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earnestly, "Do it 'din frog" Like
little "Chub," l don't know from
whom came the article Hogs! Hogs!l
Hogs!l!" and like him also, I say "do
it din" man or woman, do it every
body, until the hog nuisance in Flor
ida becomes thing OF the past, aud
the poor settlers corn and potatoes
can go to feed bis family instead OF
his neighbors hogs. 1t nothing else
will suffice, organize anti-hog clubs,
and then, if need be, load the ''clnbs,"
with powder and shot and distribute
them among honest aligators. Be
kind to the bear, they sometimes
pick up young pig, and spare the
aligators for the "good that they can
do" for ten bear and fourteen aliga-
tors wouldn't destroy in month, as
much garden sass" and other cons
forts OF life, as would one hog in a
night. 10 be sure, tight board
fence. len feet high and as many feet
below the surface OF the ground,
would, likely, if built around hogs,
prevent destruction of crops, as sub.
Idt0 couso, toltitur efectus, but who
can afford such an extravaganza to
fence out other peoples hogs? I
haVe been informed that in localities
where there are now but few, if any,
hogs running at large that the or
ange groves thrived well, as long as
the hogs lasted but don't recon
mend that kind Of fertilizer. N.Y.
plan is to raise a stock OF aligators
and when they have the hogs all
caught, and then fertillze with lat
aligators (though they may become
poor from prolonged wartare) but
save the little ones tor lear of future
need. ANOTHER SUFFERER,
Lake Eastis, ELG.
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Scraps.
Editor of The Florida Agrsculturist:

AyTtCUtGUTtSGs
Who of your readers has been
guilty of criticising "the theory OF
working out OF doors before break
fast?" as | see "Northerner" makes
mention. I watch what is going on
in the AGRICULTURIsT pretty sharply,
but have failed to see any such criti
cism, and hope l shall see none, for
to make our new homes attractive
and profitable, We need TO work
morning, noon and night, men, wo.
men and children, end ! decidedly
object to the women swinging on a
hammock where is cool and shady,"
while the men stand the ''burden and
heat of the day" No! no.! Let
them work together and share each
others burdens, but be careful hus.
bands, that after the wife has helped
you with the outside work, and you
both go in to get dinner, that yon
don't sit down in the shade with your
paper, while she tolls on over the hot
stove alone.
want to thank your readers for
their kindly answers and suggestions
to my questions; have tried 70 profit
by them, and am feeling quite jubi>
liant over our prospect of a garden.
for we now have peas IN bloom and
crisp green mustard just large enough
to eat without cooking, and our cab~
bage is looking splendid. just please
offer prize for best essay on home
gardening, and / will compete, that
is if successful in our first venture;
yet see it is fashionable in this part
OF Florida, to issue pamphlets, Sc,
before the authors have had any ex,
perience, So anxious are they to let
the world at large see "what they
know about" Florida. l should be
glad to have "Northerner" tell when
! and under what conditions she plant
ed her 'lima beans;" how much, and
what kind OF fertilizer, whether in
shade or sun, in moist land or DIV.
We bestowed much care on several
hills last summer, and got Just one
bean. A gentleman from Palatka
very kindly sent us some strawberry
plants late in November, and though
such small ones, and set out SO late,
we hope for little or no fruit this
winter, we console ourselves with
the tact that they are not dying, ard
will, we hope, give US plants tor next
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season. l am not gong but have
gone 'into partnership with that
husband" of mine, and as to North
erner's" suggestion about "Bloomer
costume" | would say it came too
late. l have worn il t4br years for
working dress, and Of when l am
not working, when Mel in an espe-
cially independents hunior, and want
people to see me without that badge
of servitude to stupid and unhealth
full fashion, long skirts. l have
learned that even quite short ones
are often in the way, while trying to
do such work as men do, as instance
! was helping husband to put up
barbed wire from the boat, and every
little puff of wind would fasten dress
and apron on the barbs, impeding
our progress, till 1 wished every skirt
l had, long or short, in. the bottom OF
the lake. The next day we had more
to put up, and left pfuall skirts,
dressing just as HUSBAND did, and
was with him five hours, iItthe water
waist deep, without getting caught
once On the barbs. Let aHspoor pio
neer women lay aside long skirts,
burn up their corsets, SO they can fill
their lungs to the utmost with Flor,
ida's pure air. and thus untralnelled
stand shoulder to shoulder with their
husbands In the struggle for life and
a nice home. MYRTLE.
Zapgeri'ae, Dec. 27ts. ="
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Extracts from the Report Of the
Trinidad Botanic Gardens.

The usual interchange and pre-
sentaticn of plants and seeds have
been kept up with ,she Royal Gar>
dens Kew, aad other Fatanical Gar
dens: Lone on ard iiihn M ssrseIy-
men, residents here and III other
colonies. Plants and seeds have also
been acquired by collecting and by
purchase. The number or quantity
OF plants and seeds thus obtained
and to be placed uader the head
"Received," is as follows:
From the United Kingdom-in<
Guiding the Royal Gardens Kew, and
London N Nurseries--France, Germany,
Ceylon, Brisbane, Java, &c, OF plants
over HOO; of seeds, over 800 lots or
packets.
From Trinidad (collected) and
other West Indies, America, Vene-
zuela: OF plants over 1900; OF seeds
over 100 packets or lots. In addition
to these latter may be mentioned
over $4,000 selected Cacao seeds and
10000 Mahogany seeds.
Amongst the plants received may
be mentioned as of special value and
interest, from the Royal Gardens,
Kew, 3 plants of CastiNo0 elaStica,
or Panama rubber tree, "A plants Of
La'adolphio sp. African rubber; 4
plants OF "Sal," Shoreo robusta, a
valuable East Indian timber tree; 2
plants of the true Duwio sjbethinus-
4 plants GynocardiG 0dorata; yield
ing the Chaulmugra oil, as also some
very fine palms and tropical flower
ing plants new to the collection here.
From the London Nurserymen, u
fine lot OF new Crotons, Towering
tropical Indian and American shrubs,
and climbing plants.
From France and Germany, seeds,
roots and very fine lot Of Arauca>
rias, 5 species.
From Mauritius, through the kind.
ness OF N. Darnell Davis, Esq, OF
Georgetown, a fine example OF the
double Coco>nut.
From Baron Eggers, St. Thomas,
some fine examples OF Melocactus
conaneu'aiS-or Turks head cactus.
Amongs the plants collected chiefly
Tor distribution, in by no means large
quantity, may be mentioned a very
line variety OF Vanilla planJotia
and OF which plants can now be
obtained in quantity for distribution.
A new species, probably genus, OF
terrestrial Orchid of considerable sci.
entifc interest.
A new species-ot the order OF
an.onace@, or Sugar apple family,
with fruit structure like that of pans
! oanus OF screw pine, type OF fruit
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The Florida Central Railroad.

4 hO = AOA aUu OCHOAn nA 1lil1II OitU.
From the Onion.
A private negotiation, which has
been proceeding, we understand, for
same weeks past, yesterday cnlmina.
ted in the private purchase by Sir
Edward J. Reed. K. G. B., NJ. P, of
the interests in the Florida Central
Railroad
At Board meeting of the COM
pany held yesterday, Capt. E. NJ.
LEngle resigned his office in the
Board, and Sir Edward Reed was
duly elected a Director, and also
President of the company in his place.
DR.. John G: LEngle and DR.. H.
Robinson, also resigned their direct
orships, and P. D. Raddey of Alas
bama, and w. H. Bennett, ESQ, of
London, friends ofSir Edward Reed,
were elected directors in their
places. Sir Edward Reed has made
this purchase wholly independently,
and without any associates, aud of
course will take care, if the road
goes TO public sale, on the 9th
proximo, or at any other time, to
buy. 1t in; but his well>known as
sociaLions with Amsterdam, and his
friendly concert with DIR. Wertheim
In other matters, leaves little room
to doubt that in all. future arrange
ments the Dutch bondholders inter
ests will be etfectually protected by
him. -tt 81 ..
These important proceedings of
yesterday, if not themselves the end,.
may confidently be regarded as the
beginning of the end of the painful
and disastrous litigation, which has
beset the Florida railroads for many
years past, to the great detriment OF
The State and of this city. 1t is now
certain, that in very short space of
time, the Florida Central and the
Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile
Railroads will come into the same
hands, under one management, and it
can hardly be doubted but that
management will be both vigorous
and enterprising, such as the State
OF Florida urgently needs.
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OkeechObee Drainage and the
Cattle Men.
From the Floridian.

From the Floridian.
A Gentleman who is fully conver,
SAINT with the country around Okee-
chobee, thinks that It's drainage, or
even the lowering Of it few feet,
will be great blessing TO the cattle
men OF that section. 1t will convert
hundreds Of thousands of acres that
are now covered with water into
splendid pasturage. The cattle in.
terest o. that section will be greatly
benefited by the lowering Of the lake
There are some who pretend to
believe that Mr.. Disston, after par~
chasing the land, will charge for pas
turage. The suggestion is so silly it
scarcely requires notice. Who ever
heard of an individual charging in
this State TOR cattle roaming over his
wild lands =? How would he collect
rent or how to keep cattle from feed
ing on his land? In order to do so,
under our laws, he would have to
place a good "lawtul fence" around
the whole OF it-in other words, to
quote the Virginians definition OF a
''IawGul fence" fence "horse'higb,
bull-slrong and pig-tight," or, as our
own law puts it, five feet high and
well staked or ridered." We think
insanity could go no further than to
suppose Mr.. Dlsston will fence in
two million acres to prevent cattle
roaming over it. Where man has
pasture well fenced, and people
desire to place stock therein tor food
and protection, as sometimes hap
pens around Tallahassee, of course
he should charge. But We have yet
to learn OF an instance of mans
pretending 10 charge tor cattle roam.
ing over his wild lands. Under our
laws he cannot do it, and the sugges
tion OF it in connection with the Diss>
ton sale is simply the scraping up OF
every imaginable piece OF nonsense
to excite prejudice in order to graf
| ify personal spite.
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''DO it Dim

Editor Of The Florida Agrfculturist:
Many years ago, a lady in the
North was walking with her little
three-year-old nephew, beside a
swollen stream. A croaking frog at.
tlacteG the attention of little "Chub." :"
Aunty told him from what the sound
came, and as the noise stopped, he
waited listening, and then said very
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Capt. +. Worth shipped cucum-
bers 10 New York about two weeks
aoo tor which he realized SlO per
crate.-SatnIand Tribune.
National Republican., 1882-11-07
nIore AhOul Lucy.

One evening Lucy's Young Man did not keep
his engagement to come and help her Hold Down
the Sofa, and she was very angry, because the
Young Man gene rally brought along box of
Candy, and Lucy could make it Look Tired about
as easily as any Girl IN town.
So she sat down at the Piano and began to sing.
After she had given the folks Sample of
"Whop the Roses Bloom Again." "Only Pansy
Flower" Empty is the Cradle" and few other
Gems of Melody that wo uld make man feel like
committing Murder, her Father said that perhaps
she had better Quit, as he didn't care about hay
ing the Patrol Wagon making useless trips on
such cold night.
Fathers, but only slammed the music down
pretty Hard, probably to show what she could do
in case she should ever Get Real Hot Then she
began TO play the Piano, starting in with THE
Battle of Prague" When she had finished the
piece, her Papa went across the Room TO where
his Oldest son was sitting and handed him $50.
why, Papa" said Lncy, what are you giving
James all that money ior?"
"Your brother bet me $50" he replied, that you
would Knock Out the Piano in the First Round,
and am giving up the Doodle"
Then Lucy began to cry, and SAID that her
Father and Brother were Nasty Horrid Things.
But they only laughed at her, and when she had
gone upstairs her Papa said to James: Let us
open Small Bottle"
Men are very Curious Creatures, children. They
will frequently open u Small Bottle, and then go
home and tell their Wives that times are too hard
to buy new Bonnet. But sometimes these men
Lose Their Grip and turn up about Thirteen or
Hack to get home in, and then somebody gets a
Sealskin Sacque
/ think it serves them right. Don't you agree
with me- chidien ?-Chicdgo Tribune.
National Republican., 1882-11-07
PERSONALITIES.

Mrs Pierrcpont and Mr.. Edward Pierrepont, the
wife and son of the late minister to England, ar
rived home by the Germanic.
General Grant has promised to attend the fair of
the New England Manufacturers and Mechanics
Institute in Boston, on Thursday of this week.
Mr. Robert Garrett, vice president of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, reached his
home in Baltimore last Friday after European
tour of over four months.
Senator Wade Hampton, in South Carolina is
preaching the old doctrine that the state is soY-
ereign and that the BourbOns are the STATE. There
are men still living In South Carolina who, If this
were the Day of Judgment, would protest against
Heaven assuming the almighty rights of the Stale.
The wife of ex-Seeretary Robson upon being
asked playfully by General Grant whether she
would like to leave Washington and retire 10
Camdeny n. j., is reported as having said with a
laugh, 81 can 20 70 Europe TO educate my chill
dren. That, you know, is the excuse woman
always makes when she wants to spend some time
in Europe"
The General Warren fund now reaches over
$4,000 The committee in Newport having the
matter in charge have had Il meeting, and deter
mined to invest what money is in hand 1t is
proposed to purchase a building site on Rhode
Island avenue ana erect Il handsome cottage, and
present both TO the widow Of General Warren.
The object of this investment, of course, is TO al
low Mrs. Warren to rent the cottage during the
summer for sum that will contribute largely to
the support OF herself and family.
National Republican., 1882-11-07
The Revenues.

The Republicans in Congress have a
vast work before them to first agree
among themselves, and then to overcome
Democratic opposition to whatever plan
may be adopted for reducing the reve-
nues. 1t is very certain that the people
will not be willing to see the present i'm
mense annual surplus continued. They
are as unwilling to have it taken from
their earnings for the reduction of the
national debt as they are to pay it for
reckless appropriations. We hope the
Republicans in Congress will agree upon
something, and do it. If this is not fea-
sible, we hope the maj ority of them will
20 on record for such reducti on of taxes
ps would keep the government poor,
however rich the people may be. The
ability Of the party to accomplish this, or
at least to throw the responsibility of its
defeat upon the Opp osition, will surely
be regarded as one of the prime tests of
its title to public confidence.
National Republican., 1882-11-07
"Is the Jury System a rairure,,

Mr.. Albert Stckney,a prominent lawyer of New
York, has an article in the November number OF
the Century entitled Is the Jury System a Fail
ure?" Mr.. Stickney argues that upon the whole
it is. He objects to the selection of jurors by bal
lot, to the ignorance of the average juror and to
the temporary character of his duties. No sooner
has the juror learned something of what is ex-
pected of him than his term of service is over.
Mr. Sickney suggests in place of the present shift
ing juries permanent jury of judges, equal in
character and ability to those now sitting in the
various courts. He suggests seven as a convenient
number, and req ulres that they shall be judges
both of the law and the facts in every case. Their
verdict should be unanimous and there should be
no appeal. He points to the TACT that in the court
of appeals the decisions of the judges in 95
per cent. of the cases brought before them are
unanimous. In case Of failure of the jury TO
verdict.
National Republican., 1882-11-07
AN o,d Actor and manager Dead.

Edward Fenton Taylor, theatrical manager ac-
tor, and treasurer of the Dramatic Fund, died on
Saturday at his residence, 119 Fourth avenue,
New York, after short illness. He Was 6s years
old. HIS father was twice mayor of London, and
Mr.. Taylor was a citizen of London. He was born
there III May, lSi4 and made his debut In 1888, at
the Maylebene Theater, as George Gropeland, in
" Pretty Jane" While Macready was manager of
the Drury Lane Theater, Mr.. Taylor played many
engagements with him. On October 6, 1852 he
first appeared in America, at the old Bowery
Theater, as Autrey, in the " Forest of Bondyh
Mr.. Thomas S. Hamblin was then manager of the
theater and it was in its palmiest days. Mr. Ham,
bin died year afterward, and Mr.. Taylors ser.
vices were engaged by r. I. Barnum as an actor in
his new museum, at Ann street and Broad way.
Mr.. Taylor, besides acting, managed the theater
until the Museum was burned, in 1865. He was
with Mrs John Drew's company in the Arch
Street Theater in Philadelphia for season, with
the late Mark Smith in the Globe Theater for one
season, and with Mrs. Conway in the Brooklyn
Theater, which was burned in 1876. He leaves a
wife whom he married forty years ago. The fune-
raj took place Monday from the Church of the
TRANSPORTATION.
National Republican., 1882-11-07
A BLACK EYE,
which the Comet Gave the sun-uOw n
Wan Dane


Happening to look at the sun one day last week
through pair Of those very dark spectacles
which are used in the manipulation OF the cleo
trio light, the reporter saw distinct black speck
on its disk
"Thatmust be very large sun-spot, ," he thought,
and Immediately betook himself TO the obserya-
tory of his friend, the astronomer.
Yes" said the astronomer, chats truly re-
markable spot. Its the black eye that the great
comet gave the ruler of the solar systeml Az
least, there is theory which says so, and as the
sun has shown black eyes before nftergreat comets
have been engaged with him at close quarters,
perhaps the theory is not 80 very far out OF the
way"
"Do you mean that the comet hit the sun ~
mo, not exactly that for IL 1t had 1t would
have been the end of the comet But 1t un-
doubtodly passed through the atmosphere, Of the
sun, and Ii it had gone much closer would have
touched what appears to us as the suns actual
surface. Yon know that enc of the discoveries of
recent years is that meteors follow in the tracks
of comets The tremendous spot that adorned the
suns face after the perihelion of the comet Oh
1913 has been ascribed to the fall into the sun oil
huge meteor following the comet and the pres.
ent spot, or rather spOts-fOr there are several
which made their appearance about the time OF
the perihelion of our great comet-may have had
similar origin.
THERE is ANOTHER VIEW
that can be taken of IL. II has been shown that
comet going very close TO the sun is liable TO be
lOTn 10 pieces Dy Ine ulVellpHt lOTCeS OpeIdtluB
upon it. The present comet, you know, has
divided nucleus; i'll fact, it has probably thrown
off several cometary masses OF considerable mag
nitude, and the work of disiutegraton appears to
be still going on. Now, 1t may have parted with
portion OF its mass when 1t was nearest the sun,
and the fall of this may lave produced the spots.
There Is yet another way of looking at 1t which
does not involve the fall of anything upon the sun,
and that is this: the exceedingly close approach
OF the co met may by itself have caused the spots
IT is TRUE NO COMET HAS EVER
shown TINT 4 rnpsg pnn1uh Ia n fTnrf W
its attraction the motion of any planet near which
1t passed. but the gaseous surface of the sun is in
a condition far different from that of the solid
globes which revolve around 1t. At any rate, the
great spot which you now see ON the face of the
sun, and some of the smaller ones too, undoubt-
edly made their appearance wnen the comet was
at its perhelion; and, moreover, they appeared on
that side of the sun which was then turnedtoward
the comet.
80 you see there is really some reason for say
ing that the comet g9yc the sun black eye. In
return for this pugstic salute, however, II oil the
observations are 10 be trusted the King of Day re-
duced the comets head TO fragments."-NCW York
Sun
National Republican., 1882-11-07
Colonel hahn A. Coc,reriII.

To-day John A. Cockerill managing editor OF
the St. Lou is Post Dispatch, will have prelm-
iuary examination upon the charge of having
murdered Colonel A. w. Slayback. His discharge
from custody is dead moral certainty. slay-
backs pistol has been identified by his brother,
his law partner and the man who sold 1t to him.
Cockerills life, and that upon entering Cockerill
office he drew his pistol. with the remark, "Well,
l am here A great deal OF maudlin senti-
the affair, and at one time the feeling against
Cockerill was widespread and bitter. However,
as the truth has gradually become known, a re-
yulsion of public sentiment has occurred, and,
however much Colonel Slayback's death may be
deplored Cockerls action is justified by all fair
minded people.-Deauer Tribune Of Thursday
National Republican., 1882-11-07
A ROSE.
L saw hnr nnSs

L saw her pass,
The mirror DER the mantel piece, and then
Amidst the crowd of worshipers that passed
Around her where she stood, knew not when
He moved beside her, with heart oppressed,
-Ah, cruel glass
saw tho rose,
A moss-rose bud, she gave him quietly.
so slight thing to ring my funeral knell,
And make rounded life one living liel
That rose laid on my heart a silentsp
OF bitter woes
My hair is gTayl
lily heart is heavy, and II seems TO me
only watch and walt to reach the end,
A lone bark drifting on shoreless sea
HG clasps her close, his ALI Iclasp, true friend,
Your hand to-day
-Edudrd RsHdud ,6l nssunday Record,
National Republican., 1882-11-07
Public Buildings,

1t is very gratifying for member of
Congress to be able to secure for his con-
Hituents liberal appropriations for pub
lie buildings. But 1t is not wise in Con-
gress to listen to every appeal in this be-
half. There are at every session build
ings provided for to adorn deserted vii
lagos and to mark the spot toward which
n center of population is but sluggishly
taking Its way. The true business princi-
pie to be applied to this branch of ex-
penditure ought to be, sufficient accom-
modations for the low est price.
Uncle Gam has cap ital enough at his
command to be able to own or hire ac-
eording as the one or the other is the
cheapest. And it is the duty of those
who have charge of his business to study
his interests solely in the matter. 1t
ought to be cheaper to own than to hire
buildings for purposes which are perma-
nent In their nature. A building which
would cost in the construction 100000
would, If built by the government, cost
an annual rent in the shape of interest
at three per cent, of $4,000. The same
building owned by an individual could
not be rented for less than $1,000,
and usually Is not so rented at less than
$4,000. 1t would be interesting to see a
statement of all rentals by the govern
mont, and fair selling valuation of the
property rented. The rents would prob
ably show return of from six to eight
per cent. on the investment made by the
lessons. If every building were to be
duplicated by the government, and the
cost thereof be represented by three per
cent. bonds 10 be issued, the rent would
of course be reduced one-half Is not
Mat business proposition?