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Dr.. d. c. Vests Nerve aud Brain Treat.
meut, n guaranteed specific for ilysteria,
Dizziness, Commissions Fits. Nervous Ncu.
rnlgla Hcadach', Nervous ProstrHtion,
caused by the .use OF. alcohol or tobacco
Wakeluluess, Mental Depression, Softcnipg
of tho Brain. resulting In insanity aud lead.
ing to misery. decay and death. Premature
Old Age Barrenness, l.oSs OF Power in ci.
ther sex, lnyolu uutaty losses and Sporma-
torrhma caused by oyorcXcrtion OF the
brain, selt-aouse or overlhdu.genee, Eson
box. or six boxes iorSj, sent BY mall pre-.
paid on receipt of pricc.
, 1890-12-04
DIED


DoAK -On Monday, November "a, FlossiC
Melissa, infant daughter of +, and Melissa
DlhS. aged mnmths and 70 days.
, 1890-12-04

their side of lhr agreement. and the sit.
untion Is uggrayaloi Nv the dcplornblo
expressions of III will toward the Brit
lsh people who have again and again
within tho past five years manifested
their determination TO do justice 10
Ireland, aud have, by their
votes, parulyzed tile arm oi
coercion. In deli beratey bringing thing
to this position Parnell nus entered upon
rash and fatal path, upon which every
consideration for lreHnd's safety, as
well as of personal honor, forbid us alb
solutoly to follow.
What Mr.. Parnell asks us to do,
stripped of all side issues, Is to- sacrifice
all hopes of an early settlement of tht
Irish struggle to his resolve to maintain
MS personal position. We are drivcn
10 choose between our leader and our
cause. In that sad choice we can not
hesitate. We are convinced that calm,
but rcsolute choice Of action of our party
IN this emergency will rebound to tho
advantage OF the cause. furnishing con-
elusive testimony of the capacity of the
party and people for seli-govern ment.
we can not relinquish the hope that in
tho face of such decisive action by the
representatives of the Irish people, Par
nelPs sense of patriotism will Withhold
him from plungiug Ireland into those
often robbed her of liberty at tho mo
nent when 1t was within her grasp, and
save from the undue impulse of pas
sionate hour the results of ali his inCom-
parable services to his country
From an unOiii cal source IL is learned
that Harrington, in giving the reason
he could not sign the manifesto said
his Judgment was against Parnell but
his heart with MIN.
HAVE SAID THEIR SAY.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The Irish delegates
were gathered in Diilons room to-nigh,
when news OF Parnell's speech in the
London conclave of the Irish party was
being received over the Associated
Press wire. Tho dispatch was sent,
sheet by sheet, to the hotel, and read to
the others by Dillon. The reading was
listened to with profound attention.
asked by an Associated Press represent
ative as to how no now regarded the
outlook tor ParnelIs retention of the
leadership. lie replied;
"lf the applause given Parnell was as
great us J infer from the dispatch,
think more than ever that he may
eventually triumph. The delay in
reaching conclusion is, perhaps, also
significant
Harrington, 1t will be remembered, did
not sign yesterdays manifesto.
William 'Brien was asked fos an
opinion. He paused an instant. and
then said decsivciy: I'VE have said our
say. The rest we will leave to our col
leagues and to the Irish people"
-
, 1890-12-04

To cure any case. With each order rccSived
By us for six bo xcs. accompanied with s.,
We W wlll send the purchaser our written gu Ir.
antee TO refund the money II the treatment
does not effect n cure. Guarantees Issued
) ole Agent', cor. Mouroe and Sprague sts.,
and cor Main and Howard stsr Spokane
Falls, Wash.
, 1890-12-04
BOX ELDER TREES FOR SALE,

After October 10 I will at all times have
trees "heelcd in" and ready for delivery on
10 minutes not ce nj the following rates;
From 8 tp IL inches b gh.. 800 per ,O00
From i6 to 10 inches high ..... 400 per 900
From 30 TO ~ inches high ... 500 per 600
Larger sizes, from to 20 feet high, for ave
nues, PARKS aud door yards. Five per cent.
discount or all trees delivered at nursery.
No agents or middle men" employed.
All trees guaranteed to be hrst-class
stock of money refunded.
Trees shipped by freight from Tyler station
to oil points on railroad.
Remit by registered letter. ut my risk, to
Tyler P, O., Spokane oGnty wash
Nursery fourteen miles northeast of
Sprague, Coivilie Road.
GEORGE YOUNlE.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-30
Editor Florida A griculturist ::

Editor Florida A griculturist:
Please give me the names and address OF the
railroad commissioners of this State. Any sug
gestions in regard as to how to recover excessive
charges of freight would be very thankfully re-
ceived MRS. S. M. MOHR.
E. J. Vann, Geo. G. McWhorter and
VIM. Hines are the railroad commissions
ers. Ii you wish to address them on
railroad matters it should be to "Bureau
of Railroad Commissioners, Tallahassee,
Fla" The commissioners have no pow
er to recover "overcharges " II you
have a case of overcharge the way to
have same adjusted is to send your bill
OF lading and the expense Or freight bill
together with your bill Of overcharges to
the general freight agent of your line,
stating your case. No notice will be
taken OF bills of Overcharge unless the
bill of lading and expense bill accompany
same.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-30
Editor Florida A griculturiSt

Editor Florida AgriculturiSt:
Please tell me something about the cultivation
of the Dwarf banana, in latitude like ours
(30N) about same Jacksonville. | have
plant of Cavendishii growing fine and would like
to preserve some over winter to get them to
fruit next year If, by planting in we'll manfred
ground and cultivating well could get it of fair
size, don't you think could expect bloom and
fruit next year? j. DEHOFF.
Pass Christian, Miss.
Let your bananas grow till there is
danger Of frost, then dig them up, care
fully preserving the dubious roots us in
TAFT as possible. "Heal them in'' in q
trench or some place where the frost can
not hurt them. They should not be put
thick together that they will heat or
the plants will be killed. When all dan
ger of frost is passed in the spring plant
your bulbs in we'll fortified holes. They
will soon start out and the large ones
will all bear before fall All varieties Of
bananas as far as we know can be treat
ed this way.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-30
Editor Florida AgTIcuIturist:,

Can you tell me whether there is a sprinkler
made that can be carried on the back instead of
the hands for applying Paris green to plants
affected with insects? 2. z. SToDDARD.
There is such a sprinkler manufactured
by E. J. Schellentrager & Co., 5 Euclid
avenue, Cleaveland, Ohio. We have
never seen it at work but Judging from
the description given, it would be valu
would be less tiresome than the hand
sprinkler.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-30
Editor Florida AgriculturiSt:

Editor Florida Agriculturist:
Some of the orange groves in this section
being seriously affected with what is called foot
rot What is the cause and remedy? My OBJ
servation and experience is that groves with best
drainage seem never to be attacked with foot
rot E. f. GATES.
Manatee. Fla.
The cause of foot rotis as yet unknown,
as it is found in groves on high, we'll
drained land hammocks and fiat woods
and under different methods OF cultiVa-
ton. 1t is attributed to a variety Of
causes, such as lack of drainage, COM
mercial fertilizer too near the crown
roots, too deep planting, etc. Yet the
foot rot is found where none of these ex-
ist The most effective remedy is to first
carefully remove the earth from around
the collar and crown roots that are
affected. Then wash thoroughly with a
strong solution of whale oil soap, then
take sharp knife and cut away all the
diseased bark cutting we'll into the sound
bark so as to leave no germs Scrape
the wood where the bark is diseased till
perfectly clear Now paint the barred
spot with coal tar and nature will soon
commence to cover it with bark. This
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-30

A GENTS WANTED-To canvass for the sale of
IA fine nursery stock. None but those who
mean business and can furnish ffrst-class refer
ences, need apply For particulars adj
dress, GLEN ST. MARY NURSERIES,, G. l..
Taber. PrOprietOr Glen st. MArY Fla. 30
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CHEAP FOR CASH.-Saw mill on Lake Beres
" ford convenient to water and railroad; 30
horse power boiler and engine; lathes, planes,
bridges, box machines, cut off SAWS etc. Also,
steam yacht lighter, logs mules, cart, wagons;
with acres of land with 300 feet of lake front.
Satisfactory reasons given for selling. A. l..
WELLMAN, DeLand Fla.
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

This department is devoted to answering such
questions as may be asked by subscribers,
which may be of general information. Inquiries
of personal character that require answer by mail
should always have stamps enclosed.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-30

NOR SUMMER PLANTING-A large assert
Il ment of one and two year buds of the citrus
family, on heavy stocks, offered by L. II. TYSON,
proprietor of the Lakeland Nurseries, Lakeland,
Fla Correspondence solicited
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-30

En YOUNG OFFERS WANTED AT THE
e1U Spring Garden Otter Farm. Also German
Carp for sale, six for IS; weight about One-hal
pound each. SPRING GARDEN OTTER FARM.
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WEATHER BULLETIN. +.

The following observations were taken at th3
office of The FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT during the
week ending Sunday, July 20, 1890.
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nRA NGE AND LEMON TREES-A large stock
~ OF both old and new varieties at my nursery
two miles west of Deland-Opposite brick yard.
A. S. MUNSON. 26:tf
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dor SALE-Ten thousand sweet seedlings in
L seed bed, one foot high. HARRY AUSTIN,
leland. Ella
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M w. SARGENT, dealer in Real Estate,
wi . DeI4and, Fla, has complete set of Alb
stracts of Titles in Volusa County, Fla. Titles
perfected and taxes paid for non-residents. Cor
resp OF dence solicited
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remedy is not dead sure" cure in all
cases but it has proved more effective
than any remedy we know Of
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-30

IRRIGATION THAT REQUIRES THE LEAST
i pressure, least water least original cost, and
the least operating cost Of any practical system.
NJ G. MOIIR st. Petersburg, Fla. 1881
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JAMAICA INDIAN SORREL, No II, MANGO
- and other plants and seeds direct from the
West Indies. Prices reasonable. DUNCAN
tor
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CHEAP COLUM N

words, name and address one
week. 25 cts; three weeks, so cts.
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Real Estate Directory.

Any one contenap lGting the purchase OF real es-
;dte IN FLORIDA should Orite to the parties belOs0
in qOh0teVer section they 20iSh to locate. 1t is the
effort Of the AgricatituTst to haze none but first
class firms represented IN this column.
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ar. Rainfall too small to measure
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TOKHN a.. NUCMOE1S, dealer in Improved
e and UnmprOved Real ESTATE, DeLand, Fla.
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. ICE SEED MAY BE OBTAINED OF HICKS
LII & CLARK, Fort Mason, Fla
NOR THE FINEST STOCK of orange trees in
l. the State address f. Z. Norris, Highland
Park Fla.
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- REEDERS ATTENTI ON guarantee to give
- plan that will cause the result to be either
male or female, as desired, Write for particulars.
w. G. TiIghman, Palatka Fla. 33
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, 1890-06-11

Starting seeds in boxes in the house is
not always a success, but l find there Is
a method of doing so that will meet the
appreciation of those troubled with seeds
long in terminating and damping off. ]
heat soap stones quite hot twice a day
and place them under the boxes. Bricks
or fat stones will do. The seeds, under
this treatment, spring up quite as quick
ly as in a hotbed, and seem to do as ine.
ly. The seeds hat / sowed, covering only
with sand, never allowing it to dry, came
up one than where sod was used. II
is admirable for pansy seed, as it takes
the place of moss as a shade. ! never
succeeded before in starting them earlier
than ten days, and often fifteen, after
sowing. A shallow box, about two inches
deep. one foot long and six inches wide,
is useful for starting all kinds of seeds
and easily handled, and can be placed
upon the reservoir at night, which is bet.
ter than a stone, as it will retain hea,
until nearly morning. Turning a box
over it on a cold night is an improvement,
-VicE's.
, 1890-06-11

The ancient Britons. like the Gauls,
wore long, bushy hair, beard and mus
tache. The Romanized Britons shaved
their faces and adopted the shorter hair
of their conquerors. The S~axons, accord
ing to blanche, are generally represented
with long hair parted in front, forked
boards and mustaches; put in the Tenth
and Eleventh centuries, with the excep-
ton Of old men, they appear to have
cropped their locks and shaved their
chins, preserving only their mustaches.
Long hair was a distinguishing char
acteristic of the Teutonic tribes. 1t was
a mark of the highest rank among the
Franks, none Of whom, a v princes of
the blood and nobility, were permitted
to wear it in flowing ringlets; IN express
law commanded the ~commonalty to cut
their hair close round the middle of the
forehead. The beard was also held in
the greatest reverence by them, and to
touch it stood in lieu Of a solemn OATH
Dry Goods Chronicle.
, 1890-06-11

The pedometer's life of usefulness
seems to be very seriously threatened by
a French invention for recording speed
and distance travelled by man, beast or
vehicle. The inventor, L. J.. Marcy, of
the Institute of France, has devised a
very simple machine to which the name
odograph has been given. 1t draws or
traces a curve on a travelling band of pa
per, which is a register of the speed with
which a person walks or a vehicle moves.
The recording mechanism is not at all
complicated and is not likely to get out
of order. 1t consists of a cylinder cover
ed with ruled paper and revolved by
clockwork. On this a stylus actuated by
a wheel which traverses the ground
marks the trace, and the stylus moves at
a rate proportional to the wheel, while
the paper moves past it at right angles
with a velocity proportional to the time.
The slope of the trace is a record of the
speed.
The odograph is capable of being
adapted to special purposes, such as
measuring the speed of soldiers on the
march, the rate hat railroad trains
travel, or the time made by racehorses
on the track, and it is thought that in
the more general use which promises to
be made of this instrument it will be
found to meet accurately numerous pur-
poses for which some such recorder has
been needed.-New York Times.
, 1890-06-11

A New Hampshire boy, several yeai.
before the war, found himself in Little
Rock, Ark, then one of the Indian
agencies. He began as clerk and then
became a merchant on his own sccount.
Long before the war actually commenced
he comprehended the political situation,
and in 1880, when he felt sure his state,
with other southern states, would secede,
he proceeded TO dispose of his large stock
and invested the same in cotton. He
further took the precAution to secure
Gridavits to prove his northern birth and
his northern sympathies. When the
south was actually invaded his Con-
federate friends in Little Rock laughed
at him, telling him hat the Yanks
would confiscate his cotton. He said
nothing.
When the Union invading force
reached Little Rock his cotton, amount
ing to several thousand bales, was seized
and sent north on government account.
After a little he succeeded in getting
through the Confederate lines, and ar
rived in New York about the time his
cotton arrived He at once presented
his papers to the government. They TO
leased his cotton. He sold it on the rise
of the market, say at $3.50 per pound.
Its cost averaged him about six cents.
The transportation to New York cost
him nothing. Today he occupies one of
the most elegant mansions in Concord,
N. H, on the site Of the ancestral home
stead, has but one child, and has an an
nual income OF several thousands.-Bos-
ton Traveller.
, 1890-06-11
WITCHES IN HE SOUTh.
Dire Havoc Believed to Have Bee
Caused by Them Among Coon Dogs.

Dire Havoc Believed to Have been
Caused by Them Among Coon Dogs.
In Wayne county, of which Colds
boro, N. c., Is the county seat, many of
the inhabitants believe in witchcraft.
The Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama and
other southern states abound in so called
witch doctors" who will cure your ails
and kill the witch that is troubling you.
Some of these doctors actually believe in
the personal existence of witches and in
their supernatural power, but many Of
them are frauds, who make a living by
imposing on the credulity of their neigh
bors.
The negro race Is naturally supcrsti-
hous, but the poor white crackers" are
also ignorant, and for believing in
spooks, spirits, hobgoblins and other
natural phenomena they can give the
colored man cards, spades and noes, and
then beat him. The cracker is worse
than the colored man, because he fondly
imagines that he is so much shrewder,
and 80 he does not use what brains he
has, nor does he try to learn anything.
He has thousands of signs, omens, cures
and beliefs that are a continual source
of annoyance to him, and perpetually
keep him in a state of dread. The sim
plest incident is one of sinister and oc-
cult meaning to him, and he is ever In n
tremor lest i'll luck and misfortune over
take him.
The evil influences manifest them
selves In various ways and zach one
seems worse than the other. His gun
occasionally hangs fire and refuses to
''go Off properly, and at times Ia SO
badly deranged that it cannot be dis
charged at all. At other times his ia
vorite coon dog is bewitched by some
evil minded and envious person, and
then the woe OF the cracker is something
painful to witness. II his gun were not
bewitched, why could he not kill a SPUR
rel with i2 And why should his dog re-
fuse to hunt coons, when to hunt coons
was his businessl These are questions
that he can answer only by assuming
that a witch has been influencing him
and his property.
he employs a witch doctor, to whom
he pours out his tale Of woe and yicl1&
up his hard earned cash. The doctor
cares little for the woe, but the cash is
grateful and exhilarating. The doctor
is sanguine, and declares that he has a
JIM VI hlllluB llht Ii blIlCIlg Orlklltlt
copyrighted, and warranted TO be edec-
tual.
In one case that / came across the doc
tor learned that an old woman living
several miles away was the suspected
party, and he commenced a campaign
against her. He told the victim to go
to her house some night and stretch a
white cotton string around the building
and tie the ends together with n ''weav-
er's knot" Then he was to walk around
the house seven times each way, recite a
given sentence in front Of each door
while making mysterious marks on it,
and the cure would be completed. The
directions were followed, and, l am
happy to say, were effectual, as the next
hunt resulted in the death Of three coons.
Another time a small powder was
given, which must be swallowed by the
witch without her knowing it. The old
lady was invited to dinner, the powder
placed in her cup of coffee, and the cure
was as complete as could be desired
Philadelphia Times.
, 1890-06-11

had occasion the other day to make
inquiries concerning renting rooms for
business purposes and was astonished to
find that no matter how high one went
In some of the new and magnificent
structures lately erected'by various COM
panies, the rents were higher still. l
could find nothing under $3.50 or 1900 a
year, and that for only one room. In
fact In several buildings l was told that
they had nothing under 300 and felt no
anxiety about securing n tenant. /
should think there are many people who
would be willing to pay n moderate rent
for small offices, and a building erected
IN this plan would pay, but in these
days when so much is demanded by ten
ants, such as stationary wash stands,
electric lights, messenger calls, etc, the
rents have to be placed high.-Philadel-
phia Times.
, 1890-06-11

A notable attempt has been made to
add to the Of the English Ian
guage. Lord Bury, as chairman of the
Electric Traction company, wrote to The
Times to ask for a short word-if posi-
BILE of one syllable-to express the idea of
being conveyed by electric power. AS
might have been expected, letter after
letter poured in, full of strange and won
derful suggestions. The following are
only a few of the ~cacophonous verbs
which scientific and unscientific writers
alike submitted for consideration: To
''ohm," to volt" to mote" to "eleo-
~trise," to 'coulomb," to ''squirm," to
''shock," to franklin" to ''scint," to
elk" to 'trictrac," to ''faradate," to
weber" There is clearly no lack OF
choice; perhaps America will help us, as
1t did with the verb to wire. Muir
ray's Magazine,
, 1890-06-11

The Arabs have no little knowledge of
the precepts of Christianity, and much
respect for them, but they occasionally
add to them observations of their own.
at was a noble command of the Man
of Nazareth" says one Of their moralists,
that men should love their enemies, and
do good to those who hate them.
"If all men were able to follow this
precept, o there would be no enemies
for us to love, nor despisers of ourselves
to whom we could do good.
'In this weak world we may, perhaps,
succeed in doing no more than this: so
to control our thoughts that we shall love
our friends more han we hate our enc
mics.
For there be, in the world now two
kinds of men TO wit: those who love
their friends more than they hate their
enemies, and Those who hate their enc
mics more than they love their friends.
"Of the first of these there Is hope, and
we may live with them; but the second
we should fly, as the Bedouin flies the red
curtain of the sky behind which the 81
noon advances."-Youth's Companion.