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respect, by his fellow-citizen, not for the mere name of being a 

 citizen, but because he owes it as a duty to his government. The 

 heighth of any government is measured l>v its citizens. 



The "Chicago Riots," the "Great Strikes" and the "Whiskey Re- 

 bellion" were all overcome by true patriotic citizens. Our country 

 lias been visited by many other calamities equally as disastrous. 

 In the time of the great 'National distress" the Ship of State was 

 caused to rock to and fro, but with a man, of true citizenship, at 

 the helm, it was guided safely into the harbor. 



We feel constrained to speak on .other traits of citizenship, but 

 we will not enter into any deeper discussion of this subject. Much 

 must be left unsaid about this valuable possession. Its real worth 

 cannot be estimated. 



The astronomer says, "Give us matter and a little motion aud we 

 will construct the universe;" but we say, give us true citizens, in- 

 spired with patriotism and we will rule the universe. The world 

 is ruled by its citizens and it is they that think: 



"Life is real; life is earnest 

 And the grave j s no t jt s goal." 



FARMING AND FRF1T GROWING IN THE SOUTH. 



By MRS. J. L. PITZBK, Carnegie, Pa- 



Knowing as I do the close study that the Pennsylvania farmers 

 make of their business, and the fine intelligence they bring to bear 

 on the minutest detail that could be made to serve to their advant- 

 age, it would be hopeless for me to try to suggest anything that 

 would be of interest to you in your studied field. 



Fifteen years residence in the South, and five years of that time 

 in a farming and fruit growing section, gave me a knowledge of how 

 the "cracker" farmer works that might be of some interest. 



The "cracker" farmer, to begin with, and especially in Florida, has 

 a soil to work that is sandy and in the high rolling pine lands, lack 

 ing humus. In the hummock lands or land that has had hard 

 wood deciduous trees, the humus part will be better. Some of the 

 hummock land and the reclaimed or drained lands are very rich 

 and productive but are liable to be somewhat malarious and infested 

 with mosquitoes, but the rolling. pine lands are entirely free from 

 both. The hummock lands, with the aid of such fertilizers as the 

 farmer can provide from composts, etc., are good for steady culti- 

 vation, but it is in the pine lands where he needs to get his thinking 

 cap on. Humus must be secured and commercial fertilizer must 

 be restored to. And the northern farmer jn the South will do 

 well to follow the instructions of the "cracker" farmer, though In- 

 may think that he has forgotten more than the "cracker" ever knew, 

 he will do well to heed his counsel and save his dollars as experi- 

 menting with commercial fertilizers is an expensive pastime that 

 many a northerner can testify to. 



