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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-08
The Movement Of Sap in Trees.

How sap moves in trees is a question
to which botanists have given a great
amount of thought and experiment. Mr..
S. A. Fuller, in his new work on "Prac-
teal FORESTRY" gives his readers a
chapter on this subject, from which we
make the following extracts:
"All plants obtain their nourishment
in liquid or gaseous form, by inhibition
through the cells of the younger roots or
fibrils. The fluids and gases are thus
absorbed, probably mingling with other
previously assimilated matter, are car
ried upward from cell to cell through the
alburnium or sap-wood until it reaches
the buds, leaves and smaller twigs,
where it is exposed to the air and light,
and converted into organizable matter.
In this condition part goes to aid in the
prolongation of the branches, enlarge
ment of the leaves and formation of buds,
flowers and fruit, and other portions are
gradually spread over the entire surface
OF. the wood, extending downward to the
extremities of the roots. We often speak
of the downward flow of the sap, and
even of it's circulation, but it's movement
in trees in no way corresponds with the
circulation of blood in animals; neither
does it follow any we'll defined channels,
for it will, when INSTRUCTED, move later
ally as well as lengthwise, or with the
grain of the wood.
"The old idea that the sap of trees de-
scends into the roots in the fall, remain
ing there through the winter, is an error
with no foundation whatever. As the
wood and leaves ripen in the autumn, the
roots almost cease to iInbibe crude sap,
and for awhile the entire structure seems
to part with moisture, and doubtless does
through the calculations from the rip
ening leaves, buds and smaller twigs !;
but as warm weather again approaches,
the temperature of the soil increases,
the roots begin again to absorb crude
sap and force it upward where it meets
soluble organized matter, changing its
color, taste and chemical properties. If
this was not the case, we would not ac-
count for the saccharine qualities of the
sap of the maple, or for the presence of
various mucilaginous and resinous con-
stituents of the sap of the trees in early
spring, because we find no trace of such
substance in the liquid or crude sap as
absorbed by thern from the soil"
The life of the Tree, Mr.. Fuller teaches,
is al in the bark and sap wood, the heart
being dead, and Serving the tree only to
strengthen it mechanically, as shown in
the fact that it may be removed entirely
by decay, and still the grows on vigor-
ously for centuries Farm, Field and
iStOckmUn
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-08
Lemon Juice in Chronic Malaria.

Lemon juice has more than once been
advised in these pages as cure for ma
laria. We notice that DIR. Tommasso
Crudelle, of Rome, who discovered, after
most thorough investigation, that the or
igin of this disease must be attributed to
germs in the soil, water and air of GER
tain localities, advises lemon juice as a
most valuable cure for this disease. He
prepares it as follows: A lemon is cut
up, peel and all, into thin slices, which
are then put into three glassfuls of water,
and the whole boiled down to one glass
full. 1t is then strained through linen,
squeezing the remains of the boiled lem
on, and set aside for some hours to cool.
The whole amount of the liquid is then
taken fasting. Dr. Mascagni, of Italy, has
succeeded with this remedy in curing an
obstinate case of malaria in his own per-
son, that had resisted quinine. 1t is we'll
known that in Italy, Greece, and North
Africa, they often use lemon juice or a
decoction of lemon seeds, as remedy
in malarial fever of moderate intensity
and in Guadualope they use for the same
purpose a decoction of the bark of the
roots of the lemon tree. All these pop
ular practices tend to show that the lem
on tree produces febrifuge substance,
which resides in all parts of the plant,
but which would seem most abundant in
the fruit. In fact, among the popular
remedies employed against malarial in
lection, this is the most efficacious, for it
can be employed with good effects in
acute levers. But it is especially advan-
tageous in combating the chronic infec-
ton, which is rebelious to the action OF
quinine, and in removing or undertaking
its deplorable effects.-Herald of Health.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-08
Leaves as Fodder in Norway.

The alder and the ash are much valued
by the Norwegian peasants as furnishing
fodder for their cattle during the long
severe winter. In early October, just
before the leaves begin to change color,
every farmer fills two or three of his
barns with small branches cut from
these trees with this food the cows have
to be content, for all the hay is required
for the horses. The work of collecting
and storing these leafy branches is in
trusted is old women and younger girls,
the latter climbing up into the trees
when necessary, and displaying as much
agility and fearlessness as school boy
after birds nest. The fair sex in Nor
way have to do their share of hard work,
and do it uncomplainingly; an old bel
dame may frequently be seen trudging
homewards over the slippery ice-worn
rocks of a difficult mountain path, bent
almost double with the weight of her
years, and such a bundle of boughs a
strong English laborer would consider
amply large enough for him to carry
across stockyard. London Neus.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-08
Cultivation of Castor Beans.

/ see in the Farm, Field and StOckm01a
february 18th No.) that San inquirer
in Dakota wishes to know how to raise
and harvest the castor oil beam" In this
portion of the country the castor bean is
planted in open ground the same as corn
and it's cultivation is about the same as
corn. Plant in rows three feet and a
half apart and three feet between the
hills, leaving two plants to the hill Gull
tivate three or four times with the pillow
keep the weeds down with the hoe if
necessary. Up to the harvesting it is no
more work to raise castor beans than
corn, but harvesting is the hard part of
the work, or the tedious part at least. AS
soon as the first punches of seed begin to
ripen, the planter must cut them out,
and take them to yard prepared for the
purpose, and throw them in thin layer
and let the sun do the threshing, for by
lying in the sun, and being stirred once
or twice day, the beans pop out. They
will pop out if left on the stalk too long
in the field, hence the necessity of gath
ering them as fast as they fpen, and as
they ripen very irregularly, it requires
going over the field several time to Sc
cure the crop. The fastest and best
way have ever seen is to have small
sled, narrow enough to drive between
the rows, have box on the sled to throw
the beans in, hitch horse to it, and cut
off lunches until you have load and
drive to the yard. In preparing the yard
be sure to get all of the grass, weeds and
trash off, so as to have smooth bottom.
Now, all of this may seem very nice
and easy, but to get the pesky things
separated from the hulls is not so easy,
and wet spell about that time is very
disagreeable. Some years ago, great
deal of castor beans were raised in this
country, and | believe all who tried then
decided that they did not pay. l woulC
advise anyone to try small crop first
b. H., an Farm, Field and Stockman.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-08
About Using Cayenne Pepper.

Many persons use this constantly in
their food. 1t is prominent ingredient
in some OF the sauces now sold so large
ly; and also in many of the recipes for
making tomato and other catsups. Those
who use any of these articles will do well
to ponder what Popular Science MonthIu
says of it, and the same applies to COM
mon black pepper, and to red pepper,
and that the black pepper everywhere
used requires a larger quantity to pro-
duce the same effect, and larger guam
tity is used. The mere condiment, cav
enne pepper, is stimulating drug that
does it work directly upon the inner lin
ing of the stomach, by exciting it to in
creased and normal activity. A dyspep-
tic may obtain immediate relief by using
cayenne pepper. Among the advertised
patent medicines is a pill bearing the
very ominous name of its compounder,
the active constituent of which is cav
enne. Great relief and temporary com
fort are commonly obtained by using it
as dinner pill" If thus used only as
a temporary relief for an acute and tenn
porary, or exceptional, attack of indiges-
ton all is we'll, but the cayenne, wheth-
er taken in pills or busted over the food
or stewed with it in curries or any other
wise, is one of the most cruel of slow
poisons when taken habitually. Thou
sands OF poor wretches are crawling mis-
erably toward their graves, the victims
OF the multitude OF maladies OF both mind
and body that are connected with chron-
ic, incurable dyspepsia, all brought about
by habitual use OF cayenne and of its
continental cousins.-Prdirie Former.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-08
Parasites in Sheen.

There is IN connection with sheep rails
ing one trouble, unless great caution is
gwen, that bears heavily against sue
cess. 1t is the tendency of fiocks, when
deprived of generous food and watchful
care to develop parasites. A writer in
the Country Gentleman says: Poor
iced and poor care precede parasitism,
and assert that they cause it-and by
parasitism, of course, mean not normal
condition to which all beings seems to be
condemned, which compells them to be
hosts for the entertainment of smaller
forms of life, but rather diseased condi-
ton in which these smaller forms threat
EN- the very existance of their host.
1t is the outcome of my experience
with many hundreds of lambs, and nv
observation upon hundreds more, that a
lamb thoroughly well nourished from the
beginning never falls a prey to internal
parasites. perhaps should except the
grub in the head, as this is a parasite
which seems to attack fat and lean equal
ly.l In the foggy river bottoms and foot
hills, where we are compelled to rear our
lambs, they are nearly always infested
more or less with them, but have no.
tlced that the cossets or pets reared by
hand are always exempt. There is no
reason for this except that these latter
are better fed, as the "women folks in
their kindly zeal, will not scruple even
to scrimp the evening poringer of milk
to feed their favorite plump.
Parasites have as great antipathy to
fat as certain evil disposed parsonage
has to holy water. If | were called on to
give preventative for parasitism in
lambs, should prescribe: First, feed
them; second, feed them, third, feed
them; not only feed them but feed the
ewes; anything, everything to keep the
lambs growing steadily, to keep them
strong.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-08
Sea-Kale.
(Crdmbe Maritimd.)

How strange so few people know what
sea-kale is, and how rarely do you find
it in the farmers garden! During severe
winters, when in many cases caulihow-
ers, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and
spring cabbages have been killed with
the frost, where sea-kale is grown there
has been, and always is, a sure and good
crop from the beginning of December to
the end of April or beginning of May.
Many suppose it can only be grown with
much skill and expense, and is looked
upon as luxury for noblemen and
gentleman who possess a good garden
and have the means to grow it. Now
this is very great mistake. Sea-kale is
a vegetable alike for the prince and the
peasant; it is hardy perennial found on
various parts of the sea-shore of England
and Scotland The common people on
the western shores of England have from
time immortal been in the practice Of
watching when the shoots begin to push
up the sand or gravel in March or April,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-08
Melons.

An Indiana farmer last year tried four
different fertilizers for melons-poultrv
droppings, well rotted COW manure, barn
yard manure, and old bones, gathered
upon the farm and reduced by placing
them i'll alternate layers with ashes the
previous year, mixing all literally in the
different hills, which were eight feet
apart each way, and he says:
Such crop of melons as came from
the hill that had the bone dust | never
saw before"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-08

when they cut off the young shoots and
leaf stalks, then blanched and tender,
and boil them as green's, and when boil
ed and dressed like asparagus, they are
not inferior to that vegetable. What a
boon this would be now to the cottager
and common people throughout the coun-
try who have lost all their green vege-
tables, and cannot replace them for some
months.-jScOtch Paper.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-08

An instant and infallible cure for Neu-
ralgia and Nervous Headache. Take a
teaspoonful of Dr. Jordan's Joyous Julep
according to directions on bottle. Moth
ing like it for the immediate relief of
pain. For painful menstruation in fe.
males, it has no equal. For sale by all
druggists in DeLand and elsewhere.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-08

Mr.. Editor:-I and my neighbors have
been led so many times into buying diff
erent things for the liver, kidneys and
blood that have done us more harm than
good, l feel it due your readers to advise
them, when an honest and good medi-
cine like DIR. Harter's Iron Tonic can be
had. Very truly,
.E AN OH SUBSCRIBER
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-28
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

The incandescent light will be placed in
the City Treasurers office.
The fog was dense last night and UNI
usually heavy for this season.
Yesterday Wesley Jones and Frank M.
Clement were drawn as jurors for the
Superior Court, Oct. 9th
Mr.. George O. Knight of Falmouth has
brought a parsnip into this Office, which
weighs seven pounds, and which he raised.
The American Humane Association will
hold its ninth annual meeting at st. Louis
beginning Nov 18th and will continue three
days.
The Sunday School Bible class at the Y.
NJ c. A. rooms next Friday afternoon at
4.3O o'clock will be conducted by Rev. Frank
T. Bayley.
This evening the Cumberland Rowing As
ISOLATION will give an assembly at Army and
Navy Hall, with music by Grimmer. These
dances are always enjoyable.
Friday patient escaped from the Insane
Hospital at Augusta. The man was traced
to this city, but here lost. The police are
ON the lookout, and he will probably soon
be captured.
Only eleven miles of the gap between the
eastern and western ends of the Canadian
Pacific railroad remain to be completed. The
last spike will be driven on November 9TH,
without attendant ceremonies.
The fast freight trains between ST. John
and Boston will be put ON next week. A
passenger car will be attached to the train
on Saturday nights. Leaving st. John at
730 p. m. the train will arrive in Boston at
$50 a. m.
For two months past twenty-eight orphan
children from the Portland Orphan Asylum
have been staying at the Perkins cottage,
Old Orchard Beach. They are in charge OF
Miss johnson, the faithful matron of the in
stitution. They return to Portland this
week.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-28

The annual meeting of the managers of the
Home for Aged Women was held yesterday
afternoon. The managers made the follow
ing report:
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PERSo NAL.

In Belfast Saturday. DR.. B. B. Foster, of
this city was married to Miss Lizzie M. Blod-
gett of Belfast. 1t was very pretty we'd
ding and the presents were elegant
Mr.. Herbert K. Sargent. son of Deputy
Sheriff Herbert r. Sargent, left home four
years ago, and passed two and a half years
of the time in Massachusetts and Dakota.
last week he returned home to see
his parents, and will pass his twenty -frst
birthday with them.
The following were among the guests at
the Falmouth last night: w. L. Head, Ban
gor; G. S. Parker, Concord, N. H.: E. r.
Sawin, New Bedford; Col A. B. Nealley,
Lewiston; o. S. Boston, st. Paul, MINI. !;
Frank Stafford, Auburn, N. Y; F. W. Clan
cey, Sante Fe, N. NJ; j. B. Roberts, Farm
ington, N. HI.
Mr. George 81. Watkins who for the last
eleven years has been editor and proprietor
of the Oxford Democrat announces in the
last issue of that paper his retirement and
his successor. Mr.. Watkins has been an
able editor and his withdrawal from the DEM
ocrat will cause regret among his many
friends in Oxford county. The new editor is
Mr. Arthur E. Forbes of Paris, who for some
time has been connected with the Democrat.
Mr. Watkins becomes associated with Mr..
Brown Thurston the well known Portland
nrinter
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-28

, black lasting lining, made to retail ar
$50, and jObbed by us at $3.50, are Of
Tered now at SIS each. Sizes 35 to A..
Mems Fine All Wool Chinchilla Beaver
OyercOats, in black, blue, brown and
fancy mixed, retail price $22 and S25,
now offered by us at the wonderful low
price of $1s each.
We have also a large lot of Cen
tlemen's Fine English Kersey Oyercoats,
made by jOurneymen tailors, and are
eqnal to custom work in every respect,
that we shall offer at $22, $25 and $50,
which are actual wholesale prices.
Boys Overcoats, age to IL years,
regular price $3.50, now offered by us
at only $1.5O each.
Boys Overc0ats, All Wool, ages 10 to
IA years, S., So, 81, So and SO.
Boys Oyercoats, ages 4 to IL years,
$3.50, So, $3.50, 81, and $3.50.
Boys Refers, for boys of all ages, "a,
S., $3.50, 81, So and $40.
Mems Refers, extra quality, regular
retail price So, offered by us at only 81.
We are also showing large variety in
Mems Four Button Getaway Frock Suits
| at $12, SIS, SIS and $50.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-28
SUPERIOR COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE BoNNEY.


MoNDAY.-Charles H. O'Brion vs. Elisha N.
Jordan. Replevin for seven tons of coal attached
by the defendant deputy sheriff as me property
was obtained from him by Mr. Stubs by fraud
that it was ordered day or two prior to his in
.solvency, when he must have known he was
insolvent and could not pay for it, and yet when
he ordered it he said he would pay cash: The
coal was put into Stubbs's cellar, the bill pre-
sented was not paid, and in a few days Stubs
went into insolvency. The plaintiff claims that
under these circumstances the title to the coal
never passed to Stubbs, and he therefore re-
The defendant claims that the coal was ordered
in the usual way, nothing said about cash trans
manned there nearly week before the insolvency
of StnbbS Decision reserved.
H. M. Sylvester for plaintiff
TUEspAY-James M. Bradley, petitioner for
hdbeds corpus vs. Benjamin True.
At the last January term Bradley was sentenced
to iail in three cases-upon a nuisance indictment,
TO Six months: on search and seizure complaint
with an allegation of former conviction to pay a
fine Of 500, and in addition to three months I'M
prisonment, to take effect at the expiration Of
Imprisonment in the nuisance case. On another
search and seizure in which there was no former
conviction alleged, he was sentenced to three
months more in jail The complaint which con-
tanned the allegation of former conviction had
been to the Law Court and came back Judgment
for the State" The allegation was in the same
form that has been In use for years, and upon
which scores OF persons have been sent to jail
But at the last May term, in the case of Cords L.
Longley, the question of the suficiency of this
allegation was raised, and at the law term in
June the full court decided that it was insufficient
and defective, and in LOngley's case ordered it
quashed. Bradley claims that the second SEN
tence imposed upon him Of three months was
illegal. that he has served out the two other SEN
fences imposed and is therefore entitled to a
discharge.
of the court promulgated in July the sentence
passed in January previous was erroneous, and
that the sentence in the third case began to run
at the expiration Of the sentence in the nuisance
case, and that Bradley having servednine months,
the whole time of the legal sentences, was en-,
titled to be released. He was therefore ordered
TO be discharged
D. A. Meaher for the petitioner.
William Fl. Murch VS.. George l.. Beal, George
III Abbott and John ID. Anderson Action upon
an account annexed to recover the sum of 81 ,006.
SO for eighty-two tons Of straw sold and delivered
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Mems All Wool Black WOrsted Over
coats, regular retail price SIS, now Of
fered at only $40. Sizes 3S to A.
Mems All Wool Melton and Twilled
Beaver Oyercoats, in blue, black, gray,
brown and fancy mixtures, regular re-
tail price SIS, now offered by us at only
S12 each. Sizes 35 to A.
Mems All Wool Chinchilla OvercOats,
in various shades, regular price $50, Of
fered by us at SIS.
Youths All Wool W0rsted OyercOats,
in sizes 33 to SO, regular retail price
SIS, now only $40 each.
Mems Union Beaver Oyercoats at 81,
IS, $3.50 and $500,
Young Mems Fine Melton Overcoats, in
sizes 80 to 36, in the latest and most de-
sirable shades, regular retail price $24,
now only S1S. Are single breasted and
fly front.
Mems listers, made for comfort and
service, wide collars, and cut extra long,
sizes 36 to A, retail price $40, offered
by us at $3.50; also better grades at SO
and SIS.
Mems Long Oyerc0ats, made from
heavy all wool material, solid color, fine
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OXFORD COUNTY s. ). COURT.

BEFORE JUDGE HASKELL.
Especially reported for the PREss.l
PARIS Oct &C.
Hollis Turner VS.. Joel w. White. Verdict fol
the defendant
H. G. Davis for plaintiff.
l. & II. A. Randall for defendant
Roscoe G. Heard VS.. Amos Blazo. An action to
recover for the value of "a cords of wood, which
the plaintiff claimed that the defendant had
wrongfully taken after he, the plaintiff had pur
chased the same of one LouiZa Simpson. The
plaintiff claimed title under bill Of sale of the
following tenor:
PORTER Jan. 6, 1888
| have this day sold to r. G. Heard twenty-nine
piles Of wood lying on my land near the C0lcord
Pond, being the same delivered said Heard this
day. and estimated to be "a cords, the price to be
one dollar and twenty-five cents. a cord and the
credit on said Heards account against me-
Witness: ALoNZo L. ROUNDS.
LoUIzA SIMPSON"
After the testimony for the plaintiff was in
counsel for defendant moved a non-suit upon the
ground that the evidence in the case was not
sufficient to show that the legal title to the wood
till, and the court being of that opinion, the
motion was sustained and a non-suit entered.
Plaintiff filed exceptions and the case goes for
ward.
j, p. swasey forplaintiff.
Hastings g. Son for defendant.
Irena Allen, libelant, VS.. George Allen. Libel
for divorce. Cause, desertion. Divorce decreed
nisi, and further decreed that libelant recover
$500 and costs in this suit in lieu Of alimony
Hastings & Son for libelant.
Hannah NJ White, libelant, VS.. Charles white.
Libel for divorce. Cause, desertion. Divorce de-
creed niSi.
Hastings & Son for libelant.
Quite number of cases were settled and other
wise disposed OF this afternoon. In the case of
Melissa A. WinSlow VS.. the Inhabitants of Paris,
an action for damages for personal injuries, which
was tried at the March term, 1885, resulting in a
disagreement of the jury, nOn-suit was entered
by agreement, without costs for the defendant.
The civil docket has been finished. The criminal
divorce matters will be in order on Wednesday
There are several candidates for admission to the
Bar, and their examination will probably take
place Wednesday afternoon. Court will probably
adjourn finally on Thursday.