FLORIDA FARMER AND FRUIT GROWER. MARCH 2. 1887. 69

 t excepting only in the extreme northern two, then pour off the syrup, scald and turn around so as to face her, and she sat *'bUy e 3 st IXIeo 1l'tl3 L es:LCgt
 V ur omf vff iSfd sections of the State, and in some very return it to the potatoes. After a day opposite on the arbor tha' ran along in
 mild winters even this exception does boil both potatoes and syrup together, front of the window, and then he would Is on the Line of the Florida Southern.
 ".-.^ ^ not hold good. and you have then a very nice dish. [Is twitter and sing, and sing and twitter,
 HELEN HARCOURT. Editor. CORRESPONDENCE. not some kind of flavoring necessary to and she would listen and finally fluff out Unsurpassed by any other section for the production of Fruits and Vegetables. If you are com-
 ing to Florida, whatever may be your means or condition, you will most assuredly be pleased with
 F. D., Philadlphia. P, wantsad prevent their being insipid? To our taste her feathers and open her mouth, as Centre of the Lake Region. be y urtr pa or cticulars willmost assuredly be pleased with
 gingand a Welcome for all vice as to to Floria with a er roots, or lemon extract,. or sliced much as to say: S. L. REED, Pittmian, Fla.
 With a helping hand and a Welcome for all viceastocoming toFloridawithonly a lemon would be an improvement.-ED.] "If you have got something nice there
 With words of good counsel for old friends and very small capital to start on. Mywife -Prairie Farmer. just bring it here to me. I am not going ST. AAY URSE IE I
 new, and Ihave been reading your book ontr GLEN ST. M RY N RS R SI
 Who come to us seeking the best way to do. 'Florida Fruits' with the greatest inter- STRAWBERRY SYRUP. there at all!
 Who come to us seeking the best way to do est" he writes. Our thoughts have Onegallonofcapped straw rries will And it always ended in his carrying A general line of Fruit Trees adapted to Florida, including the
 All questions of general interest will been turned towards Florida as the land weigh six pounds when gathered fresh her all she could eat, and putting it right LAR GE ST ST OCK OF PEACH TREES
 be answered through these columns, of promise, but we know absolutely and allowed to lie lightly without being into her mouday the little lady concluded To be fond in the State.
 Personal inquiries will be answered by nothing about raising anying. mashed. For this quantity take one But one day the litoo tle much and so PEEN- bTO A D HONEY Pin tEACHES A SPECIALTY.
 mail when accompanied by stamp for IfW. F. D. is a strong man, willing pound of granulated sugar. that Peek was eating too much, and so PEEN-TO AND HONEY PEACHES A SPECIALTY.
 reply. and able to work out of doors, to earn In a China bowl put a layer of berries se mustered up couage enough to come Also, several other choice varieties of Peaches. My stock of Kelsey's-Japan Plum Trees con-
 Subscribers are cordially invited to his living by such work as he can find and a layer of sugar alternately, until all andhelp himid at fisistsof 5,000 or upward-all home grow, and buds taken from bearing trees on my yace.
 take a seat in our Cosy Corner, and ex- to do, while waiting for his own c crops, the sugar has been put in Let them re- She was timid at first, but soon became 1,500 PICHOLINE OLIVE TREES (2 to Kieffer and other Peart high); 50000 Japan Persimons, Figs, to 4 years
 as confident as Peek himself; so then she old). A full supply of LeConte, Kieffer and other Pear ces Japan Persimons, Figs, Quinces,
 change views, experiences and recipes he can carve out a competence in Florida main three or four hours to extract all f Apricots, Netarines Jan Medlars Mulberries, En h walnuts, Pecans, Almond Japan
 of mutual benefit. "Help ye one an- soil. But man exists here as elsewhere, the juice; then, with a skimmer, dip up was formally adopted into the family, Chestuts, Grapes, Raspberries, Blackberries, etc., etc. An examination of stock solicited
 other." by the "sweat of his brow," by persever- all the berries and lay them on a colander and receivedthe name of Brownie, be- Catalogues free on application to TABE
 Communications intended for publi- ing, judicious labor. The rewards are to drain, without washing. cause hergray feathers had a little tint G. L. TABER,
 cation must be brief, clearly written, greater and quicker, but must be waited When all the juice is drained from them of brown coloring in them. GLEN ST. MARY, FLA.las su
 and only on one side of the paper. for. Answered by mail. strain it through a flannel bag, then to But now t hat Peek had at last suc-
 All matter relating to this department Mrs. M. C. C., Monticello, Fla., wants every pint of juice add one pound of old friends, he really seemed a little jeal
 s'.ould be addressed to one of our New York Aid Society boys. granulated sugar. old fids, he realyseme a her -
 EDITOR OUR HOME-CIRCLE; Application placed on file for next in- Put the juice and sugar into a stone ous, and sometimes when he founder NEW YORK & FLORIDA STEAAUH IP INE.
 Fla. Farmer and Fruit-Grower, stallment. Answered by mail. jar, set the jar into an iron pot of cold helping herself at there untiable, she fe scolded T EEK SERVICE BETWEEN
 Montclair. Fla. Mrs. T. S., Altamonte Springs, Fla., water. Set the iron pot on the stove, and pecked at her until she flew away,
 desires recipee for orange preserves, let itboil, starring it occasionally to dis- when he repented and immediately NEW YORK, FERNANDINA AND JACKSONVILLE
 Our Cosy Corner. witnout the peel." The Family Friend solve the sugar; skim off the froth, begged her to come back.
 orepies in this issue, we trust, satisfac- When all the sugar is dissolved and the He made up his mind, too, to keep Steamers are appointed to sail from Pier 29, E. R., N. Y., every Tuesday, Thursday
 WILD FLOWERS OF FLORIDA. torily. froth ceases to rise, take it off, let it cool, ahead of her, and he found his opportu- and Saturda at a .m. (new, and MINOLE every IAY.
 "Ah, good morning, Neighbor Brown; put it into bottles, cork tightly, and set nity very soon, for now that winter was FROM FERNANDILA-DELA WARE and EMA88EE ever MNDAY, p. m.,: CITY
 we are glad to see you; sit down. You 'The Family Friend. them in a cool place. over, the windows were kept open, and OF ATLANTA and CITY OF COLUMBI, every WEDNESDAY p.m. n
 are heartily welcome in this, our Cosy BE YOUR OWN TINSMITH. This syrup makes a delightfulflavoring he had only to wa'k in at pleasure. The Freight and Passenger Accommodations by this Line are unsurpassed by any ships in
 Corner, as are all our friends. You want for ice-cream, and with the addition of a The bureauin my room has a large the oatwise service. For furtherinforat J A LESLIEion, apply to
 something, I see thai in your eye. It You can if you choose, and if once litt'e lemon juice or vinegar and water, mirror on it, and on the frame of the Fernandina, Fla, Jacksonville, Flu.. S. W, cLiE"Bay and Hogan.
 sa thntIethrinyoure itmirror are two tiny shelves, meat to THEO. G. EGER, Traffic Manager, W M. :' CLYDI & CO.,
 is about that letter in your and, is Wit hen we first came to Florida, there will be found a refreshing summer be- hold vases or a candle, and they are made a5 Broadway,. General Agents, 35s Broadway, N. Y.
 "Yes its jus tat" snapped good was no "mender of tinware" to be found rag. so as to reflect in the mirror whatever is
 Neighbor Brown. Is ust tat snappe d goodent within a radius of twenty miles of our STRAWBERRY PRESERVES. on them. size40x10 on Lake ingsley, Clay Co. only $8. A
 thatcher usually placid temper had been home, and whenever there came a hole After all the juice has been strained It was a mystery for some timehow it T feet in choice 5-acre tract for anORANG
 sadly ruffled by somebody or something. in our kitchen utensils or milk pans, it from the berries as above, they will happened that every little while, after GROVE costs but $50.
 I'm out of all patience w-ith them drat- came to stay. weigh two pounds less to the gallon than. leaving the room unoccupied for a few Hight rolling Pine Lands, Salubrious Climate, it good invest- -
 ted foI'mks th all pat come flyin' through thi We knew .nothing of ilow to menid than they did at first. Take then their moments, we would find our vases upset met.end 2-cent stamp for M aetc., or remit P Order orR DA.
 State in the writer, up one river them, no more than nine-tenths of our reduced weight in sugar, put a layer of and lying prone upon the marble slab be- perfect, from the
 and down another; or scodin' sisters do to-day, but we had heard that berries and a layer of sugar in a stone low the little shelves. Fortunately, they
 along over the flats where the there was such a thing es light soldering' jar, place the jar, as before, in an iron were silver, not glass, or we would not T-:O I AL- TIA.A\TD COI 0VP.',T'SY
 railroads always pick out their beds irons made especially .for domestic use, pot of cold water, set the pot over a have had to pick them up but once.
 (for fear they might rol out, I s'pose), and we manfully resolved to attack those brisk fire and let the fruit boil until per- We thought the window curtain and P. 0. Box 158, Jacksonville, Florida, 39 W. Bay St.
 or sitting' on the porchts of the big hotels leaky cisterns, iron lance in hMnd. fectly tender and transparent. Stir the wind had had a falling out with the
 in the towns, and then go scamperiu' But the thing was to get the weapons; gently at first, so as to dissolve the sul- avseq, but still it did not seem possible THE BEST HEALTH REPORT
 back North, to tell as how they know all it took a long series of inquiries before gar without breaking the berries. The either. IS ON THE LINE OF THE FLORIA SOUTHERN
 about Floridy we discovered where a small soldering preserves require more cooking than the But one day, as I was sitting in the Unsurpassed by another section for the production of Frt, and Vegetables
 Now, there's that nieceof mine, Mary casket, iron, rosin, scraper and solder syrup. Strawberries preserved by this study adjoining, I heard a queer little Ifyouare mibyan to Florida whatven fr may be your means or condition, Veyou will
 Eliza. Brown. She come swoopin' down could be procured at the nominal price recipe keep much longer than when twittering in the other room, and peep- most assuredly be pleased witl this Centre of the Lake Region.
 here last month-yes, no longerago than of sixty cents, by mail. prepared in the usual way. ing in, there was Master Peek sitting on For further particulars address 8 L. ~5EED,
 that; she scurried up the St. Johns, cut If. it had cost ten times as much, it Be careful to keep all pewter or tin en- the mirror shelf and talking in a very PITTMAN, FLORIDA
 across country on the rails, peeped in at would have been a very profitable invest- tirely away from the berries, or they will animated way to the bird he saw there,
 me and said: nment, and from the day we secured our turn a dull, uninviting color, caring not a straw for the vase and flow- .s s "Please
 "'How dyedo, Auntie? We're doin' "casket" a leaky pan has been a thing of ORANGE MARMALADE. ers lying on the bureau below. -* W ht Beyer say *accept my
 Flody ; haven't got time to stay. Good short duration, likewise tin lids or cups Take twelve oranges, peel them and He did not care for me, either, and, -bestthanks fordthe splendid seeds received from yourfirm.
 bye!'n itaeouo and es. o extract the juice from half of them. never stirred an inch until he'got tired of I GOwilldeaythatamongthylistfi, and3second premiums
 And away she rushed down the Ok And only yesterday our sobering iron Use the pulp and juice both of the doing all the talkmg. awarded me at our fairs in Northern Indiana and
 lewahy, went to some hops in Jackson- proved itself a "friend in need" in very other half, being careful to remove all After that, knowing he was found out,. SouthernMichigan,28firstpremiumswereforvege.
 le withtruth, more than ever before. the tough white parts. he made a practice of coming .into the tablesraisedfro your seeds. What firm canbeat
 onhoppin'all the way back home. A little hole developed itself in the Take equal parts of the pulp and juice room; sometimes he set on the back of TALO Seed of this quality Iam now ready to sell to every one
 "And then she told Sarah Jane (that's boiler of our incubator, wheie nearly and their weight in sugar. Boil the juice the chairs we were sitting in, and some who tills a farm or plants a garden, sending them FREE my
 my sister and her mother), who's power- three hundred little chickwerere almost first with the sugar, until it commences times he sang to the bird in the glass. egetableandFlower Seed Catalogue,for1887. Old customers
 ful fond of flowers, like me, that there re,dy to tumble out into the world; their to thicken like asyrup, then add the pulp Between whiles he carried Brownie's dnot ato.'J rit.J.HGREGORY, Seed Grower, Marbleh eadMae&
 weren't no wild flowers in Floridy at all, delicate lives depended on the warm and the juice of five lemons. meals to her, for by this time she was sit- .
 and it was all a big humbug to call it water that was spouting out in a little Boil until as thick as desired, and be ting on five pretty little eggs.
 the 'Land of Flowers!' sti'ea'n, and" but for the presence and careful that the fruit does not scorch to- *
 "Becauise she couldn't see 'em growing' timely aid of- our soldering iron, all wards the last. It is safer to set the Children's Corner. O\O[ Oj "r--v
 in the rivers, or on the railroads,or in those lives must ahnost certainly have preserving kettle up on a ring, so as not He,'e is something pretty for our Girl ORO.
 the hotel parlors,_she says there be none been sacrificed, while a tinsmith was to touch the stov.e. Cousins to make, ut of their stray, H
 here. This letter is from Sarah Jane, summonedfrom nearlythreemilesis-...
 that's how I know, and I'm mad, that's taut. The Story of Picarro.. PICTURE CARDS. ...k---
 ustthe truth can't abide with in- It is because we realized then, more inuei ) A very pretty way to dispose of the
 just no d I std d keenly even than before, what a good(on ed) many beautiful cards that we get as
 usinto the Cosy, aCorner this morning' on thing it is to be one's own tinsmith, that There is an old adage that I expect you keep-sakes is to arrange them in the form FOB REST OF HAMMOCK LAND OR BEARING ORANGE GROVES
 urose the C osy. Corner this mat Maron we felt that we must urge our sisters of have ail heard, about some grasping peo- of a panel. Take a piece of paste-board
 purpose ask -you theolikeher that Mar Florida to "go and do likewise." pe to whom "you may give an inch and (or very stiff paper will do) of the size
 heaps 'e) upontheir feet, and tak If you dod not know where to get a they take an ell." desired, lining it with cambric and fast-
 SPon reet, an ta casket write us, with stamp, for the ad- Something like this, for instance: when ening it on the right side with mucilage. CALL ox OR ADDRESS-
 their tone ha'peg. Put some pepper ondress. your good mother gives, you'one cake. Take the largest and handsomest cards,
 used to pt on mine fotelin' fimy otbs her" A HINT FOR IRONING DAYS. and you eat it up and straightway ask place them at the bottom of the panel in
 uAsd soo sheeise fwer ustcnfi s- Cuffs thIT are Runder home often for more. That is about what the adage any way but a stiff and formal looking
 And so, as the'eis, we must confess, a Cuffs that are laundered at home often means. one. Say, for instance, you have oneJA M E S CA
 good deal of truth in Neighbor Brown's fail to please, because they are ironed- Now, li tie Pic rro was a good deal this quite large one, place it in the middle J A lM E S.CA R N E L L ..,
 complaint, we will preach a sermon from out flat, and when the buttons are put in way, too, but not seltish'y so. but not straight up and down, but a lit-
 her text, which is not a new one,, for the cuffs blister and wrinkle. This can He had been so kindly received and tle tilted, then fit other and smaller ones
 there are; as she says, "heeps on 'em" be avoided if the laundress only *feasted in such royal style, that he was in these made. So go on until you
 like MaryElfiza Brown. knows how to iron the cuffs until not satisfied untilhe brought someone have filled the whole space, havingthe Orrnond Land Agency, Orm ond.
 It is not the first time by many, that they are perfectly dry, and then takes else to be feasted, too. very smallest at the tip. Be sure the
 the assertion has been made that the the broad end of the flat-iron, and press- It was just a little saucy and indepen- contrasts are good in color, etc. They
 "Land of Flowers" has no flowers; that ing very hard on the edge, places it at dent,wasit not? But we were glad to may come out at the edges and form East Co ast of olusia C county,
 the title is nottruth, but irony. one end of the cuff, and slowly goes over see that he was not one of those selfish points around at the panel if desired.
 Now, we claim that wewho have lived the length of the cuff. The cuff will 'oll boys Aho want to keep all the nice Tack a satin ribbon with a bow attached.
 spring and autumn, right in the piney an operation that one is likely to succeed to share them with others, up by, or you may put a cord to it that
 woods, with the trampluxuriant hammocks the firsttime she tries to do it, Well, this is what happened: shall not be seen.in a skillet PRINTING AND P SHIN HO
 close byte should know something more TO AKE C ENT LAMP-WICKS, yuch waltzes, such polkas, s solemn breaks when dropped into cold waterpassed
 rist or winter "bird of pass e, whose all you have to do is to take one pf the over and o th her mocking bir ds came S in nor girls wll ke, oh no et tb o
 entire areaof knowledge i iited men soft felt hats that is it o that be th ay d the other, and their long The grated rind of a lemon, or a tea-
 steamboats, railroads, hotels and,'the burned up, and utterly useless even to a on eof these new ai rivals having little EVERTON TAFFY. HOUSE.
 winter months on tramp, cutting them into strips thea tls together here an there. wMelt three ounces of butt r in a skillet PINT
 Nature to put on her gayest w ors, and the little k holes of your dom estics an And then, pretty soon they had such or small preserving kettle; add one pound

 ort her most frosomemoods duri funny danch g part soe es ltothemselves o f M. L. K. of-? gives us the answer to
 True, t he Florida wmte is not the ad, lein facthem soak in vinegarfor any couleescription, arbor, but oftener on the groundill te syup
 t is, all the same, her coldes t season, all st suchtraw or grass a polkas, such solemn breaks when d opped into cold water.
 completely overlooked by those who arren Flora hrocure thenwo ounces of soap-bark; take hia s llfeet. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCE
 so readyt cry u that Florida's title of fine-half of it ll havepour boiling water It was one of the funniest sights we y urday after te first publication of th



 n oa ers"is a misnomer lamp-wick as the woven ones, and that lu g this way and the other, and their long Tie grated rind of a lemon, 'or a tea
 Swint.e onths" bwh l this piece of economy will stop one of iof! stitching as though theyoulddjerk spoon ful of powdered gin er may be
 "The winter o monwter hs tailsolo'ouordBj er.so of powderedt gine ma
 Nature to ut on her gaybehindstcolors, and the little leak holes of your domestic ar- a smile on their little faces but add greeted, than if desired.Touand Dollar the par
 spobeautiful greenr most foliagcsome moods duriparkn g waters ance. Then wash off wih clear, each other, sometimes on the sfatlo L K of-? gives us the answer toHun-
 the co!est season of the year? GENTLEMEN S CLOTHES, bcome the Ewole natiron - on Enigma Noo t1BAYARD next
 on our very threshold, is a startling one, dry, no trac of the stain widescriptll remaion, arbor,ing but ofteer on the ground, Pd personal property as maeek be







 and is ,p, to dera.ge hi, more reasona- PRESERVING EGGS Bu htma it most comioea ne alre t ldee eic'esaryto u le ud-
 Northern winter. Heaven forbid! But and also black silk, may be cleaned from would oftenpick up a bit of twig or OTICE.
 t is, all the same, her coldest season, all stains and smixots by using soap-bark straw or grass and layit asan offering ereat building for storage of produce and
 pand thed appoint etme forQueenr rah' lProcure two ounces of soap-bark; take his lady-love's feet. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:.,
 tpue row in g dicap an oze llwh onehalfof it nd pour boiling water It wasone of the funniest sightswe Sxty das after the first publication ofthis
 Nordo the f ring s upon it When cold, take a soft rush ever saw and wenevertired of watch otce application will be made to the Legs-
 iwake up again.itia nature of Florid, for the passage of a charterA roa Steam boat
 oue her f tan t her and dip it in the preparation and apply ing those solemn dances, up and down of the "Florida Fruit Exchange," whereby
Sv t her hammocks or piney woods ieen th Select the small ones, wash and scrape d ow.un, now here, now there, with the capital stock may be increased to a sum O







snothe wp g, in the summerft mha, andthe soiled places will present a soapy appear- never a smile on their little faces, but all greater than FftyThousand Dollars thepar,
beautiful green folage, sparking waters dance Then wash off with clwe r, co te t us as earnest a if the fateof ad sinnue ofnnares to be reduced from One Hun- ()
andibaldmyerZ reezs tha meet the turist warter, eand when the article, hasbecome the whlenaton dependd oon heir do- lowDll1arsto Toen Dollarrseer share;ta- 3ai ngB
















wmdsofnwmter. ery six pounds of the cooked potatoes, All this time, while the courtship and DECOMPOSED WITH POTASH.
ani e te sott ane is smos rethisn one ady te .ods tai whill.. mai the dances andthe hous, eil^.med necessary to its usefulness, Inc ud-








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aentd r is ap t o der se at waterEwhichthe potatingoi e t co vehicles of transportation; to lease or E 2I T
Sthe o t of man rarely penetrates, beau- and when cooked until rich, ur it over He wayould comthe anced sit often thend ledg erec t buildings for store of produce and2.00
etiful to r f flourish alfthe year round, the potatoes; let them stan a day or and pick daintily at his fo ew more ers and adenr generally to transact







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