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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-24

For sails by L. j. MARSHALL
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-12-23

and merely by mixing it with cold milk or watel
and baking Immediately without any yeast or bak
ing powder.) You can have perfect cakes or bis
cults ready to eat in five minutes
FOR SALE BY ALL GROCERS,
And Wholesale by
GEO. v. HECER & CO.,
nov25 I'm Baltimore.
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THE RAM AT CHURCH.-Mollie had q
little ram, fleece black as rubber shoe, AND
every place that Mollie W. Mt he emig grated
to-
He went with Ter to church one day
the folks hilarious grew to see him walk
demurely into Deacon All Il pew.
The wori by deacon quickly lie his angry
passions rise; and gave it an un-christiap
kick between the sad brown eye.
This landed rammy in the aisle. the dea-
cen followed fast, and raised his foot again
but oh! that first kick was his last!
For MIR. Sheep walked slowly back about
rod, tits said, and ere the deacon could
retreat it stood him on his head.
The congregation then arose and went
for that ere sheep, but several well direct
Ell butts just piled them in heap.
Then rushed they straight for the door
with curses long and loud, while rammy
struck the hiDdmost man and shot him
through the crowd.
The minister bad often heard that kind
ness would subdae the fiercest beast
'sAh' then he said, I'll try that game on
you.''
And go he kindly, gently called, "Ccm
rammy. rammy. ram, to see the folks abuse
you SO, grieved and sorry am!'
With kind and gentle word, he came
from that tall pulpit down, s,ying rammy,
rammy, ram; rammy, rammy, ram-best
meat in town.
The ram looked meek, and on he came,
with ''rammy, rammy, ram; the nice pref
t. ram"
The rammy quite dropped Its humble
air, rose from off its feet, and when the
parson lit he lay ben ath the hiudmos1
sat.
AS he shot out the open door. and closed
it with slam, he named California town.
/ think twas 'sYuba-D am.7'
A young woman applied at the relief
bureau in Galveston the other day with .
Z piper containing the following:'' Th IN
fortunate whman is the only daueh er of
an old and childless rfathe. and she sup
ports several younger brothers by her
work.
A charming picture of domestic happi-
less was seen throush a window the Other
evening. A beautiful bride was pair ting
some lovely flowers on a new silk dress.
while by her side sat the young hus ban,i
tfoughtfully darning lis stockings.
Mrs. Sprigeins was boasting of her new
house. The windows, she said, were all
stained. s.That's too had; but won't tur.
; pentine or henzina wash it Off" asked the
good Mrs. Oldbody.
.sWhy are you forever humminp tina
air? asked Fac without nse of tune
iii lin. Because it haunts me.'' IN
wonder said Foote, you are foreve
numbering it.
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EfaantsnatefI frnalh First PGqe.1

ire blazes on the hearth. A table in the
middle Of the roomis loaded with smoking
VANS. A smiling colored waiter, with |
napkin on arm. bows politely when the |
door is opened.
'sEf you please, sab, dinnah is ready. |
sah''
.sWhose dinner?' demands Mr.. johnson.
ssYour dinah. sab. De folks dinnah n
dis yer front room. 1t was ordered TO-
DEM
.sWhere was it ordered?"
copeland s. sah."
ssWho ordered it?"
ssGen 1'm'n with gray liberated coat on,
sab; seen him kim up t'yer room bout n
hour ago. was to get it all ready m call
you jes' half-pas' two.''
ssAnother of Todd s surprises" exclaims
Mr.. johnson. s'Well, my dears. the din
ner is here; and we should be very nn-
grateful not to parcake of it with thanks
giving
What happy feast it isl How the
laughter and the tears chase each other
around the table! How swiftly the grief
and misery and dread of the two desolate
years that are gone, fly away into the far
off land!
By and by, when the cloth is removed,
and they are seated around the open fire.
Ruby says, musinely: ''Papa, did you real
ly and truly know Mr.. Todd when you
were boy?"
Certainly, my darling: why do you
ask?'
II can't quite think,'' says the girl.
sthat he is a real man. 1t seems 10 me as
if he must be an an ,el.''
While he speaks, the angel is knocking
at the door. They all fly TO him; The faith
er hugs him; the mother kisses his hand !;
the children clasp bis knees.
Help! help!'' shouts the hearty lumher-
man. 81 didn't come here to be garroted. :
Then, with m1ch laughing and crying
they tell him Ruby's doubts concerning
him.
s.Well. y he says, merrily, ST may he an
angel, but, if so, I'm not aware of il. An
gels are not generally addicted to the lum
Der business. And you nerdn't make any
speeches to me, for havn't time to hear
'em. Fact is. this has been the very red
dest of all my red-letter days; the mefri
est of my Christmasses; and you people
have been the innocent occasion of it all
Aud Pm not done with you yet. I'll have
you all up to my lumber-camp next sum
lner; there's nice cabin there, for YOU
Pine woods III do you lots of good, madam
Great fishing there, Ben! You'll allie me-
won't you ? It's almost train-time!-
Good -bye!''
And before they have time TO protest Oh
promise, Mr.. Halliburton Todd is down
the Mrs, rushing away to the station OF
The Eastern Railroad.
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Doetrp.
Indian Summer.

100lctl Du4NMCL.
Now shines the sun with tempered rays,
And through the mild December days
His face is yelled with fog aud haze,
TITS Indian summer!
The grass is sp eadiug mt meal
Where kindly Cattle stray and feed,
And well the weather suits the need
Oh tr.,mp II drummer.
Our sweetly veritabe cline
Brings Indian summer into its prime
A month or so reyond its time,
TO please and bless US.
New joy has earth from sunshine caught,
And miricles by nature wrought
Makes women wonder why they bought
Their winter dresses.
Now softly swells the oceans surge.
And on the near hor sons verge,
So low that in the mist they merge.
The clouds are waiting.
Though stripped are all the trees of leaves,
Yet natures fruitful bosom heayes,
And inwardly the small boy grieves
Ger sleds and ska ting.
If one should wake on such morn.
And hear across the sprouting corn
The bleating of the lamb new bor,,
No wonder were it;
And should the grief but sweet delights
OF sunny days and moonlt nights
Bring back the bad mosquitoes bites,
A man might bear it.
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,s'HE ''KALORAMA,'
L STAUNTON, VIRGINIA
This beautiful place. as the anne indicates. is
cent ally located and near The business part of the
city and convenient to he ffelent railroad depots
which makes il desiI able bet Olk tor perm anent
boarde S, but also for transient guests.
The house and cottages at ached thereto make it
the plea ant and attractive place in rhe city,
having lal g and beat tfll gro unds, and the rooms
being large and convenient.
Having leased the ty for a term of years,
am determined to make it the most inviting and de-
Sira Bile in the city.
The property is undergoing thorough repair, in
painting. papeilng. &c
We makea specially for the accommodation of
Commercial men, and have provided large sampe
rooms lain street, in the business part of the
city, for their convenience and use.
In open ug the hi u e With its ''beautifu views"
and furnished with new and well selectt fur iture,
l feel confident with an experience of q years in
the hotel busness) of giving entire satisfaction to
my guests.
Our omnibus and baggage wagons attend all the
trains.
TERMS -Fo" permanent hoarders $2F to $40 per
month Transient guests 81 per day; 81 pei week.
n. M. CAR1MFI L.
mayo If Proprietor.
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Mai ain through to Washington and Baltimore
without change of cars, and make close connection
at Harpers Ferry with Express Trains for the West
S.N MILLER, Ticket A gent.
W. NJ. CLEMENTS, T. PRINCE
Nj of /. S. of T.
decl6. G. X. LORD,
GEM. Pass. Agent
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-02-09
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

one inclined condensing engine, cyl
inder, 30 inches in diameter and 6
feet stroke. The beam Is made 20
work in the hull thereby giving more
room in the saloon. The boiler is
Is feet in length and 8 feet inches
in diameter. The wheels are 13 feet
in diameter and have a face of 81
feet.
In constructing the vessel every
precaution has been taken not only
as regards safety but the comfort OF
the passengers. The hull has been
built into three water tight compart-
ments SO in case of leak only GER
tain portion of the vessel will be
filled. These compartments are con-
nected with steam pumps in the en-
CINE room to be used in pumping
out the water in case of leak. In
case OF fire there are a number of
plugs in various portions of the boat
attached to these plugs or pipes is a
line OF hose and the water can be
turned on by the engineer at mo-
ments notice. There are also
number of Babcock fire entinguishers
conveniently located. For the pre-
servation OF life there are 200 lite
preservers in racks, and also under
each berth.
On the lower deck is situated the
captains Office, United States Mail
room, the pastry room, the galley
which is provided with q French
range and boiler, wash room, pro-
vided with a BARRIERS chair and the
necessary articles; the pantry which
is IA model OF convenience con-
tains heating carving table. The
Chief Engineer room IS also situated
on this deck. In the rear of the YES
sci on the first deck is the dining
room. 1t is lighted up by two chan
deliers OF four lights each. The fur
niture is highly polished walnut of
the latest designs, and is carpeted
with elegant body brussels. Be
meath the dining room is the sleeping
apartment of the crew containing 3
berths.
The saloon comprises almost the
entire second deck. 1t is approached
by two handsome stairways fore and
aft. 1t contains twenty state rooms,
with spring bedsteads and hair mat
tresses. Each room is carpeted with
brussels, and contains marble top
washstaDds, and all the necessary
conveniences.
The floor of the saloon contains a
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-02-09

fruittulness. The number OF mai
dens (trees [ mean) that should have
been i'll matronly bearing is past all
comprehension. / am not sure which
to admire most what pertains to such
people, their maideniy reserve or
their mastery inactivity. The maxim
here stands good BE sure you are
right and then go ahead"
Fine quality and first size returns
the grower un the Islands 81 10 So
each, and some choice specimens Sl5
each. Great care is taken i'll packing
them TO secure their safe arrival III
England i'll sound condition. The
stalk is cut several inches below the
fruit, All ordinary fower'pot ian
empty fruit can will do here) is then
filled with mold into which the stalk
is inserted in such a manner that a
casual observer would almost take it
for the way it was grown. Each
pine is put into skeleton wooden
case made just large enough to hold
it. In that it can be safely handled
without the risk of being bruised or
injured, the pine itself being frequent
ly wrapped with paper as further
protection.
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many groves, more than 10 theif
ability to withstand such cold. 1t
was cool cloudy weather for several
days after the freeze, followed by
copious rains, nature seeming to have
perfectly adapted herself to and sup
piled the wants OF the citrus family.
Had there been clear, warm sunshine
Immediately after the freeze we
could scarcely have estimated the
damage. Had the latter weather pre-
vailed, the method Of pruning would
have demonstrated which was best,
and safest, whether to prune and
have a clean trunk from five to seven
feet from the ground, or allow the
growth to remain and shade the
trunk of the tree rom the effects of
the sun. The objection to this
method has been that such growth
produces but little 1ruit and makes a
harbor tor insects. We reason that
insects may be guarded against with
more certainty than extremes of TEN.
perature, and hence, had rather be
on the safe side, and allow our trees
to grow naturally, in natural way
and in natural seasons. Fed or
forced in the spring, but let them
rest or go into Il dormant state In
the winter
AS to the preservation Of frozen
fruit, nature seemed TO have done
what man wouid-.hat was, thaw
out gradually, in the absence Of
better means, by immersion in water.
An abundant supply was furnished,
and with apparently satisfactory re-
suits, for some OF the frozen fruit
does not seem damaged in color or
taste; but its keeping qualities have
yet to be tested.
Other things that should be inves-
tigated are the comparative effects
OF the cold among the different
stocks upon which the sweet orange
is budded. Is there difference III
the effect OF the cold upon those
upon lemon stocks, sour stocks, or
native seedlings? W" hope these
points will be brought out at the
meeting OF the Florida Fruit Grow.
ers' Association, at Jacksonville, on
January 25th. Until then, we hope
our readers will, as we have asked
before, suspend judgment until all
the facts are known. The damage
has been very slight, but we have
had cause 10 be very uneasy. How
and why, where, aud to what extent
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we have escaped, is what we want
to know before quitting the subject.
We hayk about an acre OF ground
one mile West oil Jacksonville. Two
lime treeA on the south side OF the
house havy lost all their leaves. and
look very Sick; if there is any vitality
left in them, it is not apparent above
ground. Two lemon trees, trans
planted last fall, on north side OF the
h ouse, hafe she'd their leaves, but do
not look 90 bad. twenty-five sweet
seedlings, live years old, trees planted
from nursery halt mile distant, last
0 ctober, have lost most of their
lie ayes, but look well. A sweet seed
ling, eight years old, where 1t stands
around which was built chicken
coop last tall, and around which they
have scratched and tertilized, Is APP
parently as dead as Hector. Others
Of the same age, in more exposed
localities, do not look bad While
we do not advance the above ideas
from experience upon this acre, it
seems to fully sustain our theories as
to cultivation and mulching in the
tall. The transplanting of the above
seedlings checked their growth, and
the lot OF land not being tertilized,
hey were dormant, and thereby
saved, whereas the same aged trees i'll
the nursery from which they were
taken, which is highly fortified,
look very sick.
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The Plne-Anple. No Vi.

j. d. Stirling, IN ApopEG Citizen,
The Azores, like Florida in the ex.
IRENE northern limits Of the pine
apple zone, which sends to England
the choicest and sweetest OF oranges,
has likewise the precedence in the
matter of packing fruit adapted to a
sea voyage of several days duration,
and in no way is this more noticeable
than in the perfect manner pines are
received from these islands, all during
the winter months; from the time OF
the Christmas festivals until the ush-
ering in of the London season, when
entertainments amongst the wealthy
and well.to do people are most in
vogue-a time which in the ordinary
course of nature these fruits are out
of season anywhere within and north
of the Tropic of Cancer. The intel
llgent Portuguese have found way to
a competency in bringing to the
highest state of maturity specimens
OF pine-apples that compare and com.
pete favorably with those grown i'll
British hot houses, where 1t may be
said each fruit is produced at the eX-
penditure of ton of fuel, and the
unceasing attention Of highly paid
labor during it's production; for ii
must be known pineapple growing
in the British islands is nearly, if not
quite, confined to the wealthy classes
who grow fruit for their own table,
although a few find their way to the
truiterers and there sell tor q high
price, not less than 81 per pound. l
have seen and handled British grown
fruit that realized in Covent Garden
Market, London, three guineas or
SIS each, and also fruit scarcely less
handsome, and of similar weight,
from the Azores, at Sl2 each. OF
course exceptional prices are asked
and obtained for very choice specl-
mems in winter, and at certain times
when the foreign importationS are
arriving pine-apples may be bought
for % cents each. Thus the supply
and the demand tluctuate; the
former is at it's maximum in the En-
clish markets at mid -summer when
The fruit realize little or nothing, and
the latter greatest at mid-winter
when fancy prices are easily got and
quick sales made.
l am particular in impressing this
fact upon the attention OF my readers,
as " hat is TO follow concerning the
procedure OF the Azores groves, in
catering to the requirements Of the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-02-09
Cold Weather Oh the Orange Ill
Florida.
From the Florida Dispatch.

From the Florida Dispatch.
The clippings in this issue from the
press throughout the State indicate
that very little damage was occa.
stoned by the extraordinary cold
weather, for this section, in the last
week of December, 1880 We have
some theories in regard to the cult
walton and pruning Of the orange
tree that seem to have been Demon
strated as very practical for safety
by the late cold spell. We have
thought that an orange grove should
not be cultivated in the fall by either
fertilizing or mulching, either Of
which will keep 1t in growing state
or the sap up, which is very dan
gerous condition within a frost line,
for if in a growing state, and the
temperature is below freezing point,
and the conditions not favorable for
a gradual thaw, the bark separates,
as it were, from the wood of the
trunk OF the tree, or such part as
may be exposed to the sun or sud
den heat, and the tree dies. The
conditions for gradual thaw were
very favorable after this late freeze,
and to this we attribute theimmunity
from loss not only of the fruit, but,
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and point to what can be done TO a
like purpose by growers OF pine
apples in Florida in further develop
ing the use and extending the ripen-
ing season of this exquisite fruit and
l propose when l come to the "cul-
ture" in this paper to offer some hints
In this direction likely to accomplish
This desirable end
Simmonds, in his Tropical Agri-
culture, says: Gin the Azores the
fruit attain greater size and weight
than those received from the West
Indies, some twelve or tifteen-pound
fruit have come to hand" They are Gull
tivated with energy in st. Michaels.
The produce of the recent cultivation
having realized very considerable
profits in the English markets, and
the quality being recognized as supe-
rior to those of foreign fruit generally.
Conservatives on large scale have
been constructed, and are everywhere
in general use to hasten the growth
and protect the irnting plants from
the lnclemency Of the weather. A
distinction is here made between
growing the succession OF trulting
plants, each apart, the former are eX-
posed to all the viclssitudes of the
climate and are only taken in hand
and rank with the latter when Of sut-
ficient size to show fruit then they
are taken up and placed in specially
prepared beds, and all the energies OF
the grower are concentrated upon
the develop ment OF well con-
stituted fruit. Due attention is given
to induce the fruit to appear at the
proper season, and it may 0e neces-
sary in this endeavor to sacrifice the
first crop of bloom 10 induce the lat
erals or suckers that, on the approach
OF the blooming season, appear from
the basal leaves OF the plant, to as
sumo the functions OF bearing the
fruit at later period. A good cul-
tivator will avoid this, and he finds
in this plant a plastic subject which
he can control and il is his object TO
do so, and he works accordingly
Some Of the CapaGiGty BrOacIaS,
whom | know in Florida, Trust more
TO luck than good guidance, and all
their failures are ascribed TO a bad
stand" season." etc, us the case may
be, whereas all may be due to Il
proper misunderstanding Of the veg
etable life they seek TO coax into
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How to Preserve Harness.
From the Tribune and Farmer.

From the Tribune and Farmer.
There is nothing that looks nicer
in it's way than a clean, bright
looking set of harness, nor is there
anything more quickly damaged by
neglect. Harness should be washed
and oiled frequently. To do this eff
fectually the straps should be un-
buckled and detached, and then
washed with soft water and crown
soap, and hung by a slow fire or liz
the sun until nearly dry, then coated
with. a mixture of neatsfoot oil and
tallow and allowed to remain in a
warm room tor several hours, and
when perfectly dry, rub thoroughly
with a wooden rag. The rubbing is
important, as it, IN addition to re-
moving the surplus oil and grease,
tends TO close the pores and gives a
finish to the leather. In hanging har-
ness care should be taken to allow all
the straps to hang their full length.
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COnSunnfion Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice, hav-
ing had placed in his hands by an East india
missionary the formula for simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent cure for
Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all Throat and Lung Affections, also pos
all Nervous Complaints, after having tested
its wonderful curative powers in thousands of
cases, has felt it his duty to make it known to
and desire to relieve human suffering, I will
send free of charge to all who desire it, this re-
ceipt, in German, French, or English, with full
mail bV addressiag with stamn 5am ieaI tb 3g
paper, WV. SHERAR, 149 Powers Block Roch
ester, n. Y. 129eow152