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Programme of the State Fair.
FIRST DAY, FEBRUARY 3RD.


The Exposition will be opened by the
general manager at II noon. Speeches
by distinguished speakers. National
anthem by Professor Strini and choir.
Salute by Wilson's Battery. Instrumen-
tai music by band. Chorus by choir.
Races will begin at p. N.
SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH.
Grand cornet band competition at 10
4. N. Display of live stock at II noon.
Concert by Professor Strini and choir at
P. ". Races will begin at 2P. NJ
THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 9TH.
Great Military Prize Drill, at IL A. NJ. ;
concert at l P. NJ. races at 2 PM.
FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH
CHILDREN's DAY.
Rifle team contest at 10 A. NJ; chorus
by children from grammar school at IL
A. NJ; calisthenic exercises imm ediately
thereafter, followed by children's games
on the grounds; instrumental music by
bands; races begin at 2 p. NJ.
FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH.
Grand tournament at 10 \. NJ, follow
ed by a mule race and probably foot
race or walking match; instrumental
music by bands.
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Premiums.

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in the next 80 days, we will send
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the Cashew. Don't miss this offer. We
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AGRIcULTURIsT, we will send package
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No. 3.-To anyone who will send us
one new subscriber and $500, we will
mail them one dozen "Pearl' Tuberose
bulbs.
No. 4.-To anyone sending us eight
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to them one of the famous one-horse
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Price of pillow, $500.
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THE FLORIDA AeR1cULTUR1sT.

growing shoot, and in its nature and
functions is doubtless similar to one
causing the "yellows" in the peach. In
some way or other as the fungus MAJ
lures, it must interfere with the circula-
tory functions of the tree, fermentation
in the sap takes place, the tissues swell,
the bark breaks and the exuding sap be-
coming gummy and hard, seriously in
terferes with its growth, dying back OF
the twigs and limbs sets in, and the tree
is forever worthless. Many experiment S
have been tried to eradicate the evil
such as root pruning, cutting away the
affected parts, fertilizing,. ETC., but with
out success. Not a single Instance is
known in which a permanent cure has
been affected with die-baek trees. The
only remedy for the disease is to dig the
trees up and burn them as soon as the
disease appears, and replace them with
others.
THE Eoor~RoT.
Next in Importance is the disease
termed s'fOot-rot." 1t is gradually
spreading over the entire State, and
many bearing trees are annually lost by
neglecting on its first appearance to give
it proper attention. Trees affected in
variably have an unhealthy appearance.
Growth ceases, the leaves begin turning
yellow at the top and fall off; the bark
around the roots loosens, the fibrous
roots die, and the bark on the trunk,
just above crown decays and sloughs off.
ITS CAUSE.
Practical experience with this disease,
convinces me, it may be caused in two
ways.
First. By deep planting.
Second. By improper or heating fer
tilizers.
By deep planting, mean, where the
crown OF the root is buried several inch
es beneath the surface. The bark that
ought to be exposed to the air and sun
light, is covered with earth and sand,
and becomes diseased and spongy; de-
cay sets in and with the assistance of
ants and other vermin, the tree is COM
pletely girdled, and necessarily dies.
This may be obviated by removing the
earth and exposing the crown. Large.
trees badly girdled can frequently be
saved by planting a small tree along
side OF the tree and then grating it into
the trunk just above the diseased parts.
By improper fertilizers / mean all
strongly ammoniated manures. They are
too stimulating under the rays of our
summer sun, and have most disastrous
effect.
The tree which l have here tonight
is affected with foot-rot, induced in just
such way, and l consider it practical
demonstration of the correctness of my
views. This tree l planted two years
ago, close to an out-closet, to replace one
affected. 1t was picked out on
account Of its strong, healthy and vigo-
rous appearance, yet it presents after
two years the same appearance as the
one removed. The fermenting manure
was too strong to assimilate, and it pal
pably shows that "foot-rot' may be in
duced by any heating manure.
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Fig Culture.

California has tried almost every kind
offruit suitable 70 its climate; there have
been periods for every kind according to
the demand OF home markets, canning
and shipping. There are very few more
to try, but among them are some OF the
greatest value. After having grown
peaches, pears and apricots with varying
success, we at last awaken to the fact
that we have the country for figs and
olives. The fig hitherto grown and in
troduced in California have been of little
or no value. Indeed it seems that the
poorest varieties have been selected for
us, and undoubtedly importers of fig trees
have until lately been imposed upon by
the fig growers in the old countries who
feared competition and sent us the worst
they had. The fact is, until lately no
good dry figs have been produced in Cali
fornia for the simple reason that we did
not have the varieties producing them !;
another reason is that the trees have not
been planted in the localities where they
would do the best Figs should not be
grown on wet soil the trees grow well
enough there, but the figs produced there
are inferior, not sweet, poorly favored
and tough skinned. The trees that pro-
duce the fig of commerce grow on dry or
at least not low land, where they can re-
ceive abundance of water in the spring
and early summer but in the later months
be dried off and hardened. In Califor-
mia, until lately, the Mission fig was all
we had. 1t is passing away like the
Mission grape. Why the fathers planted
it in preference to better kinds is mys-
terry. Los Angeles has made success of
fig culture with poor white Celeste or
Izchia-not in drying but in preparing
candied fruit. AT 40 cents a pound for
such fruit it pays enormously, every tree
when old bearing 1000 pounds. With
the introduction of the true fig of COM
merce, the White Adriatic, new era
seems to have begun. This fig is said to
be very different from the so-called true
SMYRNA" which never proved true at
all. 1t produces a crop the second year
of magnificent, very thin-skinned fruit,
with pulp like transparent honey, and
when dried has proved equal to the inn
ported, selling at 25 to 40 cents a pound,
and so great is the demand that 10000
acre orchard of this fig would not nearly
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Works Received.

Gregory's Illustrated Annual OF vege-
table, flower and grain seeds, from James
H. Gregory, OF Marblehead, Mass.
The DeBary-Baya Merchants Line
has published pretty pamphlet, Unto
Tropical Florida" giving information to
travellers on the st. Johns river. It is
well illustrated.
David Landreth & Sons, of Philadel-
phia, pamphlet and almanac for 1SS4-S5.
Elwanger & Barry's, of Rochester, n.
Y, new catalogue for this year.
The Plant Seed Company's, OF st.
Louis, Mo-, illustrated catalogue for 1885.
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known to fruit importers. Pine apples
can be kept for several days in fine
weather before spelling, but should one
damp day occur before the vessel gets
into port, the fruit has to be thrown
overheard, sometimes the whole cargo.
This applies to all kinds of fruit. We
sent boxes OF oranges last December to
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ken
lucky and Alabama, and although some
OF it was nearly month on the way,
they all arrived in good order.
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supply the market. There are several
reasons why we should plant figs, viz:
Fig trees need no pruning fig trees have
no insect enemies; fig trees bear enor-
nous crops; fig trees live for thousand
years; figs need very little handling in
curing. and packing less than any
other fruit known; and finally, fig trees
DO not ripen their crop all at once, but
all through long season.
GUSTAV EIsEN.
Fdncher Creek Nursery, Fresno, Cal.
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4, 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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Rotten Fruit.

We have noticed numbers of articles
in the papers explaining the reason of so
many oranges having rotted on their
way to market. We are convinced that
this has occurred from the fruit having
been picked in wet weather or with the
dew on. No oranges should be taken
off the trees in the morning until they
have been well dried, nor picked in wet
and damp weather. This is fact well
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Fertilizer Question.

II. B. Aiken, Paola, Orange Co., Fla,
December 10, 1884, writes:
81 have used the Mapes Manure this
year on the Virginia Grove, on Island
Lake, with good results. Shall use it
again next year."
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"ILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.-If you wish
- to purchase an Orange Grove, or good
land in which to plant one in the best part of
Florida, address, with stamp, 1.-THE Tampa
Land Agency, Tampa, Florida" 327
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INoR sALE.-lO acres firstcla pine land
II two and a half miles southeast from De-
Land at sS5 per acre Inquire of
350S52 j. L. LYNCH.
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OASHEw NUT PLANTS FOR sALE-Trees
~ q feet high 80 cents; extra fine ones from
81 to 4 feet high 81. Apply to
SOUTH FLORIDA NURSERY,
S4S Box 167, DeLand, Fla.
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RATES-Twenty words. name and address
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600 BUDDED ORANGE TREEs,-Best
OVBVD varieties, $50. Conch Peas, So per
bushel; 90 per peck. By mail 60 cents per
quart A. +. STYLES,
35 Jacksonville, Fla.
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VNHE ORANGE GROVE,-A monthly
L journal devoted to South Florida Orange
Culture ana cheap homes for the people 81
year, sample loo silver. j. c. CROSS,
204 Liverpool, Fla.
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DUDDED ORANGE TREEs.-2OOO fine one
ID and two year buds, on FIVE year trans
planted stock. Homosassa, Magnum Bonum
Non Farrell Satsuma. NJ H. BARRETT,
Sl5-352 Oklahoma, Fla
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NE ULCHING AND SHADE secured by
lVA planting "pigeon peas" Choice for ia
bic use. Bush at a distance resembles the
olive. Package, post paid, 25 cents.
F. n. HORTON,
349-35l Braidentown; Fla
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CAV MILL FOR SALE, located on the
shore of Lake COmo,-splendid building
site, plenty of timber, good opening for a
practica! man. Part cash, balance on time if
desired. Address n. A. VURGASON,
35l-S53 Lake Como, Fla.
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VIZ ANTED,-A chance to work in an orange
w grove, by man who is not lazy and will
make himself generally useful viii! come
first three months for his board and price of
passage to place. CHARLES H. VAIL,
350-352 So Third ST., Troy, N, Y
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An Essay by VIM. H. Ashmead, read before
the florida Fruit Growers Association,
Jacksonville, Fla, February, 1884.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-18
i" Figures Won't Lie"

Almost every month since 1863.
the statement Of the Treasury de-
par,mont has shown a reduction Of
the public debt, hut the great
wonder With tho people has been
that while this remarkable reduction
has been going on during all these
years. that there 10 no substantial
difference In the debt. which ssill
looms up like the Egyptian obslIsk.
IL Is been discovered by some en-
terprising individual who has taken
the pains to follow these reductions
up during tho past twenty years.
that there is now no public debt.
and also that there 10 q surplus Of
sG 900. 900 in tao Treasury. taking
tho yearly reductions as . criterion.
On Angus, 3i. 1865. tho total
debt. including greenback and legal
tender notes. amounted IN round
numbers 10 s2. 500. 600, 600 From
that time ON monthly decreases have
been regularly announced and they
foot up aR follows.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-18

oHieis or 4" On HickoRY. ."--uen.
Jackson was known among the sol
diera who had served him ~ " Old
ing tho Creek War. His brigade
Hickory, sobr,quet Riyee hlm dur
~as making . forced ,sareh wilA.uL
baggage or tents. 10 surprise The In.
dams ia one ot their villages, aud
was Tor several days aud nights en-.
posed 10 tho pel,inas VI . March
storm. the rain freezing 40 u fell.
Gen. Jackson got q severe cold, bas
did not complain. as ae tried 10 Ilssp
In muddy bottom among his half.
frozen soldiers. Capt. Allen and
his brother John cut down q s,ou,
hickory tree. peeled on the bark and
made u covering Tor the asasrsl.
who was with difficulty persuaded 10
crawl into II. The nsxt morning Q
drunken citizen entered the camp,
aud seeing The tent be Kicked Il
over. As Jackson erawled from the
ruins the topper cried; I" Hello. Old
Hickory: come on, oi your bark and
iine us In . drink'' Thenoeforih
the General was known in camp o.
"Old Hickory. and when he was
talked Of as . Presidential candidate
the nickname was adopted BY his
supporters.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-18

THE writer was born in slave
State and from early boyhood until
several years after he had attained
his majority had ample opportunity
to observe the workings of the sys-
tenn of slavery. He saw enough Of
it TO make him abhor it and to cause
him to rejoice when the system per-
ished. But he is free to say that he
saw in all those years nothing more
damnable than the present condition
of affairs in the mining regions of
Pennsylvania, as revealed in Il recent
letter to the New York San, taking
the correspondents statements as
correct. The Suns special opens
his terrible chapter by bluntly say
ing Labor in Pennsylvania is in
danger of starving to death" And
then follows terrible picture of ty-
rannical allotment of working days,
of enforced patronage of company
stores, of deliberately arranged COM
petition of imported pauper labor of
the very lowest order with that of
men native to the soil, of consequent
suffering and discomfort, of the i'm
minence of fearful riot if not of a
general revolution, which is as fear
full as it is distressing to contem-
plate .-Arqus.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-18

notice ~'iil water 4 T. IT. reputa-
ton fnr dcr,h whether It has 1t or
not
notice the rcadicst pur,e is the
ono held ~ he mnu who blows the
least ahou, charity
notice ihc greatest men have
some little failing that makes them
contemplate at times
notice tho nnn ,ho iings the
mos, shout the war II the man who
served ~ the commlssary depart
ment
notice no matter how clear and
white Jon's compl, Nion is the night
Of ball, TIA n, yellow aud 'recklcd
as ever the next morning.
| notice no matter how pious u
man may be. he puts different val.
ua,ion on his horse 10 u prospective
purchaser. and TO tax assossor.
notice the hardest fellow TO get n
dollar out of To help poor lone
widow IL the ono who howls the
loudest about the unchaiitablenes
OF rich men
] notice there's powerful sight
more persuaslvonoss IN the oath Of a
man who don't cuss but three times
in "A lifetime than tho fellow who's
always eussing.
! Inolice that Em IN always very
solicitous TO button her fellow. over
coat before he goes home. lilo can't
very well get out OF IL then, you
know-kiss,ng Em. | mean.
| notice when two women Kiss
they don't lingor no long AT the
wine. as when pa aud our hired girl
osoulaie. ! notice pa don, linger
much when he hears ma coming.
] notice Tor i've dollars q preacher
will marry any couple of fools and
seemingly have no computations OF
conscienev. | notice /, costs more
20 anmatry. but the fools are eonsid.
erably wiser.
| notice Homo people pray as
though they thought the Lord need
ed both Information and instruction
aud was afflicted with bad memory.
] notice others Try 10 curry favor Ly
giving him tany,
| notice Jen amt go, no bump Of
hnmor, Last night when she was IN
The paslor making her beau tired. |
ssked her II ! could sleep all night
IN her shoe and ahe liked To tore
every single hair ou, OF my head
after Bob len
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-18

New Orleans Commissioner Meek
er says: "a correspondent from
Chehalis writes he can supply sec
ton of solid cedar tree 173 feet in
diameter. Can Whatcom county
beat that? Be sure and send one
of those big clans" The Sksgit pa
pers report a tree in that county
measuring nineteen feet in diameter,
but Wha,com county can beat either
of the above. On Morris McCarty's
place, on the South Fork of the
Nooksack, there stands cedar tree
twenty feet in diameter. tits hol-
low, and Mr.. McCarty has divided it
into four stories. The lower apart
ment is used for a stable, the second
story for Il granary, the third for
hay NOV, and the sky parlor for a
hennery. If there are any larger
trees in this country, we should like
to hear from them.-Rereiue.
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though eager to taste of the longed-


for prey, more aud larger leaves en-
braced her lower limbs and seized
her hands, her aims, her body,
twined round her neck and drank
her life blood. And then ] saw a
sight that made my brain reel and
even now, when looking back at that
fearful half hour, I can scarcely con-
vince myself that the whole is not a
piece of imagination. found that
the whole tree was as though en-
dowed with life. The huge thorn
covered leaves were all moving. The
tips that were formerly bending
gracefully outward had now an in
ward curve and the points were
dropping downward as though to
kiss the face of the doomed girl.
Slowly but surely the whole mass
was converging to one point and
that point the human victim. Swift
ly and more swiftly, as though the
nearer they got to the wretched girl
the moro strength they possessed,
the vegetable fiends rushed on their
bloody repast. Leaf fought with
leaf in its eagerness to be first. |
caught one last glance of the girls
a9onized face, one fearful inhuman
shrek rose far above all other
sounds, and all was over. Blood
spurted in torrents in every direc-
ton, and, though too far off to hear
it, could imagine the sickly sound
of the crunking of bones as the vic
tim was crushed in that deadly en-
brace. The tree for some time ap-
peared demented-leaf fought with
leaf, every fibre seemed endowed
with life and struggling to get more
of the repast. The giant was wound
ed itself in the terrible encounter,
and large streams of milk white
juice ran down aud intermingled
with the crimson tide. But why
dwell longer on these sickly details =?
Gradually the warfare ceased, the
leaves returned to their former tran
guilty, and slowly and majestically
assumed their former grandeur,
leaving within the cup-like death
trap the cold and undistinguishable
remains OF the poUryoung girl which
were taken out by nets attached to
long poles and carried carefully back
to the village where they were burnt.
I shall not attempt to describe my
feelings during the passage of this
strange scene. Several times I
should have rushed forward in a
hopeless attempt to save the poor
girl, had I not been restrained by
my guide.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-18

MECHANICS OF PLACEs.-Some of
the nicknames attached 10 American
towns are as follows: City of
Churches, Brooklyn, N. Y; City of
Elms, New Haven, Conn.,; City of
Flour and Sawdust, Minneapolis,
Mimi; City of Rocks, Nashville,
Tenn; City of Roses, Little Rock
Ark; City of Spindles, Lowell,
Mass, Corn City, Toledo. o.; Cream
City, Milwaukee, Wis; Crescent
City, New Orleans, La, Garden
City, Chicago, ILL.,; Gem City,
Quincy, ILL.,, Gotham, New York. !;
The Hub, Boston Mass; Monu-
mental City, Baltimore, Nd; Mound
City, St. Louis, Mo-; Paper City,
Holyoke, Mass; Quaker City. Phil
adelphia, Pa; Porkopolis, Cincin-
natl; Shell City, Mobile, Ala. !;
Smoky City, Plttsburg, Pa; Splint-
erville, North Braddock.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-18

TmoxAs Psnross. who died In
Reading. Pa. at the ags Of -, had
q theory ~ 10 long life. He said
with his last breath. Tell the
people not 10 take medicine. and sot
to bs afraid Of cold cir or cold wa-
ter" When . young man b. made
vow never 10 swallow . drug. and
hs kept IL.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-18

TmE happy owner Of Gov can
always provide some dish Tor dessert
at short notice. Here are directions
for . " triAs." Cut several alicss Of
sponge cake into small pieces oi
regular shape. say an inch square; |;
put them into small china howl,
covered with = rich boiled custard.
ressrving tho white Of eggs 70 whip
for the top. or. u the COW produces
crssm. use the white Of eggs II The
cussard snd whip . pint u cream Tor
the top cf tAs howl; Asvor with
vanilla and wsstsn slightly; add the
sugar while whipplag the cream.
Philadelphia Record.