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congratulated Democratic Senator on
having a President who pleased both Re-
publicans and Democrats. sis it your
opinion that everybody is pleased ?" ask
ed the Senator. My opinion is re-
piled the other, "that Mr.. Cleveland is
going to give very good administration
for the country, but a very bad one for
his party ''He has made up his mind
to resist party pressure andrefuse to rec
ognize party claims. This will meet with
the approval of the people, but will bring
about party disruption For the most
part Republican office holders here are
in excellent humor, because they are
still in office, with the prospect of hold
ing on for good while. Other Republic
cans applaud Mr. Cleveland, because
they think that what he is doing as we'll
as what he is not doing will help their
party.
! There has been no political action Of
consequence during the past week. The
Administration is at present making up
its mind concerning some rather import
ant appointments, among which are sew
eral that will change very decidedly the
personel of the Treasury Department
Bureaus.
In view of the constant pressure upon
his time, the President has determined
to discontinue his daily receptions to the
public in the East Room of the White
House. He has been in the habit of re-
ceiying business callers from 10 until
1880 o'clock, and then enduring the
hand shaking ordeal He had hoped that
the crowds of callers would decrease as
the fourth of March receded, but finding
himself mistaken in this idea, he feels
pn llad RI nm m To fhic oh
ment upon his time.
! On Saturday Postmaster Pearson call
/ ed at the White House to express his
gratitude for the confidence which the
I President had shown in re-appointing
him. He was followed by delegation
of colored people, who called to invite
Mr.. Cleveland to review their procession
on Thursday, Emancipation day, and to
be present at other exercises, for Hllieh
( aufunaraffons hal saeheen in proQzess for
] several weeks. They presented an adj
dress welcoming the President to the
Capitol in the name of 10000 colored
people, and asking equal rights through
out the United States. Mr.. Cleveland
listened attentively to their address,
promised to review their procession, and
if possible, attend their entertainment in
the evening, when Frederick Douglass
will be the orator, and ex-senator Bruce,
Icolored, will be the presiding officer.
just as the delegation was leaving, the
President called their attention to an ar
ticle in the colored organ, the ''Bee,' .
just after the election, which stated that
sit would cost millions of lives to inau-
gurate President Cleveland. 81 hope"
said he, "the colored citizens will not al
low themselves to be influenced by the
editors of such sheets as this" The day
they propose to commemorate is the
twenty-third anniversary OF the aboli-
ton of slavery in the District of Column
bia.
Washinqton, d. c.. april IL, 1885.
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From our regular Correspondent,
Washington Letter.

For different reasons Mr.. Cleveland's
Young administration is an exceedingly
interesting study. To the thoughtful OBJ
server, it is the most interesting admin
istration that has been since Gen. Grant
first became President. Mr.. Cleveland
is not only a new President, and the
first Democratic President for twenty
four wears, but he came into office as the
antagonist of large section OF his own
party, and his appointments are subject
to the approval of Republican Senate.
In his five weeks course, Mr.. Cleve-
land has shown himself as free from the
common place as are his surroundings.
He has been law unto himself, original
and independent. He has amused some
by letting great commissions OF the Gov
ernment fall in out of the way places.
Others he has bewildered, others disgust
ed 1t cannot be said that he has shown
perfect judgment, but it is probably not
too much to say, that even with his mis-
takes he has strengthened himself with
the public in the past few weeks.
Before his Inauguration confident pre-.
dictions were made that in the vortex OF
Washington politics, he would soon sink
out of sight, with all his plans and indl-
yiduality completely wrecked. But this
has not been the history of the past five
weeks. Mr.. Cleveland has influence
with the administration, exerts it, and
gives no evidenceyet of breaking down.
The President and his Cabinet are
being closely watched by the Republican
managers, particularly those who are
close to Mr.. Blaine, and they are dis
posed to make the most Of the dissatis
faction in the Democratic ranks. The
other day Republican Congressman
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The Record of a Week.

If any one desires to know what the
South is doing at present in the way of
industrial progress, it is only necessary
to read from week to week the list OF
new enterprises organized in that sec
ton, as published in the Manufacturers,
Record. As an illustration of what would
be learned in this way, we will take the
record of new enterprises for one week
only, as reported in our last issue. In
Alabama, the Mobile Electric Light Co.,
with view of enlarging their plant, pro-
pose to increase their capital from .Sl5,-
600 to $4,000; near Brewton a large
saw-mili is being constructed; at Mont
gomery new ten-ton ice machine is be-
ing put up; at Mobile harness and
saddle factory to employ fifty hands is pre-
pairing to commence operations; and at
kyle $4,000 company has been organ
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the fowls will always keep the ground
stirred and we'll cultivated, and your
trees will never be covered by wood lice.
There is man in this town, who had
about one hundred and fifty fowls last
year running through twenty acre or
ange grove, and he was never troubled
with wood lice until after he shut the
fowls up, then in about four months he
had lost seven orange trees.
We have used all kinds of fertilizers,
and have never had anything equal to
the hen manure as general fertilizer.
We have seen forty bushels of corn per
acre raised on the "poor sand, by its
use; cassava seven feet high four crops
of grass per year, and lawns in Florida
kept green all during the winter. The
Florida people should not be without it,
and as it is very rarely on the CONNER
cial market in the South, the best way
is to raise the producers of it. There
are many ways of saving it, but no
doubt ours is as good as any, so we give
it: Under our roosts we have drop
board. from which we gather the ma
nure daily, and it is carried to bin
where it is kept dry until it is used. 1t
should never be mixed with sand before
it is applied. If anything is used it
should be clay, which will absorb the
ammonia. In applying it to fruit trees
it can be mixed with cotton seed meal
or tobacco dust (not stemsl, but if APP
piled alone it should be well mixed with
the soil, and should not come in direct
contact with any roots, especially i'll its
raw state.
We hope to see more interest in home
made fertiliZerS and more poultry in
the orange groves.
RICHARDSON & CRowELL.
Florida Poultry Yards, DeLand, Fla.
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Matters of Interest to Fruit
Growers.

Editor of The Florida Agriculturist:
From what have seen year after year,
and what has very recently come under
my observation, it occurs to me that very
few people arc posted sas Z q tlle eufISs ~
prices of fruit trees raised and sold by
Southern Nurseries. Also as to the va
rieties of fruits that have been found
adapted to Florida, and profitable. And
by the wav, it would be better to let nur-
serymen experiment on the new candi-
dates in the pomological field, so avoid
ing exorbitant prices and disappoint-
ment, for not one in hundred of the
new strawberry, and very few OF the
other novelties in plants and trees, are
equal to the standard old and well known
kinds. Another point, the southern
nurseries can furnish all that are worthy
of trial at the south, and at much lower
rates than the same can be obtained of
northern nurseries, through agents. One
can keep well up in this matter by read
ing the agricultural papers of this State,
and especially the one of your own sec
ton. Also, send for and compare prices
as per southern nursery catalogues and
price-lists.
The Chinese and Japanese fruits prom
Use well in Florida.
PRICES PER TEN OF STANDARD SOUTHERN
FRUIT TREES.
Orange, sUeet seedlings-5 to 6 feet
high, 4 years old, So per ten trees.
,SSEgcial gGrieties, oadaeu--4 to . feet
high, ! year bud growth, "a per ten.
LeCoqite Pears-5 to feet high, years
old, 81 per ten.
Peen-T'o and Honey Peaches-3 to 4feet
high, 2 years old, So per ten.
Japan Persimmon-3 to feet high, l
year old, SO per ten.
Grape Tines, Scuppernong Udrieties--2
years old, $3.50 per ten.
Common bunch carieties-2 years old,
81 to 81 80 per ten.
Neac and untried rarieties-$l0 to $25
per ten.
Strawberry Plants The Charleston,
excellent in every respect, 90 cents per
hundred
These are my conclusions, from seven
years experience in Florida, with these
fruits. Truly and respectfully yours,
w. III. HASKELL.
DeLand, april II, 1885.
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Material Progress in Florida.

While the great new northwest OF our
country is growing SO rapidly and at
tracing so largely the attention of the
world, it may be we'll to note that all the
growth of the country is, by no means,
in the newer parts, largely as it may be
there. Abut 10000 have been added to
the permanent population OF Florida in
the last four years, and several towns,
viz; Jacksonville, Gainesville, Cedar
Keys, Ocala, Brooksville, Sanford, Or
lando, Key West and Palatka, have
duite doubled in six years. One of the
most remarkable growths OF the State,
however, is the townof DeLand, situated
five miles east OF the landing OF this name
on the St. Johns River, and twenty-five
miles more or less from the Atlantic
Ocean, and 100 miles south from jack
sonville, not far from the center of the
State, north and south. The history of
the town is SO we'll told in the Journal and
Messenger that has just come to hand,
that l propose to quote its words:
"DeLand, Fla, has become one of the
most popular and inviting of all the pop
ular towns in the Land of Flowers.
Its growth has been marvellous due, no
doubt, to three facts first, that it's site
was well chosen second, that it was
well advertised; and third, the enter
prising Father of the city did not seek
his own profit at the expense of his
| friends, but made the benefit mutual.
] Eight years ago its site was the pine for
est, and the first house was built; now
there lies before us plan OF the place,
showing city laid off in squares, with
wide streets and avenues with seven
church edifices, six hotels, bank, hard
ware, tinware and furniture establish
ments, any number Of general merchan-
disc stores, large public school build
ing, an academy, and private dwellings
too numerous to count. The Fairport
(N. W Nail comes to us in a supple
ment, in which are articles from Rev.
David Moore, Rev. DIR. j. II. Griffith,
Rev. DR.. John Peddie, Rev. J. Ward
Stone and others, setting forth the at.
fractions of the place on the score OF
healthfulness, natural scenery, orange
culture, educational and other advan-
tages, making one long for a few days
or a residence, in place where all the
attractions of an earthly home are con.
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For the FLORIDA AGRIcuLruRIsT.
Poultry in the Orange Grove.

One of Florida's greatest importations
is fertilizers. We don't mean to say 10y
that, that the soils of Florida are all so
poor that nothing can be raised ,cithOut
fertilizers but such crops as the orange,
lemon, lime, &C., will impoverish ANY
soil, no matter how good, after few
wears of heavy bearing, where tons and
tons are taken from the soil every year,
so to speak. OF course, some lands do
not need as much fertilizers as others,
hrt. as we said, fertilizer is one of the
greatest importations. The question
arises, What is the best fertilizer to use
The answers are varied. Some claim
one brand, some another, and often the
inexperienced buy what turns out TO pc
utterly worthless. Occasionally the old
est orange grower finds he has made a
mistake, or rather, some brand that is
we'll known to be reliable one year, is
worthless the year following. So, to
those who are required to do much fer
tilizing, we would advise buying fowls.
Their droppings, if saved, will about pay
for their feed, and so their product may
be considered almost clear gam. Every
one acknowledges that the chen ma
nure" is one of the best of fertilizers,
and it is a mystery to us why there Is
not more of an interest in poultry In this
State, among the fruit growers, than
there is. We know of several grove
owners who use nothing else but hen
manure for fertilizing, and better color
was never seen on an orange tree.
AS culivators, their method can't be
beaten. By feeding around the trees
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saw-nlill business.

lied TO continue saw-nill business.
AT Fort Smith, Afk a foundry and ma
chine shop is totb6. tFected, and at Raw
enden Springs. saitie State, gold and sill
yer mines are tozb0 opened. In Florida
several railroads haFe just been organ
ized and will commence building, while
quite number OF r-mllls are gong up.
At Fort Valley, Gas large foundry and
machine shop sNf,der construction; at
Brunswick a marine railway and ship
building yard has been organized; at
Atlanta a $23 ,0W lhmber company has
been chartered; Athens is to have new
grist-mill; West Point plow factory !;
Brunswick electric light works and Hick--
ory Flat sawNllll. In Kentucky
large humber of -four mills are to be con-
structed; a $75, 200 hining and smelling
company has been chartered at Coving-
ton; $4,000 company at Louisville to
manufacture aWnings, tents, etc.; a
$25 900 tobacco faEfory and a 100000
wooden ware co11bany are among the
list of new enterpf'kes, and at Newport a
800 900 electric I'&ht and gas company
has been organi1fa Maryland shows
up for the week viii fertilizer factory
to be started at tlie same place; a screw
factory for BaltimQfe, probably canning
factory at the sanoe city, and glass fac
tory at Cambridge In Mississippi cot
ton seed oil mill IS to be added to the in
dustries of Aberdeen, and wagon fac
tory at the same pleee a canning factory
at Biloxi, and Naming mill at Vicks-
burg. In North anil South Carolina we
find that pulp nil is to be built at
Newberne by a SD 900 stock company !;
at Columbia a $75, ,p0 oil mill and a cot
ton compress thai will cost not much
less; a foundry al Marion, and an arti-
fetal stone factoryt Orangeburg. Ten
nessee shows up Nth new manufac-
turing company at ashville, 100000
brewery company Memphis, flour
mill at Dyersburo, Ind one at Dayton ;
machine shops at Naryville a purchase
OF 10000 acres OF tn Der lands by Mich
! igan parties, who Is build saw-mill
a 5000, 900 conlpalls to build up new
town -nee,r slsss n 81 aofS ma ,s-
ufacturing company to increase I'm ar
ready established business; gas COM
pany at Franklin the rebuilding of
works at Tullahoma a coal company or
ganized at Chattanooga and a snuff fac
tory at Paris. Texas adds to the list a
! 5000, 900 lumber company at Jefferson !;
canning factory at Terrell, and proba-
bly, cotton seed oil mill at Longview.
In Virginia the Kinney Tobacco Co., of
New York will build $40, 900 to 100000
! tobacco factory at Richmond hat fac
tory is about to commence operations
at Petersburg, and an iron ore mine is
being developed near Salem. baltimore
Manufacturers Record.
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Canning Lemons.

A correspondent of the Rural Press
says:
"Having many times been asked this
question, "Can lemons be canned?" l
thought perhaps my experience might be
of benefit to some of your readers. We
are very fond of lemons for pies, pud-
dings, pudding sauce, and so forth; so
while lemons are cheap, we purchase
them by the box and can for future use.
By drawing sharp knife through the
peeling, quartering it, the lemon is quick
ly peeled, then all the white portions
must be carefully removed, also the
seeds, as they are very bitter. After
weighing, put an equal weight of sugar
in the saucepan or preserve kettle (tin
should never be used), with a little wa
ter; let it come to the boil, then strain
place it again on the stove and let it come
to the boiling point; then can in small
fruit jars or bottles. The pulp canned
will be great addition to mince pie
meat next winter.
"For lemonade we press out the Juice
with a lemon squeezer, add an equal
measure of sugar; boil and bottle in
small bottles, covering the corks with
sealing wax. Drink made from this lem
on syrup cannot be told from that made
from fresh lemons.
"Lemon syrup we consider invaluable
in colds. know Of nothing that will break
up a cold SO speedily as hot lemonade
taken just before retiring at night.
Lemon extract of the best quality car
be made by grating off the outer or oily
portion Of the peel, bottle and cover
with alcohol"
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Lewis Richardson has gathered apG
shipped this season about one thousarid
quarts of Strawberries from one,a1arter
OF an acre of land. The returpS will net
him about TWENTY-FIVE cents4per quart
Emporid Gdzefte.
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The United States Tcuurc-ofOfHcc
Law.

The MONTPELIER Waterman. in its last
issue, considers, in an extended article, the
cases of Federal ofliceholders suspend
ed by the President for alleged cause, and
the status of the new appointees in the
event of the refusal Of the Sen
ate to confirm them. In this, as we
are glad to see, the Waterman lends no
encouragement to the theory, which few
Republican papers strangely seem to be
willing to concede, that the offices are
mere party spoils, and that it is no part of
the duty of the Senate to inquire into the
truth and validity of the charges upon
which the holders of important places in
the public service have been suspended.
That the Democrats should hold this view
of the province of the Senate, is not
strange but we cannot see why any Re
publican paper should hold that the Sen
ate ought to approve, as a matter of
course, suspension of competent and
faithful officer by "A Democratic President,
when it would not consent to such "A thing
! if done by Republican President. The
Senate has IA clear duty to inquire into
all such cases, by whomsOever the sus-
pensions and appointments are made -
and the Waterman rightly holds that
some neglect OF duties or wrongful acts
committed by the officials, must he shown
to the satisfaction of the Senate, before
it acquiesces in summary changes of pub
lie officers.
In regard to the tenure-of-otliCe law, our
Montpelier contemporary takes, in the
main, the view advanced in these col
umns some weeks ago viz, that if an APP
pOintment made by the President
an officer in place of an officer suspend
ed during the recess of the Senate, is not
confirmed, the new appointee ceases, upon
the adjournment of the senate, to be the
incumbent of the office, and if no other
nomination has been confirmed, the person
who was suspended by the President dur
ing the recess again takes possession.
This seems to be very clear, under the
United States Statute. The watch
man adds that when the Senate again
adjourns the President can again
suspend the Republican officers land
designate the same Democrats he
designated before to fill their placesE'
This is perhaps not so clear. The law (sec-
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ion 176s of the revised STATUTES of the

ton 1868 of the revised statutes of the
United States, last clause reads thus:
And if the Senate during such session
shall refuse to advise and consent to
any appointment in the place of any sus-
pended officer, then, and not otherwise,
the President shall nominate another per
son as soon as practicable to the same
session of the Senate for the office.
This provision that the President shall
as soon as practicable nominate " another
DCrSOn" seems to he distinct indication
of the intent of the law to prevent the
rcappointment of men who have been
rejected by the Senate. And though
the section refers to proceedings during
the session of the Senate, the same rule
should in dcccncy hold, during the recess.
While in the absence of distinct pro
vision, applicable to the recess, the Presi-
dent may have the pOlrer To rcappoint the
rejected nominees. II would certainly be Il
gross violation OF the quite clear intent
OF the law. Il, well as of the respect with
which the President should treat his con
stitutiunai advisers. if he should reap
point them. Perhaps we shall see this
done: but the President who does it, can
bid a pretty distinct good bye to any fur
ther CONTRIBUTIONS Of any of his appoint
mpntS
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The American build, it will be seen,
gives much more room upon and below
deck for the occupants of the yacht and
whatever may be the result of next week.
contest, it will undoubtedly be retained on
this side as being best adapted to our shall
lower and smoother waters, while the
English will keep theirs, as on the whole
best in the deeper and more angry seas
around their island But the Englishmen
will never be satisfied, till they have built
a cutter that can outsail an American
sloop
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t. pL,l. t.loud 81 ,,,u,u,,etor.hin 4
!" i'''''V '''.,p -
gwen 10 Il Democrat WHO mas peei "IreSl-
ed nine times III three months for Niolat-
ing the liQuOr law. Turn the rascals in.
In Indiana = nloce in the mail service
;.., 49,, r,i,.,,,,.,..,t ,,.,,.. .,.., ,,,i., J.,
Is given ~ " e''''',"O W NO. says i"' -"
dtdh"P"i'S J""'H"'' pnoHcly boasts that
he has offered brides to city officials. Turn
the rascals in.
In MARYLAND an onnoint,nent to the
'',-'.. r. ,,i,'',' ,.,,,.
treasury u'P"l''ieiO - gwen " " Dc'l'o
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Browns Sarsaparilla
= g wonderful medicine for humor.

-. \. icttNsoN is Il clothing dealer on Pickering
l'..3., bangor. 81 have had said Mr.. Johnson
acHk,r or huInor about me for a long tim
'L.ch showed itself in my stomach and mouth
md had Il feeling which l can best describe a.
90. crl debility. Have tried many remedies, and
"a. bought Browns Sarsapariila. am free to
.-, that, - far my experience goes, it is the
,..,; tu.ug Tor purifying the blood known"