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Daily Republican., 1879-08-19

lF OUR WILMINGTON workingmen who
are out of employment will but 60 up
to Tenth and Market Streets, they can
while away an hour or two looking at
Philadelphia laborers grading the new
Court House lot. OF course this is all
right, for 1t is what Wilmington Demo-
cratic workingmen voted for.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-19

wrong doing but should promptly pun.
ish them for doing so, and we believe
that it will do so in the Hong Kong
Daily Republican., 1879-08-19
A NOTE

The - Republican /" still leads In
oirc uIaaiOn. Advertise where you
set the most for your money aao
the :. Republican II thst paper.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-19
The Cheapest Excursion,

First Grand Excursion OF Humanity Circle,
No. |. y. ". H. F. orc. A.. to
GlcnOlden Grove, Pa, ON Friday,
August 20, 1879.
Stopping at Chester each way. Tickets for
round trip. dancing included so and cents.
Elinger Brass and String nd has been
engaged for the occasion. Train leaves p. W.
Il b. X. X. Depot, 7 715 A. NJ; Chester at7.4O.
Returning leave the Grove at 1906.
8.ls.lOt FRANK VANNEM AN, Sec'y.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-19
ITO! FOR CAPE AY!- The Iarg
III steamer, SUSIE a: MO s4Eh

IV steamer, SUSIE q: MO s@lE-A
GAIL, will connect with the f11af = (fa
"RepuDlic," for Cape May, on and aueI
Saturday, the 2lst inst. leaving Fourth street
Wharf al O'Clock, A. M. and return about
p. M. Fare 81 for tic round trip Also con-
meet on and after June ~, with steamer
Thomas Clyde" for Collins Beach and
bombay Hook. -Four trips day will also be
made to Pennsgrove; leaving WILMINGTON al
A. NJ, Up. M IS p. M. ard 73o p M. Leav.
M. ie20-tf CAPT. DENNY.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-19

rTyHE LARGEST DRY GOODS HOUSE
Ora nd Depot, f8th It,, Market 10 Chestnut.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-19
ATLANTIC CITY!
NEW SHORT LINE
Ea4&ssuE

Arrangement can De made for parties OF
400 and upwards at very low rates, from vii.
mingfon to Atlantic City, BY applying at the
Steamboat Dfi"e, foot of French street. Ex-
cursIonsts will have about6 hours for bathing
fishing and sailing at this popular place.
8-l4 ct
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Transportation Meeting.

Editors Florida Ariculturist
The crop OF fruit and vegetables
produced on the Upper St. Johns the
present season, which is about to
close, is largely i'll excess of any
previous year and we all feel the ne
cessity of a more perfect communlca-
ton with the northern cities where
we have to look for q market. 1t is
hardly necessary for me to enter into
details here to show how much we
have suffered in the way o having
our products detained in transit.
What we need is a through line from
Lake Monroe to New York, via. the
Inland route and Savannah, all under
one management and the connections
close and sure.
don't think we have any reason
to complain of the freight taritf-that
is reasonable enough-but when our
products lay over until they become
worthless we should make some eff.
fort 20 find remedy.
I think all who are Interested
should put their heads together and
by a united effort, this great evil can
be overcome.
1t has been proposed that every
neighborhood above Palatka should
hold meetings and appoint delegates
and designate a place for general
convention to consider this subject.
We. have determined to have q
meeting at Georgetown, on Monday
June End, and would be pleased to
have you and all others who feel an
interest in this matter to meet with
us. If you approve the suggestion
1 hope you will lay it before youl
friends at your place, Orange City
Enterprise, Mellonville, Sanford an6
other points interested.
H. w. PETERS,
Lake George. Fla, May %, 1879.
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The holding of a teachers institute
Ill the county next September is
much to be desired. This would
give our teachers the opportunity of
meeting each other, becoming &C.
quainted and exchanging views in re-
gard to teaching and if supplemented
by some good lectures by expert
enced educators in regard to the best
methods Of school government and OF
imparting instructor, would give us,
to some extent, unity of effort, and
largely increase the efficiency of our
public schools. We need aid from
the friends Of education throughout
the county to make the holding of
such an institute possible. Will they
aid us? A small contribution from
the different school districts would
be sufficient to defray the expense OF
lecturers from other parts CT the
State.
Another matter OF vital Importance
to the prosperity of our schools is the
introduction OF a uniform list of text
books. The school Board fully intend
ed to make some provision III this d.
rection, but the crippled condition OF
our finances at present, renders such
an undertaking impracticable. If I
can be secured against loss, l intend
to make personal effort to remedy
this great and growing evil, but of
that hereafter.
JAMES WILKINSON.
County Superintendent Of Schools.
Daytona, May 14th, 1879.
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Die-Back and Rust in the Orange
Continued from last week.

Mr.. VIM. Saunders, Superintendent
= of the Propagating Garden Of this
Department, has fully considered all
the facts thus far submitted by the
orange growers of Florida, and he
confirms my opinion that an over
succulent growth is the prevailing
cause ct the disease. For example,
"The disease Is said to appear first on
the buds, leaves, and tips OF branch
es. II attacks the young wood, and
generally appears on transplanted
stumps having buds from one to
three years Of age" Mr.. Saunders
says that, stumps of the character
spoken OF, will, when fully rooted
throw out in the second and third year
very vigorous and succulent branch
es; and late Fall, succulent growth,
followed by frost, would have the
tendency to produce the result in
question, and this evil would prove
greater on low, undraiffed lands, than
on those which are high and well
drained, because the succulent growth
would continue longer on wet soil.
While plants are making a large
growth of wood, their buds seldom
mature into blossom, much less into
fruit. An orange tree TO be healthy,
should make wood slowly, and ripen
quickly, without which oranges will
never come to maturity. Succulent
Growth tavors the breeding of insects
and also the black fungus so common
to the Florida orange. A drop OF
the black fungus matter, falling on
the fruit, leaves, or branches, will
propagate quickly its kind, and the
fact that when the skin of an orange
is once covered with the black fungus
(called AntennarieD it becomes tough
and of less value, shows the greater
necessity of preventing its growth.
Besides, the cleaner the tree and
leaves, the freer will be the evapora-
ton of moisture from its surface, and
the greater the consolidation OF solid
matter in the tissue. Experience
demonstrates that unripe wood fos-
ters aphides and other insects. The
fou- dation, therefore. of many of the
troubles OF Agriculturists and horti-
culturists lies in unripe wood.
From the foregoing considerations
am convinced that the general and
primary cause of the trust" is found
in an excess of moisture in the ground
or atmosphere, or both, causing great
succulency of growth, which tends
TO cause the blistering in the young
wood, and greater expansion OF the
heart wood of older branches, caus-
ing the bark to split longitudinally
followed by a flow of watery sap
from the ruptured parts, composed
of cellular substances, albumen and
essential oil of orange. The latter
oxidizes on exposure to the atmos-
phere, and forms the brown crust "
seen on the branches. Sometimes it
is quite glossy. 1t is soluble in al
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washes of carbolate OF lime will do
this. Even washes of land plaster
will destroy growing moss.
The cranberry growers of New
Jersey, have used land-plaster for
this purpose, and have found it bene-
fetal; but the process has to be re-
newed from time to time as required.
I am unable this time to suggest any
other remedy for the rust of the or
ange tree in Florida, but will give
the subject further consideration, as
new facts are developed
THOMAS TAYLOR,
Microscopist.
Washington. d. G. Apyil Z, 1879.
(Co,scltaied.)
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The Crops on the Coast.

Edat0rS Florida Aqricultatrist:
1t is subject of common remark
all along the coast that crops of all
KINDS are unusually fine this season.
although there has been much com
paint OF want of rain by certain
persons. l find that the kind Of
weather desired BY cultivators de-
pends altogether upon the kind Of
soil they are cultivating. Our neigh
Dor VI. l.. Smith, on low hammock
pipes like frog in spring shower
In weather that dries my sand hills
and shell mounds to their very he'd
rock. He don't care to see rain Oft
eher than once month, while daily
shower would not hurt me IN the
least Therefore it often happens
that season exactly suits one mar
and exactly don't suit his neighbor.
Our friend Y. A of Rock Ledge.
says that his experience has shown
'hat dry seasons, though sometimes
alarming, are generally the most IA
vorabie tor trees. | go him one bet
ter and say that l have found them
best for most crops on hammock land.
The worst seasons have experienced
weie those which We're wet at first
and followed by drouth.
Trees, plants and crops are very
like humans in one respect, to wit :
They will get their supplies in the
easiest and cheapest way, and when
there is plenty near the surface will
draw from there and send no roots
down. When the surfs,A diggincs
~ ~ ,----, s.,-..s '.--1- faiN .-ss,e.-,
cry ready for lower level, and sus-
pension is inevitable Trees grown
upon soil naturally wet suffer more
in a drouth than those upon dry
land on account of this lack of prep
aration for it, Their roots run to
the usual water supply, but this be-
ing near the surface is easily exhaust
ed by drouth and the downward
growth OF the roots is unable to
keep up with the shrinking Of
the water
The past Winter and Spring, up to
the 10th of this month have been
unusually dry and cool. But in
spite of it, or perhaps because of it
the usual garden crops and Irish po
tatoes have been much more produc-
tive than when everyone has been
surfeited with rain. For a week
past there have been daily and abun-
dant showers. The countenance of
the community is broad with smiles
of content, past failures are forgot
ten, the heretofore disheartened are
hopeful, the croaker hides his dimin
ished head and peace and content
ment encompass the land.
J. ID. MITCHELL.
Daytona, May II. 1879
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The Prospect for the Next Orange
Crop.
Daytona, May II. 1879.

From what we have seen in this
county, and the reports made by our
correspondents in other counties,
there wnl be a smaller orange crop,
from the old groves, than the last.
The trees did not bloom well, owing
in a great measure to the cold in Jan
uary, and the loss of the usual rains
about that time. However, there
are SO many new groves continually
coming into bearing, that tie quanti-
ty for shipment will hardly fall away.
The fruit may also te expected to be
of superior quality.
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Contents of this Number.

Page 9---Die Back and Rust in the Orange; Schools
in Volusia County; Transportation Meeting: The
Crops on the Coast; The Prospect of the Next
Orange Crop.
Page 10--Naughty; N-en Should Take the Papers,
poetry; Difficulties Nettes Choice; Race De-
serving determination; Little Boys Sermon;
Manufactured Paper; Dr. Rabelais' Journey
Varieties Poor Girls Hair Recipes.
Page 11--Legal Notices Advertisements.
Page 12---Read This Work for June ; Successful
Settler; Our Next Numbers The Florida Fruit
Growers Association; American Association; Our
Indian River Correspondent Homestead Patent
Locals.
Page 13---Advertisements.
Page 14---The Sago Palm; Bees on the Wing; One
Hundred Million Bananas; Girded Tree; Prepar-
alton of Eucalyptus.
Page acknowledgements.
Page acknowledgements.
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Editors Florida A5rcultauist:
(Conclsttied.)

Editors Florida ASriculauist:
In presenting you with briet
statement of the condition of our
public schools, I feel the kindness
you express towards me personally
and the interest you evince in the
welfare and prosperity of the schools
OF the county. There are now thirty
two organized school districts in this
county, and the work of organization
goes steadily forward. Seven of
these have been organized within the
year and still there are some new dis
tricts awaiting orgapization.
There were thirty schools in oper-
alton during the present scholastic
year, (commencing the first of Octo-
Der 1879 and inthese Thirty districts
there have been s4xeols maintained
20 ~ .<.~.;ss: '.i4s-
ont of the school fund OF the county
and State for terms varying from
three to six months. There have
been taught during the present scho-
lastic year, seven hundred and thirty
four children Of the proper school
age, besides quite a number who are
over the legal age for drawing from
the school fund.
We have paid teachers from the
school fund of the county tor the
present scholastic year, two thousand
six hundred and tifty-eight dollars
and ninety six cents, and we have an
unexpended balance, in TIE treasury,
of four or five hundred dollars which
will be expended in several of the
said school districts before the close
OF the present school year. (Septem-
Der 3Oth 1879.
There is gratifying interest taken
by nearly all classes in our public
schools. The best evidence of this
is found in the increasing call for or.
organization and in the largely in
creased attendance. The Board of
Public instruction find themselves
unable to respond to some OF these
calls for schools from sparsely settled
neighborhoods on account of n reduc.
tion of school tax by the last legisla-
ture. The limit Of taxation for
county school purposes has been re-
duced by them fifty per cent, and as
the Board does not wish to shorten
the school term, there seems to be
but one way to give a term long
enough to be profitable to the chill
dren. Contract for smaller wages
with the teachers. and at the same
time let the patrons of the schools
contribute voluntarily toward the
board of the teacher, and I would
urge this point upon the attention
of the patrons of the schools
in the county, and ask their
aid and cooperation in meeting
and overcoming this reduction of tax
without shortening the school term.
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OOHOi ouu OuIHS lIho Su0lIdC. w Heu
the exudation is boiled in potash, the
resin is dissolved, and cellular struc-
lures remain. AS a remedy would
strongly recommend drainage if that
is possible. Experiments might be
profitably made on a small scale, to
ascertain if the evil cannot be prevent
ed.
Root pruning might be tested, and
the girdling OF few leading branch
es might have the effect of consolida-
ting the sap in the upper part Of the
limbs. 1t is well known that fruit
has been very much improved by
this process, and is worthy Of trial.
The objection to this is, that in few
years, the girdled branch will die.
About four years ago girdled a
branch OF an apple tree, about two and
one half inches in diameter, and heavi-
ly painted the exposed part with thick
white lead in oil, avoiding the use of
turpentine. The fruit on this branch
each year since the girdling, has been
Of better quality, hangs longer on it
than on any other branch of the same
tree: and seems wholly free from in
sect injury. When tree is girdled,
the descending sap is retained above
the girdled part; and this is evident
ly the case from the fact that the
branch above it increases in diameter
while that below does not. 1t is
therefore evident that the effect of
girdling, is to supply larger amount
of solid nourishment to all parts
above the girdling. Astrees increase
in aoa the cells of tha moody struct,
ure fillup and become consolidated
This is known as heart wood but it
is found by experience that the limb
of tree will ulti nately die in the
absence of fresh growth OF wood
over the girdled part. When a por-
ton of bark is removed from a tree
it may close over, owing to its lateral
growth, but it is observed that the
bark of tree, has no tendency %
grow from above downwards, or
from below upwards. If after a
number of years by any device, the
naked part of girdled branch of
fruit tree could be covered over with
a healthy growth Of bark, a new lay.
er OF wood would grow under it,
and all over the branch, and in a
year or two the girdling process
could be repeated if desired.
For this purpose have devised a
new method of girdling. which l
think is worthy of trial. l propose
zigzag cut made through the bark
all around the branch exposing the
sap wood, which should be painted
with thick white lead, 10 prevent the
evaporation Of moisture from the
parts. In this way the wood is pre-
served from dry rot. The usual man
ner OF girdling trees, is to remove
the bark in straight line all around.
A tree girdled after this fashion, will
never recuperate, owing to the . fact
stated, and in the course of few
years, the woody cells become solid
from the deposition ofincrusting mat
ters, and the sap will be retarded in
its upward, flow. In glrdling trees
the main trunk should never be tam
pered with. All experiments should
be confined to the branches, and that
with conservative zeal. The great
object to be accomplished is reduc-
ticn of watery sap, which may be at
tanned by drainage, root pruning, and
by the removal OF moss, lichens, and
fungi, which frequently cover trees
and prevent evaporation. Weak
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gY The AGRICULTUR1sT, reaches
all parts of the United. States, the
West Indies, and Europe. What a
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-18

the W. II. Harrison to the amount az 500, and
paid Y and costs. amounting together to SIPS.
sa Z left for y. Louis The Henry Frank Is due
me Brown reports her just below. 1t ID cold
ana cloudy. Business 10 active on the lavee.,
by Telegraph
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-THE river Is u feet and
rising fast, It has has been showing all the
morning. Business IL quiet There have been
On only two boats. this week for New Orleans. the
now due. On Saturday the Guiding star for
New ORLEANS will be crowded with Mardt Gra3
e95xitcurIE,ionisis. Capt Hart Clerk Donnaiy.
fated Dunnally's crew are here The total loss
On the boa. and cargo will reach s150.o0o. The
Gan, from Memphis. has arrived.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17.-Aiter lib rec inches of snow
y an early hour yesterday. the day was clear
and cloudy at intervals. lee running much the
came. The river fs falling-six feet u Cairo
2fnches on the gauge. Ievee business transae-
lions are light. except at the Anchor Line wharf
The Desmet, Paduch and Zoe Kinney from New
morning. No departures since Thursday, The
abates are the T. G. Elliott from Grand Tower
and John DipDold. with q tow. The Cherokee
Bee e 1os from am
MEMPHIs. Feb. i7.MThe river is falling. De-
parted: Thomas Sherlock for New Orleans.
WHEELING, W. va. Feb. 1.-THE river Ia 10
feet and falling. /. s full Of heavy ice. II has
been showing all day. The Fannie Tatum
passed down last night at 8 o'clock. The W P.
Thompson. after repairing her wheel. got
away at II y. m. The Stockdale has not arrived
up
EVANSVILLE, Feb. -17.-Snow IL falling. The
gauge is l71s feet. Mercury "a.
CAIRO. Feb. 17.-Arrived Rpbt. Mitchell from
Cincinnati. 1t has been showing since 10 o'clock
last night.
MATCHES, Feb. Ito Brockett & Carter. SO
Magazine street: The steamer Chas p. Chou
teau will arrive to- night with 1901 bales cotton.
She will leave for Memphis and the bends
Wednesday. the nineteenth instant.
w. H. THORWEGAN. Master.
VICKsBURG. Feb 17.-To g. g. Wayne. New Or
leans: Detained by fog; will arrive Wednesday
morning early. aud leave on time.
j. d. HEGLER,
Captain steamer Golden City.
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PoRT EApa, Feb. IL. 8 .. m.-Barometer 30.
Wind north. light. Weather thick and foggy.
Arrived. at 1880 o. M: British steamship Aus
tralian. Peters master, from West India ports
to r. & g. Forwood
British steamship James Drake at q b. m.
Howard master. from Liverpool. TO A. K. Miller
x Co.
American schooner ZInga. Flynn master, 10
days from Port Cortes. with fruit. to joseph 2.
Macheca g. Go.
Sailed Ship Nine. Adorna for Liver
pool, banks Disponent for Cronstadt, Guiona
for Bremen, Maipo for Barcelona, Aretusa for
Bremen. Rosario for Malaga. Columbia tor
Havre. and Natvig for Cork; brig Jolund for
Queenstown.
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Exports

HAVRE-Per bark Refine des Anges-2337 bales
cotton bales NOES 1910 pcs slaves
BAYONNE-Per bark Breidabliek-18.187 bush
els wheat in bnlk
CIENFUEGOS-Per schr Susan Scranton-1e65
sacks corn
PENSACOLA-Per schr Martha MS bbls -four
100 bbs potatoes 400 sacks 30 sacks oats csks
meat 30 bales hay 1870 pkgs sundres
TAMPICO-Per schr Palma-l50 sacks corn do
hops tubs butter 10 bbls potatoes 90 bdls shingles
20I2 pcs pine lumber
PkUViDENCE-Per schr MaTtie Ho'mes-136o
bales cotton 1877 bbs molasses 70 hf bbs moiasses
casks wine
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MARINE NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT
February IL, 1879.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOUKAT,
February IL. 1879. 4
Cleared Yesterday.
Fr bark Refine des Anges, Lecuyer. for Havre-
Hopkins &co
Nor bark Breidablek, Nielsen, for Bayonne-
Robt Oerlein
Scbr M artha M. Milioit, for Pensacola
III Pohlmann H. Son
Schr Palma Taylor, for Tampico-
Jos Kelley
Schr Susan Scranton Stark. for Cienfuegos-
Jos Kelley
Schr Martie A Holmes, Burr, for Providence. X i
Jos Kelley
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STEAMBOATS,.
OUACHHTA RIVER.

NEW ORLEANS AND oUACHITA, RIVER
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
Leaves WEDNESDAY February 49, at o. m.
IT, FOR CAMDEN. Ell DORADO,
klH5snalsf Va Ouachta City, Monroe Trenton and
all landings on Black and Ouachita
rivers-The fine new light draft passenger
JOHN HOWARD.
J. W. Carlton master. E. 4. Perry clerk,
will leave as above. For freight or passage ap-
ply on board or to +. A. BLANKS. President.
GEO. d. HITE. BRITTON Il EPPL Err, J. E.
gARL.N. JANNEY & WORK. LORD Il Nc
PEAKE, Agents. felt
NEW ORLEANS AND OUACHITA RIVER
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
WEEKLY UNITED STATES MAIL PACKET
Leaves every WEDNESDAY, at 8 .. M.
IT, FOR OUACHITA CITY. MONROE.
HE54nllast d Trenton, and all town landings on
- Black and Ouachita rivers - The
splendid passenger steamer
JOHN II. HANNA,
Jack w. Blanks master. Clerk Ben G.. Corn well
will leave as above. For freight or passage
apply on board or to
Capt. +. A. BLANKS President
No. 106 Gravier street.
GEO. D. HITE. BRITTON & EPPLER, J. E.
CARLIN, JANNEY & WORK, LORD u Mo-
PEAKE, r. W. ADAMS. Agents.
Connects regularly with steamer Bertha Brun-
ner for Bayou D'Arbonne, steamers Acme and
Jimmie Baker for Bayou Bartholomew and Sa-
line river, steamer Tom Parker for Little and
Tensas rivers. Jas tt