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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-02-23
Hollow Horn and Hollow Tail.

From the Prairie Farmer.
Will you please give some OF the
probable causes, symptoms and
treatment OF horn distemper in neat
stock? Some claim that the disease
commences at the end OF the tail, ex-
tending up and along the back, pro-
ducing hide bound, and finally atfec-
ting the head and horns,and as rem
edy, grasp up the skin along the
back with both hands; also bore the
horns, and inject ali admixture OF
pepper, salt and vinegar Could this
irritating, and seemingly foreign mix
ture, thus find It's way TO brain? and
if so, would not the Intended remedy
prove all that the disease could, it let
alone?
Reply:-"Hollow horn or hollow
TAIL" or "horn all" and "tail all" are
terms which do not apply to any
special disease OF cattle, and are,
therefore, not found in any books
describing their diseases. They
are mythical terms applied to
supposed ailments of these parts.
The base of the bony process which
supports the horn is naturally cavern
Gus or hollow; and instead OF being
an indication of diseased condition,
the fact OF their being hollow in.
dlcates state OF health, as far as
these parts are concerned, and thus
we are justified in pronouncing "hol-
low horn" normal condition. I'm
naturally cold or warm horns are
among the symptoms accompanying
various constitutional or functional
disorders. The temperature OF the
body, and especially of the extremi-
ties, may be greatly increased or les
sened. according to the stage or the
degree of existing disease, and the
nonsensical and barharous practice Of
boring the horns and splitting the tail
can exert no. influence whatever iu
remedYing the disorders Oh which
these changes OF temperature are
among the attendant symptoms. The
information furnished lis from all
quarters, as to the symptoms attend
ing the cases of supposed horn al
and tall all, is OF the most varied
kind, proving that great variety O
: diseases are indlscrimiuately termec
either horn all and tail all, and The
, descriptions furnished us generally
t winds up with the statement that il
spite OF the splitting OF the Tail, Til,
boring OF the horns, aud the applica
+ ton OF pepper, salt, oil OF turpentine
: and hot turrets, or similar mixtures
, to either or both ends OF the animal
/ body, it still refused to be conSoled
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-02-23
Chickens with.the ROup.
From the Ne,o York Times.

From the Neo York Times.
Roup, or malignant catarrh, is a
disease of the nasal and bronchial
membranes; it is accompanied by in
falnmatlon and fetid, purulent dis
charge which is poisonous 10 the
sufferer and contagious to others. 1t
is caused primarily by cold, damp or
other unhealthtul conditions, but is
communicated from one fowl to an
other by contagion. 1t should be
treated by antispetics and alternatives
both outwardly and inwardly. The
diseased parts should be washed, to
remove the secretion, with caustic
solutions, as those of sulphate at cop
per, chloride OF zinc, or chlorate of
potash-one dram being dissolved in
a pint OF water and applied with a
feather inserted Ia the throat and
nostrils. The swollen head should
be bathed in warm vinegar, and one
dracdm ofhyposulphite of soda or
chlorate OF potash may be dissolved
and mixed with the food of a dozen
fowls. Medicine alone will not cure
it. The discharge must be removed
as above.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-02-23
Rendering Old Comb into Wax.

We clip the following on the above
subject from the Prairie Farmer:
Recently while we were engaged
in the perplexing business of wax
making, young friend called, and
seeing how we were engaged, re-
marked 80, how / do despise to
clean up after it But we have
learned better way now than boil
ing it in water, and can make it so
much quicker, neater and better. Our
neighbor, Mrs. c., was visiting a
friend who was making beeswax, and
she thought her way was so much
better than the usual way OF doing it
that she told us how. She put her
comb into a large dripping pan, and
set it into very hot oven. AT the
same time she put tin coffee strainer
where 1t would be hot. AS fast as
the comb melted it was poured
through the hot strainer into a
CREASED pan, which remained upon
the stove until it was full enough tc
set away to cool. 1t Is the fastest
way to make beeswax, and makes SC
littleImuss too"
We. shall always feel grateful tc
that lady for making that visit, as We
have tried this way, and pronounct
it a success. We found it tronble
some to hold the strainer in our left
hand while we poured the wax from
the pan in our right, as all had to b'
hot, and set our wits to work to In
vent something to hold the stFainer
We got an old tin fruit can, melted
off the ends, leaving only hollow
cylinder, and set this III our pan o
melted wax, which held the straine
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-02-23
Mothers. mothers.. mothers,..

Are you disturbed at night and broken of
with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth? If
so, go at once and get bottle of MRS. WIN
SLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
upon it there is no mistake about There is
no mother on earth who has ever used it, who
will not tell you at once that it will regulate
the bowels, and give restto the mother, and re
lief and health to the child, operating like
magic. 1t is perfectly safe to use in all cases
and pleasant to the taste, and is the perscrip.
ton of one of the Oldest and best female phv-
sicians and nurses in the United States. Sold
everywhere. % cents bottle. l29tf
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-02-23
A Cough Cold, or Sore Throat

should be stopped. Neglect frequently results
is an Incurable Lung Disease or Consumption.
Browns Bronchial TrOches are certain
to give relief in Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs,
Catarrh, Consumptive and Throat Diseases
For thirty years the Troches have been recon-
mended by physicians, and always give per
feet satisfaction. They are not new OF untried
but have been tested by wide and constant
use for nearly an entire generation, they have
attained well merited rank among the few
staple remedies of the age. Public speakers
and Singers use them to clear and strengthen
the Voice. Sold at % cents box everywhere.
12gtf
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-02-23
IA 156
HOMESTEAD NOTICE.
Land Office a.

Gainesville, Fla, JJan 18th, 1894
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
j. w. Dickins, Clerk Circuit Court, at Enter
viz: James Williams, Homestead Number
] ,37l, for the east of northwest and west OF
northeast t, Section Is, Township II south OF
Range 30 east.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residenceupon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz B. -Gainey, of Beresford,
Fla, w. f. Bucknor, and David Cooney, of De-
Land, Fla, and II. Hall, of Orange City, Fla.
1917 L. A. BARNES, Register.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-02-23
FEBRUARY %.

barrel Of plaster Of Paris, and bar
rel of ground bones. Mix all these
well together and use in the same
manner as Peruvian guano.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23
Annals Bird.

Anna has little bird, and she calls it
Tot. 1t can sing and play and it is SO
tame that ii will put its bill between
Annals lips when she says, Kiss me,
Tot
Her dog, Fancy, is so fond of the bird
and will let it light on his head and
Anna is trying to make Muif, the cat,
give up her habit of killing birds. But
1 hope that Anna will be careful, and not
trust Muff too far.
1 have heard of q cat in bird shop,
that was trained to take care of birds,
instead of harming them but this is
rare case. Ii Is hard to keep cat from
catching birds, and from troubling the
little young ones in their nests.
Anna is so fond OF Tot that she will
not let cat come in the room where he
is. Tot can whistle a tune. He likes to
light on Annals head, and will sometimes
almost hide himself under her thick
hair She feeds him, and gives him
bath every day, and let's him fly about
the room.
If Tot were to fly out of the window,
1 think he would try to get back to his
own little cage, so fond is he of Anna
Anna'S aunt.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23
Butter from Cotton.Seed Oil.

Two gentlemen of this city, after ex-
perimenting for several months. have
at last discovered or invented method
of making excellent butter out of cotton
seed oil. Being of purely vegetable
nature, it will not have the enemies to
combat that 80 vigorously and rancor-
ously assail the oleomargarine, which
is manufactured from animal oils. The
inventors propose to make two grades
of this vegetable butter, which they
claim to be far superior to all other
kinds of artificial butter yet made, and
at the same time profess that they will
be able to sell it at a much less price.
After series of trying and vexatious ex-
periments a coloring matter was discov-
cred that gives the Article most ex-
quisite yellow tint, equal to that assumed
by the finest New York buffers. -Nev
Orleans Democrat.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23
The Manufacture OF Needles.

From lecture in Paris on "Steel in
Modern Times" by Mr.. S. Perisse, we
take the following notes on the curious
and interesting needle manufacturing
industry:
The needle, says Mr.. Perisse, passes
through the hands of eighty workmen
before it is ready to deliver to the trade (;
and il we Reconsideration that these
articles cost at the very most only 81 per
thousand, on an average, we find that the
5000 operations are remunerated by the
sum of 20 cents.
Owing to the progress effected inthe
art of drawing steel into wire, cast steel
has been principally employed for some
years past. Formerly, in France and
Germany, manufacturers used iron wire,
which was converted into steel during
the course of the operation. The man.
ner of manufacturing differs but little.
At Borcette, the center of needle pro-
duction of the continent of Europe,
there are five series of operations in
volved in the manufacture: % CONVEX
sion of the wire into needles in the
rough (2) tempering and annealing
(3) polishing; (D softening of the pol
ished needles; (5) putting up into pack
ages.
!. The conversion into needles in the
rough involves twenty operations, the
principal ones of these being gauging
the wire, cleaning, Keeling and cutting
into pieces Of length equal to two
needles. Sharpening or pointing IL
done by means of grindstones. BY the
aid of leather thumbstall the workman
holds fifty wires at time. The latter
become red hobby friction on the stone,
and constant stream of fine particles
of steel and stone is thrown off, which
formerly brought about phthisis in
the workman after time, but the
adoption of powerful ventilators has now
remedied all that. After pointing, the
wire is cut in two, the head is hattened,
and it is then annealed. Then the eye
is punched in the head by means of a
steel punch, the operation being per-
formed by children in less time than it
takes to describe it. Other children
"hole" the needles-that is, remove the
particle of steel detached by the punch.
After this the heads are followed, sorted,
and, when necessary, cemented.
2. Tempering and annealing of the
raw product requires nine operations,
but they are performed with lots of
thirty-pounds weight, each containing
more than 300, 900 needles.
3. Polishing is the longest operation,
although 1000, 600 are polished at once
1t requires five operations, each of
which is repeated seven or eight times.
The needles are put into rolling cylin-
ders along with small hard stones and oil
and COLA. The stones gradually be.
come crushed, and the friction of the
particles during the motion of the rollers
effects the polish. The last polish is
performed with oil alone and coarse
bran.
4. The sorting of the polished needles
involves five operations, and, after bur-
nishing, which is very delicate and i'm
portant process and that which gives
the luster, the needles undergo the last
operation of being put Up into packages.
Scientific american.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23
The Iron Egg.

In the museum at Berlin is iron egg,
OF which the following beautiful story is
told: Many years ago a Prince became
affianced to lovely Princess, to whom
he promised to send magnificent gift
as testimonial of his affection. In due
time the messenger arrived bringing the
promised gift, which proved to be an iron
egg. The Princess was so angry to think
that the Princess should send her so val
ueless present that she threw it upon
the floor, when the iron egg opened, dis
closing silver lining. Surprised at such
discovery, she took the egg in her
hand, and while examining closely dis
covered secret spring, which she
touched and the silver lining oeened,
disclosing golden yelk. Examining it
carefully, she found another spring
which. when opened, disclosed within
the golden yelk ruby crown. Sub
iecting that to an examination. she
touched spring, and forth came the
diamond ring with which he affianced
her TO himself.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23
How Ibs BOYS Made Chalk.

First / must tell you that these little
boys who made the chalk all go to the
same school. They are between eight
and ten years of age, and there are only
nine of them.
One day their teacher read to them
something about chalk-how that 1t is
formed from lime and a gas then she
told them, that, every time we breathe,
the same kind of gas that helps to form
chalk comes out of our lungs and is car
RED away into the air by our breath.
Now, if we breathe into lime-water,
what happens? The lime is changed.
The gas in our breath turns the lime
into chalk. And now we come to the
way by which the children made them
selves sure of this.
Miss May got some Jumps of lime,
such as you have seen men use to make
mortar, and put them into large bottle
of water. The Jumps crumbled, and
water. This formed the Iime-water.
After it had stood while most of the
lime went to the bottom of the bottle,
leaving the water looking very clear |;
but some little bits of lime stayed with
the water, though they were so small
they could not be seen.
Miss May poured the clear part into
bottles. and each boy took one; then
from a long box she took some nice
straws. such as picture-frames are some
child.
Each child put one end of the straw
into his bottle, and the other end into his
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23
4 Hdppy Fdmjiy.

My friend writes me that he has in
his stable-yard, chained to his kennel,
an excellent sporting dog, whose name
is Roy. Some three months back, hen,
with her brood of twelve chickens, left
the poultry-yard. and took up her abode
IN the kennel with Roy, who seemed to
like her company very well.
As the chickens grew larger, some of
them used to nestle under the dog. and
they all lived together until they were SO
large that they had to be taken away.
But the mother hen still stays with Roy !;
and, though she has began to lay eggs
in the corner Of the kennel, he does not
disturb them. This is q true story, and
Mr.. Weir has made good drawing OF
Roy, the old hen and the chickens.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
THREE LADIEs.

Now, who can ind out
What these three little ones arc abouet
Very busy, you see,
They all seem TO be;
But what they are doing,
What work or what pleasure pursuing,
Is moro than my wisdom can tell;
And are not you puzzled a. wellf
One little lady Is standing,
On cricket In posture commanding;
Another Is pulling out pieces
From drawer as fast as she pleases;
Another Is bearing roll
But what forf IL Is all very droll.
Aud pray what Is puss aboutY
She joins In the frolic, no doubt.
These three little ladies, my dear,
Know what they are about--that is clear.
lis something important, you see,
Though puzzle 10 you and TO me,
For they each look as grave as judge;
30, old folks, don't laugh and cry, " Fudge"
IL may be that your own great affairs
Are not any more useful than theirs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

BALTIMORE furnishes a singular and
terrible verifcation of dream. For
several days Louis Roberts, a little Z
year-old son of Capt. r. Roberts, had
been missing from his home. The po-
lice and the parents of the child searched
for him everywhere but without success
until to-day. Finally the father of
the missing boy dreamed that his son
was drowned near particular wharf on
the south side of the harbor. The dream
so wildly impressed him that he had
the water dragged, and, sure enough,
found the body of his child. Capt.
Roberts testified to the strange coinci-
dence at the Coroner's inquest over the
remains of the child.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

mouth, and breathed into the clear lime
water. Now watch the changel The
clear water soon grows cloudy, and
looks like milk. We now set the bottles
away, and in short time the white chalk
settles at the bottom in fine powder.
It is quite unlike the lime that settles in
the first large bottle. What has made
the change? The gas in orr breath, that
came from our lungs, has turned the
lime into chalk. Remember this, and
do the same thing for yourself some
time.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

LAST winter Congress appropriated
$40, 900 to heal the wounds of the Pom
cas-, and the money was distributed to
the Indians at their agency, near Mo
brara, Neb., last week. Each Indian
man, woman and child-received $57 in
brand-new silver dollars. a few made
good use of their money, depositing it
in the Niobrara Bank, or purchasing
horses and other stock, but the greater
number Immediately spent their allow
ance for trinkets of useless sort. 1t is
estimated that two-thirds of the money
was in the tills of the Niobrara mer-
chants before shutdown. 1t may be ar
gued that an Indian has the right to
spend that which is his own rs he
chooses, but the wiser policy would
have been for the Government to have
paid them in stock or farming utensils.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

THE Emperor William recently re-
ceived from his grandson, Prince Henry,
letter conveyed to him in "A curious
fashion. 1t was brought to Kiltmollen,
on the west coast of Jutland, by tiny
boat, two and one-half feet long and one
foot broad. Kte boat is called the "Sea
Messenger. and was dispatched by the
Duke of Edinburgh, from the Scottish
coast, on July "a. Unaided by any hui
man or machine power, it made its way
alone across the water, and was picked
up on Aug. 10.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

HOUSEHOLD expenses are increasing in
way that begins to alarm the family with
a moderate income. Meats of all kinds,
butter, Vegetables, fruit, four-every-
thing, including even the wages of do
mestics, has advanced until the average
householder begins to look melancholy,
and ere long may begin to look hungry.
A comparative list of prices given in a
Cincinnati paper exhibits an advance
that may well worry the frugal house.
keeper:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

The Standard Oil Company, having
been invited by the State of Pennsylva-
MIA to step up to the Captains Office and
settle little matter of So, 500, 900 in the
way of back taxes, demurs, and wants a
bill of items. The State refuses to fur
nish it, and says it will sue. The COM
pany retorts that it does not own any
property in Pennsylvania, and wants TO
know what good lawsuit will do. 1t is
to be hoped the State will teach it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

PPor. SWIFT reports that nearly 5000
letters have been received claiming the
prize for discovery of comet b (the re-
cent great comeD. He has examined
them carefully, and asserts that no con-
clusion can be reached, that would be
scientific and satisfactory, as to the pri-
GRITTY of its discovery. The prize will
therefore not be awarded, but is offered
for the best essay on comets.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

A STEER from Texas, after some adj
ventures IN Eighth avenue, New York,
walked into a dry-goods store and made
for the rear door. The concern was
locked up until the arrival of the police.
In going out, the animal ran his horns
through plate-glass window He was
tied to telegraph pole and shot by the
blue-coats
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

IT is stated that "the great fires in
Michigan, the train-robbery on the Chi
cago and Alton road and the Apache war
are being used by the English papers to
discourage emigration to the United
States" The average British editor
seems to be under the impression that
the Apaches are swarming in the forests
and mountains of New York city; that
the Michigan fires endanger the lives Of
immigrants on shipboard in American
harbors, and that Missouri banditti,
without restraint, pillage the unhappy
people as soon as they land at Castle
Garden. With this information it is, of
course, difficult for the poor Britons
who read the London papers to decide
between starvation at home and the
perils of fire, the savage scalping-knife
and brigandage in America. The fact
that so many of them choose emigration
must be considered, under the circum-
stances, good evidence that they are
convinced any change must be an i'm
provement upon their present condition,
and any country, however barbarous,
better than England. If they should be
persuaded by the labors of the British
press to stay at home, however, America
will be able to bear the privation. There
may be too much of good thing, and
the experience of the present season in
dicates that even the immigration busl-
ness may be overdone.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

LIEUT.. CHARLES HAY, of the Twenty
third infantry, was tried by q court
martial on the charge of conduct unbe-
coming an officer and a gentleman. The
specificati was that he had set up the
cards at little game of poker, dealing
as follows "To Capt. Stille, an inferior
hand to DIR. Rowan, four kings; to
Lieut.. Claggett, four queens; to Lieut..
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

O'Connor, four jacks, and to himself
(said Hay) straight or sequence flush
this last being the winning handy
reason of which fraudulent combination
and setting up of the cards the said
Lieut.. Hay was enabled to win pot or
pool of $l02 from the said parties, who
were induced to bet largely by reason of
the said fraudulent and deceptive combi-
nation OF the cards" The finding was
not guilty. which the Commanding
General approved, with the remark, sub
stantially, "that he mustn't try it on
any more"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

FEMALE equestrianism is becoming the
rage. at Des Moines, Iowa, Miss Curtis,
of Kansas, won ten-mile riding race
from Miss Pinneo, of Colorado; Mrs.
Burke raced ten miles against time,
beating the exploit of Miss Curtis and
Miss Pinneo by several minutes; and at
Minneapolis Miss Cook won a twenty
mile race by thousand yards from Miss
Jewett. At Lawrence, Kan, Miss Arch
er, of Missouri, won by barely half a
length, in as minutes, twenty-mile
race from Miss Hill, of Kansas. This
last is spoken Of as the greatest sporting
event ever known at the West, the ex-
element and State pride aroused being
intense, the time unprecedented, and
100000 changing hands on the result.
At Chicago, Miss Cook won a twenty
mile race from Miss Mitchell in 45 min
utes, in the presence of 10000 excited
spectators. With Miss Archer, Mrs.
Burke, Miss Cook, Miss Curtis, Miss
Hill, Miss Jewett and Miss Pinneo al
ready in the Amazonian field, and 9TH
ers, no doubt. preparing to follow, the
possible combinations and matches yet
to come in these long and hard runs
may be very great. Though these races
are sometimes witnessed by 10000 ex-
cited spectators, the sport is probably
still in its infancy.