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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-08-06
Palms..

Editors of The Florida Agriculturist.
1t is a curious fact that although
the great majority of the palm family
grow in plains in mean temperature
of SO to $50, there are, nevertheless,
within the tropics several species of
palms, whose natural habitats are at
so great an elevation on the Andes
as to belong to climate correspon-
ding with that Of the colder temper
ate or even of the Arctic Zones. 1t
is we'll known that on mountains in
whatever part of the globe situated,
great elevation is invariably connected
with depressed temperatures so that for
about every 1900 feet in altitude, a
change OF climate, temperature, and
vegetable productions is experienced,
equivalent to about 100 of latitude ;
thus, at the limits of perpetual snow,
not only the thermometer but the
plants indicate an arctic or polar tenn
perature. Humboldt found the noble
wax palm, { Cerocylo'a Aaadicola), the
palmetto of Azufzal, (Oreodora fri
gida), and the slender seed-like cana
ole la 0ibora, (Kwathia Monta'aa) all
fourishing at elevations varying from
6,400 to 5000 feet above the level Of
the sea, where the mean temperature
is scarcely 570 Fab, and in "a eli
mate corresponding to that of the
south of England and south OF France.
These palms grow among nuts and
oaks. The same enterprising traveller
determined by accurate barometric
measurements the upper and lower
limits of the wax palm. He first OBJ
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-08-06
Orange Growing in Florida.
BY DIR. H. W. PETERS.
From the Home and Farm

From the Home and Farm.
LAKE GEORGE, FLA, June y.
The great number Of letters of in
quiry received from all parts of the
United States in relation to the eli
mate and production of this State,
and more particularly the orange,
shows the growing interest being felt
throughout the country. Such cor
respondence has not only become
burdensome in time of labor, but
quite expensive, as many neglect to
inclose a stamp. 1t always affords
me pleasure 10 impart information
when 1 am able to do so, and l have
concluded that it would be more sat-
isfactory for me to prepare an article
for your widely circulated journal
that will cover the ground OF most
inquiries.
have been both an amateur and
professional horticulturist and nur-
seryman for more than thirty years,
the last five of which all my time and
attention has been devoted to orange
culture. Ii my experience has not
taught me something worth knowing,
1 certainly have lived and labored to
but little purpose.
In nearly all letters of inquiry l
receive the question is propounded
+" Whether l consider Florida well
adapted to orange growing, if so,
what part of the State l would ad-
wise strangers to settle in ?" In re-
ply I would say that, in my opinion,
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By the old plan (see Fig. 1.-C.) the
bark will never grow over the parts
d. d., because bark grows laterally
and not perpendicularly. If por-
ton OF bark is removed from the
trunk of any tree, the bark grows
over the exposed part from each side.
About four years ago 1 girdled a
branch of an apple tree by the old
plan, and painted the exposed part
with thick white lead in oil, to pre-
vent dry rot. The branch is still
sound, and bears fruit of good quail
ity. The branch above the girdling
has increased in diameter, while the
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Ih0rnlesS t1ralLge li'ree.

Editors Of The Florida Agriculturist,
Allow me to differ with you as to
your statement in a late issue Of your
paper, that tree budded from ter.
minal buds, will make a thornless
tree; that is, from the first remove
You keep OIL budding that way fol-
three OF four times and experience
goes to prove such to be the case.
Mrs. A. M. JosSELYN.
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Girdling Trees.
Editors of The Florida Agricalturist.
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 10.

DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 10. {
In your issue Of the second inst, 1
observe cuts, and what may appear
to many a tull statement of my
method of girdling trees, whereas the
paragraphs are taken from my first
and only letters Of late date, pub
lished in your paper several weeks
ago. just under the first cut you
give portion of my letters: "The
object OF this system of girdling
branches is to prsduce ripe wood,
sound and large fruit, and at the same
time, prevent thT ,s decay 0f the
have the tendency OF producing large
fruit. / simply desire that your or
ange growers will try this new sys-
tenn on few branches affected with
"die-back," and as means of pre-.
venting branch or branches girdled
from dying. L propose this new
method OF girdling, by which theo
retically the girdled part will hea
over with new bark.
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Agaye Culture in Florida.
litors of The Florida Agriculturist.
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, J
WASHINGTON July, IA, 1879. {

DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE,
WASHINGTON July, IA, 1879. {
l am desirous OF ascertaining the
condition of the agave culture of
Mexicana, which was introduced into
Florida about fifty years ago by DR..
Perrine. My understanding is, that
the plant is now running wild over
certain portions Of your State, and
also that there is some use made of
it for obtaining fibre, and enters into
commerce in some small degree.
Can you tell me how much profit
there is in preparing the fibre for
market, how much is produced to the
acre, what preparation is necessary,
what the market is for it, the use
made OF it, and if alcohol is produced
from the plant and in what quanti-
ties Any information you can fur
nish me will be thankfully received.
WIN. G. LEDUC,
Commissioner Of agriculture.
The agaves and sisal hemp plants
grow WIN Jne greatest luXurlance on
the Atlantic coast OF this State, and
require little or no culture. 1t is
evident that money may be made by
converting them into. fibre and sup
plying the home demand, which now
has to rely on foreign countries for
its supply, at cost OF several million
dollars. We are, therefore. much
pleased to see that Gen. LeDuc has
turned his attention this way with
the object OF bringing it prominently
forward. Will those who can give
information on the subject answer
the above letter from Gen. LeDuc, in
our columns.
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THE PALM TRIBES.

That great elevation is not abso-
lutely essential to the growth of this
palm is indicated by the fact that it
grows in the greenhouses of Eng
land.
In English works on gardening it is
mentioned as an extremely grand
plaut unequalled as an ornament to
the sub.tropical garden, but it must
be sheltered-in its soung state at
least-from rough winds and the d.
rect rays of the sun. The upper side
Of the pinnated leaves is full, deep.
shining green, while the lower side is
silvery white.
The soil best adapted to it's cul.
ture is loan and peat, about equal
parts. p.
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a. New wood.
b. Girdled part.
C. Original branch. !

a. New wood.
b. Girded part
c. Original branch.
Cut No. 1 exhibits its appearance.
If the theory of my process is cor
rect, the same branch may be gir-
died many times without endanger-
ing decay. The girdled part should
be protected as soon as exposed, to
prevent the evaporation of the natu-
raj sap. THOMAS Taylor.
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DeLand, VOlusa County, Florida Wednesday, August g. 1879

part Of fat, it makes excellent can.
dies.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-10-18
Council Proceedings
(OHcial.)

A special meeting of the Village COun-
Gil was held at the Council rooms Mon
day evening, October 18th, 1879, for the
purpose of taking into consideration
two petitions, presented at the last regu-
lar meeting, relative to fire protection.
Present-President Brown, Trustees
Miner, Gallagher, Rapin, ]. B. Macarthur
and Mcdonald.
Absent : Attorney Humphrey, VIM.
Macarthur.
On motion of Trustee Gallagher, voted
that the reading of the minutes of last
regular meeting held October 2, 1879 be
omitted.
By Trustee Miner:
Resolved, That the whole subject mat
ter presented with the petitions present
ed at the last regular meeting of the
council, asking some action by the cOun-
Gil to prevent fires, and the erection of
buildings and structures, and the prose-
cutiOn of certain trades or business
within the village deemed hazardous on
account of fires, be referred back to the
village attorney and the committee on
fire department, to draft and present as
early as practicable for the cOnsidera-
tiOn of the council, an ordinance under
the provisions of section of chapter 10
of the amended charter.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-President Brown, Trustees
Miner, Rapin, Gallagher, j. B. Macarthur,
and Mcdonald. Nays-nOne.
On motion of Trustee Gallagher voted
to adjourn. N. w. LYONS, Clerk.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-10-18
CONDENSEDNEWS.

Norvin Green has been reelected pres
ident of the Western Union telegraph
company.
Capt. F. s. Dodge, of the ninth cavalry,
has been highly cOmplimented in an Of
fetal order of Gen. Pope for his timely
reinforcement Of Payne's command.
Walter Paine, the defaulting treasurer
of the American linen company, of Fall
River, Mass, has been arrested at Que
bee as he was about to sail for Europe.
Exports from the Dominion for Au-
gust, $7,562,OO The shipments of Can
adian sawed lumber to the United States
for five months ending September 80
were valued at $813,211.
The city hall at Philadelphia has al
ready cost $7,500,OO0, the building COM
missioners want 81, ,25O.OOO appropriated
for the next year, and the outside walls
as yet are but half way up.
. Chief Justice Waite never could, as q
lawyer, take interest in case where his
client was in the wrong, and likes his
present position because, as he says, he
can always be on the right side.
The business boom is everywhere. The
Boston Herald reports that the jobbing
houses of that city are doing an immense
business. One of the leading firms, that
last year made sales to the amount of
$13,OOO,OOO, will sell $2O,0OO,O0O worth in
1879. rt
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-10-18
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 1S. 1879.
Annual Meeting Of the Board OF Su.
pervisors of the County of Cheboy.
gan.


Annual Meeting Of the Board OF Su-
pervisors of the County Of Cheboy-
gan.
SEPT. 18th, 1S79.-Meeting called to or
der by the Chairman, Supervisor VIM. B.
Ellis.
Roll called by the Clerk.
Present-JameS Barclay, of Beaugrand;
/. Smith BOckes, of Burt; VIM. B. Ellis,
of Inverness; George Heiliman, of Mum
70; Jerry Jarvis. of Grant; Robert Robin
son, of Benton; JudsOn d. Smith, of Dun
can; and Ezra A. Faunce, of TuscarOra.
j. P. Sutton, Judge of Probate, made a
written report to the board in reference
to persons sent from the county to the
Michigan Asylum for the Insane, which
was, on motion, received and placed on
file.
By Supervisor RObinsOn:
RESOLVED, That Alexander Mcdonald
be allowed one month in addition to his
time for completing the Jail and Sheriff's
residence.
Adopted unanimously.
BY Supervisor Faunce:
Resolved, That committee of three be
appointed on equalization of rolls and a
committee of three be appointed on
claims and accounts.
Adopted unanimously.
The Chair appointed JudsOn d. Smith,
of Duncan; Ezra A. Faunce and James
Barclay, of TuscarOra, committee on
equalization on rolls, and Robert Robin
son, of Benton; Jerry Jarvis, of Grant,
and George Heiliman, of Munro, a COM
mittee on claims and accounts.
By Supervisor Faunce:
Moved that the board adjourn until to-
morrow morning at 8 o'clock.
Motion prevailed.
TUESDAY MORNING, Oct. 14th, 1S79.-
Board met, pursuant to adjournment. at
8 o'clock AM.
Meeting called to order by the Chair
man, Supervisor VIM. B. Ellis.
Roll called by the Clerk.
Present-James Barclay, of Beaugrand;
/. Smith BOckes, of Burt; VIM. B. Ellis,
of Inverness; George Heiliman, of Num-
TO; Jerry jarvis, of Grant; Robert Rob-
insOn, of Benton; JudSOn ID. Smith, of
Duncan, and Ezra A. Faunce, of Tusca-
rOra.
The committee appointed on equaliza-
tiOn and rolls made the following re-
port:
To the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Cheboygan.
The undersigned committee to whom
was referred the matter of equalizing
the assessment Rolls of the several town
ships of the County of ChebOygan re-
spectfnlly report that after a careful
examination Of the same, they have
equalized the valuation of the real estate
in the respective townships and have
added to and deducted from the taxable
property in the several townships such
an amount as will produce relatively an
equal and uniform valuation of the real
estate in the county as follows, to wit:
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-10-18
STATE NE WS.

Senator Ferry is at home in Grand
Haven.
There was but one grist mill in On
tOnagon county, and now that one has
burned down.
A merchant of Nottawa found mouse
nest in his store, made of $67 worth Of
nibbled greenbacks.
Jake Martin, the big Ypsilanti wrest-
ler, has been elected constable. When he
says to man Gomez he cometh.
Five car loads of patients at the Kala-
mazOO asylum were given an excursion
ride to Grand Haven few days ago.
A wildcat which has infested Asyria
township, Barry county, for some time,
was shot recently by Daniel Smith of
that place.
Milan Perkins, while driving a steam
thresher over bridge across Tiffin river,
southeast of Hudson, was seriously in
jured by the bridge falling, precipitating
him and the engine down below.
Mr.. De Pew, of Hillsdale county, was
decoyed into the Kalamazoo asylum for
the insane, but, after he was in the build
ing, escaped and struck. out for the
woods. A posse of officers subsequently
caugnt MIN.
The Leland iron company has purchas-
ed the charcoal blast furnace at Leland,
Leleenaw county, which was formerly
owned by the WyandOtte rolling mill
company, of Detroit. Mr.. V. K. Moore,
formerly manager of the WyandOtte roll
ing mill company, is president Of the
company and manager of the business.
The furnace is to be enlarged, but will
not be put in blast before next May or
June. The general Office of the COM
pany is in the MOffat block, Detroit.
There has long been tradition at OK
ford that many years ago Mr.. Daniel II.
Hanes witnessed terrible combat be-
tween an Indian and an elk, in the water
of Stony lake, near Oxford. The Indian
was victorious and Mr.. Hanes helped him
out of the lake, while the antlered cham
piOn sunk beneath the wave. A few days
ago Mr.. ThurlOw Pierce, while rowing
across the lake, saw something on the
bottom which excited his curiosity, and
he, therefore, fished out what proved to
be the skull and magnificent antlers of
an elk. The horns are AZ feet long and
3 feet 4 inches spread, inside measure
ment, with branches 20 inches long The
only marks about them are the plain
prints of st0mahawk blow, and all the
circumstances indicate that the original
owner of the frontlet was the chap
the Indian above alluded to had his fight
with.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-10-18

or impracticable for the claimant to
furnish other testimony. In such cases
upon his making an affidavit of the facts,
showing to your satisfaction the impos-
sibility or impractibility of furnishing
other testimony, you will receive such
testimony as he may be able to procure,
using great care to elicit from the wit
nesses the true statement of facts rela-
tive to the claimants right to make the
desired entry.
1t is also to be understood that wit
nesses named in the notice to make
final proof must be acquainted with the
claimant from settlement until they
make such final proof, and in no case
can claimant substitute witness for one
named in the published notice. If either
of such witnesses fail to testify, the said
notice must be republished, and wit
nesses named that will give such requir-
ed testimony.
By order Of the department at Wash
ingtOn.
EDWARD STEVENSON, Register.
w. II. C. MITCHELL, Receiver.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-10-18
All of which is respectfully submitted.
WATTS s. HUMPHREY,
Treasurer.

By Supervisor Barclay:
Moved that the report of the County
Treasurer of rejected taxes and taxes
charged back by the Auditor General for
the present year be accepted, and that
the several amounts be spread on the re-
spectiye rolls of the several townships
of the county.
Yeas Barclay, Bockes, Ellis, Heili-
man, Robinson and Faunce, 6. Nays
%.
The following proposition was sub
mitted to the Board:
CHEBOYGAN, Oct. 13, 1879.
To the Hon. the Board of Supervisors of Che
boygan county,
GENTLEMEN:-I hereby agree to do the
county printing for the coming year up
on the same terms and conditions as for
the year past. Yours respectfully,
w. CHNNDLER.
By Supervisor Bockes:
Moved that the proposition of VIM.
Chandler for printing be accepted.
Adopted unanimously.
By Supervisor Barclay:
Moved that Thomas Richardson be ap-
pointed County Superintendent of the
Poor for three years, his term of office
having expired.
By Supervisor Robinson:
Moved that the vote upon the adoption
of the report of the committee on equal
ization be re-cOnsidered.
Yeas--BOckes. Heiliman and Robinson
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-10-18

By Supervisor Jarvis:
Resolved, That the report of the COM
mittee on equalization of rolls be accept
ed and committee discharged.
Adopted by ayes and nays as follows:
Yeas-Barclay, Ellis, Jarvis, Smith and
Faunce-6. Nays-RObinsOn-1
The following petition was presented
by Geo. w. Bell, Esq, by, for and on behalf
of the township of Burt:
To the Board of Supervisors of Cheboygan
County:
We the undersigned, the township
ways of the township of Burt in the
igan and citizens of said township of
Burt. do hereby petition your honorable
body to grant to the said township of
Burt permission to build and construct
a bridge across the Indian river within
the said township of Burt, at point near
where said river empties into Mullet lake
and on or near where the section line
hetWeen section five (5) and eight (0 In
two (2) west, crosses said river.
Said bridge to be constructed of wood
and supported by piles and to be about
eleven hundred and twenty-five Q125)
feet in length and sixteen Q6 feet in
width.
Such bridge to be constructed with,
and have span seventy-twO (72) feet in
width, supported by a ''Whipple truss
across and over the main channel of the
river, and to have an:elevatiOn across the
channel of about sixteen; Q6) feet above
the level of the water, for the passage of
boats and vessels.
Dated, Burt, September 18TH, 1879.
/. SMITH BOCKES,
Supervisor of the township of Burt.
DANIEL DAVENPORT,
Justice of the Peace of Township of Burt.
FRANCIS M. TRAIN,
Justice of the Peace of Township of Burt.
THOMAS CRUMP,
Clerk of the Township of Burt.
MOSES M. HAMLIN,
Commissioner of Highways of the Town.
ship of Burt.
B. JAY TRIP.
FRANK KSHE-NAw-NAw-QUOT,
JOSEPH WEBwETAM
JOHN C. GRANT.
ANTOINE SHE-NAw-NAw-QUOT.
In connection with the above petition
the affidavits of c. j. Hunt, foreman of
the NORTHERN TRIBUNE and John Math-
ers. foreman of the Evening News that
said petition was published in their re-
spective papers for three consecutive
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-10-18
Meeting Of the Board Of SuPervivors Of
Mackfnac County.

Meeting Of the Board Of SuPerviSors Of
Mackinac County.
At the annual meeting Of the Board
of Supervisors of Mackinac county, the
following resolutions were offered by w.
P. Preston, President Of Mackinac viii
lage, and unanimously adopted by the
Board:
Resolved, That the Board of Supervi-
of the county of Mackinac have heard
with deep sorrow, of the sudden and un-
expected death of the Hon. George T.
Wendell. ia." i'a'
RESOLVED, That we recognized in him
representative man, true and noble
gentleman, long and prominently iden-
titled in the history of the county, and
whose name for nearly half century is
borne upon its annals.
Resolved, That we do hereby bear tes-
tim0ny to his sp0tless honor. his rare in
telllgence, and his warmth and gener-
osity of spirit.
Resolved, That in him we saw one
in whom the elements 80 mixed that
nature could stand up before all the
world and say: "This is man."
RESOLVED, That these resolutions be
placed upon the records of the proceed
ing of this board at this session, and
that copy of them be sent to the PetOs-
key Democrat, and the NORTHERN TRI-
BUNE, of Cheboygan, with the request to
publish, and also that a copy of them be
sent to the brothers of the diseased now
residents here, and that we do extend to
them and all his relatives, our sympathy
in this, their hour of sad bereavement.
JOHN BIDDLE,
County Clerk.
Mackinac, Mich, Oct. Is, 1879.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-10-18
Sensible Advice.

You are asked every day through the
columns of newspapers by your drug
gists to use something for your dyspep-
sia and liver complaint that you know
nothing about you get discouraged
spending money with but little success.
Now to give you satisfactory proof that
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER will cure you
of dyspepsia and liver complaint with all
its effects, such as sour stomach. sick
headache. habitual costiveness, palpita-
ton Of the heart, heart burn, water
brash, fullness at the pit of the stomach,
yellow skin, coated Tongue, Indigestion,
swimming of the head, low spirits, &C.,
we ask you to 60 to your druggists, A.
NJ. Gerow or Farr g. Weed. and get a
samble bottle of GREEN'S AUGUST
FLOWER for 10 cents and try it, or reg
ular size for Is cents Two doses will
relieve YOU.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-10-18
=. CHEBOYGAN SATURDAY, OCTOBER Is.

weeks previous to the presentation of
said petition.
WhereupOn Supervisor Bockes offered
the following resolution In relation
thereto:
WHEREAS, The township of Burt in the
county of Cheb0ygan has presented to
this Board petition asking this Board
to grant permission to said township of
Burt for said township to build and con-
struct bridge across the Indian river,
within the said township of Burt, at
point near where said river empties into
Mullet lake, and
WHEREAS, 1t appears from affidavits
on file that due notice has been
given and published as provided by law,
that said petition would be presented to
to this Board on this day. Thereupon be
| it
Resolred, That the township of Burt,
in ChebOygan county, be and is hereby
granted and given leave and permission
to build and construct bridge across
the Indian river in said township OF
Burt, on or near line commencing at
point 20 links east of and from the quar-
ter-post between sections 5 and 8, in
township 35 n, r W, thence n 9 degs.
and 80 min., W 2 ch and "a lks to edge Of
water, thence n degs. 80 min., W about
], 1,238 feet to cross said river, such bridge
to be constructed mainly of wood and
supported by piles, and to be about 1928
feet in length and 16 feet in width. Pro-
vided said bridge be constructed with
and have span not less than 60 feet in
width and an elevation above the Ordi-
nary level of the water of not less than
16 feet across and over the main chan
mel of the river for the passage of boats
and vessels.
Adopted by the following vote: Yeas
|-BOckes, Ellis Heiliman, Jarvis, Robin
son and Faunce, 6. Nays-0.
Moved, by Supervisor Faunce, that the
board adjourn to 2 o'clock P. NJ.
Adopted.
OCT. 14th, 2 P. M.-Board met. Roll
called. Quorum present.
By Supervisor Robinson:
Moved that the Chairman be author
lied to procure a lock and key to the
front door of the court house.
Motion prevailed.
The following accounts were allowed
by the board: