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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-09-20

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It is surprising that our brethren in the
Southern States do not make greater ef-
forts to secure share of the profits that
attend fruit-growing. These States ought
to be . land of fruits, for the soil and CHI
mate are adapted to them, and the alb
sence Of rigorous weather in the winter
would exempt them from the hazards
that attend fruit-raising in the Northern
States. And yet there Is not half ~
much fruit raised in Mississippi rs in Mis-
sour, and not third a. much in al the
Southern States together as in New York
and New Jersey. The severe weather of
last winter killed nearly all the fruit
above the line Of the Ohio River There
were few cherries and berries, and there
we're no peaches and plums except what
are brought from California and the
South. The few baskets of peaches that
reach st. Louis from the South and retail
at $l.5O to sl.75 peck only show what
the Southern States can do if they would
set about it. The demand for fruits in
the great cities is almost Unsuitable. 1t
grows every year, and is never satisfied
except in seasons when the local crop is
large. A thrifty peach orchard in Ten
nessee, Arkansas or Texas, bearing even
a half crop of choice fruit, would be
worth just now FIVE times the area planted
in cotton; for every peach in it could be
sold in St. Louis at IS to 81 a bushel.
Of course such prices as these could not
be obtained if the crop in Missouri and
Illinois is good; but even the Southern
crop could be put on the ST. Louis market
three weeks in advance of the local crop,
and this would insure easy sale at fair
prices Peaches are sometimes killed by
severe frosts in the Spring in the South
as well as in Missouri and Illinois but the
fact that we are receiving few baskets
of this fruit from that quarter shows the
great advantage which it possesses over
this latitude in exemption from the haz-
ards of winter, and presses the Importance
of turning the advantage to account The
railroad connections between the South
and the North are now so general and
accurate as to insure Southern fruits
against the delays, the costs and the risks
that attend shipments from California /;
and if early vegetables may be pro6tably
sent from the Southern to the Northern
States in April and May, surely fruit
growing in the South for Northern
markets would be still more profitable
There is ten times as much fruit consumed
in our cities now as there was twenty
years ago, and the consumption of it is
constantly increasing with the ability of
the people to buy it When the people
of the South learn to bestow a part of the
care and attention now given to cotton
on garden and orchard products cult
waited for Northern markets, they viii
have taken a great step in the improve
ment of her hitherto neglected advan-
tages.-IS. Louis Republican.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-09-20

II was our pleasure to zee this noted
Indian boy last week while We were at
Punta Rassa, and to mark the rapid i'm
provement in him since he, from his own
volition, LEFT the people of his birth, the
customs Of his fathers, the unciviIization
of the aborgines and came to the white
man, who, all the traditions of his tribe
taught him, was his most hated foe and
asked to be taught in their knowledge
Hon. F. A. Hendry in the kindness and
generosity of his heart took the uncul-
tured Indian lad, who wished for higher
life, into his family he sent him to the
village school with his sons and dangh-
ters, and Billy readily mastered the mys-
teries Of our tongue; and so rapid was his
Improvement that Capt Hendry proposed
to send him to Emory College with his
boys, but here an unexpected difficulty
took place. His tribe, who had looked
upon his actions with disfavor, now broke
into fever Of discomfort when the ques-
tion Of his going off was broached, and
openly threatened to kill Billy and break
into open war and as a matter of course,
the idea was abandoned But mark the
change that has taken place in the feel
ings of these people within short time !;
they saw the improvement in Billy first
with mistrust, then in wonderment, now
with feelings of pleasure; and though he
belonged to one of the lowest influential
families in the nation, they are now come
to regard him as one higher than they !;
they look up to him as one who is born
to rule; and the influence that this boy
perchance may have, in guiding the foot
steps of this brave remnant of the Semi
noles cannot be estimated. Now others
are anxious that Capt. Hendry take their
children like he has done Billy, but it is
impossible for him to do so unaided. Can
not the Indian school at Carlisle and the
one soon to be started at Hampton, Va,
do something in this direction. The Sem
inoles have been the bravest and most IN
telligent of their race; and it would be a
glorious commentary upon this time if the
descendants of those noted chiefs Osceola
and Billy Bowlegs could be educated
Key West Democrat
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-09-20

Mr.. P. 5. Berckmans. Augusta. Ga,
extensively engaged in fruit cuIture,
writes as follows in regard to the process
Of drying 6gs, as practieed in that State !:
/ give herewith method for drying
which was quite successful with NJ sew
eral years since, bat now that improved
aPparatns for drying is easy TO be had,
fgs can be dried with comparative faeil-
ity. Gather the figs when the skin
begins to crack lthis Is tie sign Of ma
surity, and then the fruit contains tie
lsrgess amount Of saecharins matt
ter). Make stroag Iye of ok
ashsa, or take oommea cooking sods
dissolved in kot water. DIP tie sgs =
Tie bet liquid, only leaving them n tkis
for Few sesouas; expose immsdiass11
70 the sir for ninute o. two. an1 rspsat
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-09-20

Among very recent American novels
that are praised most highly in Northern
papers and periodicals is "The Geor-
gians," Southern production, and writ
ten by Mrs. E Fl. Hammond, wife OF an
Atlanta lawyer. 1t is admitted by some
of the foremost critics in the North that
Mr.. Cables two novels are superior to
any Northern works of fiction since Ma
thaniel Hawthorne. They also concede
very rare and peculiar excellence to Mr..
Harris unique work Of genins, Uncle
Remua." By the way, he hasa novel in
press. He, too. is Georgian Mr. Cable
is Louisianian. The same critics think
Mrs. Burnett, Of English parentage, but
reared in Tennessee and identified with
the South, sharing in its opinions and
manners and customs, 10 writer Of un-
mistakable originality and power. In
fact, she has genius, We think. Her dra-
mafic qualities are Of high order. Her
stories are most enjoysblefresh - .
morning rose and sparkling and bright
~ mountain dew. We think Mr.. Cable
and Mr.. Harris sre the most original
writer's born in in the South. MrR. Bur-
nett is incomparably superior 70 any
female novelist IN America There was
anosher story publialsd pear Or 20 ago,
that was criticissd most favosably In sons
Of the abIest periodicals and papers n she
North II was . Virginia story. but Tie
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-09-20

the dipping . seeend tine II fhs lys .
hos and strong enough tie solsF of ths &
win immediately chsngs, shs dsEk-
skinned varieties 90 dark grsia. and ths
Eght-eolored varieties 70 . Ials grsea-
The object Of dipping the fszh fruit IN
hot lye, or . solution Of bioafhonate of
soda, Is TO Kin the milky juies and thu.
hasten the drying. A smsn baskes,
loosely made % - 20 allow the liquid 20
come freely in contact with the frui1. ID
always desiahlg % be ussd fbr dipPinR-
Place the igs tPsa trays madsof woodsa
Stats. and expose % faIl sun, taking the
fruit under cover at evening - i viii
spoil if dews fall upon L. Tho fruit must
be turned in the snn every dry, and n
three to four days viii be ready 70 PIT
away in small wooden boxes, 6rst putting
. layer Of spicelaarel leaves (Laanss
saobiEis) at the bottom and covering the
top with another layer Of these leaves
Place the lid On tight 70 keep insects out,
and keep in . dry FOom- II n brick oven
is eonvenirzs it-will facilitate the work
and hasten the drying, bat csre must be
taken not to give It TOO mucls heat II
the fruit secretes syrup it haa been put
under too high degree Of hest, and the
result will be an inferior artitIle. Affer
the fruit is partially dried it. should be
lightly pressed with the hard 90 - TO
fatten it Light colOred vilrieties are
preferred for drying, rs they ere usually
of more attractive appearance when
placed in boxes, but the Celestial and
brown Turkey are much richer in quality,
although presenting darker and less At
tractive appearance The Celestial dries
the most readily of all our varieties. but
makes the least valuable article as re
CARDS quality. The Brunswick, being
very large, seldom gives gpOd results
with ordinary means, but viii doubtless
be easily managed with improved drying
apparatus.
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HOW To GET Rid OF COCK
iI ROACH E@.

A correspondent of the Sosahern Pres
byterian says: A few years ago my
house was infested with cock-roaches Tor
clocks as they are called here), and l
was recommended to try cucumber peel
ing as remedy / accordingly, imme-
diately before bedtime, strewed the floor
of those parts of the house most infected
with the vermin, with green peel, cut not
very thin from the cucumber, and sat up
half an hour later than usual to watch the
effect Before the expiration of that time
the floor where the peel lay was CON-
pletely covered with coekroaches-so
much 50, that the vegetable could not be
seen, so voraciously were they engaged
in sucking the poisonous mixture from it
/ adopted the same plan the following
night, but my visitors were not near so
numerous-I should think not more than
fourth Of the previous night. On the
third night did not discover one; but,
anxious to ascertain whether the house
was quite clear of them, / examined the
peel after / had laid it down about half
an hour, and perceived that it was COW
cred with myriads of minute cockroaches,
about the size of flea IStherefore al
lowed the peel to lie till morning, and
from that moment have not seen cock
roach in the house. 1t is = very old
building, and | can assure you the above
remedy only requires to be persevered in
in for three or four nights to completely
eradicate the pest or course it should
be fresh cucumbers every night
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-09-20
AMI
APART.


God bless you, dear The words of old
Have dropped so often from my tongue,
That still speak them prayerfuIly,
As in the. days when we were young;
In that fair time Of life's Spring weather
When we two loved and hoped together
All, dear Mayhap We were not wise,
But youth and love were very sweet !
And though the old familiar ways
Long years are strange TO heart and feet,
One chord of that sweet melody
No need df gold could buy from me-
What glorious suns shone long agol
What morning hues, what evening skies
What golden hopes were in our hearts,
What music in our low replies
Such light of day, such JOY of heart,
Is lost since we have been apart.
God bless you, dearl The chord flOve
That hell us in those early years,
Has stretched forever out between,
And kept us past all doubts or fears.
My heart and life have followed thee,
And thy dear love abides with me-
Though in the old and loving clasp
Our hands are never more to meet,-
Though with our warm and living lips
One never shall the other greet,
At last in Heaven-we may be near
And still fbr aye-God bless you. dear
SARASOTA, FLA.
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The Macon Telegraph shinks II is
probably the intention Of the Georgia
Legislature to continue their labors until
have they . chance to visit The Atlanta
Exposition and thereby avoid the expense
of another visit to that city An econom-
ical idea OF course they viii have free
passes to the show.
The New Orleans 7smesiz one Of cur
most valued exchanges, but the style Of
the editor Of its q All Sorts column IN
crediting the several items of sense and
nonsense in that column to snndry we'll
known poets, philosophers, etc, although
it may seem irresistably funny TO him,
must be simply exzsPerating TO the ma
jority of readers.
Within the past week 81, 200 acres
of United States lands nj 4I-25 per
acre, and 10000 acres swamp and over
flowed lands at 25 cents Ier aere-aH
wild lands-have been purchased At the
proper Offices in the State capital a.
jackson, Miss. These lands al lay in
southeast Mississippi. and have been PuF
chased by railroad companies and for the
purpose of locating jmmigrants-
The Singer Machine Company has
advertised the great factory n Elizabeth,
N. J., for sale The buildings cover
many acres of ground, employ hundreds
of workmen, and are said 70 lie the largest
in the world The company proposes %
change its quarters, one reason being the
heavy taxes imposed by the. city Of Eliz-
abeth, while the company cannot collect
either the principal or interest of the
bonds of the city held by the company
There is considerable comment at
Poughkeepsie upon the fact that Matthew
Vassar has by mistake beqneathed s4s,
900 to seven churches in thai city, or t7,-
to each one, because d i known that IN
the original draft of the win he bequeathed
$1,000 in all, OF 81 900 each The mis-
take was witho1t dOdA made by Mr.
Vassar in copying from the rOagh and
original dr1ff by inserting the word
aeach IN that elsnse of the document
"A London telegram Of The 18th says
The DaiEy Neaus says . committee Of the
Templar Mission, in concert with the
Anti-Slavery Society, has arranged 70
give q public breakfast IN honor Of the
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-09-20

In order to satisfy mys I On this point,
and perhaps also to graiil Etsie pique,
when / returned home - not 90 inn
mediately to see Grace - ~ faslines die
tated, but waited till, At ; mothexk sam
mons. she spent an evsAing with us.
Even then, though my heart was fall Of
tenderness for her, afissted coolness;
had made up mind to play part, and suf-
fer Is / might / would act It out There
was a young lady staying with my mother
at this time who dearly loved to fiirt; l
was quite ready to contribute to her
amusement. devoted myself to her the
whole evening, and felt the sweetest pain
ever experienced when l saw, by Grace's
dear, charming, sensitive face, that she
was deeply panied and wounded.
When this foolery had been carried to
its height, | perceived Grace suddenly
arise, and step through the open window
out on the piazza In few minutes /
followed her; she stood with her head
leaning against the railfag, weeping. Steal
ing softly behind her, passed my arm
around her and whispered
"Ah! dearest Grace, do not deny it.
You love me-"
There was little pause; then laugh
ing, yet still half crying, Grace turned
aside her head and said:
Alas l know it."
And now, sometimes, when ! blissfully
say to Grace that she is the most devoted
and best of wives, she seriously and hap
PLY replies, :" 1 know it."
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name escapes - juss nov. Another
Georgia lady, Miss Elliot, daashter Of the
late Bishop Elliot, has writes noticea-
bic novel, published by Appletoa in .
handsome volame. We win gire the
names of these two hereafter. - Wslssiag-
ton On C.) &w.
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL AIRS.
hat Took the FrilIs out Of Il Newly
Elected Member.
San Francisco Post.

san Francisco Post.
He was d shrewd, white-headed old
.ntloman tourist who sat 81 p ping a
|mOnade in the Baldwin bar-room the
her day, and who remarked as a self
pOrtant looking individual came in
I'd ordered a whisky straight.
Now, | s'pose that gentleman is one
your business fellows, and owns about
8o-thirds of the real estate round
.re."
No." We replied, "he's much
@eater parsonage. He is one of the
ccessful candidates of the late cleo
~"
| might have known it." exclaimed
. old gentleman, emphatically. "He
) just as | did when | was elected to
lgIess."
How was that
Well, you see, [ was elected NJ c.
m the fourth district just after the
ar. We mad a pretty lively campaign
it, and as | had never been in poll
before | somehow got the idea that
whole country had quit work and
8 watching my contest WIN qulEer-
anxiety. Every time the other
e accused me of being a chicken
q, or a bigamist, or something, and
back at them with a card in the
3ciNe Waruhoo0, headed; Another
Nailedp I'd send marked copy
very leading paper in the country"
DID you? ?"
Yes; and | was disguised to find
y never paid the slightest attention
me either. What surprised me
st was that, although | kept the
'esldent and cabinet advised of every
Ag that occurred, | never got the
satest sympathy from any of them.
tAs an administration man, too, and
49otlght il was blamed singular"
DJidn't notice you at ALP"
NQt at all, sir; and when | was
YEA and the boys lighted a bonfire
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-17
Notions of the First settlers.
[Mondoyi, Wis., Buffalo Co. Herald

Mr.. w. II. II. Amidon, one of the
first settlers in the town of Chinatown,
Wis. and one of the most industrious
and hard working men in the county,
has been very severely troubled with
rheumatic pains during the past few
years, so much at times, that he was
disabled from performing manual la
Dor. Learning Of the wonderful cures
effected by the use of St. Jacobs Oil be
procured few bottles and experienced
immediate relief Many others of our
acquaintance have used it and express
themselves as highly gratified, with
the relief it has afforded them. This
king of medicines can be bought every
where.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-17

IN the main street, and serenaded me,
and lspocke SIX hours in the open air
as TO my future course on the tariff
and finances, the New York papers
merely said that Il Mr.. Gum had
been elected by small majority my
name being Gonley, As you know
That was hard"
well, put that all down to envy
aud malice, and | started for Washing
ton. | expected thai at least the
speaker of the house, and committee
appointed by the senate would be down
at the depot to welcome me to the capt.
tol."
They did SOP"
The only persons that met me were a
committee of hackmen, who tore nv
overcoat half off, rammed me into a
mack, and robbed me, with the aid and
assistance of the hotel clerk, who ten
gave me dark room on the top rloor
and asked the first weeks board in adj
vance; said it was the rule of the house
with Arkansas members"
" The impudent rascal"
That what | thought. Well, the
next morning | got away from the
bed-bugs as well as could, and went
up TO the white house TO see if the
president would like to stroll down to
the house introduce me and see me
sworn in. sent up my card, and in
an hour or two some secretary or other
sent back word that the president was
at breakfast and couldn't be bothered"
That was pretty short, wasn't it."
"Well, | was just dumfounded How
ever, | went down to the capitol and
told the sergeant-at-arms to go in and
announce to the members that ! had
arrived. He grinned and said That's
devlllsh good, that is and rushed off
! expected that of course the members
would come crowding up to cougrat
ulate me, and say something like,
Magnificent speech of yours, that
last one, Conley, Beat EN- by forty
eight votes, too, old fellow And then
mebbe they'd give me three cheers,
and all that sort of thing"
"And did they?'
"NO, sir; nope | may never stir if
they didn't give me a back seat in the
cloak-room until my name was called,
and door-keeper fired me Cutinto the
corridor twice on the impression that |
was lobbyist. Well, after | had been
put on thojoint committee on spittoons
and window washing, and spent
couple of months trying to wedge in
my great four hour speech on the
match tax, somcth NC occurred that lei
down my check rein, and took all the
frills out of me for good"
"What was that?'
"Well, was taking drive out to
the Soldiers Home one afternoon with
three other members when a light
buggy went up like a streak of creased
lightning, the trotter driven by a sol
emn-looking man in a plug hat, who
was smoking a cigar and steadying a
small terrier with his elbow. That's
Butcher Boy said one of my com
panions with great interest; 'he trots in
twenty, He's rafting good stopper,
bet your life
Did you notice that dog| said am
other. Best bred pup in town-taii
no bigger than rat-infernal fine dog
that.
AS had nothing else to say casually
inquired who the driver was.
Why, that's the president, said one
of them with a yawn. BY Jove, how
I'd like to have one Of those pups"
That settled it. I've bee as meek
and sad as a car-horse pulling picnic
ever since.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-17
~ 0udcrrul Pow or.

When medicine performs such
cures as kidney-Wort is constantly do
ing, it may truly be said TO have won
derful power A carpenter in Mont
gomery, Vt, had suffered for eight
years from the worst of kidney diseases,
and had been wholly incapacltated for
work, He says, lone box made a
new man of me, and | sincerely believe
It will restore to health all that are
similarly afflicted" 1t is now sold in
both liquid and dry fom.-Daabuy
Ne,pS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-17
A Healthy state.

People are constantly changing the
homes from East to West and from
North TO South or rice versa, in search
of a healthy State. II they would
learn to be contented and 70 use the
celebrated Kidney Wort when sick they
would be much better off. The whole
system can be kept in healthy state
by this simple but efectual remedy.
See large adv
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-17

Louis H. Wiegand and Miss Ella
Kirkland, both former members of
Deakins Lillipution opera troupe,
were married yesterday in Plymouth
Church, Milwaukee. The groom 5
exhibition name was " Prince
Louis" Neither of them is much over
four feet in height The couple went
to Chicago on their wedding tour.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-17
Mrs. General Sherman,

says of Durangs Rheumatic Remedy. II have
frequently purchased it for friends suffering with
rheumatism, and in every instance it worked like
magic" II there is a reader of this paper suffer
ing with that disease, by all means give it trial.
Read what General Logan says in next weeks issue
Of this nAper. Ask your druggist TO get II for you.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-17

The ladies who sometime since were
unable to go out, having taken LYDIA
E. PINKHAM's VEGETABLE COMPOUND,
are quite recovered, and have gone on
their way rejoicing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-17

cincinnati Irish Citizen.l

Mr.. John Miller, Of 81 West Fifth street,
tells Us that he was cured by the use OF
St. Jacobs Oil of complicated case OF
rheumatism Of ten years standing.