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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-31
The Jefferson County
T lNiJIUAL

fI'e Insurance Company.
OFFERS to the people of .siEersoa aud sur
~ roundin" Counties Insurance in a safe Con-
pany at the actual cost OF insurance, " hich is
much chea per than the rates usually charged nd
keeps the money at bone.
Good risks from responsible parties are invited.
Executive Committee meets every Tuesday.
DIaEcToEs-N. s. White, Henry r. Davenport
Edward TeRrney, Jchn w. Rider, w. H. r Lew.
is. Dan iel HI hcbower, VIM. l.. Wilson, Eugene
p. Wilson, il I'm II. little Jacob S. Melvin, F.. G
w. Herr, =. F. White.
-. >; " HlIE President
III B. DAFEN PORT. Trcasurer
EXECUTIVE CoaMIrrEE-S X. 6. WHITE, VIM II
+. Lewis, Eugene B.kor. VIM. L. W iIsun j. "
McCu:dy, J"hn w Rider.
Il. 4. ALEXANDER Scct'y Ccn ,,c,.
LOCAL AoESTe.-M tway- VIM. GiIhcft ::
KeNney.vllie-I c. Bitner; Hnrper's Ferry
Ch"s T. TrHi! ShcpherdFtowr--H Il. e. Entler
&C. Tho Secretary will be fourd at The Con,
rnny's Office, court-Ilou7e yard. in Cha rle.towp,
every Tuesday and Friday.
Nav L. lSSU-ain 1V
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TO STOCK RaISERS.

TIE undersigned having coa.ide.abfe e1n.r;
encc in abe EeIdiuE Of X. ofIers his pro:e.-
son"i services - the STOCK RaisEra OF JefTey-oo
s"d aoj inlng CoUn ties. pTOIn rare in the
ecui;on OF york entrustcd to him. Will also give
attention to cIseaaes in horses. Also has patent
addT""'-d SC me at Duff Re De otor Charie.tos.o
"a III receive prompt attention. Terms ressopsF,Ie
Feo- 10 1871 JOHN ". SCRAEFFEP
CfH a ~ee!; in your o~n toxn. SIS Outfit free.
" No rIsk Reader, If YOU want business
at which persons o: either sex can MAKE rre,. ~
ALI the time they work. write for particulars 10
d. HALiETT Co, Portland, Maine. July 3'sO.I Y
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Geo. w. Armentrout,
BRiCKLAYER AND SToMs-maSaN,

Ch0rIc$tO&n, ". Ia, <
GtONTlNUI:S o do all kinds Of AIasonry--st on,
~ and BRICK Work, CIStcrm Building and Re-
pairing, Carving. Paving. and all Rcpairs where
y Mason IS needed. on short nniico and al tho
very lowest prIro-. Residence Wost end Of
Main street. near tho Bridge. ~ Fl.
NAV 10, lS.6-II.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-31
HAPPY HOME COOK

A fERFE CT Baker, very large Oven Auto
rnctic Shelf. Eek ten sion Top Bald Ash p.n
>IIolng Front Doors and tin lined Oven Door,
making tia model for convenience and utiiitv
Nickel Pamela, Knobs, Mica Doors. and he nd,on e
ncsisn. giving 1t an unsurpassed appearance OF
ieRs iuel than any stove of equal size md cspsci
~: Excellent draft. Fully Guaranteed ANY dis.
sn'iS"e0 pure haScr, after fair trial. can retur,
Stove and receive their each. Fo-raick v
JOSEPH II. yesterday
nj his rln' Stove and Grocery Store,
"E. IL, lSc". Main strect. Cha rlestown
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-31

BEST bu.ins's now before he public You
o. than at any thing else. Capita tnot Teonf,ed "
We Wlil start yon SI2 a day and upvafGs mao
AZ rome ny tn" 1nHu6tri0us- Men, women bovs
ana Eirl7 ~an'Ai ever here to work for M. NJ,
- 'E- ,itne- Hoo can devote your whole time a.,
tnf OK OF only Zour spare ncmen.s No othe,
.I.1 VIII pay YOU nearly ~ we'll M ~
S'lng 10 YORK ena fail IN make esorn,or5, ,,s :,
~ eneAgins stonee Costly Ont6t and tetns
easily .od boaorably. Address TEUs 4 Co -
$780, July ID, lSSo-Iy
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II OTELs.
CITY HOTEL
CnARLEsrowN. W VA

NE UnderFigEod would rcFre:tsulIy civ. No.
~ t:'o 'h't shs ms assumed charge Of IN. t.j,v
tI"'sl !" 'ha'Islt"~n and pTupDtCs 10 L,,r m,
cam" IN style that wIi render its Accninnnri"
mons uuSufp assed by any huuse in tn. VnIic. =
NlfE'"'a Tie lob viii be Tcguln,iy SnrsIi; o. ~
with the b""I that the Ecasnn and ,,,rL SiFI,n
H'! % "nn k"' me- X" PIT clean nd r,crtnbI.
nc c"""'odI"uS Hotel StHbl III stFor srrern
"'o"A'l"hH Tor Iors's at nil times at T,,,o,.hi.
t tetes, an" ts' X will convey ps,.rR.,, 10 ,rS
ION ron" lhe hH.'''"ote Ohio and Shennndv.b vi
ley D'pots ire. OF charge W.
rTI"mi"'pE to do all in nv power In give ,Lo
Fuhlc I" hrst-risss house. ) rear ectiuIII ~
bhargc OF its patronage. 'N
c,,-o,.,~ MES; NARY D. BRAGG.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-31
ANEAT FRAME DWELLING.
LADIES, YOUR ATTESTI0Ni

ME have for your inspect ton al the West End
w Drug Store. the finest and incest line of
FANCY BOX AND NOTE PAPER
in town. FRENCH md IMPORTED PAPER
Specially. Also full line Of Regret Cards. In
ritatlon Cards a nd Visiin Ca rds with EnycIooe,
to match. We have also the Celebrated BnpTon
Visiting cards Ladies, call, examine and nrn-
cure prices before purchasiug elsewhere We
warrant gu, oae and ALL courteous and no1;,a
t1catm ent whether you care to purchase Or not
Our alotto-"No Trouble to Show GocdF.''
Respectfully.
August II, 1850
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-31

COLD G:es. chance to max. rpop.v.I.
- We need PcrsoD in every tovn
~ IaHn tons for the largest chsa
.es' iIioSirHi=d family qualifications in the y,o-iS
Aayons can t'scorne EUecessIuI seent FSfT .iG
1rIe 70 q. arr given fee :" .Db.eriberE Tho
One agent fepor's taking 100 s6bscTtbeIs ia 4, -
a Laay Egsht reports making over 3 300 cIesf
"a, Vo Yer ""7s. Al ~s" en- gage MAKE money
ne'1. or only your s1sre time. You need NOT be
h~ny rom bone over night. You can do -
EsII "a ofn"T" Full directors and terms free
EIega NJ and expensive Outfit free. IfJousWrt5t
pr"hiahIs work se7d us your address at once I,
c"S'' nothing 70 try the bupioeTg. No one Who en-
cages tain 10 fnske greatpsy. AddteDs CIoEo,
S-1SsoS h Co Portland. Maine JuIy la,SO II.
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LEG Al NOTICES.
The Constitutional Amendments.

JoISr REso1UTToN proposing an amendment to
the Consntntipno of the State: ~
i asseisid sgfss Legisiafre of He,t Virginia t,co-
ras az the meHbets elected 10 each House agree-
E ~ nereoys proposed as an amendment to the
Sonstltntlon of this State, to-wit: That article
. eiSaIotsald Consttutinu as it now is be strick-
en- onf, and the following be inserted in lieu
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-31
EDu CATO N Al.
Episcopal Female Institute
WINCHESTER, VA.
CharIestown Academy,

THE next session opens Scptem Der sth. a
4 preparatory school for College or Univers-
,ity.
VOL ip2ed for instruction in tho Sciences
For catalogue giving course of study, with
testimonials aud references. apply TO the Pm
July 81. 1850.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-31
JUDIcIAL. DEPARTMENT.

The judicial power of the State shall be-
estea IN Supreme court of appeals, circuit
tribunals are herein authorized, and in ins-
tees of the peace ''
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-31
HOUSE-rAINTINC, PAPERING, &c

'f'NE undrrs'rred respectfully inform, IN, n,b
Tic thNt he will execute promptly, in good
hoISE'fAlNTING. FAPERISG, GLAZING,
mad all things pe'tOirinr to his avocation upon
"a'V terms ana reasonable chNrErs. wIIIrr. Var.
hiEh rr!tu'n. HnG tor Ihis purpose IL desired
VIII g" To homes OF pairUnS in town or cnnnt,y
-, WM. w. JOHNSON
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-31

Jo1ST REsoLuT1oS proposing m amendment 10
the CONSTITUTION Of this State.
Eeso!r'd 6v The Legislature Of IIssf Virginio fro
M'cs 81 all NE members e'tcird TO each House agree
ing assrsto THAT The following he and the same il.
hsroby proposed az an amendlnent to the Consti.
tuition of this State, to- wit:
That section thirteen, of article three, it now
is, be stricken out and the following be inserted
in lieu thereof:
in c9ntroversy exceeds twenty dollars. exclusive
OF interest and costs the right of trial by Jury il
required ny either party shall be preserved and
IN such suit before justice. jury may sist Of
SIX SIX persons No fact tried by jury shall be
Use re- mined in any case than accord
ing to the rules OF The common law,
July 6, lSSO-cp.
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TIMING SHOP REMOVED.

II WING removed my TIN SHOP hack 10 tho
Main street. +" tn" room of NI,s MARY Brrwn
An" "nt7 'h,"e h""rs west Of >Ir J.coLSIarr,'s
store, VII b" lad NV old friC pds AID cu.
tom"rs' and am prepared to do al Lina.nf
TIN AND SHKET-InON WORK.
ROOFING AND SPOLTiNG A SPECIALITY
- ny IInwHrc Will Sc COLT ct tho bottom price.
'faHe .viiI to I" ken in hanes for ware or roIk
90 R"""Inher the Irir.: Door
October 20, 1873 ~
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DR., BUTTS lZsPENSARY

[EszrEste3 1871 - g J. ST. S:-et:, 81. iSJ1s 10
THE Physicians Charge q known f.,;.
tnt''H are regular EadSaiss ~ ne-ns snl
tsrIr tki .t ah,'ny :. Tueh SUPERIOR to A 81 ,se Ni3
have
ih-sG=s Their tTcatraent NJ enzaJ.le7i-I '~t
EEDISCRETi tom EXPoSI.7 p P-sIue-,
Syphilis sRarThSa 5Ie- StrI-IsrS ISrrIts
Urinary TrGHttrS ai SyphIlitIe
Lis bOne, TsAieI with success seIefr
cpieS. without AsTcT-y
YOUNG MEN md iECES Of z.r14Ie age ?rha are - Z.
EEENSEzEEes !ErIES frraa sc o! Sp-Tr.,,cr-
rHr= SeHi"Hi H:aS'e> the RI in ygziA
excess il uiztErsi year,
PazeGS II Tie following eHsctr-c5.,s- tI,rfs.
diHIaess
essTSulenc-, ro1fGsiru syE.,5,r
detective
manly which
PATIENTS TREATED 5v 'iai sl.i EIgTsst.
EeF%o5Ai 1nssuiil'Eoa pTEter-1
Cd List
NEST Er1iie3 fr-e s:5r=ss VI '
6frT~SuS suffering TrSul BpUTe
SARd raFH tIaiJT< their
DE- BUTTS. ]: SUrth stL St, st. Lo.I.. Sc.
AIsJ Is, IssO-Iy.
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%EIoB1AEAxxTNG
NoTIGn.

AVlNG com plstC' my contracts abroad which
L nave occupied my colo attention for nsarIy a
year past am now pr"nsr'd f"r oT,teTa In ali Tho
apartments of Honse Building. Addres. ma at
ChprI"sto~n. {: MOI NrS
September 10, 1876.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-31

t7ATER COOLERS for sale caeRr.At
JOSEPH EASTEkDAY,S
Tlu, Stove and G rocery Store
ePiCEs-aii kind: a!so Cider YiaeFarat
~ JOSEPH II. EASTERDAY's
Tio, Stove and Grocery Store
SWEET Potatoes Iwarson hand CsIjse1 a..
~ me at my Tin and 9 rocerv store
JOSEPH n. YESTERDAY.
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House Building s CarpenterIng.

THE undersigned will execute work in Rous E
BUILDING AND CARFENTERING 10 all
its branches in the best mNnner and nj reduced
prices.
STAIR BUILDING A SPECIALITY.
FURNITURE made ind REPAIRED; also ora..
meuts, FGch WALL. BRACKETS, FRAMES
sc. made and repaired promptly.
Shop at residence of :. Fl Woody. IN Charles.
town Orders NAV be left at Spar Office, or ad.
dress at Poet Office.
February Is. ISL. 8 STOSER
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21
Smoking Seed Corn.
From the Lire Patron.

From the Lire Patron
Brother farmers, smoke your seed
corn. 1t is not too late yet to pre-.
pare your seed corn tor the next
year. Ii you have not already done
so commence now. Select your corn
for seed and put it in your smoke
house on some kind of lattice work :;
lay it as loose as possible, and smoke
it till it is black; don't smoke it i'll
cold weather 50 it would freeze over
night, as the corn would be damp
from smoking. After the corn is
thus treated and perfectly dry and
store it away in some dry and airy
place until it Is used.
My method ofprocuring seed corn
is to gather before cutting, and
leave husk enough on so as TO tie
two ears together and hang them up
where no snow can blow ON it, and
let it hang there until smoke my
meat in the spring: then l hang my
corn above the meat, and smoke as
long or longer. | believe to smoke
i'll the fall would be preferable on &C.
count of the smoke penetrating into
the grain more freely.
Brother farmers, you who have not
tried the method OF preparing your
seed corn may think IL too much
bother or toolishness, and will say
"my corn comes good enough"
Brother, that may all be, but don't
you have to replant sometimes on &C.
count of the mole taking it up, or
the germ being eatel up by insects
while sprouting? IIso this smoking
your corn will prevent those insects
IRON destroying VI ur labor: and
another thing is, that your corn will
come quicker, grow stronger and
have "a greener color am satisfied
that smoked corn las double the
amount of nutrimehtt 10 the young
plant while starting tlan coru that is
not smoked. When plant smoked
corn L plant just wi at l want to
grow, and make no calculation OF re,
planting unless ;akenpp by ground
squirrels or birds. Ylu can prevent
these from taking iour corn by
shooting the squirrel !; and tor birds,
get two mirrors, say l0x12, tasten
The backs together AM suspend with
about four.foot cordl % pole about
twenty feet long. fasten this in
your corntield 50 tin glasses can
swing without striking the pole. |
will guarantee no croy or blackbird
will attempt TO light p your corn
field.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21
Value of Swamp Muck.

from me american AgTicutt1t7iSt
Some time ago we remarked that
an acre of swamp muck OF good quail
ity, three feet deep, was actually
worth $4,000. No doubt such a
statement is surprising. So was the
statement of DR.. Lawes of England,
that a ton of bran ted to COWS, re-
turned more than it cost in manure.
Swamp muck, tree from sand, con-
tains two per cent. or forty pounds
OF nitrogen in ton. Nitrogen is
worth in the market % cents pound.
So that ton of swamp muck is ac-
tually worth SO tor the nitrogen in
it. All that is needed is TO work up
the muck so as to make the nitrogen
available. An acre OF swamp muck
three feet deep, contains $500 tons,
and would require s months to draw
out, at ten loaus day. Few persons
realize the value OF the fertilizing ele.
ments of common waste matters
which lie under their feet, and the
innumerable tons OF matter, that may
be available tor tertilizing purposes,
and that much OF the idle and ueg-
lected materials represent a vast
amount OF wealth.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21

lowing it to remain in sod for two or
three years.=rAny of the above plans
will cause trees or branches treated
to produce fruit while younger than
they otherwise would, if fruit buds
or spurs had previously been alb
sent. Pruning the roots in the fall
or winter by digging trench half
way around or entirely round the
tree, is an excellent way for treating
entire trees or orchards. The trench
may be made from three to six feet
out, according to the size of the tree,
and leat-mould, rich soil or some
compost may be thrown in before
filling it up. One pruning OF the roots
is usually sufficient, though in sue
ceeding years it may also be per-
formed if desired. A top-dresslng
OF two bushels of salt per acre every
year or two, or of lime, often seem
TO have good effect in promoting
truitfulness, thought less speedy and
less certain.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21
THE FLORIDA AGRIC ULTURIST.

In horticultural pursuits by watching
his tree, and when the dormant buds
commence swelling and the lowest
on the stock burst forth into branch
lets, he can bud or graft at once.
In order that the new and succulent
growth from the bud or graft may
have time TO acquire a certain degree
OF maturity, and so resist the effects
OF frost, l would always advise graft
ing during the first growth, which
ordinarily occurs in March. 1t is
the time for this kind OF grating or
budding. AS far as my experience
guides me, my choice of the varieties
20 graft would be the Naval or Du-
Roi orange; and this seems to agree
with the results obtained in other
orange countries
If any thing were to be added to
this it would be very vigorous eau
tion against budding orchard trees
large or small during summer even
though the sap is running freely.
Southern California is full OF wrecked
orchards which have been 0udded
in June and tops cut off in July or
August. If possible buds should be
inserted in the tall, late enough to
lie dormant until spring. They will
come out and grow usually with the
March growth. The Seeding top
can then be removed at a time when
it is in order to prune the orange
tree the buds grow vigorously and
the tree receives no severe shock as
it does it heavily pruned in midsum-
mer.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21
Budding OF Graftlng.

J. DeBarth Shorb furnishes the
following ideas to the Pacific Ratrdl
Press: lin answering the inquiry
how to graft "a large fine orange tree
that gives us small sour fruit l
would suggest to your correspond.
ent the plan OF cutting off the limbs
at proper distances from the main
forks, and either bud into the limbs
a superior orange OF cleft graft, if he
prefers this process. Either ofthese
methods will do. 1t is by no means
an unusual thing to graft or bud on
large stocks, but care must be used
afterwards not to allow any buds OF
the present stock to grow into
branches aud from portion of the
tree and furnish, therefore, Its worth
less fruit along with those from the
superior budded or grated scions
No fear need be had of budding OIL
grating the orange as described, il
The work be properly done. The
best time to do it is just before or a
the time the sap is running mos
freely, which occurs three and ever
TOUR times year in the orange tree
and this can be accurately determined
bv any one. The Tree flow of sal
can be lecognized by the merest tyre
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21
TO Promote EruitfulRss in Trees.

From the Fruit Gro,cer'S Fried. =.
The pinching in of gle shoots is
one OF the best ways o causing fruit
binds 10 form. Anotbe| method is to
fasten ligature tightlyaround some
OF the branches. Anoter plan Is to
bend the branches, keeling the tops
fastened down with wights lower
than the bases OF Re branches.
Another way is to mai circle OF
branch, fastening in hat way tor
a while. BY partially breaking, or
twisting young shoots te sap may
also be retarded SO as b form fruit
buds.
Ii many trees are TO pc treated,
then the more commo way is to
cease cultivation, and b sow the
ground with clover or sass seed al
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21
Are the Ashes of Burnt Bones
Good Fertilizers?
From the Agricu1tWiSt, Kentucky.

From the Ag7icu1tWiSt, Kentucky.
Will you please inform me if ashes
burnt from bones are a good fertll-
izer?
-Ans of course they are, and
among the best that the farmer can
make on his farm, though not as
rich in ammonia as the same GUAM.
tity OF bones made into powder by
the use OF machinery-or bones dis
solved by oil of vitriol (sulphuric
acld.) In your process OF burning
the bones it will require at least four
to six times as much wood to burn
the bones as there are bones. there
fore you will have a mixture OF ashes
from wood and bones. This being
the case we will give you an analy-
ysis OF the wood ashes and the bone
ashes separated and you will know
almost precisely what fertilizers you
have in the mixed ashes of both.
A careful analysis OF oak wood
ashes contain the following per CEN
tum of minerals:
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fruit and add the sugar, with little
more water, if needful, to melt it.
Boil for twenty minutes put in the
tomatoes again, let them boil up
once, and turn the whole into a
closely covered jar. In the late win
ter slice up two lemons and add to
the tomatoes.
POISONOUS TOMATOES.
Tomatoes placed upon newly
painted shelf to ripen will take up
the lead in such form as to make
them poisonous.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21
Japan PerSimlnOnS.

From the Pacific Rural Press.
Mr.. Loomis tells US that Judge
Darwin, of San Rafael, plucked a
persimmon from one of his trees lost
November, and placed it on his desk
in his city office. There it remained
until last week when the Judge de-
cided to take it up for final judg-
ment. The skin was shriveled, and
as he tore it, it separated itself en-
tirely from the pulp within. This
pulp was found on tasting TO be OF
exquisite richness and sweetness, and
entirely free from astringency. Judge
Darwin pronounces it the most de-
licious fruit he ever tasted. This
little chance experiment may point
the direction for farther investigation
in the ripenlng OF this fruit, and the
proper handling to develop its best
qualities. 1t seems assured that it
will keep tor several months without
decay, and that during this period its
flavor improves. This is in accord
with Japan experience.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21
APRIL 81
Grating Wax.
From an Exchange.

From an Exchange.
One pound rosin, one-fourth pound
beeswax; one-fourth pound stallow.
This amount-the half of it, or any
multiple OF it-may be made, pro-
vided the proportions remain the
same. 1t may be applied to cloth
with brush when quite warm, and
allowed to cool, when it is cut in
strips an inch and half or two inches
wide. Common field clay of tena.
cious quality bound around the scion
answers every purpose.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21

CURE FOR DIARRHGA.-The small
plant commonly known by the name
Ralpta~eaoort, made into tea and
drank frequently, is sure cure for
this disease. Rupturwort grows in
nearly every open lot, and along the
roads. 1t is a small plant, throwing
out a number of shoots in a horizon
tai direction, and lying close to the
ground, something similar to the
manner OF the Pusley.aoeed, and
bears a small, dark green Leaf. with
an oblong purple spot in the center.
When the stem is broken a white
milky substance will ooze from the
wound. Its very palatable, and infants
take it as readily as any drink. This is
an old Indian cure, and may be re-
lied on. The botanical name of this
plant is Eui6ho,po Macatlata.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21

The importation of foreign green
fruits into New York, says the New
York Tribune, has more than doubled
in ten years. Oranges have not in
creased much, the average number Of
Mediterranean being 16O,O23, 487 for
ten years, and Ice, 705, 520 for 1878,
while of West India 12,942,676 were
received last year, the average for ten
years being about Sc per cent. more.
Florida fruit comes in competition
with the latter. Of lemons, the in.
crease in round numbers has been
from S5,O00,000 TO 217,0O0,O00.
There were $4,000 barrels and IL, 600
hall barrels of grapes received last
year. The total value of green fruits
received in New York in 1878
was $3,635,050, the duties $666,016.