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, 1880-06-24

In the a4dress opening tho Cincinnati
Democratto Convention Judge Hoalley endsay-
orctl to strip tha Republican party Of al tho
honor IND tho cFedit Ut restoring apeclo pay-
'hSnts aud plactpz ths whole currency Of tho
t4pNtry uppn an oquA value With coin. lie
denied thas the HapuhJtcan party bud any
ax9nqy IN bringing thJs rtasult about. liz at.
tFthutad spselo payments all to tha good has.
yesss, Here u What he salds
u. The year. that hays paaeea etnee tae theft OF
haryest. III The labos Of 4hs % h1sbauaman ~ au1c nas
reaped q rich reward. Tue eArth has been
"tleklod With the hue nnd has laughed with u
harvest" Thu bet,lson Of tho Most High hAs
been upon US, and tho Opportunities of1ored hy
Hss gERclous fayors wisely employed IN the
econoHl}ea Of Two successive putaocrstie Com
d refainca paymQpt 81 tho National floating
4opi spa taat equalization Rf Seluss paal1ed Ry
, 1880-06-24

A. LETTER Inns been received at the Exec.,-
tive Mansion by tho PRESIDENT frnn Gg1t. urunt,
indicating thut III the event II tho retirement If
Gen. MotYs he would estesu1 It n 9rcnt favor.
should 1t he found cnnea;ent With the yiews Of
tho President, to name ecu Rufus Ingalls, to bt,
Quartcrmaster- General of tho United States
Army. 1t " un1crHtnud Lnlt n,0rc rotlrenset,ta
WILL tAkc place curly nftor July l.-St. Laut*
t1lHilt- Democrat,
It Ia stnted nlso that tho TrcaL1nnt l,as bocn
asked to promote Col. Ruckcr temporarily to tho
place SO that be may have tho opportunity to re-
uro as a Brgnter. General. Col. Hucker Is q
gallant soldier, and has. served faithfully fur
innny ycnrs.
, 1880-06-24

"pERI.Ey," Of tho Boston Journal, telts
good stury abolt tho Ncv. Nfr. Wcndtc, WIN
opened the Cincinnati Convention With prarer.
1t scemB TINT tho Local Cosnmlttoo forgot t..at
they ought II provide IL Clergyman tu opc,, al
Conventiull with prayer "Parlpy" says that In,
Is Wendte3" asked Col. Robinson, The Chairnasn..
"Oh." eaid one OF the Committee. =" hn Ia Uni.
Tersallst." Never mind hfa religion" saltl ell.
TO knnw hts politics." No onr could enliehtcI.
tho Colonel. md ho continued: "l'ilbo ID d
vcit!on With prayer" Mr.. Long" We'll, l3roth-
CT lso1ltison I mi, afrnit! II Democratic preacher
will be har.l thing to lind. Wo used to hayn
1srother Cl,alfnnt, hut RI,ce te deserted us aud
went over II, tho Republicans, VIZ havo been
loft In the dirk" ftuhlnsou-'.All l have to
p id II there viii i ie amy prayii,s." It is,n. M
tcrstnod that Democratic clergyman llas been
found.
Tut MGttltc did maka iln nneuIur urnynr
, 1880-06-24

N. JoftN LEsto1KNE, editor Paris Dcl,ats,
thinks thnt, Though Engiund Is tho exemplary
and classic country nj civil lborty, she hus III,
slmiiar tttlo to religious liberty, as regards
which France nlny clufm 10 rank befur1, her, In
FrAnco. a ccutury ngo tho ltosolutton proclaimed
freedom nf conscience and declared citizens
uf cycFy religion admissible TO public functions
and political rights, while 1t Ia only in our own
days that In England lnws Of exclusion againat
Catholics and Dfsscnters have been abolished,
and 1t Is only tnnIe fifteen yrnrs ngo since tho
Jews obtItned their emancipation. Even at tho
present mo1uont, II 1ueulbcr who has asked to be
relieved from the religious outh is krpt ut tho
door It'll the Chamber has decided In what con-
sLsts On at4ojst, The question seems 70 him 10
DO outside the province OF tic Legislature, Tho
rcst Of tho article Is devoted to tho nurtas bilt
How ho trcats It Huy be Judged from tho con-
cluslon. All countries. he wintla} up, bayo ra-
lgtous difficulties, and they are always croated
by tho monopolizing prctcnslons Of tho
churches,
, 1880-06-24

DAN DouuuEKry, Of Philadelphia, tho
eloquent orutor. nov on friendly terms with
John Kelly. says ho was In Cincinnati IN 1876 a.
the Convention which nominated j},tciannn md
llo uovcr aaw such difference in enthusiasm.
"Why," aaid Dou8hcrty, "wo wcre going nbout
hero at thut titno cheering, h,izzaintg, getting
drunk. and II looked like victory In ldvnncc.
Now they appear to hare colnu to a funornl,"
"nut," said Do,ighorty. rallyipH his spirits,
"perhnps they nrc distributed umnne 80 many
hotels that VIC don't SEQ their jng. III 1850 tkcrn
wns only ono big hntoi herc, tllu uuruct i1uusc,
and thoy wnre Ill compressed there"
, 1880-06-24

THE nov Canadian tar1H Inns told most
d!sastrously npau thu tradn Ut that country. 1t
reduced tho volume OF Imports for 1s7D from,
sG,,00o.0O to sS.,U00o0, and Of exports from
fSo0000oo TO 81, ,o0n 0o; md 1t WIS III force but
tllroe months of tho yenr. On tho greatly re-
duccd imports tho Canadians pall about 80"
O00 more III duties than on tho whole Of tho
larKe imports OF 1878. II such WIS tho Injurious
elect OF the new tariff In single qunrtor nf n
yoar, what kind OF M exhibit eau DO expected
for u series Of yoass2
, 1880-06-24

AnMy officers anticipate trouble with Mex
leo on Aceount OF tho refusal Of the Government
OF that cnuntry to allow our troops to pursue
the lndlan maraudcrs ncross tho limo. Secretary
tsanlsoy, however. sayn TINT ti,cre is no ground
tar alarm; tho Mexican Government, he suys,
bus perfect right to act NJ it has done. TIN
whole matter will bo discussed at a Cabinet
meeting next Fri1ay.
, 1880-06-24

THE murder Of young barrymore by a
drunken ruf!lan In TexaB Was 10 grcntGr 0l!trtgn
nxntnst decency and spgtcty lhan THO yanlirt nf
tho Jury which releAscd thut ruflan upon tho
Philadelphia U,.h<ttn.
Tue appearance OF ''youn8 uurrynore" as
witness at this very tEial IL still moro roInarh'
ubfe circumstances. -
, 1880-06-24
T1e1nuSE UnANClI OFFICES.

THE CHICAGO TH1DUSE haa established bsa.ich
pces for the receipt OF subscriptions and ndverttse
Nents a. follows:
NEW yORK-rsoom = Tribune Building FIT. Nc
EADpKN, Manager.
GLASGOW, Bcotlnnd-Allan's American Nens
Agency. u ItcnHoldht
LONDON, Eng.-Amcsican Txchango - Bruud.
UESAY +. 01LLIa, Aucnt
WASHINGTON, II. C.-i3l9 r street.
, 1880-06-24

In TlI1 TRIBUNE yesterday We published
frotn tho If'a<s lA1 ct poruons who 1t was sud
bud goup frul Chtuaxo 70 CineiuAatl ~ repro
sentauyea Of tho netnoosatto purity Of Qhlu4go.
In ttst Lat ooquss t4s psws of "yack u. Dug.
phey." Among THO respectable citizens aud
democrats qs Chicago IL NJ. Jop9 y. pvpphoy,
t4e Te4-knqxp ppqaiFaftoF ana lgjly9F. y tho
, 1880-06-24

RCMon Inns 1t that the Berlin Conference
IA oF stormy as a section OF tho Democratic Con.
vcntfon Austria and 1tuasla nrc not willing to
RI NJ far as EnRfnnd ani Franco In tho mattor
nf frnntEcr adjustments. Itnly Is opposed to
any extension Of Austrsa's dominons, and It te
not improbable that the Conference may nd Iourn
out dccIstou,
, 1880-06-24

nro nuw engaged In lonktng up omissions and
E0rrrcuous, tho result Of which Ia o1poctc.l to
le tn and 1000 or 5000 to tho totnl already oh
ta'nod aud thus to bring fhicag,'s popth htiou
up to about 4NiDnj
, 1880-06-24

A FIJtE ut 6aybEook, rear Bloomington, DO
6ttoJe1 an elevator and II la1ul,rr-ynrll yester-
day Tho loss ts estimated 1T fa10h. Eeyprnl
1"rsons vcrc overcome by tho l,oat while trying
to exuugulHh tho tlnnIes.
, 1880-06-24

. Ex4i0v. PALMER arrived At Cincinnati
yesterday I" 'ouk After blu boom. II ts said that
he went ut tho invitation OF members OF tl4s
New York delegation. who, iA case pf l1a failure
u las 1ilden, " ruthaF tho trtllcu. Payne
movement. arc sAid to thnk kindly oS cur State-
rights ex-QoycrHHr.
, 1880-06-24

TILE Registry law passed by The late Wis
consin Legislature for milwaukee, County hu4
beeu PRONOUNCED unconstitutional by the Wiz
consln Supreme Court Thu Milwaukee Uotno-
crats are doubtless delighted 1t tho prospect Of
1rce frauds next November,
, 1880-06-24

THE people of Southwestern New Mexico
nro loud in ihor complaints ~ to tho mnnucr In
which den. Hatch has consln ctctl tho Indian
cntragn, but tho Secretary OF War and Gen.
shermnr assert TINT thoy havp tho fullest oontl-
asnco IN Gen. tintoh's nbl1Ity, and approve his
tnClo Of oatnMtIQnur
, 1880-06-24

A PHYSICIAN sat lii tho Theatre dcs Arts
In Paris. A bright object flashed before him.
lie looked, aud behold! dagger stuck In tho
aoQr ut pls foet. Wtlero waS the assasu? Sitting
qui0tly in tho box alx,Yo, aud tsyiug 10 learn
what had bcoo,@0 OF his 10y dagger, which 40
had used temporarily 10 pin buck tho curtain Or
hA box. Thia 10 Parlylau.
, 1880-06-24

TNE Vermont State Republican Couycn.
tion wah held ut burlington yesterday. COL
Roswell Parnhulu wus nominated for Governor
uen. aarstoH for i4eutenpnt-Guveri,nr, elui
Juhn A. fa3o for Btata Treasurer. VnKo IL tho
present Incumbent
, 1880-06-24

HRAYToS. the 1ntcrualIscyenpo Collector
sot South Carolina, Will, it IL said. lie removed
during this week by thu President, on the ground
of his general u,pupular1ty and neglect OF duty,
, 1880-06-24

TIE Supreme Cnnrt Ut Wisconsin has de-
cIded that option contEaetA, whoro 1t tan bo
proved thAt there Is no intention to deliver tho
KoAds contracted for, arc unlawful, md full
within tho prQrls!o LIZ Ut thu WISCONSIN Qambllng
, 1880-06-24

GAMDETTA's assumption Of political power
hAs 30 fn1uyed tho reputation Of tho Froncl
Cabinet that It is believed that general election
will coon he rendered necessary,
, 1880-06-24

ANNA DICKINSON wrote Of tie splendid
exhibition Of cptrpRe BY tho three Ncat VIZ
gInta delegates in thu Chicago Conrcntlon:
OF al gallant Jghtlng. thut haA bsson done ta
!Ilatly ways through tho last twenty years. 1efo
Mrublo as an example, ropukQ, and q gUod.
, 1880-06-24

THE Maine Republicans renomlnatcd Gov.
Davis and iRlorsed tho nomination Of GRrAcid
and Arthur yesterday.
, 1880-06-24

THE Michigan Republican Convention TO
nominate StAte officers will 10 held at Jankson
Aug.5
, 1880-06-24

THE jury In tho ease Of Luther Mckinney,
who wIs tried ut Peoria this week for tho tnur-
dor Of bis fnther.lu-law, Disagreed ypsterday,
after being out fort eight hours.
, 1880-06-24

TIE Russian troops arc reported to hayo
l'ecn tlefeated with heavy loss In recent Gu
touItcr with tho Tureon,ana.
, 1880-06-24

TIE army Of the Argentine Republic
bus made Il desperate effort to cHpturo nuenos
Ayrrs, but aftor thEco dAys' fighting bus bcon
bbflgcd to retreat.
, 1880-06-24
SOCIETY MEETINGS,

THOS. J. TURNER Lodge. NO. tG. A. r. 4 4. II.
Thursday evening. June u. At FreemasonEs Hail. II
ttonroc-s All netuberH ate expected u be presont
sualncss OF lmprtAnce. Ftsttors ara cordially III.
JOHN E. pErT1n0EE, ". III.
". II. sTANTON, Secretary.
, 1880-06-24

Tue recent Investigations lnaugurated by
the Democrats, and which haye resulted only liz
proving tho knavery Of their own partisans, has
cost tho United Suites SGOO,UO0.
, 1880-06-24

In the Dankcrs' MngHzt7tc for July Is a
volnminous article from Mr.. George1f. Veg
ton. III which he discusses the recently col
1upscd boom In prices Of iron, steel, and scv-
erAl other articles, and attributes tue whole
thing to tho de1nonetizntion of silyerl We
have much respect for Mr.. Weston's
views, and aro rs prepared perhaps rs any
oiio TO attribute misfortune or calamity
to tho monometallle craze, but confess We
/ fall to see any connection between last years
spaslnotltc advance IN tho prices of steel rails,
Iron. and nails, nnd tho depreciation Of silver
by the action of the German Government
several ycars ago.
Tho Initiation of prices which began In
July, 1870, was confined for time to iron
manufactures. The ex'sting prices OF Iron
mud steel were exceedingly low in tho winter
al'i spring Of 1870; the mills in Great Britain
had practically suspended; n cargo of steel
rails was purchased in England at S23 per
ton, md delivered, duty paid, In New York
ut S53 per ton. American steel rolls Wero
selling. per scnlo prices, at S45 por ton, but
with llbcrnl discount; and pig-iron was down
to SIT per ton In PIttsburg.
Attracted, among other things, by these
low prices, it was considered advisable by
men with capital to engagc in rl,ilroad con-
structt0n. which Ind mt brau vcrv vfrnrnus.
T., .'s..a.,,.a', n,,,. =. w
ptassca'ea. 'ino revival OF business, tho
great impetus GlfGu to productions. tla e1ll-
'utorua,t ~ ,cho- ~, 49,
p'os'"eu' VI iao"'' '""l LIZ echefHt
tho nrtnna1on NJ I'm ,nt,rood s,,s-
TEN. All over tic country thore WIS
n .,n,nn,,d for ro,v r,o,u cn,uoot;r,. o1,to.
nrcs ron,a r,,n,no sro,n o. - ,os .','s".'. n.uo.
Ienyt,, n hrIng 1e,, ti,s,,;nts ouJ ,,a'. :"
ftons ntn cinser ond a,,ortor an,, sm ,sest
communicative ,slti, oy,s,fns ra,,trna tr,,sse
~,,s ,,o,nana n,ao a. .e,.,',n -. ts., a"o'n
.,ronv ron,ls nnd for r;ads ] IN I'M s nv Nart, W.
,x"st ont II, ~ roxas ,nf ," .ha t"s ~. Io's
NJ lass t,,nn fanr ,,"na ,..",a ."s .a,.
a,ruost oono.,tsan .1.",. 80 "eaH oAI,s , ~
s",, ,,,,o ,aat ~ nn,,a. .as ~ .a'r oa1
7,1,.as as 1t,,,e % N"s.s. Aea ~ u4u n,lsAou
~. ",a o.,.s 49,. .4'9 s.. uee s'., was pushing on
nua..,,..,o,' .,,.s,. o. nutn p.''s, @ WI, uae
.l''sn n.@o'4 hIa ~" mex-
~" ~ . "'e' r.osos".s & "4m ~ s'ea1 energy Vim
, 1880-06-24

THE csop prospects III France thIa year
<sFe not very good. In tho south, cenirc, and
west tho Yield will not bo Is por cont Of tho aver~
elko. aud IN no place Is q full crop loukud for
, 1880-06-24

CoNGREssMAN s. D. LINDSAY was yestcr-
:iny ronomEnated by tho Republicans Of tho
fhIr1 MAino District by acc!arnatton.
, 1880-06-24

hll OTro, an ex-Trcasurer Of SANTA Cruz
County, California, was sentenced yosterdny II
Eve years In tho Penitcntary for embezzomcn
OF tho public funlis.
, 1880-06-24
CHTOA6O'5 POPULATION.

UflllEu CkNIG8 CENSUS promises 10 reveal IL.
They nre mad because TIE Tribune modest
" predicted that the census would not full
short of 49, 900 in this city. THE Tribune:
put the figure low to hrenk the actual amount
by degrees to the denfzens of st. Lo,tIs,
knowing wl,at shack 1t would lnl1Ict on their
sensitive nerves TO tell tten, all mt once tl,at
Chicago outnumberea st. Louis by 100, ,0o0 III
]labltAnts. Tho wrath Of the st. Louis papers
Is really not because the actual population
was undcrcstlmated 10000 or 10000, hut be-
cause tho figures will exceed the estimate so
enormously, and show. in the end, that Chi
cago within the city limits Inns about 100000
moro people thu, st. Louis has Including the
entire county. The st. Louis count will
probably aggregate about Sit, 900, while tho
Chtcago count will not fall 1nucll short Of
475.0o0.
If ST, Louis Is determined 10 feel sore over
the result, we may as we'll do justice to Chi
cago, and show how much lnrger tho popua-
tlon Of this city would be II tho same anlouut
OF territory were included In tho count which
Sf. L0ufs lugs In. st. Louis includes within
TIC city )Emits the entire County Ut st. Louis;
1t Chicago Included Cook County, its popu-
latlon would go Into history Mt tl,ls date as
something like $50, GOO, or nearly 2oo, 900 moro
than the population OF st. Louis. But Gill
cago may waive the suburban towns Of tho
county proper, such as Hyde Park, Evan
stou, and so on, and include only the city
proper, Which extends continuously mile
beyond the city limits, and thus coniino the
estimate To about the same territory rs is EN-
brnced within tho city limits OF st. Lonis.
The city limits on tho south are bounded by
-,
, 1880-06-24

TIE nlnth nttlclu Ut the Church bill was
| passed " tho Russian Dict yestor,say. With the
Falus1ta ain:nduicnt that clorsyulen Legally up
Pointed nhalr not bo lihbto to prosecution for
: e&ernlslnv their functions in parsles where
holdErs Ut the cura arc prevented frum o1i.
u Clutit1U
, 1880-06-24

HRAnl.Aud1I IL II nIartyr lIehas been I'm
pr1soncd In tho clock-towcr nf tho House Of
Commons. Should anew writ bo Issued to I'LL
tho vacancy III hts Shoemaker constituency,
theFe IL no loubt hut lsrHdlanga will bo electetl
, 1880-06-24

JOEL PARKER and Henry D. Payne are the
late8t Democratic wltHeases u tho honor anu
hlgh nsekulaesa pt QArttold's public Ate,
, 1880-06-24

SECRETARY RAMSEY will consider tho re-
port on tic Whitaker caso soon, and, it IL
thought, wlll recommend that tho young man DO
tried by court-mnrfiAl.
, 1880-06-24

CEasrs-CpAAiss,pNEu WRlonr has now
tecclYoA rctuEns fEou1 lso enumoratozs coyer-
ing an eluA 1pAkvF os districts eompris lug The
enttve City Ut Chicago. These returns show 1
totsl population vt t1l.tA.. Tho spuueratoss
, 1880-06-24

Persons iedviaJ to,rn for tic sedsoh, and sum
,,,er frurklers, can hare TlE DAILY TninuNE
mailed to them, Ioasnatd, for sl.e5 per month"; IT.
Guiding Sunday eIIton, or $40 per mouth tctu.-
out T.; G'ld ule atlrtts teM be changed u often as
Icsirt1I
, 1880-06-24

Il powDER-Ml1I. exploded Mt Snn Pablo,
Cal, yesterday morning. No loss of life.
, 1880-06-24

TIE steamer City Of Now York, OF tho
Havana ltne, was burned yesterday whila lying ut
tho brooklyn dock. She had tho greater part Of
a valuable cargo on bonr,l.
, 1880-06-24

THE Springfield Republican, the New YORK
Nation, the Washington RetxlAtcan. and the g.
Louis Gt0LA- DsMoetut-the Hons and thu Ianh3-
tho independents aud tho nulety and nln1 thas
Eunot astsHy.-atl uulte Oh 0ar9sld u auacoept"
lbiU candidate,
, 1880-06-24

TIE alumni and Trustees Of Cornell unl'
yerstty hayq passed significant resolutions 70.
lttoly Informing President Whlto tbat itwou!4
hs good Iaea II he should como ho1no from hts
ncrl!n m1salon and attend 70 bis college duties;
, 1880-06-24

THz pesslm!st is abroad in Great Dritains
also tha poas.puzzlo, aud at last accQunts they
werQ 1oia9a ~ daddy 9ppdict+
, 1880-06-24

THzHR Is not 4 Democrat OIL the ground who
tAtnks thafs q the Least oi1xnps Of beatlnE das.
Held ln this Stnte-Gdth.
HPtoin lLes tho ePltaph qt Thurman and
Pay4e.'
, 1880-06-24

Times tntonded tu convey tfa ltnprcs4Ifn Tint
Mr., bunphey was III tho st,~cnlln,l tlolcRatton T.
tlld TINT RenfInnan Injn.tlcc. In tho t!rat pnro
Mr.. Duhuhey did mot n, tn Ctnciunntl Mt ali, nnI
II ho Ind go.lc he Ia 'ipt innn Of tho chatuctcr
10 10 iclsiet II, Tint Ilet. In cnryinK tho tlst
nntnca frnin the Times It ncrnr occurred Ia ~,
that "JnCk N. Du.nphcy" curti be uuorrtotd
rs tncaning Mr. John n. Dunphny.
, 1880-06-24

Randolph street, botwecn Clark md In 5at1e En-
eagament Of Joseph Murphy. "kcrry Cow"
, 1880-06-24

Chicago Jockey Club
Trnek at terminus OF Madison stfcot carlno. laces
Mt 2:U q, IN.
, 1880-06-24
Aa1usEstES:ra.


Madison etsces. hcswccn Dearborn md state.
J;nRnscmcnt OF II. u. Mahn's Comic Oposa Company.
AUoccacco.r
, 1880-06-24

Total ......."........,-Fa,Baa6W Sv,A4l.a0
a co!u1astaoD Of the value Of xFeoa fruit im-
ported III 1s'u vsh thas NJ ls1a show au jucgcqss
ip yaIue OF sl2l, 49, a,i] Of duty, tat}s& W nu
wonder that wholo town in 4assachusetss has
boen dcyastatedby cholcsa- -morbus. Tho marvel
l. thas ", ,Q.0 900 guilty porsoas have esoaped.
, 1880-06-24
POSTAGE.
Entes.d at the InstGsre at Chicago, III. At Bteod-
Gus Natter

Forthn benent of our patrons who dsslrs to sund
sfnR1o copica nf Tux T1IDuNE through the nsnit NO
R!Jo Johnrewtth the transient rnts Of poatAxGt
Trrnf1ttc. ftf &4yru
Flight and Twelve rnRe raper.. er...,..........9 CENTS
Elxt10n IAE8 cents
FnFff9n.
Etsht apd Twelve Paso paper. cents
HktceA1agQ Taper cenA
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-01-21
5 PRICE S CENTS.
! $500 PER- ANNUM

years ago, it was called Dhurra Corn
1t is also known as Egyptian Corn
and suspect that the much adver-
tlsed Egyptian or Indian soheat of a
Tennessee grower is the same thing.
1t is Sorgh'nn Vulgaris of the botan-
lists. Here the conditions which
help Sorghum and Rice Corn also
help the growth OF our hay crops,
the ''little" and the "big" (or golden)
millets. Also the adverse conditions
which the Sorghum and the Rice
Corn seem to be able to stand far
better than most crops are the same
which do not seem to have much
effect in diminishing our hay crops.
These hays are good for from one to
four tons per acre at single cutting,
and the hay has from five to fifteen
bushels of grain in each ton. If cut
when the grain is not quite ripe 1.-THE
"little" can be quite ripe) the roots
sprout again and a second crop is
produced. But of course such dou-
bic clipping draws heavily on the fer
tility Of the land. But it seems to
me that with fair land to begin with
and your extra length of season in
which to produce green crop (cow-
pease or rye) to turn under that the
land might be kept rich in Florida.
The. practice of the late J. B. Root,
Scotsman, Rockford, Illinois, demon
strates that good growth OF rye
turned under is as good as forty two
horse loads Of manure per acre on
his garden land. J. p. FOSTER
LioingSton, Kansas, Jan. S.
Our correspondent is mistaken in
one particular The Sorghum is not
known here as Chicken Corn,'
Dhurra or Egyptian, the latter are
quite different and are all grown in
Florida hnt-ageS not valued as they
deserve. Dhurra OF Egyptian Coik
is commanding much attention in
California and beco ming a standard
crop in that state.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-01-21

will z do better without any fertiliz-
ing. / write this advisedly and what
l state is true in fact which any one
may determine if he will come to
Federal Point and look for himself.
Some say "When the tap roots reach
water your trees will die.n The tap
root is the very first root formed as
the seed sprouts and goes as straight
TOR water as plumb line, and when
it reaches water its mission is full
filed, its growth is stopped and it
commences its wonderful action OF
supplying water to the beautiful tree.
The Lateral roots supply the nutri-
ment necessary to the formation OF
wood, leaves and fruit, and it is TO
these alone that our attention is to be
given. Mr.. MaEville's statement that
the sour Seeding is more hardy and
thrifty than the sweet is entirely op-
posite to my own experience. Bud.
ding tree induces early fruiting at
the expense of growth, and any one
desirous of obtaining the highest re-
suits in orange culture will do much
better to rely on Seeding trees, none
OF which have ever born inferior
fruit to my knowledge. seom % sias
Your readers will excuse these few
brief Z remarks, knowing that my
statements are made, not from theory,
but from actual experience embrace
ing years Of toll and observation.
= sa' LTet j. L. TENNEY,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-01-21
The Chinese Water Nut.
From an Exchange.

From an Exchange.
The Zfdpo. bicor1ais (Lin Kok of
the Cantonese) grows in clear. still
water of depth of one foot or two
feet, with soft, muddy bottom. The
best situations are such as are sub
ject to a gentle overflow of river wa
ter at high tides, but it grows we'll
in ponds beyond the reach of The
tides, and then the water is prevent
ed from becoming stagnant by the
copious rains of summer, and by the
active vegetable growth of the plants
themselves. In country like China,
where labor is cheap and abundant,
and where every available spot of
land, whether dry or submersed, is
utilized, the plant has no chance of
becoming pest. AS to whether it
would do so under circumstances
more favorable to its struggle for ex-
istence, experience affords no clue. If
left to itself it dies down on the ap-
proach of winter; but the custom is
to collect, dry and store in the au-
tumn as many plants as may be need
ed for the following year, and throw
them on the surface OF the water in
the spring.
In Canton the fruits are in perfec-
tion in May and June, but they con-
tinue in the market till August, when,
however, they are dryer and harder,
and notso palatable. They are eaten
by all classes OF Chinese. and are al
SO relished by Europeans. They are
sometimes eaten raw, but generally
in a cooked state. They are simply
boiled, and the black skin is taken off
either before or after boiling, like po-
tatoes. On European tables they are
usually served up with sauce.
Extract from letter from Mr.. Ford,
director of the Botanic Gardens,
Hongkong:
In reference to IrapG 6icorpis cul-
tivation there is none in Hongkong,
and what l have to say Is second
hand, received from Chinese. They
are great liars, but believe the toll
lowing information is reliable : The
fruit ripens in August, and is collect
ed by men going out in the water
and plucking the fruit from the plants
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