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Work for April.

Orange trees may now be budded.
Suckers on the trunks and large limbs
should be. removed. Every orange
grower should keep a good magnifying
glass or microscope, and on sign of in
sects on the trees, they should be
sprayed with decoction of whale-oil
soap and kerosene. Tobacco stems
soaked in water, to which whale-oil soap
has been added, makes a good decoc-
ton.
Plant rice, melons and pumpkins,
peanuts, arrowroot and cassava, guinea
and para grasses, chufas, millets, and
set out sweet potato draws; pepper, egg
plants, collards, &c. In shipping veget-
ables be careful to have the crates well
packed, and have the stuff as nearly OF
the same size as possible. Do not gath
er in your vegetables when the dew is
on them or, or they are wet from rain.
Wait until the sun has dried them wipe
carefully, and wrap cucumbers and to-
matoes in paper. The cucumbers should
not be less than four inches long, and
tomatoes should show signs of turning
before picking.
Pillow up piece of old pine land, fer
tilize it with bone, and harrow and leave
alone, and you will get two or three good
crops of crab-grass hay. New ground
will not do as we'll, as it takes three
years after breaking up for the crab
grass to take we'll to it.
Castor beans are good to plant among
the orange trees and around the straw
berry patch-they keep the ground cool
in summer time and fertilize it with their
heavy crop of leaves and seeds, besides
keeping off insects.
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THE FLORIDA AaR1oULTURIsT.

which he may have previously allenated
or conveyed during the insanity OF ms
said wife, or any part thereof. ana sucn
guardian may thereupon execute, or JOIN
with the husband of such insane woman
in such execution, such deed or deeds,
mortgage or mortgages, or other instru-
ment or instruments in writing as may
be necessary to renounce and rellnquisin
the dover and right of dover OF such
insane wife in and to the whole or such
parts of the said real estate OF said nus
band as the court may direct.
Sec. 5. That the REIMBURSEMENT ana
remuneration of dover of such insane
wife made in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act, shall be as complete
and effective to bar and cut off all the
dover and right of dover of such insane
wife in and to the real estate so conveyed
as if the deed or instrument of renuncl-
alton or REIMBURSEMENT had been execu-
ted by the wife being sane.
SEC. 6. That the Judge, before grant
ing such order or orders as provided Tor
in this Chapter, may in his discretion
require of such husband such security
for the support and maintenance OF such
insane woman as the circumstances OF
the case may seem to require.
SEC. Z. That all laws and parts OF
laws in conflict with the provisions OF
this act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Approved Feb. 4, 1885.
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The English in Egypt.

The opening of railroad from the Red
Sea to Berber and Kartoum will do more
for the civilization of Africa than any
thing that has yet been tried, and in our
opinion, there is no time to lose in COM
plotting it, for General Wolseley' IS army is
in pretty much the same predicament
as that of CORVALLIS one hundred years
ago-it can neither advance or retreat.
Sending the army to the Soudan without
any settled plan of action, was about as
stupid an act as has ever been perpetrat-
ed, and if it is not destroyed it is only
because the Arabs do not know their
own strength. There appeared to have
been perfect scramble to get to Kar-
toum, no reflection made as to what was
to be done there when they arrived, OF
how to get away again. The Canadian
boatmen who were employed to get
them up, were discharged and sent home
after they had done SO. The forces were
scattered over the desert, and when Kar-
toum fell there was blank dismay. VOL
seley asked the Ministers what he was
to do and the Ministers were in pretty
much the same state of uncertainty as
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The Seminole Indians.

An attempt is being made to induce
the Indians now remaining in Florida to
take up homesteads, as the public land
is being taken up so fast that there will
soon be none left for them to roam over.
The Fort Myers Press says:
"Mr. Cyrus Beede, the special Indian
agent, returned on Tuesday, he and Mr..
VIM. M. Hendry having made trip of
three weeks duration to Fort Meade and
the Kissimmee region to confer with the
Indians in that quarter. They had cool
weather and very wet passage some of
the way, but had rather pleasant jour
ney, Notwithstanding they had some
times to camp out in wet places. They
met old Tallahassee, an aged chief, and
cluster of sixteen Indians, on the north
shore of Lake Resale. These Indians
also have three slaves, one an aged fe-
male, another her daughter with babe,
her illegitimate child by white father.
Another group are near Camp Starva
ton, with section at Niece camp near
Fort Van Swearingen, some eight miles
away, and twenty miles from Indian
river. These number about fifty in all.
There are one hundred and eleven at
Mama and there are supposed to be
about seventy-ive in the Big Cypress.
So these remnants of the Seminoles
number two hundred and fifty in all. All
the Indians Mr.. Beede conferred with on
this trip were found to be quite willing
to take homesteads. Old Tallahassee,
who has seven children, was apparently
anxious to have his allotment of land,
and so were all the Indians. These In
dams. by their close contact with the
whites, have probably come to realize
how badly they will soon be situated if
they do not secure for themselves homes,
before their land is all taken up by the
white people, Mr.. Beede will proceed
next to Gainesville to see at the Land
Office where vacant lands can be found
for the homesteads the Indians may re-
quire. He is certainly doing all he can
to promote the best interests of these
people who are now more than ever be-
fore the objects of solicitude on the part
of the government
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facing sixteen ways for Sunday. Where
there is no room for house they build a
stable or a pig pen, and sprinkle chick
ems around in the corners. The richest
people do not disdain to thus add from
So to SO a month to their income, al
though it destroys their privacy and dis
figures their grounds.
The streets are of good width, tolera-
bly, straight and passably clean. The
roadway is coral rock. There is no SOIL
What passes for soil is merely triturated
coral, wonderfully rich in phosphates,
and making an excellent fertilizer, but,
by itself, deficient IN fat. To garden you
must use pick instead of hoe. No
vegetables are raised on the key, and the
vegetation is confined mainly to cocoanut
trees. Here and there you will find a
pine or an oleander, a star of India, or a
royal poinciana; but in the main there
is a criminal lack of foliage. The nature
of the population is thus shown. The
key has been settled for fifty years: ev-
cry tropical or semi-tropical tree, shrub
or flower known to man has but to be
planted to grow, and the city is bare,
hot and verdureless.
The white houses, without vine or
climbing flower, the dazzling streets
without a tree, and no sidewalks-dusty
and glaring wherever you look-it is
enough to make you wish for hurricane
to stir the city's blood, Yet, to the stu
dent of sociology, the explanation is
plain. The population is to blame, and
the climate makes the population.
The colored folk drive the drays and
hacks, act as porters and stevedores, and
do the bulk of the heavy sitting around.
Everybody takes turn at the latter
work, however, and the whole comnuni-
ty offers to the historian the most strik
ing example of people born tired. 1t is
an edifying spectacle to Northern eyes
to see native of Key West going on an
errand or doing piece of work. Usually
he moves like snail. If you are not par
ticular, you can live for seventy-fve cents
week. A stick of sugar cane costs only
three cents, bananas and oranges can be
hooked from the auctioneers, hominy is
cheap, and string of fish can be caught
from any wharf. For shelter there is
little need, save to keep off the rain, and
it needs not house to do that. What a
country for a tramp! What climate
for the poor Cor. Ner York Sun.
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Wolseley, showing at once that no plan
of action had been settled on.T Now it
will take another army and millions Of
money to get Wolseley's army out of the
scrape. If the railroad is completed and
Central Africa opened to trade, it will be
worth all the money to England that it
will cost, and more too, that is, if they
can obtain some sort Of settled govern
ment in the Soudan. In the meantime,
the immense sums of money being paid
out by the army in Egypt will enrich
those people and give them a taste for
trade.
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A Paradise for Lazy Men.
WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE BORN TIRED,
AND CAN LIVE ON sEvENTY-FIve
CENTS A WEEK. ia,

Key West has, without exception, the
finest climate in the United States. There
is always breeze and rarely gale, and
you may wear straw hat with propriety
every day in the year. 1t is solely due
to the monumental sluggishness of the
population that Key West is almost I'M
known to the tourist and health seeker.
Key West is reached by steamers from
New York, from New Orleans and by a
mail steamer from Tampa Bay. The key
has about as much shape as a camel, but
in general way lies east and west, and
contains about six square miles. 1t is as
flat as pancake, the highest point be-
ing sixteen feet above mean sea level.
To the casual visitor it looks as though
the sea, particularly in a storm, would
submerge this insignificant rise; but it
is matter of record that it never has.
The city proper covers the western end
of the key. II is densely settled, and
about as much un-American as possible,
bearing strong resemblance to a West
Indian town. The houses are of wood,
plainly built, and, with few exceptions,
painted white. There are, think, only
three brick buildings, certainly not more
than six. Piazzas abound, and occasion
ally some lattice work is seen, but there
is no attempt at decoration or display.
Many of the business houses have no
signs, and there is a general air of don t.
care whether -I-sell-or-not about the
| shops. The houses are of all sizes, ium-
bled up in the oldest way, and anywhere
but on the line of the street. The inter
ior of each block is filled up with one
story shantieS, access to which is had
| by going up alleys, through fences, OF
over somebody's else yard The popu-
lation being 1900, land is precious
Lots are divided and sub-divided, and
houses built in yards and gardens are
wedged in here, there, and everywhere,
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL l, 1885.
Correspondence.

Communications from all parts of Flor
ida, tending to its building up, and rela-
tive to the agriculture of the State, and
other matters of interest to farmers and
fruit growers, will always be readily in
serted in our columns. We especially in
vite such correspondence.
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To Correspondent.

S. A. H., GENEVA, FLA.-The lemon
you sent is called the "Variegated Lem
on 1t is very good fruit but not pro-
life. 1t may do very well as curiosity
in the grove but will not pay as staple
crop.
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Imports from Jamaica.

In 1884, the shipments from the Island
of Jamaica to the United States were as
follows.
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NOTICE-I would like to find employment
~ in my line of business budding orange
trees, pruning and care of trees. Have had
six years experience in Florida in this work.
Best of references. Address
w. HI. HASKELL, DeLand, Fla
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Q ITUATION WANTE D, by a Job Printer of
- long experience and steady habits-in Fla.
OF elsewhere South. Address
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MOONS TO RENT.-Two or three large
IL, rooms, furnished or unfinished, for
housekeeping Apply to G. A. Dreka u Co.,
MRS. E. T, KILKOFF,
359-36I West N. Y. Ave.
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nyOBACCO STEMS FOR SALE.-Tobacco
Stems cut up fine in 200 pound bags, or
baled whole. Apply to j. w. HEAD,
All. }59 DeLand Grove House.
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exe aeo DeLand, Fla.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-11-06
FOREIGN NEW ).

Mattel, the mln who tried to kill De
Freycinet, French minister of foi eli N affairs
has heen declared insane.
DE Lesseps has applied to the French gov,
ernlment for permission to issue new Panama
canal bonds To the am ,unt of $l20, O00, 90 ;.
So great is tn depression in the flax
spinning Industry of En gland tn It IL numb
OF ,pitalists have deci lie to transfer then
investments to the Unite st ties.
Car,lin,l NJ inning AMI fourteen British
Catholic bi ishnps have issuel a manifesto tie
nouncin : mxel !acation. Tae manifesto
is c,nsi lered to IN ,an thtt the Catholics
sh 'utl vote tor tory. canli lates in the com,
ihs seifsral elec5i,ns.
G ts.at ex ;itenent prevailed in the Mexi
can congre Fri l,y, VIII IN five liberal oppo-
sition deputies pre- e>entel u proposition i'll
which SD 4;lti; ar3ic Is of impeachment OF
ex -pr.si lent &, ,,nz les for misuse of the pub
lie fan Is was .lrawl ~. Tle house WIS IL
nally declared a ljnurnetl, without action.
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to prevent immigration of persons claiming
crime of poly gamy, as this would cut of the
chiet source of supply to the Mormon
church.
Rev. Mr.. Tnnant died at Evansville,
Ark, on the End inst. aged lis. He was
the oldest minister i'll the Uhi ed States,
and had preached ninety years.
The severest wind aud rain storm expert
enced in IN my years prevailed i'll Boston on
last Tuesday, IL | along shore. the lrb'r
was t.,ssed into i'm nense pillows Nun=r-
Gus vessels lying at the piers dragged their
anchors. an several of them were bally
damaged by being i .shel together or against
docks So far us ascertaiued, ITO lives Were
lost.
An official statement of the boar1 # trade
shows the amount IF prain in sight Ill the
United States and Canada ON Octoher 81,
and the amount of increase or decrease over
the preceding week: Wheat. 81, ,702-255. an
increase of 2,Ol6. .O3l; corn. 1864, 343. il de
CT -dSe bi - tbS, '),o'-, ~ % 'SSi ia
of 44O, ll6; ry.. 55l.lll, decrease of 49,
907; barley, 1861, ,293. all IN :rease of 4l7,-
O4S.
The Tribune has the following: At tie
Farmers Loan and Trust company's office
it was sail that the ex, ,ct am 'unt of tn .
Northern Pacific r,ilroll an Oregon Rail
way and N.vi Cation company sto ks ''calied"
un Ter the Oregon & Frans:nutin .ntal loan
could not he statel until the fl cures hat
ieelr proved 1t is un lerstoal tn It i'll round
numbers 2S 00U shares of Northern Pacific
preferred, $4,000 shares of common aud
5, $40 shares of Oregon Railway and Nsviga-
lion comptny's stocks wers taken. r.
ports were to tho effect that tn. lenders
we're entitled to '.clIP B, ODD IF each "f the
Northern P..cirie aud 5. 30 sh .res OF the
Oregon r Ilway and Navig tti"n stock. Tie
exercise of the privile5e will relu :e the un-
fne led debt OF the Ore ron X Tr4nscontinen =
tai Company by about 50, 900. Nes"ti-
atinns for sanding the balance of the loan,
which natures at the end of the year., will
be undertaken at once.
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CORVALLIS OREGON, NOVEMBER 6, 1885.

hopeful outlnok, there are foot-notes AMI
postscripts speaking incidentally of the COM
merci u status of the various nel shborhoodS.
I is the belief of the best minds il Wash
in 5ton that, unless some very f"olsh legls'a-
tiun is INDUCED in b, Congress, we shall ell
ter upon an era of prosperity with the new
year such as has not been experienced with
in the past decade.
At a conference at the navy department
b tween Secretary Whitney. the cliffs of
the bureau IF steam engineering and OF con-
struction and re pair and members of the
na tal advisory boar,l, the pan for c"mIle-
ton of the unfinished cruisers Chicago,
Boston and Atlanta was arral ged and de-
cided upon. Work on the eersels viii be
con i'll lie | at I'll" y.rls WI :rs they NJ" he,'
by the bureau of steam engineering AMI the
bureau IF construction III rep 1T, and they
will be lr tn. ltua rel ,ti III to tn govern
M mt as the i.in Il contractors did. The
bure .us will b. held responsible for what Is
done. Work will b. conducted under di-
.cton of off :e.s representing the bureaus.
re sentatives at the yarls, who wild super
wise all the work and material as formerly.
If any ch lnges ,r IN ,dif:ati ms in the "ri 81
IL ii plans are deemed necessary the same
Course will be pursue as before the govern
ment took charge.
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WASHINGTON news.

Total coinage executed at the mints dur
ing October was s. 252, 9oS of which 81
500, 900 was standard dollars.
The public debt statement issuel recently
of $l3,276,774.
Nothing is Known at the interior depart.
ment in reference to the reported move
ment of the '.boaners'' into the Indian ter
rltory, further than the information contain
ed in il telegr m from Commissioner tkn-
son, now at Fort Reno, to the effect that a
very large number of people are sud to ne
grazing cattle now upon ok l,h''ma lands.
The uulrterm 4ster- general; in his annual
report, stys the necessity OF asst mb.lng
troops at the larger and more permanent
posts near In lian reservations. and in lrox-
unity to the great strategic points of the
country adjacent to its public reservations,
harbnrs anil D ,rts, is becoming daily more
aud more apparent. H urges that troops
earrisune.l in casem ttel forts be kept Ill
barracks in time Of pe.ce, for sanitary res-
sons, and say, barracl Ks shou.d be butt at
once.
The commissioner of elucation has i'll
formed the secretary of the interior th t e
has been slllli GENT in ell teav"riEg to perfect
arran gements for the educ atinn of children
OF school age in ALASKA. without reference
t. rlce Two schools I've been estab ished
one at Sitkl an one ut Juneau, and reports
received inlic,t. ftvorab'e pr"gress. He
recon- .nenels the establish nent of schools At
Fort Wrangle, .cksnn. Boyd, Fort Yukon
and Kuskok win, and additional schoo,s at
5 tx ami at Ju leau. The recommenda.
tinus have been approved by the secfetaiy
.Presi lent Cieve!an has indicated some
thing OF his ilea of the ttrif. IL WIS in II
conversation the other day with IN III l n t:
friend, who has communicated tie point.
H. sail that he was against the rat IT,
cation of the reciprocity treaty with M-Xleo
nj N fact, again st all reci .racity treaties.
becluse they were intende only for ant .lc-
i'll stimulating trade. He is for fr e.
r,w-naterial tariff bill, an thinks raw m :
C6FIdtS Siuulu De dtiulHIeu W ehiS
free fron all North Americ III coun, ries. In
his message to 70 ,sress he will speak t'.ese
$ IN tim.nfs. He thinks that the real way
to de- with the tarif is by direct laws, us
We hav. now. AMI that treaties .re invasions
which should not be resorGel to in Chis age
of modern legisati N. 1t is said thtt Pre-
id ant Cleveland is somewhat of protec-
ZIONIST.
As inti.nated several days ago, reports are
being received in Washington daily from all
parts of the country Indicating very pros
| porous outlook fnr the business interes5s.
People are paying their debts aud the mer.
! chants are buying largely of G ods and have
money to liquilate their obligations. The
crops are large and the quality excellent,
ID prizes are better than for a few years
! past. These st te,nents are borne out hy
tn. Statistics ntfi :iaily re ,eved 1T the Ag
ricnltural Department. A gentleman con
uected with the Department IF Agriculture
says that in very mauy of the reports re-
caiyed telling of the splendid crops, and the
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iyAGGDiHiS - 3lL FORE
Real Estate Agents, will buy, sell. or
lease farms or farm property Oh
commission.

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r ,lia-le Medicine like Pfdnder'ss Oregon Blood
Purifier. AS remedy anu Preventative of disease
t can nos be te.t. 1t checks rheumatism and Ma:
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and puts fresh energy INTO the system " making
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NOTICE.

Is hereby given by the undersigned Administrator
Of the estate of Smiley Carter deceased that he has
lied his accounts for final settle mt OF said trust
in the County Court OF the State OF Oregon for
,enton county, and that Monday the 18Th day Of
ovember 1885, at the hour of t0oclock in the fore
loo OF said day is the time fixed by said court to
-xanine the same and hear objections thereto.
ToLB1Rf CARTER,
Administrator of the estate OF smiley Carter, de-
csased
Dated this 10Th day Of October 1885.
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