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Orange Culture.


Mandarin, In Merchant Mechanic and Farmer.
A very large extent of territory
bordering on the Gulf of Mexico can
be profitably devoted to orange Gull
ture. The soil is lnexhaustibly fer.
tile, is susceptible of drainage and
communication with the best market
in the world, is easy and inexpensive.
The labor of raising an orange or
chard is not greater than is required
to bring into bearing other kinds of
fruits OF similar character.
The orange tree loves warm, rich
and moderately moist soil. 1t is a
hardy tree and will grow and flour.
ish under circumstances which would
kill many variety of fruit and
forest tree, accounted the most hardy
X kn2%n The tree is q gEsat tsedaE.
frantic, until, finaIly, the doziness 81
exsanguination supervenes, and the
victim sinks exhausted. To one who
is familiar with leecn culture and
with the habits of these Shiny little
creatures, the suspicion that the pop
ular novelist is either quizzing the
public, or has been laughably quizzed
herself, naturally arises; for it is a
pretty we'll ascertalned fact that the
mode Of taking them for the market,
after they have arrived at the stand
ard growth, is by riding horses into
the swamp or marsh, and then trans
terring the crop from the legs OF the
animal to which they cling, to jars or
receptacles prepared to receive them.
In Sweden, which produces the best
leeches i'll the market, the taking is
done to considerable extentlby boys
and men who wade into the marshes
and shallow water bare legged, and
returned clothed with the shining
product. 1t is true that horses are
sometimes used in Sweden for this
purpose, and usually, perhaps in
France; but this is very different
thing from feeding leeches with liv-
ing animals, which would be sheer
waste OF nutriment. There are leech
plantations in America, but our pro-
duct 1.-THE kirudo decoro) is by no
means as valuable for commercial
purposes as the Swedish. About
quarter Of an ounce OF blood. is re-
puted to be all that the hirudo decora
can ordinarily carry, while large
Swedish leech may take halt or two
thirds OF an ounce, and it is asserted
by competent observers that very
large ones have been known to APP
propriate tull ounce before relaxing
their hold. The German physicians
are, it is said, in the habit OF lmprov-
ing the capacity of the leech, or,
rather, OF prolonging its suctoral
function by very simple process.
Before, or immediately after, the ami
NAL has secured good hold upon
the surface to be relieved, the econ
omical practitioner clips off its tail
with pair OF surgeons scissors, aud
the result is that the blood taken in
by the eagar animal is disgorged as
fast as it is appropriated, and it is
made to act as drainage tube as well
as a suction pump.
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Tiff House, Buffalo, N. Y.
Chamber of Commerce, st. Paul,
MINI.
international Hotel, Lacrosse, Wis.,.
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international Hotel, Troy, N. Y.
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r. W. Kings News Reading Rooms,
GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Barrett House, Burlington, Iowa.
City Library, Des MONIES, Iowa.
st. James Holel, Iowa City, Iowa.
Board of Trade, st. Joseph, Mo.
Grand Windsor Hotel. Dallas. Texas.
City Hotel, Jefferson City. Mo.
Planters House, Leavenworth. Kansas
Record Club Reading Room, Sioux
City, Iowa.
Klrtley House, Warsaw, Ind.
Cooks Hotel, Rochester, MINI.
Priests Hotel, Decatur, Ill.
Young Mems Christian Association.
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Public Library, Springfield, Ohio.
Young Mems Christian Reading Room.
Drayton, Ohio.
Houston Lyceum, Houston, Texas.
Central Hotel, New Albany, Ind.
Galveston City Library, Galveston,
Texas. az
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Taylors Hotel, Jersey City, N. j.
Louisville Hotel, Louisville, Ky.
Public Library, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kirby House, Milwaukee, Wis.
Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, Ill.
Palmer House, Chicago. Ill.
Merchants Exchange, Boston, Mass.
United States Hotel, Hartford, Conn.
Board of Trade Boom, Albany, N. Y.
Continental Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa.
Osborn House, Rochester, N. Y.
Board of Trade, Minneapolis, MINI.
Falmouth Hotel, Portland, Maine.
Marshall House. Savannah, Ga.
Terre Haute House, Terre Haute, Ind
Young Mems Christian Association,
La Fayette, Ind.
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Young Mems Christian Association,
Logansport, Ind.
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mond, Ind.
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Ind.
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nav, Mich.
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Reform Club, Saginaw City. Mich.
Ashland Hotel, Lexington. Ky.
Besides the above we send the paper
ourselves to number of public read I
ing rooms in different parts of the I
United States, and place it in the Flor
ida hotels, free.
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ii Gar ss.ss;.=s4iey OaC ~1.slLfnyt sltJIe
things which lie neglected around
them. We have seen that the Ger
mans coin money out OF the neglect
ed chips of wood which the choppers
have left in the forests; that the
Swiss shape bits of brass so as to
add thousand fold to their value,
and that Italian peasants double the
comforts OF their homes and add
millions annually to the revenues of
their country by doing work at once
light and simple, yet which could
never be proftably done in any other
way.
Hence the great importance of
small home industries is apparent.
Every farm and village in the South
has sources OF revenue lying neglect
ed around it, which, if utilized by an
industrious and skillful people would
at once command the attention of
capitalists at home and abroad. Here
it is the gathering and curing OF me-
dicinal herbs. There collecting and
drying of wild flowers, leaves and
grasses. In another locality the
brakes could be placed under contri
button for poles for the angler; in
another the swamps could be searched
for their MOSES and ferns. From
the highlands could be cut canes for
the elegant promenaders OF the
cities. Toothpicks could be made
from the quilts of the fowls daily
slaughtered in the households and
down manufacture from the plu-
mage of those same fowls. The
bones, horns and hooIs Of cattle
could. be saved and sold To the chem
ical works of the cities-in word,
the field tor these small industries is
almost limitless in this our rich and
too much neglected region.
We have thus enlarged upon the
importance of these small sources OF
wealth, because we designed point
ing out one in particular which the
recent invention by one of our own
people has opened up to the boys,girls
and young women Of South, which
may yet prove as important TO it as
has the toy manufacture to Germany,
matchmaking to the Swiss, or silk.
reeling 10 the Italians.
Around every house in the South,
in every garden, and clambering up
on the limbs OF almost every Tree in
the forests, and flowers tull OF sweet.
ness and bountiful in perfume. These
flowers bloom and die, fall and de-
cay, year after year, spring after
spring, unnoticcd, save in the gather
ing of an occasional nosegay, and un-
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branches would have extended to a
considerable distance, fruit would
have formed from base to summit,
and every branch would have been
robust with life.
With your kind permission | will
continue this article in future num-
Der.
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Driving Away Rats.

A farmer says: "Four years ago
my barn was iearfully invesed with
rats. They were so numerous that l
had great fear of my whole crop be-
ing destroyed by them after it was
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ITO be conti1.ued.)
The Honey Bee.
Paul L. 1IauOn. I. New OrSeass Times.

Paul L. Fiallon, d Net Orleans Times
AS the revenue OF the apiary will
depend on the bee pasturage afforded
by the neighborhood, such as white
clover, fruit trees and wild flowers,
we must, therefore, before establish
ing the apiary, ascertain that the
flora in our vicinity will afford fair
supply to our bees during the fine
seasons. don't think there is a spot
IN Louisiana where bees will not do
well, as from reports from nearly
every parish l have not heard OF any,
understanding bee keeping, falling to
have fair surplus from their bees.
In locating the apiary we must
chose dry situation, ii possible, and
not a great distance from our t'esi-
dence, for convenience Of watching
during the swarming season; al
though we have one wing of our
queens clipped, some attention is
necessary, as | have stated before, IN
regard to the queen failing some.
times to return to her hive, either ~.
80 ~ D.
sale of few dozen chickens or from
the savings OF scrap bag. Think
of this, young women Of the South.
The world wants all such products
so bad that il is willing TO pay enor-
nous prices for them. Will you neg
lect so great an opportunity which
Providence has placed in your way !?
Every household in the country
should have one OF DR.. Gladneys
stills, and every young lady should
have her own laboratory, where the
rarest perfumes will be manutac-
tured.
And parents should see to it that
their children will be supplied with
this scientific apparatus SO that they
may be induced to interest them
selves in that noblest OF all sciences
chemistry. 1t will be school in
which they will learn SO many valua-
BILE secrets that no money expended
In it's encouragement will be lost or
even endangered. When the young
of a nation make the first step to-
wards economizing the things around
them the wealth and grandeur of
that nation is assured.
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Carp.
the Semi. 1ropic Collaboration.

From the Semi Tropic Californian.
Our correspondent visited the new
carp ponds of j. III. Petit, San Ber-
nardino county, and from him CLEANED
the following 1acts:
a carp pond may be made in any
basin that can be made to hold water
the quality of the soil, though
strongly impregnated with alkali,
seeming to be OF no consequence
whatever. The arrangement of carp
ponds for convenience of breeding,
feeding. drawing off, ETC., has no fixed
rule, but varies according to the To-
cal surroundings, and is the easiest
~, 81 all fish ponds to construct. For
the carp, although scale fish, re-
SAMPLES. in size. and shane the fresh
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Matters Matrimonial.
From the smyrna Times.


From the "Big Oak" to HoGecker's
Mill with single break, every farm is
or Will be occupied by q newly married
couple. The last TO poke his head into
the matrimonial moose was one consid-
cred confirmed Old bachelor, and the
"boys" were quite aslonished when they
learned that he had borne away young
bride. The roads are rather bad now,
but ii the fellows who have had many
a bit of fun with him do not give him a
"haze" when the ducks eat the mud up,
then we are mistaken.
Quith gOodly number assembled at
st. Peters p. E. Church, this morning,
to witness the marriage of DIR. Z. NJ.
Cloak aud Miss Lillian IL. Speakman, OF
"Belmont Hail." this town. Shortly
after nine O'Clock, as the strains of the
Wedding March pealed forth, the ushers,
j. Harvey Speakm an, w. F. q. Colt, e..
ID. Everett and VIM. p. Cummins, led
the couple to the altar, where they were
pronounced man and wife 10y the Rec
tor, Rev. VIM. b. Gordon, according TO
the beautiful ceremony of the Episcopal
Church. They left on the 10 O'Clock
train for tour OF several days, during
which they will visit Philadelphia aud
New York. They have the best wishes
of their numerous friends for long and
happy ma RED life.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-19
80 n Fair Sample


or now THE REPUBLIoANs GET THEIR
- MAJoRITIEs In PHILADELPHIA.
The following, from the Philadelphia
Times, IN relation to Tuesdays 3 election,
is fair sample of the means employed
to obtain Republican majorities In that
city. Doubtless the gang of repeaters
taken to Philadelphia on Monday night
by welLknown Republican leaders of
this city voted In this same Nineteenth
Ward:
The scheme to carry the Nineteenth
W ard py frauduluent votes, which was
exposed In the Tinps on Monday, morn
ing was carried oat 80 far az the repeat
ers were able 10 get their work IL, and
in some Of the divisions they had every
thing their own way. From early In
lated from poll to poll In the upper end
Of the ward and apparently enjoying
the protection Of the pUlice. In the
Fourteenth, Fifteenth aud SixteenIh b
and In one or two other divisions the
Democratic window-book men were
hustled, brow-beaseu, driven from the
polls, and IL one of Them presumed TO
challenge repeater be was necked by
policeman, and dragged of to O station
house. Before IL o'clock every Demo
cratic window book man in the divislo ns
named were thoroughly oowed and de-
serted the polls entirely, and from that
time on in those divisions the repeaters
had everything their own way. Demo-
Gratis stood near these polls ind saw the
same men vote at the same division re-
peatedly. When asked TWhy don't 70 u
prsventT" they would reply: "How
can we prevent IT? 1t we open our
mouths we'll get our heads broke and
get dragged Oft to the station house
The police won't arrest them, but they
will arrest u.s.. h.i
The Old Cohocksink House, on Ger.
mantowu avenue, just below Norris
| street, MAS the headq uarters of the gang
who operated IN the Fourteenih, Fit
teenth aud Sixteenth divisions. There
| are reputable citizens living In this di
| vision who will swear the seven mem
| bers Of this gang each voted more thar
! once In the Fourteenth division. Police
otfi Der Boyer brought up one of these
meu 70 vote, who wss challenged. Of
| ticer Boyer vouched for hun and his vote
was taker. The man passed around the
square, entered the Old Cohock-iDk
ii ouse by the front door and in less thar
| hfteen minutes came out at the back
door In different coat and hat ant
voted again at the same poll, and in thu
way the thing was carried on In these
divisions all nay. Another gang wa
located at Howard and Susquehann;
avenue, and by the same system of In
terchange of hats and coats kept up theil
operations all day IN the Twenty-hfth
| Twenty seventh and Twenty Eight di
visions. The repeaters fought shy O.
those divisions in which the Indepen
! Republicans were strong and we'll or
ganized, and late in the afternoon lead
ers OF the opposition expressed hop'
of carrying the ward in spite of the re
| peaters.
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Congress.

In the U. s. Senate, yesterday, sew.
eRal Executive communications were
received, and Mr.. Thurman gave
notice that on Tuesday next he would
ask the Senate to consider the Geneva
Award bill. Mr.. Anthony, from the
/. Naval Committee, reported ,favorably
the bill to promote the efficiency Of the
navy, and it was placed ON the calen-
dar. Mr.. Jones, from the same COM
mittee, reported a joint resolution,
which was passed, authorizing tho
Secretary Of the Navy to employ yes
sci to carry supplies to Ireland. The
"Five Fer Cent? bill was considered.
After an executive session, the Sem
ate adjourned. ...i. q. ,.....,''.I'
In the House, several bills were in
troduced, among them one by Mr..
Morton, of New York, fixing the duty
on barley malt at % cents per bushel.
After some debate, q resolution was
adopted, referring the report to the
Judiciary Committee, with instruc-
tions to ascertain what action, il
necessary, is required on the part of
the House. Mr.. Wood of N. Y, re-
ported the Funding bill agreed upon
by the Ways and Means Committee,
and it was made the special order for
the first Tuesday of March and there
after until disposed of, but not to in
terfere with the Appropriation bills.
MIR. Gibson, of Louisiana, introduced
bill for the more uniform collection
OF duties on imported sugars" After
discussion of the bill for the removal
OF cases to the Federal Courts, the
House adjourned.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-19
Annie Pixley.

This charming little actress is an
nounced to appear at the Opera House
on Monday evening next, in her great
success, "M'liss, or the Child of the
Sierras." She will be supported by
an excellent company, including John
E. McDonough, in his role OF Yubd
Bill.
Miss Pixley has appeared in this
city in the same play, and also as the
Captains Daughter i'll Pinafore. y
Since that time she has improved her
p ay in many respects, and will on this
occasion, introduce a number of new
songs and medleys. She should be
greeted with crowded house, as she
deserves 1t.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-19
|Dufy on Steel Rails.

t,seut iuty on steel rails was
In by the tariff act of 1870, the
. .duty having been 45 per cent.
Inn. 10 1868 the price OF Ameri-
4 rails was Sl66 per ton. In the
IN Euglish rails Of this sort were
4 El2 rs, equal to SCI 81 free on
Ia tam protection TO the Aneri
<facturer enabling him TO sell at
mons advance stated above. In
Nell to S55 on board, aud to Sl02
buutry, and this was contempo-
4 the change of the duty from
IN 10 specific. The duty thus
tuuvalent at once 70 90 per cent
rm, aud, with the decline in
banufacture consequent upon i'm
Methods, the ad yalorem Of duty
ID until, In 1878, 1t had risen 10
per cent. Now that price, have
. tue 1uty Is relatively less, but IL
try oneiOus. Tue demaUd for
d. in tins country ~ estimated at
|to exceed ,6OO. 600 tons per aU-
which obe.halt require to be
tted. As the price Of American
+ j Is gagged IN proportion u
.Lnghsh rails, with duty and
eddrd. the annual cost OF the tar
b Amer 3an railroads amoun on
} 10 about S45, ,OO0, 600, Of which
|ss than halfls received by the
bent IN the shape OF revenue.
et to the transportation farming
h by the proposed reduction Ol
on rails would be very greaI IN.
II is held; as TO The railroads, u
hve at least s9j, 100000 a year,
~ Il a general way 30 aHecI
fates' II Is declared that the re-
IN railroad ireights on the New
enlral railroad from 1869 To 1878
10 a great measure out of Iedu,
'he costs of equipment, was equi-
p i.j cents per bushel. p o.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-19
Surprising Their Pastor.

HOW THE MEMBERS. OF GRACE CHURCH
CALLED ON THEIR PASTOR LAST
EVENING.
As the time is near at hand when ac-
cording to the rules OF the Methodist
Conference, Rev. w. j. Stevenson will
be obliged to sever his connections with
Grace Church, a number of the mem
bers ard his friends determined to show
their appreciation of his services for the
past three years, in a substantial man
ner, and accordingly they decided to
surprise him last evening. In further
an1e OF their intentions, and in order
that it should be complete surprise,
the reverend gentleman was invited out
to tea.
While he was enjoying himself those
in the secret commenced arriving at his
house uutil about two hundred had con
gregated. Everything being In readi-
ness, Mr.. Stevenson was sent for, being
told that his presence was desired.
Upon arriving home imagine his
surprise at seeing so many persons oc-
cupying his premises. After the COM
pliments of the evening had been
passed, Rev. Thomas f. Plummer
stepped forward, and on behalf of the
male members of Grace Church, pre-
sented Mr.. Stevenson in few feeling
remarks, with handsome and costly
gold watch. During his remarks, he
alluded very feelingly of the services
of Mr.. Stevenson as pastor of the
church, and expressed their deep re-
gret at his departure for new field OF
labor, in which the speaker hoped that
he would meet with the same success
that has characterized his pastoragt
here. The recipient was SO over
come, that he was almost unable tC
reply, but after becoming composed
he thanked the donors for their gift
The watch is very fine one, and con
tanned the following inscription: "Pre
sented to Rev. w. J. Stevenson, by
his friends of Grace Church" and oI
the back was the monogram, "Wil
liam j. Stevenson"
At the conclusion of the above pre-
sentation, Rev. j. M. Williams, OF th'
Wesleyan Female College, stepped +
ward aud on behalf of The ladies All,
Young people oil the church, presente'
Mrs. Stevenson with a handsome cas-
containing ons dozen silver knives AM
forks, a like number of silver spoons
and also one dozen each OF coff q an'
tea spoons. Miss Stevenson was ais
prrsentt d with fine pair of gold eye
glasses.
After the presentations had been cor
clu led, the remainder of the etenin
was spent in pleasant social 'nterconrs.
bountifui supply OF reireshnrn
were rInkp At u seasonHble huu
! tbs rurpri,,r tad for their home'
] thinking no Oubt Jf how good II Is IL
: ! brethren 90 Hen .ogether In unity.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-19
Death of DIR. GOOtee.

DR.. Benz +. Gootee, says the Smyrna
Fines, died at his residence In this town
on Saturday last. He came 20 this town
when a young man from Queen Annes
CO., Md, married and has resided here
antil his death. He previously studied
medicine and took diploma but never
practiced, the care OF several farms
claiming his attention. DIR. Gootee was a
man of native politeness and generous
Impulses aud the worst that could be said
of him was that his greatest enemy was
himself. He had a good mind aud hne
social capabilities.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-19
ThefNew Freight Depot.

The new freight depot of Tie Della
ware Western Railroad at the foot OF
Shipley street, is rapidly approaching
completion. The structure is mainly
built of the timbers that composed the
old freight dep It, south of Market street
bridge. In addition 10 erecting the
freight house the company are covering
the gutter and paving the sidewalk and
part Of the street IN front OF the freight
lunlSa
The daily gazette., 1880-02-19


krrER referred to by Mr.. sam
Mend as having been sent TO US
IN refers to the state OF parties
Is years ago, which We THINK
|lhtle to do with the present.
severe on what it terms Br eek
! Of which ,he GAZETTE lhen
th,ef in our State ; and as We
er repented of having secured
Is of that party we do not deem
to publish our esteemed
structures, ,deeming them
bappropriate to the times when
] Republicans threaten us with
! defeat in the next contest.
bf this we cou nsel harmony and
Ron
The daily gazette., 1880-02-19
Small Pon IN i-hiIadesphsa.

1t is rumored IN this city that the
smallpox prevails quite extensively in
Philadelphia, and the following from
the Pottstown, Pa, Ledger seems to
to confirm the rumor; DR.. Anna
Hawley, of Pughtown, has in charge a
patient in West Nantmeal township in
the person of a young lady who re-
Gently came from Philadelphia, and is
suffering with smallpox in its most
yirulent form.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-19
OyeOmor0arine.

Since the publication in tLese eolamns
of an article exposing the holesale
trade in olpomargarine IN Wilmington,
The sale has in great measure abated
The agent, MI Frederick Hill OF Phil
,dolphia who was charged with selling
he bogus article, has not made his ap-
nearance aud il j. thought that he has
concluded that the provisions of the sta
tutss were a trifls too severe for him 10
violate them with impunity.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-19
Notica.

so VINO wish TO take advantage OF
on can do 30 by leaving their or
a., lug T. Ihe balance Of this month. at
iai'or Store. for a spring suit
'Ve already on hand III different
'"ih which to select and thereby
ourselves of all advantages before
,ol spring trade comes on. Car.
street.. febl6-0t.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-19
Brief LOcdis.
II this evening.

Coancll this evening.
pen change In the temperature.
PELAwARE GAZETTE for this week
quay, wlilbe an interesting num-
nave note falling due on Mon
c'os 1t up on saturday, as the banks
closed on Monday.
~ashy'S ball takes place to-mor-
h' al The Opera House.
vn Flats" at the Opera House,
,or shooting partridges in Kent
F'A counties, expired on Sunday
The daily gazette., 1880-02-19
4nOfber Inquest,

Coroner Buiz, held an inquest yester-
lay afternoon over the body of Clara J
White, "A thr~e month old colored child,
no died at the residence of her parents
N Nancy sure t, Helgr VILE, The jury
,.,1rned verdict of death from cold
and exposure and wan. Of medical at
tendance.