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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-07-16

four lines year, has also begun to show
signs OF deterioration. Silver frs (1bies
pectiadta) in the vicinityof Philadelphia,
known to be planted in 1900, are decay
ing. This is the general experience.
In seeking for the cause of this differ
ence we are accustomed to look at the
relative humidity of the atmospheres of
Britain and the Atlantic United States.
Evergreens like Cerdsus Lduro- Cerasus,
Louris nobilis and Fibeino1n tinats, which
will endure a temperature of 25o below
freezing point in Great Britain, are killed
by l0o degrees in Philadelphia and, it
is believed, by the dryer atmosphere
causing a heavier drain for moisture on
the vital powers of the plant to supply.
A strain which will wholly destroy
plants III some instances, must have an
enervating influence where it does not
wholly destroy, and this would naturally
be exhibited in shortening the life of the
tree.
The climate OF Alaska had the same
favorlng influences we found in Great
Britain. The warm sea OF Japan flowed
against its southeastern face, along which
the trees referred to were found The
atmosphere was always moist, and Sc
we're weather almost unknown. At Sitka
III AeeCA1ttuC - sto HluCll d lUO IDcHeS OI
rain had fallen in a single year. The
harbor was rarely frozen-boats came in
and went out at all times of the year.
There We're some winters when no ice OF
any consequence was seen. These were
circumstances favorable to longevity in
trees.
Mr.. Meehan concluded by remarking
that DR.. Lindley had said somewhere
that his researches had failed to show
that there was any period of duration OF
life set for any tree, and that ii circum-
stances favored there seemed no reason
why trees might not live for an indefinite
period, and therefore arguments offered
in connection with the wearing out Of
varieties" based on what is called the
natural life of tree'' had little force.
! Mr. Meehan believes his observations on
4 the longevity Of trees on the Pacific
II Coast confirmed DIR. Lindley's views
lAt any rate. there seemed nothing 1Shs
s Selsss5sf In Ne 2sf Of tho Sf4pgfu 4s1ui
ia, as other species partook OF siiriiis
, longevity to great extent-I Ihonso
4 llfeebo1a, IN Hoyficultnast
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Axle Grease VS. Salva.

In Wakulla county axle grease, the
same as is sold in the stores at ten cents
a quart box, has become the panacea for
all the ills for which Wakulla flesh is
heir.
Mr.. Andrews, in chopping, acciden
tally split his thumb and was suffering
the agonies of Prometheus, when his
wife thought OF axle grease. She ap-
piled it, he went to sleep, dreamt OF
shady dells and elyssian bliss and awoke
the next morning almost a well man.
A Crawfordville dog had the mango
until the hair peeled off and his skin
became so rusty that his master was
about to palm him off on Barnum's cir
Gus agent for a Florida Alligator, but
some one suggested axle grease TWAS
applied and now that dogs hair is so
smooth and glossy that his hide would
sell in the market for an overgrown mole
skin. 1t was tried on NANCY hogs Will,
the same results.
carrier, few weeks ago practiced cary
ing with his little hatchet, and used his
leg for the turkey The result was a
deep cash, almost severing the main ar
terry. One OF his neighbors saturated
him with axle grease and now he is
skipping around town as sprightly as a
grasshopper.
Judge Eubands made mis-lick with
a hoe and chopped off one of his toes
he applied axle grease and went to bed.
In a few days that pedal digit had grown
out so nicely that the Judge was almost
tempted TO chop,of all his toes to get
new ones.-Ldnd of Flowers.
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Bright's Disease.

Great care is taken to get absolutely
pure SKINNED milk, from healthy and
well-fed cows, and no other food of any
kind is given after the patient can bear
five pints Of milk a day. Up to this
point, and until the stomach is able to
take care of 50 much, is found to be the
most trying period in this treatment, but
no other medicine is given. and hand
and hair-glove rubbing is daily admins
tered
Another correspondent recommends
the drinking of an infusion OF the dry
pods of the common white soup bean or
corn bean. When the latter cannot be
readily obtained, the pods of the "snap
short" bean will answer, and even the
Lima bean, though the latter is of in
ferior strength. The recipe is as follows
''Take a double handful of the pods to
three quarts of water; boil slowly for
three hours until it is reduced to three
pints. Use no drink of any kind but
this, the patient drinking as much as he
conveniently can; it may be taken either
hot or cold. ."--Scientifc American.
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very thin sections, is greenish and acid.
This variety, which appears to be hy-
brid OF the lemon, is highly esteemed.
1t will not endure cold, and is cultivated
but little in Liguria, though freely distri-
buted through Tuscany ! have never
seen it multiplied but by grating.
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GCoPYRIGHTED.l
A Treatise on the Citrus Family.
BY NJ. GEORGE GALLEsIo

Translated from the French. expressly for The
Florida Agric,tLtuTiSt.
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CHAPTER III.
IDENTIFICATION. AND DESCRIPTION.
ART. I.-Tne Citron Tree.

sup to this point Prof. Wilcox had transla
ted this work at the time of his death The
translat ion has been completed by Mrs. G. a.
Cowgirl OF Tallahassee, Florida.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
AU1RDs F0R THE NEg AQUEDUCT.

From The Sanitary Eagfncer Dee. -, 1854 A.
In our opinion these awards are not ior tio
hest interests of this city. We satisfied that lnts'
prices are too low to admit or profit II tue Woin J. u
according to the specifications, ana one OF tue ,o' 49,,
sloucrs il reported expressing the same opihul
nr for completion thirty three nonths Dclng svn , "a
i,norani element We 40 not believe the WORK VII un
dnnc within that time and when II Is done IL VIII hafo
~" ha"J uuon which the Commissioners propose 70
-, Iinncr Is for i2s. O0O which Is about III ,2)O'
@ s than Il should be- since the engineers estimates
ch nre rarely the mark. place the cost OF tho
rf M : $50 900. while the award Is for Sll s9O5l-.
II Them after years work the contractors una thaV
ber estimate has been too low for the kind of work they
re required to do they could throw up the contract fo
fct their bond, and money by not completing ~
rcttng under such circumstances increased COS,
and delay We believe that unless the contractors nave
more influence with the Commissioners than inc, ensr
neers have unless they secure legislative relief MY
win lose money and that In any event the work VIII 10
delayed a., A.,
$4,000 900 Improbable contract, which may ps M
creased 10 000 for public work In tho hanus
gentlemen with large political influence, means iegisins,
tive struggles In which the public are not lkey d
the winners. Consequently, we are OF the ophi,o
II would have been better for this city IL te co' s.
soners had displayed moro nerve and exercised ,no
erection the law gave them, by letting not more IMAM
sections TO any firm. The failure then OF nny ~
Of them would have permitted the Somm,ss,Dn,oa 10
promptly annu such contract without peiuk ~'Ss =
such combinations W axe now possible, K
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21

pii4 4a@ "a s Z. ,'enlaais
Bounty, NHlNu AtG luHt49 i4Hn,
From thc npaum ~ ili.uNia
EiNc.6 ui Mik ana honey now,
Round tie world thel dO AAOy"
Her ga all tlitt ia. ean e4nt,
She has tc.ds oil corn 900 ample
That her hungry ssiris MdU
iiil her los DlnotNes sample
IL and bring IL % tilr gate;
California banners Huilcr
while her northern cereals sWcctrn
And her southern fruits do s'uttrr
with their Juices. when they r. eaten;
And the sugars OF our trOpc
Ihrnugh "a, long cane do flow
As would serve To makc Tie tOOth-pick
For a IdtagOnlan beau
Precisely what IS meant By tie observation that
tbe southern fruits do stuttc1" when eaten we
have failed to discover and can only hazard the
conjecture that the word boldly and arbitrarily
introduced as n rhyme to liutter." We are really
sorry that We cannot give more space 10 Mr,
RanKins verse; Ii is so bad as 10 be perfectly re-.
freshing. ami the most delicious thing about il is
the authors firm belief that she has been pouring
ont n perfect mine of eruditon for the benefit Of
"the gifted and cultured people with whom she had
cast her lot" Collectors onght TO buy Mariamncr
Some day it will be rare aud precious even for its
absurdity
The Marquis de Lcuyc," IN an Introduction 10
"Poems and Aelia,' says: d" never commit q line
Of poetry if can help it," II. however. we may
udge from the press notices inserted at the end Of
the volume great many critics in various parts of
tho world have insisted strenuOusly that the Mar
oujs does write poetry. and good poetry Yet ii, as
ounears. the author dscaims that pretension. il
Will have TO be admitted that he has. in the crude
fashion which he affects, put to paper some dramatic
qerms and that if he had had the patience to finish
what lie has begun lie might In several instances
have deserved higher commentator. But 1t must
he said also that there Is good deal Of very bad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21

A Moprny Ylpts. 4 Rom,n,ce. p Ntrglcr lloKAr.
+: WorHagron '' -''' p' owe
Nian,iro INorI Jokai 4 'nc of the most rrollAc mud
popular Of m1lern llnnqiiiah writer's Of hrtion Hnl
There u'l lr natural curiosity - hear s0no'hing
fam .1 consrrr1rs trnfrirr'at', ~ ti intrtr =
irr H.1ria "A rlt iirttirfr rt tntr tatiit hfl 4
ias,s ina He aiHrHt 3 t8itr Ntts' tA4
e-,,a4 90 i4t.i4 NNit4 iHrrHt % o. rni8ftN4iia
t4.t p er.4ii itttt - r.r ~ - t.r tle hWpiF
ln,Vst4N 40 h44pis 't4r,lrili., t4.et.f iaeNt
4-i tI44a.t 40. n4i ff4..9 Nat nt. il. ilttif san
te ie.t %. tne uu-Nai mlunel a'i au.i plpceai,
aAi tle m4uuagl7 ni-hl Important palt ol efcry
uOrcl which Aaa literary luahtY IL can safely
Doe said however that Jok Is master lf iur.lhie
description that he delights n brilliant pictures OF
national customs aud peeuliaritie3, that he has
strong dramatic sense, aud that he deals with stir
ring and rapid incidents, with turbulent passions
and with violently marked characters. Tho action
Of" Modern Midas /, laid along the course OF tine
Danube. partly on the Turkish frontier, aud the
story opens with vivid scene which presents the
dangers of the passage of the Iron Gate. The navi
cation of the great river the frauds Of adventurous
traders and smugglcrs the rascaltcs of official
functjonarcs an Myllio life among fruits and
flower. on an unnamed frontier island are novelties
which attract US to these animated pages. And yet
with all it, fresh coloring, Modern Midas Is AZ
d,aWeeabc a novel ~ We have read for many u
day. The secret of it, responsiveness IS that neither
in the author nor in any of his persOnages can we
trace the m limcnt, of a moral sense. The nearest
approach 10 character is in Timca. dOcllc and
proper girl. in whom the sentiment of gratitude Is
highly developed, n IL Is sometimes In dogs. OF
the other women in the book AthalIc is devil and
Naomi is IN amablc animal The hero. Tmar lays
the foundation OF fortune by robbery waves great
through dshonor and leaving faithful wife 10
think him dead retres at last to blisiul adultery
with Naomi in the nameless island. There accord
ing to the authors imaginative ethics all Tmar's
sins were "cxpiatcd when his bastard prayed
"God bless my good father, my good mother
Timar and Naomi bred like rabbits, and became the
benofcent beautiful and scrni-beatided heads of n
consanguineous and lovely community. very much
like that oi the Pitcairn Islanders. As for the
virtuous and grossly abused Timea. well. she g-
norantly committed bigany. and vas not happy. If
Jokai IL incapable OF anything better than this
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-16
HIS DUTY AS RETAINER.

When Webster was at the zenith
OF his career, gentleman waited
upon BIN one day to engage him
for The defense in an impor. ant ca {
at law, the amount at stake Ia the
suit being $4,000 The gent eman
askei Webster what the retaining
f. e would he.
"a thousand dollars"
ga thousand dollars" exclaimed
the gentleman
eyes. But think for a moment
what | engage to do, sir. l do not
only hold my self at your service in
the matter, perhaps for month or
more, but L deny myself from ac-
cept:ng any offer, no matter how
large, from the plaintiff"
The applicant was satisfied with
this explanation, wrote GU. check
for the amount and gave it to the
great expounter, who. after he had
put 1t in mis- pocket, sid:
81 will now give you piece Of
advice gratis. II you can compro.
mise this business upon fair terms
with the plaintiff, you had better
do So"
The client expressed his thanks,
and took his leave. In a few DAYS
the gentleman called upon Webster
again and told him that q compro
mise had been effected, and the
matter satisfactorily settled. WEBB
ster duly congratulated his visitor
on the result, and would have
turned to other blu inesg, but the
visitor seemed to have s, netting
further On his mind.
"Ot course" he ventured after a
pause, 81 shall not req1iIe your ser.
vices, Mr.. Webster"
"Certainly not, sir"
"And-how about the $1,000 I
paid your" franticalIy asked the
gentleman, who was not quite rec.
0nciled to paying such a sum for
which were never to be rem
iered.
cob. ah!" resp,ndsd Daniel, with
= bland smile You don't seem 20
1t is very simple.
That was q retaining fee-called In
law retainer By virtue of the
contract also became q retainer,
What should 1 retain, If not nav
fee?"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-16
Miscellaneous Matters.

New York, 16 The Pullman Palace
Csr Co thu ough its president, George
M. Pullman, has notified the Stock Ex'
change of the authorised additional Issue
Of 10 per cent. capital stock. to be Issued
March 1st. The new issue will bring the
capital stock up to SIS, 927 200.
Portland, Ore, I5.-The Orego
MAN, to morrow, will say the recent
resolutions of the Portland City
Council and Board of Trade, also
tho: of other points asking Con-
gress not to declare the land grant
of the Northern Pacific forfeited, do
not express the views Of the people
of Oregon and Washington Terri
tory.
San Francisco, 15.-Mrs. Cotton,
wife of the General, testified to day
in her OWN behalf in the euit against
the Central Pacific directors, that II
Huntington and Croker had 30
wronged her in the final settlement
of her bus bands affairs, she had no
doubt they were equally capable OF
damaging her dead husbands repu-
tation by accusing him OF emhezzle-
ment,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-16
The DanvilIe Riots.

Washington, DECENTRALIZATION into
theDanville riots was resumed this morn.
ing. Edward N. Hatcher, white, denied
that he assaulted Jack Rudd on the day
OF the riots; saw marks of bullets on
buildings in the rear Of the white people
which must have been fred by the ne.
groes.
J. G. Rssgan, white, testified that be
saw crowd Of angry negroes and went
to q hardware store and asked for box
Of chop axes; tod the clerk there was 60.
ing. to be knock-down fight; the clerk
refused to give them; witness hunted for
them bnt could not find any; returned to
the scene of the riot; was armed with 9
pistol.
Senator Shermsn-Did you fire on that
occasion?
Witness-I don't care to answer that
question.
Senator Vsnce-You are Lot required
to answer that question unless you choose.
Shermsn-I put the question to you.
DID you fire on that occasion?
Witness-I decline answering that
question.
Witness refused to say how many
shines he shot into the crowd that day;
thought 1t necessary for the white people
TO FIRE.
r. w. Glass (colored) was called, and
said he did not feel safe in telling what
he knew about the riot.
Senator Laphsm-Why not?
Witness-I live in Danville, and have
got to go back there. Witness had heard
it said any negro who testified
Senator Vance-Oh, we do not want
that, Mr.. Chairman.
Senator Lsphsm-I have q right 10
know the grounds for his fear.
Witness being resssured, told bis story.
He heard pistol fred, and rushed to the
scene, found some seventy-fve colorec
men and twenty FIVE white nen; the
white men and policemen were telling
the negroes 10 leave; the negroes replied. |
" We are not doing anything. Why
should we leaveT Heard Hatcher So
- This is white mans town. and am
damned il we don't rule. You are sill |
going to get killed II you don't leave"
Then the white men drew pistols Wit
ness named Hatcher, Lee. Covington |
md Oliver. whom he said had pistols. |
Lee gave orders TO fire and they did fire. |
Then the colored men began to leave;
whites came out of the Opera House.
GLOW manvT'
SIT oked like 800 or 400. They (the
Thites) went into q hardware store and
rot pistols. Saw pistols on twenty-five
" thirty OF them, and bag of cartridges
a real estate Office, where he took /
efuge, and white people came in and
Implied themselves; when all the |
negroes had left witness beard the whites
,oinQ about the streets shouting: 80 Hur-
ali for we Democrats" (Lsug liter
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Cowboy Cussedness.

Dssdwood, Oak, 15.-Information
was received a few days ago that an
attempt will be made by the cow
boys to rescue Jesse Pruden, al
rested for horse stealing at Miles
city, Montana, and en- route for
DesdWood. A posse has left Spear
fish to assist the officer,
arriving at Stonevllle seventy.
five miles north of Deadwood yes
terday. The posse were attacked
by cowboys, and man named
O'Hara was killed and Fred Willard
wounded. One cowboy named Gun.
ningham was killed, and another,
name unknown, was wounded and
captured. The cowboys then fed.
A party Ia now organizing at Spear
fish to pursue the outlaws.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-16
FRIGHTFUL FATALITY,
A Building in the Flooded Dis
trict Falls.
Several Persons Killed, and
More to Hear From.
Continued Investigation of the
Danyille Riots.
Frfghtfu; Catastrophe.

Cincinnati, O., 15.-At $40 this morn
ing the fire alarm sounded from the box
81 Ludlow and Pearl, whsre water sur
| rounded the houses; when the engines
reached the place it was discovered that
the rear part of two brick buildings on
the south side of Pearl, near Ludlow.
had fallen and ten persons were buried
in the ruins or drowned. The occupants
OF the front portion had given the alarm
and before the real Cause could be as err
tanned the fire alarm was sounded. Fire
men, in conjunction with the police
used superhuman effJrts to rescue the
living and the dead. The building was
occupied as boarding house., and had
twenty or thirty occupants. The living
we're soon brought out, four mem.
bers of family named Burke,
Mr.. and Mrs. Coulter, Maud Ellis,
Lydia Ellis, Willie Kyle and another.
name not known, are supposed to be
crushed or drowned. Mrs. Webb, oc-
cupsnt Of room in the part that fell,
was awakened by the cracking walls,
and tried to awaken the others, but fell
with the ruins and yet escaped without
injury.
The rescued women were carried in O
patrol wagon to the fire engine house in
the vicinity, where they were made com.
Portable. Mrs. Kyle. whose son was lost
in the ruins, 10 inconsolable. She i'm
agined her boy alive and struggling for
his freedom; then she gave HIM up for
lost, and her agony was hesrtrendiDg.
Mrs. Webb, who occupied o room in
the part that fell, says she
could not sleep for the cracking of
the walls. She though. at first that it
W the paper affected by the water, but
afterwards supposed it somhshing worse.
81 got up at last" she said, sand
awakened Mary Golfer, and told her we
must get out, something was going to
happen. I went to the door OF the next
room where Maud Ellis was sleeping
and tried to awaken her; then I called
Mary Golfer again TO hurry; she was
felt the houfe going. I could have
part but / turned to get Mary. I could
then We all went down together. 1 do
not know how escaped, but l crawled
out and scresmed." The accident hiss
spread terror among the occupants of
similar old b-ilding in the fl ,oded dis
tricts. Many who can do 81 are get ing
but to safer quarters.
The buildings that fell this m)rning
we're occupi as boarding house by
Robert Kyle and George Oyester. : here |
we're about thirty five people in the !
st he time. The following are |
Known to be killed either by fsl ing tim
sers or drowning; John w. Kyle, son OF
he proprietor; Libby Color, Maud
Ellis, james Ogden, Barney WiLkler
Mrs. Winkler, Thomas Burk, Mrs. Lans
Burk and two children, William and |
Louis burk, making nine lives 60 far /
,nown to have been lost.
The disaster has increased in horror BY |
he discovery Of TWO more dead bodies |
lot hitherto known to have been among
he victims.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-16

While scattering few CT umbs for
the sparrows this severe weather,
don't forget to throw out a lot of
old tomato cans, barrel hoops, and
cast off shoes for the poor goat,
VIII 'ch has as much right to live as
tue imported feather biped.
At a recent bail in Forrestville q
new figure was introduced, which
caused quite a sensation. It was
the figure If ap irate parent who
took his son by The ear aud waited
him out Of the ballroom in 8 qdick-
step movement.
"This introduction gives me great
pleasure, believe me-" frankly ex-
planned Brown, when introduced to
a popular society actress Really,
you fiatter me, Mr.. Brown" "Not
at all. l have worshiped you from
distance for ever twenty years and
-" Brown is still engaged rack
ing his brain trying to fiad out why
the actress cut him short.
To test your popularity wear a
ragged coat. Contribute niggardly
to charity. Always get in some.
bOdy's way. Borrow your neighbor's
paper regularly. Never omit to
say something on every occasion.
Step into your friends Office and sit
with your feet on his desk. If YOU
can do all these things and ret ain
your popularity, you will be war
ranted in the further test Of running
fox office.