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Show Fruit. If nny one wishes to sec a lovely sight, such n person should mnko n vivtlt to N. O. Chrlstcnsen's place, on tho bench Just above town. At tho invitullon of Mr. Chrlslcnecn wo paid his placo a visit on Wednesday, nnd wcro both stirprjtcd and delighted ai what wo saw nnd tasted. Something Ilko live years ago he commenced to plant cherry treos on his placo which to-day is loailcd down with tho most delicious fruit ono ever taw. It is large nnd the llavor -nnnot bo surpassed in any country. Ho tins bushels bush-els upon bushels of this choice fruit which will bo in season for weeks yet, ns soiuo of tlio fruit Is green Thero nrc, wo should Judge, about CO of HieseJrocH, which nrc very largo for their age. Tho soil seems to be w ell adopted fo this kind of fruit, for tho trees grow v?ry thilfty. Ho has strawberries by the crate. T.aat year ho gathered ocr J ,600 quarts from less than ?( of an ncro ol ground. Ho pays he often galhcrcs S00 quarts in a day. Ho lias 10X) evergreens which nre grow Ing very pretty nnd which ho thinks ho will bo able to sell for tho email sum of 25 conti each. This will put them within with-in the reach of nil lovers of this kind o' tree. Mr, Chrlstenwn has certainly turned what was a few years ago nothing but n sand bank, Into n little parldite, nnd It is woilh tho tlmo ot nny one to go nnd sec it. |