Of Thomas III Myles, de-
ceased.
DeLand, Fla, January 80, 1889. sw
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Homestead Notice.
feb6-13
LAND OFFICE AT GAINESVILLE, FLA,

January 19, 1SS9.J
Notice is hereby given that the following-named
settler has filed notice Of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claims and that said
proof will be made before Judge, or, in his alb
sence, the Clerk Circuit Court at Del Fla,
on March 10, 1889, viz: George F. Jacobs, of Win
nemissett, Fla II E. No. 1896, for the E. 1a Of S.
w. n of S. w. u of S. E. n Sec. IA. TIP. II, S. R.
80 E. He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation Of.
said land, viz: Joseph Smith, of Winnemissett,
Fla; E. Vandigrif, Winnemissett Fla; Nelson
Baker, Winnemissett, Fla; VIM. Rowlins Winnie
missett, Fla S. G. TUCKER, Register.
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NOTICE

OF application for special or local Legislation.
Notice is hereby given that. pursuant to avote Of
The Board of Trustees of DeLand University, they
WILL during the session OF the Legislature OF Flor
ida beginning the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in April, A. D.. 1889. apply TO said Legis-
lature for the purpose of changing the name of
said University from DeLand University to John
B, Stetson University,
JOHN MCKINNEY,
9-6Ody Secretary of Board of Trustees.
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administrators Notice.

of Robert Armstrong, late OF Volu-ia county,
Fla, deceased. are hereby notified to present
the same to me duly attested, within the time
required by law oi payment thereon will be
barred. All persons indebted to said estate
will make Immediate payment to me.
JULIUS DAHL, Administrator.
DeLand. Fla. Nov. 16 1883.
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Sculpture.

Sculpture must first be a common
place, fashionable necessity in the
homo life, before it can flourish greatly
and nationally in commonwealth
like ours. Tho field Of the sculptor as
the rival of the painter in the daily
affections Of amateurs is practically
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-13

When potatoes are scabby defective
and rot SO badly as to be unfit for cook
ing, they are sometimes thrown to tho
cows and pigs. Such potatoes. however,
should not be fed to milch cows. or in
deed to cattle of any description. The
feeding value of raw potatoes is not
great at the best, and rotting ones are
far worse than none. Better throw them
away. It is not likely pigs would be in
iured by them, as they would only eat
the sound portions and leave the rotten
parts. ~
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Notice of Petition to Sell Lands for Dis
tribltiOn.

John L. Chandler. administrator of the estate of
James H. Chandler, having filed petition to sell
the following lands belonging to said estate for
distribution, viz the S. E. u OF s. E. "a Of Sec. "a
in T. II s. OF r. 80 E.. all persons interested in
said estate, and especially William F Colbert.
Josephine Colbert, Lee Colbert and James III. Col
BERT children of Mary A. Colbert, deceased, and
Samuel S. Colbert, whose residence is unknown,
are hereby notified to appear before me at my Of
fee in the city of DeLand, F0lusia county, Flori-
da on the 21st day of March, A. d. 1889, to an
swer said petition.
Witness my hand and official seal, at DeLand,
this February 9, 1889.
IT, ST ISAAC STONE,
7-5t County Judge of Volusia County.
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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
a Lively Crossing War.

The crossing trouble at Crookston,
Mimi, between the Manitoba railroad peo-
pie and the Duluth, Crookston and North.
ern company eliminated when Saturday
hight 200 men drove Jul from Crookston
and joined forces withthe Duluth, Crooks
ton II Northern men in attempt to force
a crossing under cover Of darkness. But
the Manitoba men were con" and bad
blockaled the track at that point With four
hgavy freight trains, well equipped with
men. There is a town road at that point,
however, and the law provides that rail-
roads shall not be allowed to blockade it.
But the Duluth, C%rookston and Northern
officials had secured the consent Of the
town authorities to use it temporarily as q
crossing. Finding that they could not get
over the Manitoba tracks, work was be-
gun on the road, and soon rails were laid
up to within q few feet of the Manitoba
tracks. Then for the first time the Mani
TOBIAS men offered resistance. Supt.
James, of the Manitoba, was Immediately
arrested for obstructing the highway and
taken to the city. Before evening he or
ahead and cause a wreck on the crossing,
which was done. The engineer was also
promptly arrested. A Duluth, Crookston
AMI Northern engineer tried to back up
the engine, but Manitoba engines were
backed up and the engine could not be
moved. No one would take the response
bility of pulling the Manitoba engine into
the ditch and there tie matter ended.
Halvor Stcenerson warned the Manitoba
people Of their liability for o~bstructing a
highway, but they remained obdurate. The
Duluth, Crookston and Northern mon were
then called off. They say they could have
forced a passage, but preferred to wait un-
til the injunction proceedings end.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Collected for Quick Digestion.

S''NN
An English syndicate has offered 81
275,O0O for The car wheel and locomotive
works Of John Bass at Fort Wayne. Ind,
st. Louis and Chicago. and his extensive
coal mines in Alabama. Mr.. Bass is hold
ing out for 5000, o0n, and will probably
get it.
WHAT is undoubtedly the longest tele-
phone circuit in Europe has been opened
to the public. The line is from Vienna. in
Austria, to Leipsig. about three hundred
miles, and every word could be perfectly
understood and the voice II. ognized with
out difficulty.
The wire goods companies Of y orces-
ter, Mass, it is reported, have entered into
4 combination with the leading eastern
manufacturers of wire goods to raise the
price OF their manufactures, especially
those relating to household utensils.
ACTING SECRETARY BATCHE1LEE has
appointed Milton NJ. Holland, Of Wash
lngton, chief OF Il division in the audi,o or
office of the treasury department. Mr..
Holland is a well known colored LAWYER.
a LARGE proportion Of the bushes
part of Port Leyden, N. w. place of
l,2OO inhabitants, was burned. Loss,
500, coo; insurance. $50, 200.
THE shortage Of Brown university funds
on account of the operations Of ex- Regis-
Ter G. p. Robinson, is found by IN expert
accountant to be SIS, 000 instead OF So, 700
or $1,000, as at first reported.
Two masked men robbed the station
agent at Florenceville, lex, OF 81, 900 be-
longing to express companies and 1.-THE
Santa Fe road.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01

one can tell what two and i half yssrs
may develop. We might not be ready
to redeem them, though I think we
will, and rs a Government on such a
splendid basis DIS we now are we would
not want to renew them, ABain, Il few
years may likewise develop that 4.per.
cents: are not worth 129; so that the
policy the Treasury Department is
pursuing / deem quite a good one"
"And as to silver, Senator" I asked,
"have you changed your views?"
mo, 1 have not" he said. II can't
understand the silver men. I would
be willing to buy up to "a, ZOO, 900
q month, and issue certificates upon
the bullion value, not coming the
bullion ut all until such as had been
coined had gone into circulation. Are
you aware that only $$52, 600, GOO of sill
YER is in actual circulation? The bal
ance is stored away In the treasury
vault. Under the policy Of tile silver
men. the price of the commodity has
continually gone down. Why should
the Government be compelled to coin
so many silver dollars each month to
store them away in vaults and issue
certificates representing them? Why
not buy silver as pig-iron in pigs, and
issue the certificate for the actual val
lie Of the silver bullion, instead of coin
ing q silver dollar, which in actual
value is not q dollar at all? This
would appeal, in my Judgment, to
financial sense"
Of his anticipated trip to Ohio, the
Senator spoke with animation, not for
getting the desire to see the old horse
which for twenty-seyen years has been
Oh his Ohio farm, and q dog Of like
service. It was rather made manifest
that just now his heart vearns for the
autumnal splendor of his Mansfield en-
vironment.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Gen, Chalmers witbIrors

New Orleans (La.) special: Capt.
A. L. Wimberly, Collector of Internal
Revenue, received q letter to-day from
Gen. James r. Chalmers, who was
nominated by the Mississippi Republi-
cans for Governor. It confirmed his
reported withdrawal from the contest,
together with Judge F~razee, who was
Republican candidate for Attorney
General. The letter is as follows:
"SARD1s, Miss, Oct. G, 1SS9.-Dear
Wimberly: At West Point the door of
the Court House was locked against us
and we could not have any hall in the
town. and as / am too feeble to speak
in the open air I did not speak. At
the same place / received a strong I'D
peal from the leading negroes at Co.
lumbus and also from some Democratic
personal friends advising me not to
make any appointment there. I went
to Oakalona and the use of the Court
House was again refused, but Burkett
rented me his hall. But the night be-
fore [ was to speak the military com
pany went %parading and yelling owe
the streets, and the next morning early
Capt. Tom Burchard (old Greenbacke1
and now Democrat) and Judge Frazec
came and urged me not to speak or the
killing OF negroes would commence and
they would charge it to me. DR.. Judah
and Capt. Burkett begged me not tc
speak. l asked them to put the state.
ments in writing, which they did, and
1 then announced that if my Republi
can friends did not wish me to speak ]
would resign my nomination and &C
home. 1 did SO, and Frazee did also.
Yours truly, JAMES R. CHALMERS"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
THE MISSISSIPPI PLAN.
How the beinoorats .5f west Point Treated
General ChaImefs.
TyVest point; fNTicu y s,,ooio1,
7est Point MISSY special.l

, Hst - ~ y. N-"E SN- s#EH@l,
A proceeding has iustbeen witnessed.
here which should excite the feelings
Of shame and indignation in the bosom
of every patriot in all this land. Gen
eral James, r. Chalmers, whose father
was United States Senator from
Mississippi, whose brother was Chief
Justice Of the State, who was himself
o distinguished soldier, and equally
distinguished as a lawyer and poll
tician, came here as the Republican
candidate for Governor. He had no
appointment here, but his friends de-
sired him to speak, and he consented
to do SO. AS o as this became
known the Democratic Town Club
called q meeting and occupied the
court house for that night. General
Chalmers, by the request of his
friends, remained until to-day, and it
was announced that he would speak at
3 o'clock this afternoon, upon which
the Sheriff Of the county declared that
he should not speak in the court house.
An effort was then made to procure the
| opera house, but this was under the
control Of the Circuit Court Clerk, and
he refused to rent it. Application was
then made to the Mayor for the use of
a covered. stand in the street, where
speaking is frequently conducted, and
this was also refused.
Efforts were then made to procure
two vacant groves in the town, and the
use of these was refused. A vacantlot
exposed to the broiling sun was finally
procured; but this was too uncomfort-
able to secure'an audience, and as it
was near q residence and the family did
not desire speaking there the effort to
speak was abandoned.
1t is due to some of the better class
OF citizens of West Point to say that I
am informed that a majority of the
Democratic committee was opposed to
the action of the Sheriff, and urged
him to give the use of the Court House
to the Republicans.
This neighborl,ood has in the past
few years received quite a number of
highly respectable settlers from the
North, who have been urging others to
come; but they are Republicans and
have been accustomed to free speech
and free thought. in all matters, and
they were appalled, at such al exhibit
ton of Democratic chivalry.
Such a proceeding may well cause
any Intelligent and fair~mindcd citizen
to halt, stand still in thought, and ask
himself whether we live under a free
constitutional government OF under an
institution of the dark ages. The Gen
eral bore it all good-naturedly. He
said that in old times Democrats ALWAYS
demanded a division of time with op-
position speakers, and that in their
proceeding the Democrats of West
Point reminded him Of q ~tarrapin,
which at the appearance of an adver-
sary swallows it's head, draws in its
tail, and hides itself in it's shell, and
that he should hereafter call them
"Terrapin Democrats"
JAMES D. LYNCH.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
A WHOLE COUNTY At WAR,
Two West Nirginia Factions Arrnyed
Against Each Other.

Lincoln county. w. Va, or at least that
part Of it around the county S eat, is now
in a ferment of excitement concerning the
fearful tragedies enacted within Ii Dor
aers of the county Thursday night of last
week. There is quite a degree of interest
manifested to get ccurate details of the
double killing at Green Shoals on the
above night. Intelligence from that Sec
tion is meagre, bat enough is known to
satisfy the most credulous that Green Nc
Coy and Milt Haley were riid!ed with bull
lets on the night iii question by an organ
ized force numbering sixty determined
men. The latest report direct and from n
reliable nan who was detained several days
is to the effect that Mccoy and Haley i'm
plicated other prominent parties in the
Brumtield tragedy, alleging that they (Mc-
Coy and Haley were hired to kill AL
Brumfield, his wife AMI Harris Brumtield.
and that they received $500, or were to,
when the job was completed. The attempt
on Little AL" and his wife Is we'll known
and that the progrrm was not fully carried
out was because the Brumfields were too
hot on the tracks of the assassins. The
report further says that the result Of these
disclosures has brought about open hostil-
tiles, and that the entire district is arrayed
either on one side or the other.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01

driven up n down the rows rapidly and
took up the cotton so clean that not a
double handful was left, doing the work of
10 negroes. A stronger machine is now
being ma 'e; which will be fnishedin about
two weeks, and again taken to Mississippi
forsanother test upon the present crop Of
cotton.
Important Ruling on tho Cherokee Strip
Question.
Secretary Noble has nd ,ressed q long
letter to Gov. Fairchild, chairman OF the
Cherokee commission, in which he defines
certain positions that the department will
maintain in negotiating with the Cherokess
for the purchase of the Indian land in the
Cherokee outlet. The secretary refers to
the illegitimate influence Of the Cherokee
Strip Live Stock association" in attempt
ing to thwart the beneticent purposes of
the government. The secretary reaches
the conclusion that the syndicate's pur-
pose is to outbid the United States for
these lands and to enter the arena as citi-
zens contcnding with the national govern
ment. This secretary insists that the cat
tie syndicate falls within the law prohibit
ing citizens from max lg n lease with the
Indians; that the lease of the Cherokee
strip is unlawful and illegal; that the pres
ident has author ty to declare invalid an
agreement or lease for grazing purposes
made contrary to the provisions of law,
which provides that the purchase, lease or
grant of Indian lands. to be valid, must
be made by treaty pursuant to the consti-
tuition and that the president has author
lty to remove unauthorized persons from
the reservation whenever their presence is
believed to be detrimental to the peace and
welfare of the Indians.
The secretary, in conclusion, SAYS the
proposition Of the Unitel States is not
only fair, but muniiicent, while the title
to use of land. even by the Chelokees, is
precarious; that the cattle syndicate has
no authority to m Ike q lease such as is
proposed, and by its evident intention to
rival and defeat the government, on which
it fopends, it ~forfeits all claim to indul-
oNAe iitious uuu GILL uliu ought 10
be expelled from the Quiet. The score
tary therefore announces, i'll order that it
may he communicated without delay to
the Cherokee nation, that in his opinion
those who propose to make leases do so
with tho knowledge that such leases are
unauthorized and may at any time within
the discretion Of the United States gov
ernmcnt be set aside. 1t is deemed ne es-
sary that such ~lessees should be compelled
to leave said outlet with their properly on
or before the 1st Of June next. il being
deemed proper not to fix the time earlier,
tina they may escape without injury or
suffering to thoir cattle and herds. IF the
Cherokees do not wish to sell they are at
liberty to keep their lands under the broad
burdens resting thereon in favor of the
United States, unless the United States
sees fit hereafter to assert its right by a
superior title.