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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21
Salt ON Orange Trees.
the Florida Agriculturist :

Editor of the Florida AgriculturiSt:
l see the salt question is exciting
attention which is as it should be-.
All questions of interest to the orange.
grower should be agitated through
the AGRICULTURIsT. Experience is
what we want, not theory alone. l
have mite Of the former to offer.
Some two months ago l brought
home a sack OF salt 10 use on part of
my grove, and also to give my horse,
for generally every other day L
give him a tablespoonful or such
matter, in his oats. Near the barn,
say forty feet away, stood three
year old orange Seeding about three
feet high, alone, which | had put
there last year, it being an extra one
from lot l had planted, and as !
did not want to throw it away |
roughly put it in the ground intend
ing to bud it. Around this tree at a
distance of about foot from the
trunk, extending outwards perhaps u
foot [ sprinkled salt, good many
handtuls, somewhere from a pint to
quart, until the ground was white,
so white that any one would have
said that The tree was doomed. So
! (CO',cluoled on poge 1927
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21
PRICE 8 CENTS.
$500 PER- ANNUM

O'"nge county, and show what other
Dostonlans are doing in Florida
Editor Of the Florida Agyscu1tu,ist.
Your paper OF March 9th has boen
Ieoeived' .t' Tor which you have nv best
thanks. You will remember no .mo
were travelling companions for dav
or So on the steamer Geo. 1H Bird
IRON Falatka to your landing place
on the st. Johns River. You cave
me important information in refa,renoo
TO the growth and culture of oranaeS
lie lemons, non, ! and %t early garden vegetables
IN south Florida. 1 parted comnanv
with you with many regrets
We pushed on to Sanford woro
met my old and much respected
friend, John Bent, ESQ, Tbe fol-
lowing day we took carriage and
drove out to his Florida home over
a rough road, most of the wav alone
the line OF the new railroad now in
progress OF building from Sanford to
Orlando, (about twenty-five miles,
which understand is to be in run.
ing order by the first of June
am told Boston company is furnish.
ing the capital, and that ultimately
1t Is to be extended to Charlotte
Harbor OH the Gulf of Mexico. NV
friend Bent has nice tract of one
hundred and sixty acres of land
(p.a,rtly cleared up) situated about five
miles southwest OF Sanford, on rising
ground some seventy feet above the
river level, and bordering on Crys.
tai Lake. 1t is delightful situation
with New England cottage built
house, and out buildings. He has
hne young orange grove of 1900
Trees, from five to nine years old ona
gently sloping piece OF land front.
ng the lake, trees set in rows thirty
iasFSasa aS tn the nglsn Under aJHse, tbs trGoShS 81
the sea shore. The place is new and
must advance in value, as the grove A
comes to bare fruit. The new rail-
road passes through his land. Mr..
Bent was an old newspaper man and
a printer for more than thirty-fve
years, he is now connected with his
son Charles A. Bent, agent for the
sale Of the Stockbridge Manures, at
We visited the extensive,
Sanford grove at Belair and also
Major WHY'S splendid grove, near
Fort Reed. The Major received us
with great kindness, and made our
visit very agreeable, he has beauti
tul young grove of about eight years
growth, OF some Two thousand trees.
The whole place was so perfectly
clean and neat that it made me a
little ieverish for twenty acre grove
OF my own, on our departure he sup
piled us bountitully with fruit, l am
delighted with this section of Florida,
and esteem it the flower Of the State.
Be pleased TO add my name to the
list OF the FLORIDA AGRICULTUR1sT.
| enclose the subscription price tor a
year. A. l.. ii.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21
4 BOstonian's Opinion Of Orange

We received The following letter
from a prominent merchant of Bos.
ton, Mass, which describes part OF
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25
For the Marietta Journal
A WORTHY ENTERPRISE.

a AZ Al, a. ,
recent WIS" To ,"e mFssrS' ANers new
ploGess n'"iuls ui'It u, iN'"e'"oo" oreeS III
the lower part OF Oooo eounty' impressed Us
''a' lie" peIsous ou's'ue vi '"o INNING ou9ineS'
are aware OF the great improvements tnat nave
oeen maze wi'n'h the pas' year OF tWo ~ 'nt
process Oi nahing "hea, in'o Houii oar ~ "a
"elcn, tne elnc'eht INTER- VIM u,e ialei{ was
conhec'eu WIN tne S'eal mus M. VI !"e vest
i"'o'ineu us '""' '"e ',iS" n"',u5 y. w
as II Is more cotlhoHiy oaleu ''e ne" P'o-
cess Piah, mas oeen auoP'eu ny "i ''ie i"ree
mus Oh '1a' s'c'lou' Tue ne" process pr'n'
ciple may oe briefly uesclioeu a. system ''lai
oy gradually crushing Tue hiH"s vi Whea,
arms at procuring me largest quah''ty VI nhIu-
ul'hSs, fwh'c.i are c'ea',se"' VI Pul'"eu' re-
ground, again cieanseu' al" i"ai'! H""ui'c
'uTeu lh'o hour' .u. =, =,
by the oiu system VI mining sa'u mr.
"eicn' n'e ousneis Oh "nea. are e9. 1n 70
make oarrei OF hour or il''le over % Pounus
to the bnshei OF wheat ont me new process
four aud half bushels are put down as ah rs,
innate Tor barrel OF h?ur, or 10y Pouhns OF
honr per oashtl lhls increase may seem
shSht' YET III the aggregate 1t nhaAes sain ol
more IMAM zen per cent III i"e 1uan'.tt vi Tue
crop OF a niue over four pouhus Vi hour 10
esch oushei ot WHEAT, ,
Our attention was 'irst directed 10 the opera. =
uoh OF eleahing Tue wheat mug wnicn an u
our mills on tue ora plah 40 very iulperiec'iy'
Inc wheat hrs' passes through rolil"S eoIeen
or serve, tileI 'hrouS" ro.''nS in"ohire' 10
thence carried oy elevators 10 'ne .op Vi s sne
Dunu'hg' an" let ian III uis'"n'e Vi loity ie''
through arop, III winch are arranseu' ~
splra' z'S~ag' Perlo,"'eu sheet iron Pla'1S' """
many through uecorica'l"S Ut .. usu iIa
chihe lhe ""ea'' oelus now en.!ey r ~
rom uust auo o'meI PuiI'es. rs cdIiieu W 'ho
French oufrs lorty TWO lnch 'ii'l'- S'ohes
four IN numoer, ~ Is hrst cracked OF gfouhu
INTO what Is ca'ied ehop "h'cn enei passes
to set OF oolthg reefs Tue VOTE ol WINCH Is 10
separate the otah RON Tue ul'uu'iues;, , nese
mlddilhgs next pass i''o uiacuines cd',r" ~
rhers III when Tue impurities i'gu'er 'iiau 'ii'
iarna are removed 9y means Oh an ayr o.as'
Inc PuriHeo ui1ui'ue9 paeo ~ ",i' 's,o' ''
below ar re9rounh' pass 'ilouS tr "uo'n., 1e'
OF ooitlng reels ana eoule ou' as alierei' 'aueS
OF n"ur DIX Tee's' 'niee BURNERS anu WV WV
orah busters do Tue Worh vi Uleausiue 'ue "ou'
1ou see remarked Nr. WI .ua. oy t .ne
grauuai reduc''o" Vi t'e 'uo "ue"' " noI'' .i'e
effects OF 100 great iiea'ing are aNo'ueu' .ie
nour Is not kh'eu III Tue Process % 'inut"s''u'
Is leit IN what uIilers 'erih i've s'a'e,
ms mil, ana the extensive corn uiiii s,pL.
distance above II on tue same s'reanl' o' "nicn
Messrs Akers are also Tue propIietoiS are aP,
preparatory siyleu 'ne Dauuei WIFE ~ "
manufacturing capacity ol tne Touring up''I Is
ZOO barrels OF iiour ~ twenty ,out ""uIs 'n"'
OF the corn mill l'ooV oushe's VI n,eai !" ."e
same time. The machinery OF the mourning
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25

consumed, The squash prospered
amazingly, expanded 10 size con-
tiuually, and, when taken away for
exhibition, weighed within fraction
of forty pounds.
There were many at the fair whose
curiosity was greatly excited about
this squash, and Mr., johnson prom
ised to cut the vegetable in the pres
ence of witnesses aud exhibit to them
its "true inwardness." This was
done before a large concourse of PEG
pie, and the amazement Of the multi
tude may be pictured, but not des-
cribed, when it was opened to their
wondering eyes. Divided carefully
in the middle, the top half was re-
moved, disclosing agIobe Of beauti,
full golden hued squash butter, with
plump filed seeds peeping Oat from
all sides of the luscious looking ball
Its weight was estimated by many of
the best judges at ten pounds, and
was as fresh and fragrant to the
smell as a spring-blown daisy. 1t
was the unheard>of novelty more
than the surprising beauty of the
sight that raised the enthusiastic out
burst of the crowd as they viewed
the remarkable blending of farm and
dairy produce. The "mest" of the
squash, in richness of color, equaled
that of the butterbsII, and, after
every body has bad fair chance to
see and satisfy themselves of the
genuineness of both and investigate
to their hearts content the unique
exhibit, it will be divided up and
parceled out to a dozen or more par
ties, to whom also will be given por
tons of the butter for trial. Mr..
Johnson receives from the cititizens
of Helena a special premium of $40
for this rarest specimen of "butter
squash" ever raised by hand, or, for
that matter, by natures owu process
We think it will be generally &C
knowledged woudrous product, the
counterpart of which has probably
never before been seen or heard of
10 Montana or any other part of the
world.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25
A CORPSE FREAK.
A CORPSE FREAK.
A Dead Man Rises Up, Stiff and Rigid
and the People Leave the Room.
Tittle Rock Gazette \

(Little Rock Gazette
Several days ago Mr.. j. McCloud
of Faulkner county, died of rheuma-
tism of the stomach. A large party
volunteered to sit up with the corpse
and. when night came many sad faces
of many sad women and men were
seen, sallowed by the mellowing light
of tallow candles. The minister
came, and entering the room re.
marked: "Earth to earth and ashes
to ashes" The corpse lay on a table
with sheet "He has gone over the
road we must all travel" said the
minister. A night bird, with a
mournful cry, answered. A daugh>
ter of the deceased came in with an
apron full of tea-cakes, which, with
slow shuttle she distributed around
the room. ave should prepare to
follow him." said the minister, ex
pletively blowing cake crumbs to
wards the corpse as though he wish
ed his words to wait away with wins
ming sweetness. The night bird
cried out, and the company sat 81
lently chewing cake.
4 thought saw the sheet move,'
said one of the watchers. See if
there is a cat under it,
The company sat still.
Il am confident that the sheet
moved, said the man.
The minister arose and lifted the
sheet, and standing, be looked at
the paid face of the dead man. The
corpse's head left the table. The
minister fell back. Stiff, stark and
terrible the corpse slowly arose from
the table and attained sitting pos
ture. The legs remained stretched
out and the arms remained folded.
The women shrieked and ran
from the room, and the minister,
repremanding them for their weak
ness and want of confidence, climbed
fence and stood 10 a turnip patch.
When the frightened people saw that
the corpse did not intend to follow,
they went back into the house The
corpse stili retained the upright,
rigid posture, stiff as the attitude
struck by an amateur on the stage.
With fears somewhat allayed, the
minister advanced and placing q
hand on the dead man's breast pres
sed him backward, Proportionately
as bis head went down, bis heels
came up, and when his head touch>
ed the board, his heels were high in
the air. The cause of the dead mans
freak was then discovered The mus
Giles of the stomach, distorted by
rheumatism, were contracting. 1t
required the efforts of two men to
straighten the corpse. A gentleman
who was present declares be never
spent such fearful night, and with
Clarence adds: II would not pass
another such night, though 'twere to
buy world of happy days SO full
of dismal terror was the time.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25

The Herald and Presbyterian
says: Isn't there somebody in your
church that is always talking about
the GOODNESS of the brethren, the di>
visions that abound, the low state of
piety, the conformity to the world,
etc, in other words, who in confess
ing other peoples Gins instead of his
own 2 Ny word for it, that man is
the cause of much of the evil that be
complains of, and magniies by his
complaining. (Those who choose
can put she aud her 10 this last sem
tence instead of she, and chs =
Tell such grumbleers the fable of
"BeIl Clapper." The bell 10 which
it was hung was cracked, and the
cIspper was always complaining of
its sad fate in being hung to such
bell. A good many uusophisticated
people pitied the clapper. and con
doled with it's sad lot. At length
the spirit of Diogenes the old Clinic,
who could not endure shams of
any kind, came along. He heard
the cIapper's complaint, and said
"Before you make any more fuss
about the bell, remember two things
First you cracked it; and second,
nobody would know that it was
cracked if you did not tell them -
The mo. al is obvious but those who
need to ponder it will be last to see
it.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25
TIE PHYSICAL PARADOX.

II has been said that "the blood is the source
of life" 1t is as truly the source of disease and
death. No life that ia to say, no healthy It's
sue can be generated from impure blood, no Or
pan of the body can normally perform its filuc
lions when supplied with impure blood. The
fluid that should carry life and health to every
part carries only weakness and disease. Blood
is the source of lite only when it is pure. If
it has become diseased, il must be cleansed by
proper medication. else every pusation of the
human heart sends a wave of dicease through
the system To cleanse the blood of all i'm
purifies. use DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis.
covrry and Pleasant Purgative Pellets, the most
effeefual Alternative, tonic. and cathartic rene
dies yet discovered. They are especially Efficient
IN scrofuLouS diseases
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25

Chowder got a good dinner at
home few days ago By telling his
wife that be was going to bring a
Judge home with him to that meal.
When he arrived alone and Mrs.
Chowder asked him where the judge
was, he triumphantly pointed to him
self, remarking: T'm good judge
of dinner" He will be obliged to
get a dinner 10 some other way
hereafter.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25
wH1sKBY AND NEWSPAPERS.

A glass of whiskey sells for a
dime, and is drank in q minute. 1t
fires the brain and dersnges and
weakens the physical system. On
the same table lies newspaper. 1t
is covered a half million type; is
brings intelligence from the four
quarters of the globe. The news
paper costs half the glass of grog
but it is none the less true thatrhere
is a large number of people who
think whiskey cheap and newspapers
dear.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25

The best and most conclusive res>
son for an effect that we ever remem-
Der to have heard was given by a
Dutchman in reply to friend who
remarked, "Why, Hans, you have
the most feminine cast of counte>
nance have ever SEEN" ooh, yaw,'
was the reply, 81 know the reason
for dat my mother was womaU, F"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25
AN ORPHAN SQUASH.
How it was Raised by Hand-A Mon
tana Story.
Helena (Montana) Herald.

lltlCld NNlOibdhdI AASA"iN'
Among the persons exhibiting at
the territorial fair this year is Jas. K.
johnson, farmer, of the Prickley
Pear Vasley, whose ranch lies seven
miles north of Helena. He has a
splendid collection of grain and vege-
tables-among the latter squash of
nearly forty pounds weight, which
has a history too remarkable to pass
unrecorded. 1t is of the California
mammoth variety, and considerably
the smallest "buIb" of several of the
kind shown 10 the same collection.
Some six or seven weeks ago-when
little more than ten pounds weight
this squash was accidentally severed
from its vine by the tread of farm
employee. Mr., Johnson deplored the
accident, the vegetable being ia
vorite, and the first to set from the
blossom, and he entertained great
expectations of it. The hired man,
seeing his distress, suggested that the
squash be taken and raised by hand.
johnson confessed be did not know
what that meant.
at will grow aud mature if you
will furnish the milk" was the re-
spouse.
500 ahead and do it," said john
son, who smiled grimly, thinking that
the Yankee hired man was disposed
to play joke on him.
The "orphan vegetable" with the
stem and few inches of the vine
left intact, was taken to the house
and deposited in Carr room, where
it could get sun. bath part of each
40 1 auu dIauy IIa" ~V"o~''S ."
~ Mr.. Tilden as the nominee for
=, Presidency. And Tammauy I
: hiss the sympathy and support
maoy Democrats throughout
'k' State 10 it's opposition to Mr.. Tild
he Tammany Hall will send adelegai
zoe to Cincinnati opposed to Mr. Fild
her General Spinola said : "The feel
We. against Mr. Tilden is very bl
we throughout the State, and if hf
no nominated at Cincinnati the n
her Democratic candidate in
State will receive greater vote
ing Mr.. Kelly when he ran against q
I5nneuC at CuIS sTuBUi1r sEs0er9--oVA
vegetable production They watch
ed it nurse, and could easily detect
the healthy appetite draining the nu-
tritious drink. Every one gave the
squash repeated shake, and pressed
their Investigations to learn whether
there was any internal evidence ct
all the milk which that vegetable had
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25

Mr. McNider, who is trying sheep
husbandry near Greensboro, has lost
800 of his merinos- supposed to
have been occasioned by parasite
swallowed in grazing on an unburnt
pasture.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25

"What's the matter, my dear y
said kind wife to her husband, who
had sat for a time with his face bur-
led in his hands, and apparently in
great tribulatiou. sob, | don't
know; I've felt like a fool all day."
"WeIl," said his wife, consolingly,
"you look the very picture of what
YOU feel"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25
Under the fur of bis heavy coat

Under the fur of his heavy coat
The gentleman shivered next day,
AS he rode sAong on his way to town
Over the hard sleet frozen way
Turning, the cause Of his fright to see,
AS his horse gave a sudden bound,
He saw at the trunk of a leafless tree
A sight that made him leap to the ground;
For, there, outstretched on the frozen leaves
His bundle under his head
His hands close clasped, his face white and
cold.
Lay the poor tramp, stiff and dead !
And close by his side, his huge head prone
On his masters frozen breast,
Lay the great Newfoundland too
The poor tramps only friend and best.
Baden Town, Fla. MAC, CRAIG.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25
The last reques. of an old man

The last request of an old man
who died near Troy N. Y, last week
was that bis body should be kept in
the house three weeks. that one of
bis sons should make his coffin, and
that his four sons should dig bis
grave and bury him. lowering bis
body into the grave just as the sun
was setting behind the mountains
near his house The boys are en>
deavoring to comply with the request.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25
"What is political scienceG" ask

"What is political scienceG" asks
an exchange. Political science -
Political science O, yes, we see,-
When yau can make the people be-
lieve that you can hold Office better
than the man who is in, and they
have the confidence to put you in
his place, you have demonstrated
about all there is in political science.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25

THREE million acres of fall wheat
have been sown in California, the
early ard abundant rains enabling
farmers to put 10 full crop, which
is said to be a very unusual thing.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25

THE way to induce the melancholy
woman to laugh is to have her front
teeth filled with gold. After that
nothing can stop her from grinning
half the time.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25

A paragrapbist says: IA man in
Illinois has named his two daughters,
Time and Tide, so they'll wait for no
man." They will be tied to man
apiece in time, however, or they will
be very much disappointed and so
will the humorous parent.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25

VIRTUE, honesty, manliness do not
need to be locked in bank vault for
security. A good character cannot
be stolen by day or night. If any
man has a character that can be
stolen, the thief will get cheated.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25

Tr is said that S350,000 has been
offered for the New York World, and
that it will require 100000 more to
knock down this journalistic persim-
mon.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25

THE Presidency of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad
has been accepted by Ex-Governor
James d. Porter, of Tennessee.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25

DENNIS Kearney has been sem
fenced to six months Imprisonment
and a fine of ST 900. He said he
was very much surprised.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25

A good rule for the rink If 8
young lady can't skate let her slide.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-25
CHE sfyarietta Soafnm.

Marietta. Ga, Thursday, Mar 25, 1880
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-22
LEGAL NOTICE.

State OF West Virginia, City OF Wheeling, S.: In
the Municipal Court OF Wheeling, September
Rules, 1850.
Patrick Kennedy,
VS..
Theodore S. Darragh and Others,
In chanccry with attachment returned duly
levied upon the real estate OF the defendant,
Theodore 5 Darragh.
The general object of this suit Is 10 subject to
the payment OF the principal sum of $500 0S with
interest thereon from the lSt day of july, 1850,
until payment, due from the said defendant,
Theodore ;. Darragh to the said complainant,
and the costs of the above named cause, the one
undivided one third part OF the south half of a
lot OF ground In the addition 10 the town Of
Wheeling Laid out by Noah Zane, aud dcSiCnat-
ed on the plat Of said town by being numbered
four az. in the fourteenth UN square Of said adj
ditiOn, and fronting on the cast side OF Chapline
street, between Eleventh street and Twelfth
improvements thereon, and incidentally 10 mar
shall the liens upon the whole of said real estate
to ascertain the respective amounts aud prioTl.
ties of the same.
And il appearing from all affidavit filed in this
cause that the defendants, Theodore ). Darragh
aud Mary his wife and Emma Van Setback, are
non-residentS Of the State OF West Nirginia, IL Is
ordered that the said nonresident defendants DO
appear at the next Rules OF this Court 10 be held
at the City Building, In the City Of Wheeling on
the second Monday Of October, 4. ID. 1850. and
do what may be necessary ~ protect their inter.
est in this cause. TeStc:
THOMAS VI. DARRAH,
Clerk of the Municipal Court Of Wheeling.
James l.. Rogers and J. G. ROScborOugh, at
tOmcys for complainant. spljDawt