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The Importance of Farm vineyard.

The great increase in grape culture
is encouraging, California has thOus
ands of acres In vineyards, and nearly
all the European varieties of grapes
are produced IN the greatest perfection
and abundance. Extensive vineyards
have been planted in the Ohio and
Missouri valleys and in favored local
tiles In the Northeastern States. New
varieties have been organized and
widely distributed, that are hardy
enough to mature In every State in
the Union. Our large cities and many
villages along the line of railroads are
fairly supplied with good grapes in
their season ut reasonable prices. 1t
has been demonstrated that every
farmer and villager in the land can
have an abundant supply of this de-
licious fruit for four months in the year
for the trouble Of planting and caring
for II few vines. Our hOrticulturists
have done the pioneer work of hybrid
izing, and originating new varieties
that stand the test of soil and climate
in all the States. And yet California
is the only State where the grape may
be safely said to be fairly popularized.
The great mass of our farming popu-
lation do not enjoy this luxury, and
multitudes little remote from market
towns are only acquainted with our
wild varieties. The grape ought to
beas widely disseminated rs the apple,
and there is no good reason why it
should not be. The large vineyards
can supply our city population, but to
supply the agricultural districts,
grapes must be grown at home. This
Can be done at so small cost, that no
man who owns a home with Il half
acre of land has any apology for de-
priving his family of grapes. An
eighth of an acre in vines will supply
family and leave Il surplus to sell.
Any well drained land that will pro-
duce sixty bushels of corn to the acre
may be expected to produce good
grapes. Well prepared borders, with
a good supply Of bones, are desirable,
but by no means essential. A dressing
of wood ashes is an excellent fertilizer,
but by no means ESSENTIAL, but any
manure good for corn will be good for
the vines. The varieties which do
well under the greatest variety of cir
and bear neglect best, are
such as the Concord, the Hartford,
Prolific and the Ives Seeding. There
are grapes of much better quality than
these, but they are good enough to suit
Unpopular taste, and are hardy. They
can be relied upon to bear fruit every
season in generous quantities. The Ives
has thick skin and is particularly
desirable to pack in boxes for winter
use. They have been for years before
the public, are thoroughly tested, and
can be furnished very cheaply by any
A cheap trellis of
chestnut posts and wire will be all the
support they need. A four months
supply of grapes will promote health
N the family, save DOCTORS bills, and
prove an important part of the food
'upply.-American Agriculturist.
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Mixed MIX.

The following from the Boston Cul-
tivatOr seems to show that the milk
of different breeds of cows can not
he profitably mixed;
A Whateley dairyman, owning
twelve cows, mostly Jerseys, remarked
upon putting his cream into the large
churn, that there was sufficient in
quantity to produce 80 or IS lbs of but
ter. Yet utOn churning and weigh
ing the product there were found to be
IS lbs. The next week he kept the
milk and cream of his grade Jerseys
and ShOrthOrns separate, churning
eight days cream instead of seven, as
in the first experiment. However, he
was gratified at securing S2l lbs. of
butter.
a friend and tOwnsman, who last
winter kept nineteen cows, grade Jer-
seys and ShOrthOrns, found that his
animals were not making the usual
returns in butter, the yield being
about lbs per COW weekly. Finally
he set the milk Of each COW separately,
with the result that he hadn't a cow
that yielded less than six pounds
each. Now if these facts really prove
what they seem TO, a good many
farmers are losing a large amount of
butter every week by churning the
cream Of a number Of different breeds
together. The results Of other expert
ments may not he 50 decided. Some
other reason explain the different
results.
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The EpizOOtie.
Indiana Farmer.


The cool weather of last week, had
the effect of increasing the spread and
fatality OF the horse disease in
this city. A large number of horses
have died from it during the week
causing considerable uneasiness by
horse owners, and much extra care
was taken Of valuable animals in the
way of laxative feed and blanketing
when exposed to the cold. A scien-
tific gentleman who has paid some
attention to the disease pronounced
sulphur the antidOte. He examined
the nostrils of diseased horse under
a powerful microscope, and found it to
be active with animalculae, or minute
insects. Upon placing a small guam
tity Of sulphur In the bottle contain
ing them they soon ceased their move
ments and died. From this it is safe
to reason that the same drug placed i'm
the food Of the horse will destroy
them in the air passages and thus al
lay the irritation and reduce the fever.
A moderate dose of sulphur would be
harmless, at all events, and ii is well
worth trying in case Of the appear
ance Of the disease.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-20

In combination with other journals,
the American Agriculturist is now
much more largely used than ever be-
fore. While agriculture is the most
important of all pursuits, its profita-
bleness is coming more and more to
depend upon improved labor-saying,
labor-helping mechanical appliances.
Illustrative engravings of various
labor-helping contrivances, imple-
ments, animals, plants, buildings, etc,
are Indispensable in supplying the in
formation most desired by cultivators
generally. Its special facilities for
supply all such engravings, as well
as other reliable information gener-
ally, makes the American Agricultu-
rist very appropriate "Companion,"
or Supplement, to any other journal.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-20
THE COTTON CROP.

For the last ten days we have hardly
had bright day-but frequent rains
and storms, which have been very
damaging to the cotton crop, We
heard farmer say that last year he
made 10 heavy bales of cotton, and
this year he had 10 or 90 acres more
in cotton, and he thought that ii
would push him to gather go bales.
The cotton crop evidently has been
injured more for the last ten days than
it has any time previously. Reports
come from Texas that cotton has been
cut off by severe cold weather, and
reports from other States, are just AS
discouraging.
In the face of these disasters cotton
has declined because the receipts have
been reported very heavy, and the cry
has gone out to the world that there
will he crop of 100000 bales. No
matter what the price of cotton is, the
farmer is compelled to sell to meet his
Store accounts NfuI his country IlleF-
chant, in order that he may settle up
with his commission merchant
If the farmer could be prevailed
upon to plant just about half the
amount of cotton which he now plants
and raise more meat, molasses, pin
durs, corn and vegetables, he would
be able to sell half of his cotton and
hold on to the balance till the end of
the year. Then, if the receipts fell off
in the spring, and cotton went up, he
would get the advantage Of it, and not
allow the profits to go into the hands
of spectators and those who dealt in
futures.
Besides if he planted half as much
cotton the farmer would realize twice
as much for it as he does now, and
have most of his provisions at home.
Such disasters rs have befallen the
crop this year, should prove con-
clusively that the all cotton policy is
a most ruinOus one, not only to farmers
but to the whole country.
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Treatment OF an Attack of AppO.
plexy.

Loosen the clothes, especially those
about the throat and neck, and send
at once for physician. Meanwhile
remove the patient into a cool, well
ventilated room, raise the head above
the level of the body, and apply cold
to the head, either by means Of rags
dipped in water, never allowing them
to become warm, or by ice in a blad-
der, etc. The diet will require great
care when the patient is reviving.
Only very small quantities of milk,
beat tea, etc, must be given until he
is able to digest more. Surprising the
patient to recover from the fif, great
care will be required to prevent a
second attack. Strong medicines,
great excitement, or mental Occupa-
ton, are to be avoided. The diet
ought to be light but nutritious; milk
is useful taken TO the extent of one
and half or two pints IN a day; and,
as rule, no spirits or wine should be
allowed.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-20
What TO Feed Horses.

Every animal requires a certain vol.
ume of food to maintain the natural
distentinn of the stomach; that is tC
say, concentrated food alone could not
sustain life. In Prussia rye straw is
given to horses along with oats.
| They do not eat the straw willingly
so that when the horses are prOnounc-
| ed unfit for service, and are bought by
farmers they are even attacked by
chOlic in receiving their new rations,
because the stomach and intestines
have contracted by the barrack ra-
tons and time is necessary to enable
them to return to their normal vol
ume. Hay is of different qualities,
and the feed of oats ought to be pro-
portionate to the quality of hay.
The latter, if from marshy land, is not
equal in point of nutrition to good
Oaten straw. Hay from irrigated dis
tricts looks well, but it is not very
nutritive; the best comes from cal
cereous soil of mixed grasses, mixed
with aromatic plants. Rye straw is
only good for litter; wheat straw is
relished by horses in the night, and
eaten at all times. Carrots are more
refreshing than nOurishing for horses
turnips are next to worthless, but Je-
Tusalem artichOkes are good. In Ba-
varia, post horses are fed OH potatoes
in place of oats. If the former be
mixed with bran it is better. Bran
fattens rather than imparts vigOr, and
that from rye is preferred in Germany
to that of wheat; and sells at a higher
price even For horses having but
little time to feed, bread is excellent,
but should never be given fresh. In
some garrison towns livery keepers
contract for the refuse bread Of the
soldiers. Linseed cake Dissolved in
water is good for nursing mares. The
strangest of all diets is sawdust; vet
the large horses along the MOselle and
Sarre daily mix it with the feed Of
oats. 1t is slightly nutrilive; but its /
efficacy lies in its maintaining nee
essary expansion or volume Of the |
Knapp.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-20

The Wilmington, On. CO. star, o
the 23d inst, states that sit has beer
Onl y IL year or two since pine straw
first became an article of export il
this market, and now we learn it is
almost impossible to supply the de-
mand for it. 1t is shipped North,
where it undelgoes certain prepare
ton, and is then used for Stutfing mat
tresses, in the place of Oakum, and for
other purposes, besides yielding Il kind
of oil in the first process to which it
is subjected, There is a depot for it
near the foot of Orange street, where
it is baled for shipment"
A great many things are now being
utilized in the South, which formerly
were considered of no use. Bagasse,
the refuse from sugar mills, is being
manufactured into good paper the
tibres OF the cotton plant are now
worked up; IN IS is cured and covert
ed into mattresses sumac leaves are
packed and shipped and in fact there
is scarcely product but can be util-
lied in some way.
We learn that over twenty paper
MILL are soon to be erected in Florida
for the purpose OF converting palmetto
into paper. The South is Il wonderful
country.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-20

The Prairie Farmer, published at
Chicago, comes to Us enlarged in an
entire new dress. This is Il source of
qualification, as the Farmer is not only
a splendid Journal, but has done a
great deal towards developing the re-
sources of the South by its able edito-
rails on that subject.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-20

The next annual meeting of the
growers Of sorghum cane will be held
at st. Louis December 2lst. The in
terest in the matter and the desire 10
obtain all the information possible
from the experience of the year, will
doubtless bring together Il large at
tendance.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-20

An Illinois hOrticulturist after thirty
years experience finds that the horse
chestnut is as easily grown as the cot
ton wood.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-20

1t is always pleasure to give any
information we can to the readers of
THE COMET. Have examined the
paper of the 10th ut, and find the
recipe to which your refer. In APP
plying the lemon juice or tartaric acid,
you add Just according to the taste, as
some persons prefer lemonade very
sour, and others not so tart. Think it
very good.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-20
100000 NO. 1 PEACH TREES

Over eighty varieties. Among which cav i ,L To
found kinds suited to all sections, including aa t
new and old standard standard sorts Also oVU, ;0y
Apple trees, 200, 900 of them extra long Eetl,n l
varieties, adapted 10 Southern planting or ,
long keeping apples are desirable Also lIe pa w"
celebrated Seedlings of the Chinese sang L Lra
Leconte Keller Also offer full line oil all sJ
of Nursery stock at prices TO suit the times HPf ts
and Peach Trees sent by mail to all sections nb
lOgues showing how and what to plant WIN in. u
valuable information, mailed gratis 70 aIl AZ
RANDOLPH PETERS,
Great Northern and Southern NurseI Hrr
0ct9-tf, WILMINGTON DEL
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WILMINGTON, Del. Y.

WILMINGrON, Del, N0V. ., IoSU.
Mr.. 5. H. StackhOuse
Dear SIN the paper you sent us,
THE COMET, dated Octobsr lG, 1880, is
IL recipe for making lemonade; but you
do not say how much extract or how
many lemons to use. The recipe reads
as follows: 1.-TWO ounces of tartarc
acid, one pound of lump sugar, lemon
juice or extract of lemon,n etc, but
you do not specify how much lemon.
Very respectfully,
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-20
JOHN M. SMYLIE,
REAL ESTATE AGENT.

DERSONS WISHING TO SELL, RENT, Ok
I Purchase Real Estate will find it to their IN
terest to call or correspond with us in reference to
same.
| will give special attention TO business 6eIee
the the United States Land Office, Homestead In,
tries, Final Homestead Proofs, purchase or iocAe
with Cash, Scrip, or Warrants. Any and all Aihu'
of Land Business solicited. ,,-,
win furnish Maps, Field Notes, etc: CerllnS Gu
copies from the originals for less than they can U"
had elsewhere. z. o. Box l64,
jams S0-ly JACKSON' MOI
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-12

Hon. w. p. Haisley returned Sunday morn
ins from a visit to his old home in Indiana.
Mr.. John r. Bradford returned hast week
from his visit TO Elizabeth, n. j., looking fresh
and joFiAl
Nj W. n. COnoley, with his handsome
Young bride, arrived in the city Friday evening
and are stopping al Mrs Farmers.
Mrs Walter Gwynn and daughter, Miss
Elien, returned last week from . sojourn At their
country residence in Orange county.
Mr. w. H. Walker, Tax Collector u Wakul-
Ia county, was in the city Friday and Saturday
q last week, and made rs q pleasant call
Mrs Lamb returned from New York yester-
day morning with q wellselected stock Of Millin
cry Look out for her opening advertisement
MIR. A <. Leon, Of Quincy, made Us pleas
ant little call this morning He reports old 0ads-
den as certain to give Democratic majority in
November
Capt C. E Dyke and J. E. Yongc lea yes
ierday morning for West Florida, where they viii
address the citizens OF different points in that
section during the week
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4 oolored woman passing down the street
lev DAYS since with basket of groceries on her
arm. happened to think of some 'ticular biz
ness wild friend" stopped, set her basket down
IN the street and went to attend 10 it, A festive
street hog came along. and, seeing the basket
aiandoned, decided that according to moral laws
which gives the finder of an abandoned vessel
4 liam on the same-he was entitled TO share
% is contents by right of discovery, helped
himself 10 large piece of meat wrapped in pa
i-r and made of with it. When we last saw
ibem the iraie colored woman was contesting
III b0gship's right to the meat at lively pace,
bui the hog still held nine points in law in his
iaEof-ihe right Of possession.
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a Fine Animal.

During recent visit at the residence OF Cap
tain Pat Housloun, President of the Fair Asso-
eiaiion and one OF our most progressive planters,
We had the pleasure of peep at his latest pet
IN the Wsy OF fine blooded stock, (of which by
iiie way lac is one OF our most enterprising inn
l.orfeTs,l his fine Morgan stallion Red Bird
rlissd and presented tolnm by his uncle, Captain
George HoustOun, OF Marion county. Red
Bird Is a magnificent fellow, standing about 16
hands high, of rich, dark-red color all over, and
splendid share presenting all the desirable points
ot a model horse. His pedigree reaches back to
The famous Morgan blood of Western New
J ork, and his advent in our midst will be hailed
with delight by every lover of fine stock
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-12

The best way in the world to encourage crime
~ =" either refuse neglect to prosecute offend
eTs- We have in this city kind hearted good
natnIed, quiet, iuoffensive merchant citizen, who
has done much in this way within the past two
sr three years 10 encourage petty larceny. Time
and again he has caught petty thieves in the very
aci Of stealing goods from his store, and in most
cas:es took his goods from the rogue's possession
and laid them back on his shelves, but if he has
MADE an example of single one by bringing him
20 Justice, we fail TO find record of it, OF course
ihey al know now where to go to steal and not
- prosecuted and who could sympathize with
them under The circumstances if they steal all he
Ia
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Appointment of inspectors.

A T A MEETING of the Board of County Com
IA missioners for Leon county, held at the court
house in Tallahassee, on Monday, October 4, 1880,
the following electors were appointed Inspectors
of the election to be held on Tuesday, November 2,
1880, in and for the several Election Districts OF
said county, viz:
INSPECTORS OF ELECTION
District No. 1-R. B. Bull, w. T. Bannerman, II
L. Wyche.
District No FL H. Raines, c. P5Davis, John H.
Gilbert.
District No. 3-H. 7. Felkel, ]. R. Crump. Gen
eral Williams.
District No Al A. Smith, B. F. Hart j. D. Ar
District No. Sc C. Smith, W. d. Tuberville
Wash Ransom.
District No. &C A. Chares, John Charles, Levin
Sims
District No. 7-Jno. A. Craig, T. j. Roberts, G.
W. Dennis.
District No. S-Wm. II. Bradford, r. r. Lester,
Elijah Hindon.
District No Sd. W. Harris, J. B. Donaldson,
Ednboro Smith.
District No. lot. F. Moore, Fred w Isler, Elias
Henderson.
District No. 1l-Samuel HUMPHREYS, George w.
johnson, Denis W. Rozier
District No. 13-R A. Shine G. G. Gibbs, Reuben
Handy.
District No. I'D. w. Gwynn, W. A. Rawls,
Robert Cox, Sr.
District No. 1T. Y Maxwell, Geo. A. Groom,
r. s. Quartermsn.
District No. l5-J J. Charcs, J. N. Earnest, Henry
Long.
District Ne. l6-G. W. Alligood d. f. McElvy,
Noah Hawkins
District No. 17-Thomas J. Geddie, Jos. L. Bryan,
Frank Aiken
District No. 1S-James Harvey, Wright Saunders,
Frank DeCOeta.
JOHN BRADFORD,
JUNIUS L. TAYLOR,
JOHN N. MAGE,
JOHN McDOUGALL,
WIN. r. WILSON,
County Commissioners.
Attest: CoUNCIL A. BRYAN, Clerk
October 1S60-2O4w
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T., edition Of this reliable work for 1880 has
zen examined by US with care, and we have no
lesiiaiion in saying that it is equal in all re-
.-7is, If not in some superior, to former editions.
Newspaper men all over this great country will
tnd in II a record of The profession, which in
-oIne RESPECTS constitutes the history Of its adj
Eanoemeni, and Is the only known collection of
zrchITes connected with newspaperdom. Adver-
li-eIs and others requiring information concern
ins the profession lis labors and results will find
m his carefully prepared work all they likely
a. ss-ek
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-12

~ Mr.. EDITOR; Please announce Mr.. CHARLES c.
PEARCE a candidate for Tax Collector at the county
election in November.
The friends OF Mr. Pearce announce his name with
confidence that his candidacy will with approval
OF large majority Of the people. He is confessedly
of the very best collecting officers the county has had
While diligent he is at the same time obligng to the
verge OF the law His hosts of friends point him
officer who always among the first to close his
with the State and county, and while Of thou
sands Of dollars OF the peoples money have passed
through his hands lost In respect
ne is model officer, and. SUCH the people his
services. VOx PoPULI
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-12

Father HugOn. who has been for some time
su-z-ed in experimenting the construction OF
oHs & lie most beautiful and elegant little church
eli6ces n the State al Lake City, informs us that
u has received through Col. A p DeMili, of
Il-ooklyn. y. Y. check for $50 from the cele-
l,-siol paper manufacturers. Wilkinson, Brothers
L Company. of New York City, 10 be applied to
rle huildin- Of a Roman Catholic Church at ST
Nsrk-
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and IsIoxham Club.

There vii lie a meeting of the Hancock and
B.1KAam Club at Gallies Hall on Wednesday
sgtnil-. October 18th. Addresses will be made
rs Hel. Columbus Drew and Messrs W. p.
Bard anl John Beard Seats will be reserved
..r iiie adi-s. and the public is cordially invited
Oh attend
Is srl-i of the Executive Committee
NJ. F. PAPY, Chairman
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-12

Or J. NJ Trotter Of Virginia, who has been en-
ea-ed fOr many years in encouraging immigration
70 the South. will lecture Friday. and Saturday
ui-hfs Al GAllie's Hall His lectures will not be
confined 10 The subject of immigration, but will
eutraoe other subjects interesting 10 the ladies,
iEho are especially invited,l and to all classes.
NJ admission fee.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-12

W. II Barrett Druggist:
DEAR SIN - very cheerfnIly commend the
GLIDER Pills as possessing all The virtues as
eribed 20 them in the circulars which envelope
the boxes that contain them Their action b
gentle and lasting. say this from personal ex-
penenee and IRON What have heard Others say
1@A medicine could be desired by thnse who snf
l1 non torpid condition Of The EveE. and
n1s< yoa wiil have stili greater success II d.
lrloufinE - great . blezing 70 lhDse uho sufIHx
hu1 aerszgenenl q thai oEenn whose feenIer
- g essnslal = hem.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-12

The Interesting extracts from the proceedings
q, his body, which viii be found on the first
~ Of this issue, have been crowded out of the
t,~sI columns for several issues The next land
-, meeting viii doubtless be of unusual inter-
- and representative Of the FLoRIpIAN will
n. fhere TO report the proceedings.
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90 The friends and earnest supporters Of Mr. A NJ.
FENNELL of Mecosukle, hereby announce him o can
ddate for the Office OF Tax for Leon county and
in doing take pleasure in assuring the people that
officer he Will be found honest efficient and prompt
II strict Integrity, vim, and energy qualifications,
faithful and eecual efforts In OF Democracy the
past ente him the support OF his people, may
fdently look forward 10 Mr.. Fennell's election.