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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-09
For Winter VISITORS.

A good house to rent for the winter.
T yo stories, six rooms dining room 2Ox
IL feet; kitchen, pantry, wash room and
servants room attached. Location
high, dry and healthy, one-third of a
mile from j., T. & K. w. R'y depot,
steamer landing, store and postofice at
Beresford, three miles from DeLand, the
county seat. For particulars address,
DAVID A. FELT,
If Beresford, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-09
IN A TIGHT PLACE.
A Brave Woman's Adventure With
Mountain Lion.


The following story concerninga brave
woman's adventure with a mountain lion
is told by Aunt Sally Tinkham, a pioneer
of '62:
"When Jim an me went up the Divide
in '63 thar want no settlers in that ken
try. never was handy woman with
gun, an to this day to the theayter
claps my hans over my ears and shets
my eyes when firms goin' on; but Jim
an Ed Gay, who was along, says when
they went huntin': Now eff amy animals
comes let 'em alone an they'll go long
bout their business I allus caPlates
to- says 1; and arter they was gone set
an knit an knit. The chompin' of the
mules feedin' was some compeny an the
setter pup tied to the wagon wheel was
suthin' alive, eff he was big skeercrow.
The fust thin / seed was the mules a-ca-
vortin' by, draggin' the ropes they'd been
picketed with. an then the pup give an
awful howl. My hair riz right up, fur
comm down the mountin, jest beyond
the ashes of our camp fire, was great
yaller brute like he'd come out of a cir
SOos Oil 1-AdSIlA1l Ills Uctl1 IlhS Jul O1u
Tom when fight was on. never
thought. jest flung my sunbunnet at
him. saying 'Shoor like he was neigh
boris COW. He looked sorter surprised
with his great green eyes, and begun
advarncin' towards the poor pup, that
jest fattened out like he knowed his
hour he'd come. That reused my ugly
fur. set store by thet pup, an run
into the tent, where the evil one put in
ter my mind to fetch out a tin can full
of powder. took the lid off and slung
the can right inter that heap of hot ashes
of our camp fire beyond the wagon
where the beast was jest layin' for
spring.
''Fur a mint I thought it was the day
of Judgment. Then 1 bumped round, put
the fire out on the tent with pail of
water I'd got for supper. Inever heered
nowthin' that day, but the pup want
burnt much an the men didn't scold
bout the wagon tops bein' burnt off,
SEEM / was SO game, they sed. They
lowed though the pup want wuth it, fur
powder was high"
''And the mountain lion?"
"Thar was chunk of yaller fur on
tree an never looked no farther" Pa
tience StapletOn!in Once Week.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-09
KILLER DRIGGORS,
Homestead Notice.
LAND OFFICE AT GAINESVILLE

LAND OFFICE AT GAINESVILLE, FLA.,(
September IA, 1889. I
Notice is hereby given that tthefollowing-named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before J. B. JORDAN, clerk
Circuit Court, at DeLand, Fla, on November 9th,
1889, viz:
Richmond d. Knowles, Of Wimne-
mISSett, Fla,
Homestead Entry No. 1926. for the E. u of S. W.
II and w. " of S. E. ", Section Is, Township II
south, Range 81 east.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz: Ed Van de Griff, of Winnemisset, Fla.
Joseph Smith, of Winnemissett, Fla; Nelson
Baker, of Winnemissett Fla; W. J. Austin, of
DeLand Fla.
ALEXANDER LYNCH, Register.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-09
Homestead No tice.
LAND OFFICE AT GAINESVILLE, FLA, /
September 20, 1889.

LAND OFFICE At GAINESVILLE, FLA, [
September 20, 1889.
Notice is hereby given that thefollowing named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before HI. H. DUNCAN, clerk
Circuit Court, at Tavares, Fla, on November 4,
1889, viz:
KILLER DRIGGORS,
of st. Francis, Fla, homestead entry No. 1892,
for the west " of the northwest u of the north
west " of the southwest a of Section IL, and the
southeast u of the northeast "a of Section 10,
Township II south, Range % east.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz: w. J. Turner, of st. Francis, Fla; w.
M. Turner, of ST. Francis, Fla; VIM. Tanner, OF
ST. Francis, Fla; ]. H. Campbell, of Acron, Fla.
ALEXANDER LYNCH, Register.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-09
All Aboard.

The Putnam House opens Monday.
If you like large, cool. airy rooms, and a
place where you can feel at home, come
to the Putnam. Special rates during
court time. Free bus to and from all
trains. G.. d. GOULD, Prop'r.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-09
NOTICE

NOTICE
Is hereby given that six months after date hereof
towit, on the 5th day of December, A. D. 1889, the
undersigned, administrator of the estate of Har-
rison B. McCreary, deceased, late of the city of
Utica, and State of New York, will present his
final account and vouchers to the Hon. Isaac
Stone, County Judge in and for Volusia county,
Florida, and ask for discharge from such ad-
ministration. SEWELL P. HAYS,
Administrator OF the estate of Fl. B. McCreary.
Dated DeLand, Fla, June 5, 1889.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-09

DeLand, July 2, 1889.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15
Wealthy NayaiOeS.

The Navajo tribe of Indians, locat-
ed on II reservation of Northwestern
New Mexico, are becoming wealthy
in herds aud tlocks. The tribe now
own 2'5,00) horses aud ponies;
mules, 5000; cattle, $500; sheep, 500,
600 goats, 100000; burros, 900. Some
of the Indians, it is said, are eX-
changing their horses for cattle,
which will largely increase their
holdings of the latter kind. The
last wool clip amounted to 100000
pounds aud besides they sold 600, 900
sheep pelts and 100000 goat skins.
When it Is considered that there are
hut 900 males over eighteen years
OF age, it il evident that these
Indians instead of being poor are
pretty well OIL, AT least in this worlds
goods, II i claimed by the Indian
Office that the Navaioes are well on
the road to civilization, and that
never in their history have they APP
preached so near the dcgroe of pros.
leritN that surrounds them today.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15
Charmed BY a Snake.


ii. =. Hedden, who resides south
west of Denison, Texas, several
miles, brought to the city his little
child Sallie to be treated for a snake
bite. About six O'Clock the little
girl LEFT the house with pail on her
arm to gather wild blackberries near
what is called Stone Spring. The
child was expected to return home
in a few moments, as the family
was to leave early to pass the day
with neighbor. The child being
absent something over an hour,
Mrs. Hedden proceeded to the
spring. The child was not there,
and the mother called her name
loudly several times. Receiving no
response she left the spring and
walked into the blackberry patch to
hunt up the child.
Passing through the patch she
saw scene which made her scream
and almost faint i'm horror. The
child was seated on a rock, and curl
ed in her lap was large rattle snake.
The child was caressing the snake,
whose head was slightly elevated
and moving to and fro. Sometimes
the snakes head would almost touch
the lips Of the child, who pushed it
away without appearing to anger
the snake. The child was 50 com
pletely under the spell Of the SER
pent that Il paid no attention to the
mother, who screamed so loud that
her husband heard her quarter of
mile distant and hurried to the
scene.
When Mr.. Hedden appeared the
snake placed itself in an attitude OF
battle and the air almost seemed to
vibrate with the noise of the rattler.
| Mr. Uedden advanced upon the
snake, the child fell back as If i'm q
swoon, and the snake struck it on
the thumb of the right hand, and
then sprang at Hedden, who killed
it with rock Hedden sucked the
wound, which he is confident saved
the life of his little girl. saleratu'
was also applied - the wound. The
hand and ann OF the lhtle g'rl wer,
but very l;ttlc swollen when brough
to the city for treatment. The ch;lC
states that she was sitting on tn
rock pick ng berries when the snak,
appeared, and that she was unabl
TO move when she looked at it; that
she was not afraid of il. that whel
il waved lis head to and no in he
fac, she felt IKE going t. sleep.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15
Mninn Nnnhn Ninrles.

Ecle are two startling sAake stor-
ir> fr1m Maine, The first comes
from Watorville, where the post
mottem examination ofa hoise that
died rum unknown causes p'vealed
in its stomach n "suake four and
onc-half feet long, with head aud
eyes perect, six inche' m clrvumlor-
vuc,', and the c,loy oi blood with
the exception of u white stripe ol,
the hack An lther SHAKE eauv
from the stomach of Mrs, Fmuk
Kenny uf Portsmouth, y, H., wh0
Mas in Blddeford nndrr medical
,ratmea,, In August, lS66, al n
cJmp-n,eellug Ia Alton hay, She
dN,ak water trn a hpoak, and after
wards hccame ill she Mas tGN,te,l
Ter cancor at the stomach, bat stout
~ Insisted that something MOVED
Within her. Tho other day, hy
means ef pawerfll drUs, "a light
,>,lop'd suakes twelve aud lhNS'-
,ighths inche- long MAS dlSgorscd
ironi her stOmaeh, aud she has gone
home happy"
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15
A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.

The man who stands upon his own
soil-who feels that, by ,he laws OF
The land IN which he Ives, by the
laws of civilized nat 'ons, he Is the
rightful and exclus We owner OF the
land he tills-is, by the constitution
of our nature, under "A Wholesome
influence not easily imbibed by any
other source. lie feels-other thing
being "qual-more strongly THAI
another, the character OF man wh'
IL the lord o. an inanimate world.
or this grea, and wonderful sphere
which, fashioned by the hand o.
God, aud upheld by bis power, l.
rolling through tbc heavens par,
IL bis-his from the cent ;to tfe sky.
1t Is the space or which the gener-
alton berJre him moved in it, round
of duties, and he feels himself COZ.
nectcd by visible link with tho &
who follow him, and to whom he l.
TO transmit IA home. PERHAPS hi'
farm has come down to him from
his fathers. They have gone to theiI
,lat homes; but he can trace thcil
footsSeps over TIE sc nes of his daily
labors. TIE roof which shelte,s him
was reare bv thoso tD whom he
owes his beiJg. Some late rs,i1 !
domestic tradition Is connected " th
every inclosure. The favorite at
was planted by his ,dther.s hInd,
He sported In boyhood beside he
brook which Sill winds through lhc
meadows. Through the fed lies
the path to the village school OF fearly
days. He still hea II f.om his via
dow the voice Of the SabbaL bell
which called his father 60 the house
of God; aud near II. hand Is the spot
where, when his t,me las come, he
shall be laid by his children. These
are the feelings OF the owners of the
soil. Words can not paint them
gold can not buy them; they flow
out of the deepest fountains of the
heart, they are the life-sptin9s of n
fresh, healthy and generous pational
character. Edward Everett.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15

TnE time may come when the
monopolies that have ruined the
competition business will see the in
jury done TO themselves 10y their re-
st. ictive charges, hut we doubt II.
Had the postal system been left in
private hands we must still to-day
be paying twenty-five cents letter
postage, aud the country be back n
half century. Nobody would sus-
pect the injury done and penny pos
tage agitators would be called
cranks. The cheap postage allow
ed the women and children TO en-.
JOY the great boon and revolution
lied society. II would require vol
umes To even denomnate the effects
ofthe law, simply because its inilu-
ences touched every soul in the
land, As yet tclegmphy and nil-
way travel aud some other great in
stitutions have no application 10 the
people, Not one In ten can afford
TO enjoy them, 80 far as the great
millions are concerned they might
as well not exist. They are luXuries
like diamonds aud pianos. II ever
the time shall come when the great
discoveries ARE literally used by the
vast masses women and child
rem, the families of the poor-it will
make ineiiable changes Ia society.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15
The Age Of Modem Man.

People are fond of saying that
"Mankind Is growing wiser and
weaker" But Is II really sos l,ei
us glance at the facts. According u
the latest statistics there are more
'centenarians now living than at any
previous time In the history of the
world. Mhyg Because of the great
Discoveries in medical ssience which
aliald him immunity from diseases
that formerly devastated mankind.
Gnatesl of them all Is Dr. Pierce :
Golden Medical Discovery, the best
hlood-purliler aud rcnovator of the
age. Scrofula, feversores, tumors,
unslyhtly uleVrs aud eruplions van
ish like magic beneath its beneIiclent
infiuence.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15
Electric Ritters.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have
used Electric Bitters sing the same
song o. praise.-A purer medicine
does no exist and it is guaranteed 10
do all that is claimed. Electric Bit
ters will cure all diseases of the Liv-
er and Kidneys, will remove Pim-
pies, Boils, Salt Rheum and other
affections caused by impure blood.
VIII drive Malaria from The sys-
tenn and prevent as well as cure all
Malaria fevers. For cure of Head
ache, Consumption and Indigestion
try Elesiric Bitters-Entire satisfac-
ton guaranteed, or money refunded.
Price 80 cts. and Sl.00 per bottle
at Daniel J. Fry's drugstore.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15
The Champion Eyg-Eater.

j. Gusmdni, fish dealer of San
Francisco, went to Capitola Il short
time a2o for his health. List week
he went up to Herman Gehrings'
cabin for n lunch, and one of the
men went to the store and got one
dozen and half of eggs and com
menced to cook them hard, frying
them in oil. When he had cooked
several of them he placed them be-
fore Gusmani To commence eating,
in the meantime putting ha.f
chicken on the table. The hal :
dozen eggs soon disappeared and
more fried. Gunsnani soon ate
sixteen and made bet of 81 that
he could eat two dozen more, the
Loser to pay for the eggs. The wager
was accepted, and the eggs were
hard ,ried and Gunsmani ate them
all. After eating this lunch he said
that he would bet 500 that he could
eat fifty eggs without leaving the
table. His lunch on this occasion
consisted of forty eggs, one loaf of
bread, n half of n chicken and four
cups of coffee. Cruz Sentinel.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15
A PUBLIC BENEFACTOA

"Who is II. II. Warner, of Roches
ter, N. Y, whose Safe Remedies, es
pecially Warmers Safe Cure, have at
tanned such success and celebrity q
home and abroad?"
The question is inspired as much by
affection as curiosity, since through
his instrumentality hundreds of thou
sands, in both hemispheres, have
been restored to health and happi
ness.
Hon. II. II. Warner, then, is 9
leading and honored resident OF
Rochester, not only, but prominent
and influential citizen of the United
States. On several occasions chosen
by his party as q National delegate to
nominate President of the Republic,
he has been a member of the Repub-
can State Committee and OF its Exc
cutive Committee. He is a member
OF the American Institution for the
Advancement OF Science; President
OF the Rochester Chamber OF Com
merce; q successful and upright busi-
ness man. He has given away for
tunes in charities. The celebrated
and costly Warner Observatory Of
Rochester was conceived, endowed,
and is maintained by him. His
muniticent prizes for the discovery of
comets has been at once the wonder
and delight of the scientific world.
The yellow fever scourage in the
South, the Ohio floods, the fire dis
asters Of Rochester and other cities
awakened his profoundest sympathies
and in each instance his check for
from $500 TO IS 900 swelled the several
relief funds. Where other wealthy
men give tens and hundreds, he gives
hundreds and thousands.
Ills charities are as ready and
MAGNIFICENT as his enterprises and
public spirit are boundless.
The world has need of more such
men.
An incident led him into the manu-
facture OF medicine. Seized some
twelve years ago with what the ablest
physicians termed fatal kidney dis
ease, he was miraculously restored 10
health by what is now known as
Warmers Safe Cure. At once he re,
solved 10 make known the merits OF So
potent a remedy, and the consequence
Is that to-day he has immense labora.
tories and warehouses in the United
States, Canada, England, Germany,
Austria, Australia and Burmah. sales
OF his safe Remedies are enormous,
and their power over disease simply
marvellous.
The merit Of a production is in ex.
act Keeping with the character OF its
producer. An honest and reliable
man himself, Mr.. Warner makes
honest and reliable medicines-a f,ct
ahundantly altested by their pheno-
menA efficacy and popularity.
- ~ -
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15
HOw's This2

We offer one Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh cure.
FL. Cheney Il Co., proprietors, Toledo, q:
We, the undersigned, have known +. j.
Cheney for the last l5 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able To carry
out any obligations made by this firm.
" est n Truan, wholesale druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
T., IL. Van Hoesen, Cashier. Toledo Nat
ional Bank, Toledo, q.
Walding, kinnan & Marvin, wholesale
druggists, Toledo, q,
Halls Catarrh cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucus
surfaces of the system, Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c per bottle. sold by all
druggists.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15

THE cultivation, sale and use OF
tobacco is a gigantic evil. Next to
strong drink, tobacco stands victim
i2ing its thousands, old and young,
corrupting their breath, degrading
their morals, running their health
and consuming their means. Three
hundred million dollars are expend-
ed annually in the United States for
bread, $6,0O0,OO0 for tobacco and
5000, 900 for liquor. Yet it is toll
Grated, popularized and defended
often by profeased temperance peo,
pie. Eesides its evil ci.tctj upon
thoae who use it, tobacco using in Its
various foIms has become public
nuisance.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15

THs people ON the lslhmus do not
view with complacency the rival
Nicaragua Canal project, and are
starting rumors that the people will
oppose It's construction 10y force oi
arms. These rumors, investigation
has demonstrated, are absolutely
without foundation. There is no
reason why the Colia Rlcans should
oppose the prof set On the contrary
they have the same rcasors flr
hvoring II that the \, pple of the
lsthmus had for looking with COM
placency on De l.esseps' exploded
scheme. The large expenditures of
money for labor, aud the traffic
which will pass through the canal
when completed, will greatly pro-
mote the prosperity OF the Central
American states.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15

THE French Chamber Of Deputies
has passed bill providing for the
purchase of telephones by the state.
The measure is wise and timely.
The telephone system Of America is
a great monopoly now, but 1t is an
infant compared with that OF TWEEN
ty years hence. France is securing
TO herself the benefit Of an "un-
earned increment that has already
given gigantic fortunes to its ex-
ploiters and that will reach
dizzy proportions in another decade.
But the Eepublic must have more
confidence in its own stability than
its enemies have believed. No
weak government would turn
against itself the imprecations that
now assail the company whenever
anybody attempts to transmit OF
understand message by telephone.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15

A boy of six years, whose sister
has just completed her course in the
high school in Pittsburg, related the
fact to some young friends, inform
ing them that his sister had granu-
lated.
Office Boy offering "A silver dol
lar to the ditor) Il found this lying
in the hall sir,
Great Editor (whose fort is gram
mar then why did you not bring
in the egg?
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15

TIT. Use o. tea cigarettes is the
latest freak reported 10 rarlsiau
women. The efiect ON the nerves Is
said 20 be much morc marked than
that caused by tolaoco, some
women who wee arnsted and
charged with intoNication, proved
that they used nothing stronger
than iea, which they chewed Ia
large quantities.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15
Human Beings Killed by Tortures.

Human Beings Killed by Tortures.
The steamer Co lgo brings news
from New CJ!abar of the most re-
Voting sacrifice. 1T seems that a
ew months ago the old King of
IIboe died, and, as is customary in
that part of the country, the traders
of New Calabar went up to pay
their res ,pects to the new monarch.
The traders were aware that for "A
short time after the old Kings
death the "Iu Iu" ri,es are perform
g !, but they thought these were
over. TIE dece" sed monarclls
rnme was Imphy, ard to the hor-
ror of the English traders the "iu
Iu" ceremonies were ut their high
est when they eute"ed E5oe town.
The rites had been in opera ion
for about Two months, and already
about fOrty people had been slain TO
"Iu lu" gods. The old IJng was
then lying in grave which had
been dug for him. The hole was n
large one and deep. Lying In the
same grave were n'ne OF the Iing's
youn, ,est wives, and their deaths
h, d been brought about in the most
cru, manner. Eoch of the poor
crca, lrC9 had bo h her wrists and
ankles broken, so that they could
neither walk or crawl. In this state,
and suffering theImost eXcrutiating
pain, the unfortunate creatures were
placed at the bottom Of the grave,
seven Of them lying side by side.
The body OF the King was then laid
on them in Il traverse direction.
Two remaining women were land
down by the side of the King,
lying exactly like the monarch's
body. No food or watet was given
to the poor creatures, who We're left
In that position TO die. 1t is said
that death did not, rs rule, take
place for four or five days. Four
men were stationed round the grave
armed with clubs, ready to knock
back with these weapons any of the
women who, Notwithstanding their
manned condition, were able 10
crawl'to the side of the grave.
In other parts of the town further
human sacrifices We're taking place.
Suspended from various trees Were
the bodies of several med. These
poor fellows were also enduring The
most agonizing death. In most in
stances holes had been bored through
their feet Just by theankles, Through
the holes ropes were drawn, and
the men were then led to high
tree. Their heads were, of course,
hanging downward. The men were
there Icit To die, The traders, as they
were proceedlng along, were un-
willing witnesses ofa lri yht,ul sacri-
ilcial execution. They saw n num-
her of natives In u group, and went
to the spot 10 see what was taking
place, To their horror the white
men saw n native tied by the feet
aud neck. The rope attached to the
neck was thrown over n tree in one
direction aud the rope attached To
the feet was tied Ia tree in the ol
posite direction, The ropes were
then drawn tightly aud when the
body was dislended Ia its utmost
length another native with "A hatchct
struck the neck aud severed the
head NOM the body. The head Was
takon to the grave where the kiuy
was lyiny, while the body WAS eaten
hy the caunibal natives. The white
men could do nothing to stop the
barbanus practices, as 10 inlertcre
with these "wliyious customs
would not be tolerated las the IA.
lives, aud the lives of the tNdv,s
would have bocn Ia pcril,-l.ondon
standard.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-15

II don't say marriage is a fail
ure,' said Adam candidly, as he sat
on "A log just ut,ide of the Garden
o Eden and looked hungril.v at the
Il ait on the other side of the wall;
"but if hal remained single this
wouldn't have happened"