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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-12-21
Hints to Farmers.

Don't let your horses be seen stand
ing mnch at the tavern door; it don't
look right. Don't give merchants
chance to dun you; prompt payments
make independent men. Don't starve
your land ; if you do it will grow
lean. Buy farm wagon before
fine carriage. Don't become SURETY
for him who waits for the sheriff.
IT you have yoke OF oxen, don't be
ashamed ofthem and give your note
for span Of horses. Don't run tor
constable; you may get in aud let
the plow stand. Teach your boys
to look up and forward, never down
ward and backward. Don't leave
to memory what should be written;
it brings lawsuits. When the labors
ofthe day are past, let good books
and papers invite the youngsters to
the sitting>room'
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-12-21
The Mealy Bug.
B. NJ. Lelong in Press and horticultural.


This insect-the mealy bug, order
Henipter0, family Coccidde Uactylo
pis Adooidu0a Qinn)-was first dis.
covered by US on pear tree in Los
Angeles in April last in the orchard
formerly known as the old Messer
place, at the foot of First street.
Mr.. Alex. Craw and myself made a
careful examination OF the pest and
only round about a dozen or SO on
the tree, and we thought that was all
there was in the orchard. Last Au.
gust | again made another examina-
lion Of The same and was surprised
TO find the tree covered with the
pest. The trunk of the tree looked
as though it had been visited with a
snow storm; all the old cuts were
completely covered, the insects ex.
tending to the upper limbs of the
tree. Afterwards 1 examined the
whole place and found the insects on
nearly every tree. l found it on the
orange, lemon, apple, pear, peach aud
grape vine, and lately l have found
it on the rose bushes.
This pest is very prolific and breeds
at all seasons OF the year; remedies
which destroy other scale insects
have no effect on the mealy bug.
applied kerosene on them twice, but
it had no effect. The eggs are laid
In and under the rough bark. The
kerosene does not reach them; soon
they hatch out and begin to crawl
about sucking or feeding on the ten
der leaves and shoots, and the fine
mealy substance begins to be secre>
ted from pores all over the body;
hence the name, mealy bug. When
full grown this insect is IA OF an
inch III length, having a round spher.
ical or globular form, and lays its
eggs under cottony substance Sc
creted by the female. The female
is pale yellow, elliptical Ill shape
and about .02 of an inch in length,
oval, with two attenn@ six jointed,
the last joint being the longest and
covered with lew short hairs. 1t
also has two short anal set@. Sur.
rounding the outer edge are also two
short hairs. The mealy substance
often becomes so thick as to form
scales which are attached to the hairs
surrounding the body; particularly
does it accumulate above the spira-
cles or breathing holes.
Having been imported on various
hot~house plants, it has spread so
rapidly as TO be found abundanlly on
different plants, shrubs and trees
in nearly every part of the
United States. So numerous has it
become and so difficult to extermi-
nate that if its progress is not soon
checked il will ultimately spread all
over the State and prove to be the
worst of the many injurious insects
found Oh the orange.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-12-21
DECEMBER 81.

come of $500 to $1,000. The irrioa.
ton has to be supplied from wells
forty TO fifty feet deep, and is pumped
by mule power. Implanted land
near Jafa, suitable for the orange
sells at $500 to 5000 Tor an area large
enough to contain 1900 trees. An
acre of orange land near Sidon costs
from $1,000 to $1,000, and brings an
income of 500 to $3.50 a year when
the trees have passed their tenth
year. The market is found in South.
ern Russia during the open season
on the Black sea, and in the winter
months in Egypt and England. 1t
is unlimited and good. Oranges
fetch by wholesale, when boxed. from
Sl4 to SIG per 1000, and lemons
from $50 to $35. Most of the or
chards were purchased on borrowed
capital with mortgage security. bear.
ing 10 to 20 per cent. interest. Com
sidering the original high price of
the land, this high rate of interest on
the borrowed capital invested in it.
and the expensive system of irriga.
ton, the California cultivators of the
orange are certainly placed at a very
great advantage by com parisoG with
the Syrian cultivators. We have in
this State an abundance of as good
orange land as theirs which can abe
bought at $50 to $40 and acre, and
irrigated by much cheaper system.
Our home market is limited; but
upon the completion of the new
overland railways leading south and
southeastward, new and nl.mited
markets will be opened, and at high.
er rates than those OF Russia, Egypt
and England. The only desideratum
required TO make the business both
very large and very profitable, is low
freight charges, and the railway COM
petition promised and almost in
sight will insure That.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-12-21

white worms" or any other
worms in pots, may be destroyed by
stickingthree OF fourIcommon matches
down In the soil, also one or two up
in the drain opening. The phosphor.
us on the match is certain death to
animal lite, aud powerful fertilizer
tor plants.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-12-21

A wad of cottoD~batting or soft
sacks tied or tackled to the rear end
of each rocker of rocking chair will
prevent children from tipping it over
by violent rocking.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-12-21

AN Agreeable Dressing fOrthe
Hair, that will stop its falling, has
been long sought for. Parker's Hair
Balsam, distinguished for its purity.
fully supplies this want.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-12-21
THE FLORIDA AGRIC ULTURIsT.- IL PAGES.

flourish, ard come quick, must also
have its daily bread. More anon.
Respectfully.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-01-15
THE CAT IN LAW.

The old Welsh laws of Howell the
Good CA. D. 943) laid down: THE worth
Of kitten until it shall open its eyes is
one legal penny: from that time till it
shall kill mice. two legal pennies: after
it shall kill mice, four legal pence. and
So it shall always remain. There could
be no legal hamlet in the old Welsh con-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-01-15
THE OLD BLUE CHEST.

One day last week five or six women
with serious faces and hushed voices We're
gathered in room in house on Fort
street east For two years poor old
woman had lived there, not exactly a
beggar nor an object of charity. but GER
tainly in want. She had a husband when
she first moved therc-a poor old man
whose days could not be long: but one
day lie was missing. He may have fallen
into the river. or he may have wandered
out into the country and died. This left
the old woman alone. and there were
days and days in which no one went near
her or addressed her. The other day
when she felt the chill of death approach
ing she wanted some one with her. She
had lived alone but she could not die that
way. She wept as tender hands clasped
hers and kind voices addressed her.
Death had already placed its mark on her
face. and the woman could do nothing.
While their tears fell upon her wrinkled
hands. she passed away as child sleeps.
There was but little in the room be-
You'd an old blue chest-blttered aud
bruised aud splintered, but yet holding
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-01-15
Live Within Your Means.

1t is almost every mans privilege. and
it becomes his duty, to live within his
means-not up to. but within them
Wealth does not make the man and should
never be taken into account in our judy
ment of men: but competence shonld
always be secured when it can by the
practice of economy and scli-denial to
only 4 tolerable extent. 1t Should be
secured, not so much for others, as to
secure to us the consciousness of indie
pendencc. and the constant satisfaction
which is received from its requirement
and possession.
There are families who endure miSeries
untold because they live beyond their
means, because they wish to dress and
visit and entertain as nei9hborS do who
lave tcnfold their income. OF this mar
row and vulgar ambition, a brood of sor-
did and unwhole>ome things are born
1t is impossible that children shall de
velop symmetry of character in houses
where life is frantic struggle to appear
as grandly as the occupants of the next
one appear, the grandeur being ~ tins
and vain show.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-01-15
An Old Church in Virginia.


In l.l0, or 40 years ago, German
Lutheran colony immigrated and settled
i'll Robinson Valley. Madison county, Viz
ginia. The title deed for the ground on
which they built their church, still stand
ing, and known as the = Old Dutch
Church." was made in 1920. 1t is not
known that the building vas ready for
use before 1923, for those sturdy Luther
ans builded to endure. and it is notable
that the stout timbers uplifted then are
as stout as ever. and the mortar in the
foundation has hardened to the consist
ency of stone. The audience room is
cruciform in shape. with two side gal
leries and organ loft. The interior has
been somewhat changed. about ten years
ago. The high pulpit has been replaced
by one of modern construction. In front
of the pulpit, within the altar railing.
stands the baptismal bowl OF silver,
made and presented May 18th, 1921.
10y Thomas Clifton. of London" This
lAStllpllOll Is lOullti ALSO bll lllc tollllnu-
Mon service. In the loft at the rear of
the church stands the pipe organ. pre-
scented to the congregation by GuStayus
Adolphus, King of Sweden. It's pipes,
once glittering and bright. have faded to
a dull lead color. 1t was made more than
one hundred years ago ut Lutzen. Swe-
den, under the direction of the king, ex-
pressly for this church, and is in very
good state of preservation. The key
board is complete reversal in point of
color, those keys being of ebony which
arc white in modern Instruments. the
raised keys being ebony. faced with ivory.
The tone of the instrument is still very
good. Under the chancel lie buried the
remains of good old Parson Kluch, in
conformity with an ancient German Gus
tom. He was among the first pastors
that served at this altar, and many are
the tales told of him among the simple
country folks of this neighborhood.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-01-15
A Curious Fact.

Bands of music are fohidden to play on
most OF the large bridges Of the world.
\ constant succession of sound waves,
especially such as come from the playing
of a band. will excite the wires TO vibiate
At first the Vibrations .Ie very slight
but they will increase as the sound waves
continue 10 come. The principal reason
why bands are not allowed to play when
crossing certain bridges, the suspension
bridge at Niagara for instance, is that if
followed by professions of any kind they
will keep step with the music, and this
regular step would cause the wires to vi
bratc. At suspension bridges military
companies are not allowed TO march
across in regular step but break ranks,
The regular trotting gait 81 :. large 60 !,
across Suspension bridge is more dan
gerous to the bridge than Il heavily
loaded wagon drawn by team of large
horses.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-01-15
WHOLE No. I ,98S

together. 1t had seen strange times,
| that old chest. 1t had held silks and
broadcloths perhaps-it had surely held
rags. 1t had been moved from house to
house and from town to town. 1t had
listened to laughter and heard sobs and
means. 1t had grown old no faster than
the woman whose hands had SO often lift
ed its lid. 1t had doubtless kept the
company Of good carpets and furniture
| and crockery, and laughing, romping chill
dren had climed over it and hidden in it.
1t had faded and its hinges were rusty
and weak, but it had out-lived it's owner.
The women looked about fol- garments
in which to enshroud the dead. Nothing
was in sight. One of them lifted the lid
Of the old chest and called the others to
help drag it out from its dark corner. 1t
held treasure-such treasure as men could
not buy nor poverty steal away. There
was dress of fine material, cut after a
fashion OF long years ago. For twenty
years the chest had been it's guardian. 1t
would have sold for few dollars, but
though the gnawing of hunger had come
often and the cold had fought its way to
her marrow that poor old woman would
not part with that relic of better days.
1t may have been link to connect her
with wealth and love. Beneath it was
treasure still more priceless. Carefully
wrapped in paper was silver dime more
than fifty years old. A weeks fast would
not have sent her to the baker with that
relic. a child, dead in it's young years,
had worn that dime around its neck as a
gift or tailsman. There was a child's
mitten, stained and worn, but mittcu
knit by proud young mother for her
child. 1t could not speak to tell the dim
past, but it had power. AS the women
saw it they covered their faces with their
aprons and wept.
There was a boys cap and a girls hat,
both so old, faded and time-eaten that
they had to be tenderly handled. The
women looked from them to the poor old
white face on the bed and whispered:
None but good mother would have
treasured these relics. She was old and
poor, but her heart was pure"
Deeper down, as if to battle the search
of Time itself, was familiar toy--a
child's dumb watch. Hands were broken
and gone, face scratched and case batter
ed, but the women handled it rs if a
touch would SILVER it. There was dolls
head, a boys tish-line, some toy chairs,
yarn ball, and other things to show
that in the long ago that dead woman,had
felt the soft kisses of children, heard
their good nights and thanked Goo
that she was blessed. Each relic was
wept over-each was replaced with fresh
tear stains. They asked the old blue
chest no questions. Its relics might have
been voiceless to man, but to a woman
and mother each one had tale in words
as plain as print. They shed more tears
as they bent again over the poor old dead
and they said to each other:
''If she had only told us of this how
we would have loved her and sought 10
tighten her sorrows.'
But she had gone. She had come and
gone as a mystery, and but for the old
blue chest in the corner few would have
cared, and none would have sorrowed.
Detroit Free Press.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-01-15
WHIES: WISE HND WIFVY.

Planned fire and forced love never did
well yet.
How to get loved is the object of ali
civilization.
He who has no bread to spare should
not keep dog.
An apt quotation is as good as AL
original remark.
Men err not so much in prompt action
as in hasty Judgment.
The life free from care, any buffet
ings of fortune, is dead sea.
Mississippi river takes nothing but
water. although she has bar so near her
mouth.
The smaller the calibre Of mind. the
greater the bore of perpetually open
month.
However things may seem, no evil
thing succeeds, and no good thing is
failure.
Beware of strong drink. The coat
it takes off your stomach cannot be worn
on your back.
1t is not necessary for a man to keep
his mug at the BARRIERS shop, but he
must take it there to be shaved.
Hope is like the sun, which, as we
journey toward it, casts the shadow Of
our burden behind us.
Nature makes us poor when we want
necessaries. but custom gives the name
of poverty to the want of superhuities.
An Ohio man died the other day from
swallowing concentrated I've. He read
one of Eli Perkins stories and believed
it.
-Bernnardt dies so realistically that 1t
is said coroner who saw her. ran around
to the stage door and wanted to hold an
inquest.
The only difference between pig
making glutton of itself and man
making pig Of himself is that the pig
at some future day will be cured.
Richard Tubcr was once elected
Mayor of western town. He essayed to
rule the community with rod of iron,
and so the people called him Die later
for short.
If man does not make new ac
uuaintaaces as he advances through life,
he will soon find himself left alone. y
man should keep his friendship in con-
slant repair.
"A topper let his light SO shine before
men that others seeing his illuminated
proboscis may shun the flowing bowl that
biteth like serpent and stingeth like a
picnic hornet.
The editor looked at his hand il
euchre before the trump was turned. 1t
was fearfully black. and he murmured III
Observation-Disclosures. Now is the time
to get up clubs.
Three red-haired men walked solemn
ly into saloon and stood before the bar.
Hello" said the barkeeper in \ tone oE
interest. who's elected? On, beg par
don, he added, "Ithought it was torch
light procession
why don't you put the toothpicks on
the table?' asked guest at a Galveston
hotel after he had finished his dinner.
because after you used one yesterday
you didn't put it back in the saucer" re
sponded the new waiter.
-"Etiquette" writes us to inquire If
in our opinion it would be proper for him
to support a young lady if she was taken
with faint-even if he hadn't been in.
treduced. Proper, young man, certainly
prop her by ali means.
The Prince of Wales has been nomi-
mated for the seventh time for the office
of Grand Master of Free Masons in Eng
land. What practice that man must have
had in riding the bare backed goat
Masons will Of course understand our al
fusion. Keno kimo, allabazam, SO mote
it be, hoop la
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-01-15

Now let man pass through our sur
charged zone of infusoria, and the strong
er his lungs and the more powerful his
frame, the better his chances to breathe
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-01-15

"a INCH POWDER CLOTHS so CENTS.
Brilliant colorings and wear-resistng.
&c INCH LUPIN'S MERINOS AT so
Cents. Extra heavy, YARD wide and worth
81 - cents.
40 INCH BLACK CASHMERES AT so
Gents. All wool and worth G. l-2 cents
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-01-15

most graceful. and from time immemo-
rial have been favorites with tue old and
the young. the rich and the poor. Many
great men have had an inordinate fond
ness for eats. Richelieu $ especial favor
lite was splendid Angora. his furry con
fidant's usual resting place being his
Eminences table. among State docu-
mcntS. books. etc Cardinal WolSey's
cat sat on the arm of his chair of State,
or took up her position at the back of
the throne when he held audiences
Montaigne used t" obtain relaxation by
playing with his cat The cat of the
poet Petrarch after death occupied. en-
halmed. Il niche in his studio. Colbert
reared half a dozen cats in his private
study and Taught them. after a lengthy
display of patience. to perform all sorts
of tricks. TaSso. reduced to such strait
OF poverty as to be obliged to borrow a
crown from friend to SubSist on through
week. turns for mute sympathy to his
faithful cat ami diSburdens his case in a
charming sonnet, i'll which he entreatS
her to assist him through the night with
the luster of her mool-like eyes, having
no candles By which he could see to write
his verses. The cat of Pierre Jean de
Beranger has been similarly honored.
Fontenelle was very fond Of cats. and
used To place a particular old Tom" in
an armchair and deliver an Grafton be
fore him. DIR. Johnson set on. to pur-
chase oysters for his pet cat, Hodge,
when he was old and sick and fancied no
other food; and the poet. not conten:
with cutting one hole in his library door
second smaller hole for the necessities of
the kitten. Lady Gust reminds us of
Grey'S ode ION the death of n favorite
cat drowned in vase of gold iishes.'
This cat. by the way, was not the poets.
but Horace Walpoles: and the rat-astro-
phe occurred at Strawberry Hill in 1141,
after the rupture of their unequaled
friendship" as DIR. johnson phrases it.
had been re-cemented. The cat supplied
Perrault with one of the most attractive
subjects of his stories. and that under
the pen of this admirable story-teller,
:" Puss in Boots has become an exam
pie of the power of work and industry.
Dr.. Stables. with whom cats are darl-
ingS.' assures us i'll his book on 8 Cats
that one sitting purring on the hearth
rig to the music OF the Kissing tea-urn.
blinking her eyes before bright fire. is
the very personitication of feminine viz
tue. In this favorable view Of the fills
r"tus lady-lillc character he was preceded
by Mr.. Broderriss who tells us in his
- Geological Recreations that the cat
is closely connected with the untranslata-
bic word comfort "a word that has
neither namesnor representation out of
Great Britain.
The Worthington advance., 1881-08-18

ing epinster Of forty or mona "A.
peated to have hot temper and Q ehrevish
tongue; but for once she kept both in
check. It was evident that Simon meant
to be trided With no longer. Moreover. she
could not help secretly admitting that he
was right, and admired his spirit and man
" determination. It would never do 70 let
70 good , fellow and 30 faithful q lover fall
. prey to to . designing widow-not to
mention the humiliation she would have to
endure!
Nextmorning, the rain clouds had cleared
of, and . bright san poured it's rays
through the old church windows upon Mr..
and Mrs. Simon Peveritt as they walked
from the alter rails into the vestry. to en-
ter their names in the parish register. Sim,
with . broad grin on his face, laboriously
executed big black x as @his mark" in.
forming the rector that he was "a sawyer by
trade" and that his"owd gal had been Of
age this twenty years!" after which he
turned to his friend the clerk, with know
ing wink, and said in an under-tone: 1--WE
did it we'll between US, didn't we! Mary was
up at six this morning. and he'd to wait 70,
ne! I've got the whip hand, to begin With,
and promise you wont give up the reins
again. Then he added in louder tone,
g they were about to leave: Now Master
Wesley, you must come and help me eat
the wedding dinner. The pork and apple
sass will be none the worse for waiting q
day; and my Missus and me'ul make you
40 welcome as flowers of May. There won't
be happier folks in W0odham. And, Mas.
ter Westley, you shall have some of the finest
logs in my timber yard, to keep up your
fires this winter. Tn not the man to for
get good turn or an old friend"
The Worthington advance., 1881-08-18

BISMARCK and Blaine are in accord in re
gard to extending governmental aid, or sub
s'd'sing the merchant marine OF their res
pective countries. Bismarck has memorial
lied the German legislature upon this SUBJ
ject, and referring to the example of France
in this direction he says that German shin.
Ping and German commerce cannot h,pe
Tor further developement as against the
competition of other nations, aided BY pub
lie friends and assistance. On the day
the freight trade is given over to foreigners
mortal blow will be dealt to all the indus.
tries OF the country. It would be an an
omaly, from national standpoint, to cede
the transport trade to industrial rivals. It
is not an exaggeration to assert that before
the:expiration Of year after the promul.
CATION Of the French bounties bill. the
French merchant service will receives a con-
siderable augmentation, and that it win
share with England the transport trade of
the Atlantic, as also the trade with South
America, East India Australia and other
colonies. It is given ont that the state de.
partment officials think that the people of
the United States would do we'll to give
this subject some reflection in view Of the
fact that our flag is fast disappearing ,flom
the seas. / =. s..sss s.. s..s.- .s=...