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them were very rusty but there could
be no mistake about the number of
them on the tree. We calculated
that there We're considerably over
5000, if anything. AS far as we
could get the history of the tree, it
was sweet seeding, and twelve
years ago the scale insect destroyed
the top so that it had to be com.
pletely cut off: A new top was
formed which has since assumed the
large size mentioned.
The tree has always borne large
crops. We visited, atterward, the
grove of Mr.. J. Chandler, where DR..
Flick got the orange fever badly. He
hads light symptoms Of it before at
Stark's grove, but Chambers settled
him. Such fruit Large, bright and
juicy-the trees the picture OF health
and loaded with their golden treas,
ure. The doctor must have bunch
OF grape fruit, 10 in cluster, to take
up north and stuff the unsophisticat-
ed Delaware people into the belief
that they are Florida oranges. We
see plainly that there will be a new
settler and orange grower. before
long, among us.
There is another orange tree at
Capt. Stark's grove that has, at least,
5000 oranges on it, beautifully bright
and large. The tree is in the form If
dome. A few such trees are an in
come alone, for at II cents each, there
would be SIS from one tree. Who
dares to doubt the profit OF orange
growing?
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Capabilities of Our Soil.
+ The Florida Agriculturist

Editor of The Florida Agriculturist
That pic nicing sis jolly we know,
for we have tried it, our fathers and
mothers pic-niced before us, and at the
present time many in whose judgment
we have the greatest confidence, do it
and all pronounce it jolly. Also that
farmers and fruit growers to meet to-
gether occasionally and exchange
thoughts and compare experiences, in
creases their knowledge, is an axiom
past discussing. By combining the
two in an agricultural meeting we are
convinced that we enjoy the benefits of
both in an enhanced degree for we meet
our neighbors on their own ground and
have ocular demonstrations of the cor
rectness of their theories, by their results
as shown in their fields and baskets.
Now as I am from sway down east"
1 would like to ask question. diff
fer with 81. D. NJ when he says,
''most of our soil looks splendid. Long
Island or New Jersey before capital took
them in hand, alone could ever bring "a
man to say that. When first landed in
this State I was dire ct from the rich
bottom lands of the Missouri valley, and
most of the Florida soil looked to me
like white sand, but when l spoke of
its poor appearance the owners showed
me the crops, and, with good reason,
boosted of their quantity and quality
/ soon found, however, that III some
! of our hammocks and sayannas there
was soil that looked quite promising,
but the crops upon it varied greatly IN
quality. Why is this asked, This
| soil all looks as though it would pro-
dnce bountifuly. The answer was,
.'part of it was brokan up last spring
for the first time, so it is still sour.
This kind of soil must be worked over
to sweeten it. Each time it is
turned the crop improves That this
was correct was afterwards proven by
the best crop I ever saw raised in the
State, being raised on this kind OF soil,
that had been worked for four years
with the grub and plantation hoes.
have been told by one of the oldest res
idents that upon that very spot where
the crop of corn was quite light this
year, the largest crop of Irish potatoes
was raised that he had ever seen in this
county. Since that crop of potatoes
was taken off the ground, it has run
wild many years, grown up to grass and
bushes and got sour. But let MIR.
Lewis with his accustomed energy work
the land and if in two years different
story can not be told Of the crop then
will we say that experience is no critic
rion by which to judge the future.
w. S. HART.
I've have left out the first part Of
this article as being personal and
would tend to create unneighborly
feelings among those we wish to see
united and working tor their own
and the public good-ED.]
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THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

swamp, drained and thrown up in
ridges.
In regard to the Japan plum that
some OF our friends find SO difficult
to make grow, / planted the tree in
OcCober. and every one lived,-they
are very easy to make grow, then
they will have six months TO grow
before the hot season. AS you are
aware, they make the most of their
growth in the winter. They do as
well on high pine land, as on ham
mock. lhave them growing on both
kinds of soil, and doing well. l do
not shade them with anything, Tor
that would keep the cool air from
circulating around them, and shelter
the trees from the dew in the night
| give them clean culture. 1t has
been demonstrated to my satisfaction
and two or three others Of my nelgh,
bors, that mulching is humbug, and
should not be done in Florida. L
have tried it well and find that clean
and thorough blowing of all OF the
ground among orange trees, as well
as all other kind of trees, is required.
G. w. K.
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Figs and Japan PlumS.
Editor of The Florida Agriculturist

Editor of The Florida Agricultural;
/ must dispense with the Injuries
you will see by the two dollars in
closed, that l consider The FLORIDA
AGRI CULTURIsT. as one of the neces-
saries of life. One reason that l like
it is that it does not NEEDLE with
politics, it is we'll conducted, and the
most of it's correspondence is good.
In particular, / thank" Ex-Alabamian"
for his many interesting letters, in
the last five years. There was an in
quiry made by him some time ago,
which remains unanswered: "Why
will not figs do here as well as in
Alabama ?" They require altogether
different soil here, in Alabama fig
trees are planted on high ground,
while here they must be planted on
low hammock. The best figs 4 ever
saw were grown by Mr.. Ballough of
this town, on what formerly was a
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Agricultural Societies.

Florida Fruit Growers Association.-D
]. G. Kenworthy, pres, Jacksonville; d.
ii. Elliot sec Live Oak; D. s. Place, cor.
sec., Waldo.
New Smyrna AGRICULTURAL and Fruit
Growers Society.-Dr. j. M. Hawks. pres;
NJ. B. Rolf and ID. Lewis, vice-pres'ts.; W.
S. Hart, sec. and treas.
Orange Ridge Agricultural and 1mmi-
grafton Society.-Dr, B. B. Bennett, pres.;'
John Canon, Sec; n. R;ScoVel, cor; sec.
DeLand, Volusia Co. Weekly p'eeAngs
Lake George Fruit-Growers' AssOcia-
tion.-H. w. Peters. NJ. D.. pres, Drayton
Island Judge A. B. Bartlett yice-Pies.,
pres. Drayton Island; w, H. Lente, ESQ,
yice.pres.. Seville; A. H. Manville, Esq.
sec. Lake George; Rev. I. Hind, cor. sec.'
Georgetown; S. U. Hammond. ESQ.,, treas
fort Gates.
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Oranges are being shipped in large
quantities.
Col. M. w. Downie, formerly land
lord OF the Mansion House, Fernan,
dina is dead.
The Jacksonville Artillery Com
pany will visit the Fair at Tallahas.
see ON the 18th.
The Jacksonville people are sub.
scriblng for grand Fair next Febru.
airy. Mr.. VIM. Astor has given 5000
towards it.
Sanford has a flowing well, the
pipe was sunk sixty feet bringing up
sulphur water. Other wells will be
sunk soon. The Daytona wells are
from eighty to one-hundred and
twenty feet in depth.
Hon. p. P. Bishop will ship 5000
crates of oranges from his Marion
county grove, worth S. per crate.
Mr.. J. Harris, who has the adjoining
grove will probably ship as many
more.
Mrs. Mary Ives has lemon tree
which has produced about one thou
sand lemons this year and it now has
over two hundred upon it. The
lemon, like the fgs is a continual
bearer through about eight months
of the year.-Ldhe City Reporter.
Mrs. J. I. Baltch, of Lavilla, ap.
peared at the Mayors court yester-
day inquiring for her husband who
had been missing from home since
the day before. No information
could be furnished Of his wherea-
bouts. Later in the day she received
letter stating that he had left on
the evening train the day before for
Montgomery, Ala. Financial diff
cutie was the trouble. He was one
of the aldermen of LaVilla, and be-
came involved by merchandising, so
we are informed.--U Union. "
One hundred and twenty-five
papers OF last weeks issue have
gone to Highlands, Clay county, by
request. oi.'i. ,aaiIDI't
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Works Received.

We have been favored by Robert
Manning, Esq, the secretary of the
Massachusetts horticultural Society,
with copy Of the proceedings OF
the Society for 1879. Those who
are now engaged in fruit culture in
this State will find it very interesting
and instructive.
We return thanks to Arpad Har-
aszthy, Esq, Of San Francisco, CAL,
president Of the State Vinicultural
Association for a copy of the pro
ceedings of June 18th. aat os4
Miller and Hunts catalogue of
Roses, Wright's Grove, Chicago, Ill.
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LATEST GENERAL NEWS.

Ireland is much agitated over the
arrest of three men-Daly, Davitt
and Killen-by the government for
seditious language. .G
The Ute Indians are still giving
trouble-the Mormons are said to be
melting them to war. i,
The widow Of Charles Dickins is
dead.
The Russian Press is very severe
towards England.
Turkey has consented to make the
necessary reforms demanded by Eng
land.
There was a heavy snow storm in
Georgia on the 18TH as 10 " v ~
Her Won Schelling, under secreta-
ry of the Prussian ministry of just
ice, has been appointed imperial sec
rotary of the department Of justice.
The ex.Confederate cruiser Shen-
andoah, the property of the Sultan OF
Zanzibar, has sunk off the island OF
Socotra. The date of the disaster is
unknown. Most of the crew we're
drowned ~
Trade is looking up in England.
Ship builders have received large or
ders, and the distress is abating,
The excitement over the rumored
counting out of the Republican Leg
islature in Maine still runs high. The
changes which will be made, if the
improper returns are rejected, will
give the Democrats and Greenback.
ers nineteen senators and Repubii-
cans twelve. The vote, as cast, gives
the Republicans nineteen and all
others twelve.
A new and important railroad pro-
iect in Texas was inaugurated at
Dallas, in that State, by the filing OF
a charter of the Texas Trunk Rail.
road, to run from Dallas southeast.
wardly to the gulf of Mexico, at OF
near Sabine Pass, with branch from
the main line in Angelina or Tyler
county to the Louisiana line.
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december, 3rd and 4th, while taking
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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-18
HOW A PAPER is MADE.

Pray, how is paper nader
The question is easy to ask,
But 10 answer II fully, my dear,
Were rather n difficult task;
Aud yet in bantcring way,
As the whip poor-will sings in the glade,
I'll venture "A bit of a lay
To tell how paper is made.
An editor sits NJ his desk,
And ponders the th,~gs that appear
To be claiming me thoughts OF the world
Things solemn, and comic, aud queer
And when he has hit on theme
He judges il we'll To parade.
He writes, aud he writes, aud he writes,
And that's bow paper is made.
An editor sits NJ his desk,
Aud puzzles his brain to make out
| "Telegraphic' 10 .s4nabbied and mixed,
1t is hard to tell what it's abont
Exchanges are lying around,
While waiting dispatches delayed,
He clips. and he clips, and he clips,
And that's how paper is made.
An editor out in the town.
In search of the things that are new
| The things that the people have done,
The things they're intending 20 do
Goes prering and prying about,
/ For items of many grade;
! lie tFamps and he tramps, and he tramps,
! And that's how paper is made.
| And all that those workers prepare,
OF every conceivable stripe,
! Is sent To the printer, and he
Proccedcth To stick il in type.
| His lines, all respecting his will,
! In slow moving columns parade
| He sticks, and he sticks, and he sticks,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-18

thoroughly continued the deacon;
"a very painful duty as it is easy to
see! l understand that you have
said that told you that Elder
Wakeman stole his sermon from
book in my possession; are you sure
that / used the word stole Broth.
er Qaimbyr
You said that you had q book
that had every word of it in.
Where's the difference, I'd like TO
to knowf" was Mr.. Quimby's prmpt
and triumphant rejoinder.
"There might be none at all, and,
again, there might be a good deat,"
responded the deacon.
81 did use the language ascribed
to me by Mr.. Qnimby," continued
Deacon Brown, addressing the rest
of the assemblage, "moved thereto
by his evident desire that | should
say something TO our pastors dis.
credit, aud without thought that
it would head to all this trouble and
excitement. | declare, furthermore
that | have seen book containing
every word of his sermon in Elder
Wakeman's own library. l have
taken the liberty of sending for it,
and will offer it as evidence rs to
the truth Of my statement"
Taking a ponderous volume from
the hands of his son, who had just
entered, Deacon Brown laid it or
the table before the presiding Off
Ger, who, carefully adjusting his
spectacles, opened it.
Giving one glance at it's out
spread pages he raised his eyes to
the serene and kindly face opposite
"Why, this is dictionary
| avery true" responded Deacon
Brown. "But you'll find every
word OF Elder Wakeman's sermon
in tiff you look long enough
III must confess, however" added
the deacon, as soon as the genera
laughter and establishment had sub
sided a little, glancing smilingl,
across the table at Elder Wakeman
"that there are not many that cal
! string them together so as to form
such an interesting and INSTRUCTIVE
DISCOURSE
Here the elder and deacon shool
hands, which was the signal for
general hand. shaking, congratula
tons and good feeling. No on
was dissatisfied with the exception
, of Mr.. Quimby, who, mortified an
] confouuded at the unexpected tuI
+ affairs bad taken, had skunk frol
D the room.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-18
How Four Pins Preserved q Mans
Reason.

In the show window Of one Of the
leading jewellers of Vienna is expos
ed to view q brooch, magniicently
studded with gems, in the middle OF
whose elaborate chasing is inclosed
one of the most singular of centres
four common, old, bent and corrod-
ed pins. This brooch is the proper
ty of the Countess Lavetsotky. The
pins have q history, of course. Sew
en- years ago, Count Albert Lavet-
sotky was arrested at Warsaw for
an alleged insult to the Russian
government. The real author of tho
insult, which consisted of some care
less words spoken at a social gath
ering, was his wife. lie accepted
the accusation, however, and was
sent to prison. In one of the light.
less dungeons in which the Gar is
so fond of combining his Polish sub
iects, the unfortunate martyr, for
his wife's loose tongue, spent six
years. He had only one amusement.
After he had been searched and
thrown into cell he had found in
his coat four pins. These he pulled
out and threw on the floor; then in
the darkness he hunted for them.
Having found them, perhaps after
hours and even days, he scattered
them again. Aud 80 the game went
on for six weary years. "But for
them he writes in his memoirs, ~
would have gone mad. They pro
vided me with a purpose. So long
as had them to search for l had
someth hing to do. When the decret
for my liberation and exile wal
brought me, the jailor found me OF
nv knees hunting for one which hat
escaped me for two days The,
, saved my wife's husband from luna
! CIV. Ny wife, therefore, could no
: desire a prouder ornament"
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-18
Abou Tameriik and Rhumul EN- Uph.

1t was during the reign Of the
good Caliph when Abou Tamerlik
came to the city of bagdad. threw
his grip. sack on the counter, and as
he registered, spake cheerfnlly unto
the clerk, saying:
"a sample room on the first floor
and send my keyster mp right away,
and call me for the 6:2S train east in
the morning.
And Basler el Jab, the clerk, look
ed at him, but went away to the
mirror and gazed at his new dia-
mond.
And Abou Tamerlik hied him
forth and went into the booths aud
bazaars, aud laid hold upon the
merchants and enticed them into
his room and spread out his samples
and besought them to buy. And
when night was come he slept. BE.
cause, he said, it is a dead town and
there is no place to go.
And before the second watch OF
the night, Rhumul em Uph the por-
ter smote one the panels of bis door
and cried aloud:
"Oh, Abou Tamerlik, arise and
dress. for it is train time"
And Abou arose and gOrt his
raiment about him and FASTENED
down stairs and crept into the
bus.
And he marveled that he was sc
sleepy because he knew he went tt
: bed exceedingly early, and marvel
ously sober.
And when they got to the depot
10, it was the mail west, and 1t wat
1925 p. m.
+ And Abou Tamerlik swore ant
reached for the porter, that h
might smite him, and he said mt
him:
"Carry me back to my own room
2 and see that thou call me at 6;2S
1 m. or thou diest."
Q And ere he had been asleep eve
!. until the midnight watch, Rhumr
!. EN- Uph smote again upon the par
K els of his door, and cried aloud:
O "Awake, Abou Tsmerlik, for I'll
time waneth, aud the train stayet
n for no man. Awake and haste, f6
r. slumber over took thy servant an
o the way is long and the bins gone
And abOu Tamerlik arose an
h dressed, and gir,led up his lOin
"A and set forth with great speed, f
a his heart was anxious. Neyerth
"a less he gave Rhumul EN- Uph
ar quarter and made him carry ,
grip, and he cursed him for drl
TO cling laggard. =,
n. And when they were come to t
~ train it WAS 11:46 p. NJ, and 1t "
y a way freight going south,
or Aud Abou Tamerlik fell up
90 Rhumul EN- Uph and smote b