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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-06-13
FARM AND GARDEN.
THINNING corn.


A level-headed correspondent of the
Southern Lire Stock Jo,0nd has the fol-
lowing to say on this subject:
1t is hardin fact, with our present la
Dor it is almost impossible-to get corn
properly thinned. Negroes will not do it.
You may give them the most positive
instructions to thin out the corn to one
stalk every three feet, and even when you
are with them it is very difficult matter
to have your instructions carried out. The
negro imagines the more stalks the more
corn. To thin out to one stalk every
three feet looks to him like ruination of
the crop. But there are very few of our
Southern farmers who are particular
about giving good distance to their corn,
and hence their failure to raise heavy
crops on rich soil To raise large crops
of corn the plant must have distance two
ways, between the rows and in the drills,
so as to admit freely light and air. \
certain amount of moisture is absolutely
necessary to the life and growth of corn,
and in seasons of severe drOuth that crop
will usually suffer most where the stalks
are crowded While there might perhaps
be enough moisture in the soil to support
and keep one stalk growing, there may
not be enough to sustain the life and
growth of two stalks so close together.
Our idea is that corn should never be
planted in the drill at less distance than
feet between the stalks, with rows not
less than 81 feet apart. An acre of corn
beds 81 feet apart and plants feet in
drill Zone stalk only alta place., will fur
n1ch cfall-c fhof
stalk will average one good ear, and that
100 ears will shell out a bushe1 Of 56
pounds Here, then, we have yield from
one acre of 40 bushels. But if the land
is very rich and the season at all favor
able, we might count on two ears for every
other stalk, which would increase yield 10
90 bushels to the acre. 1t is no uncommon
thing to hear of land in the Eastern States
producing as high as 100 bushels of corn
per acre. With a climate better adapted
to the cultivation of corn, with soil
naturally more rich and productive, sure
ly it is a reflection upon our Southern
farmers that they never perhaps attain
such yield even upon a favorite acre,
cultivated with special care The best
plan probably to get the corn properly
way we are enabled the better to GUILTY. ate
the crop as it should be-besides a great
deal ofhoeing is saved, and hoeing is very
expensive.
SORGHUM FOR cows
A successful dairy farmer in Wisconsin
relates his experience as fowlows: /
planted an acre of Imphee fsorghum or
amber will do as welf. A touch of frost
induced me to cut it early, and not sue
ceeding in getting a mill to work it in
time stacked it the same as corn, and
afterward drew it convenient to the barn
yard. In December / fed it to my mich
cows, throwing it over to them whole,
same as corn stalks. Now the result
Although they had abundance of hay,
they were rs greedy for the cane rs boys
after sugar plums. Every scrap of it was
eaten, and so close that nothing was left
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-06-13
TARK1Ss SEED CORN

Some the newspaper directions al.out
tarring seed corn n profession ag@inss
worms and birds fail 70 state thsf the
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-06-13
ROLLING CORN RIDGES

After planting corn, and before the
seed has sprOuted, by running heavy
roller over each ridge, provided the sol
is just dry enough 10 pulverize perfectly,
the soil is packed closely around each
kernel, according to the Peter Henderson
idea, the seed quickly AbsOrbs moisture
from the soil and germinates quickly, no
clods impede the germ in pushing upwzrd
for daylight and starlight, all Of the SD
sends up blades At the same time, the sur-
face around the tender plants is left
smooth for the hoe when the first hoeing
is needed, and in much better condition
for the plow At the first plOwing. TIE
roller and harrow are not esteemed and
used by farmers as they should be.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-06-13
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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-11-04
HOW Protection Reduces Prices.

In speech delivered in the United
States Senate on February q, 1882. by
George M. Dallas, who became Vice
President under James X. Polk, he said,
as coming within his personal
knowledge, regarding the effect OF the
protective tariffs of 1924 and 1928 in
cheapening the prices Of various articles
manufactured from iron and steel: "The
reduction of the prices was a necessary
consequence of the domestic competition
created and excited by the policy. Since
1919 1919 and 1920 the implements OF
husbandry have sunk in price thus:
Axes, from 1924 to $12 by the dozen;
scvthes, spades, common shOvels, 30 per
cent. Iron hoes. at SO by the dozen,
have given way to steel ones at "a by the
dozen. Socket shOvels, once sold at $12
by the dozen, now sell at $3.50 iron vices,
once at 20 cents by the pound, now at
10 cents; braziers' rods were, in 1871,
imported at 1913 by the ton, and now
are made at $130; and steam engines
have actually, since 1928, fallen 80 per
cent. in price, while at the same time
the amount Of goods and labor of which
they are composed has nearly doubled"
Facts like these are worth tons of theories
cOncocted by college professors full Of
hind admiration for British notions, or
nv pOlitical demagOgues who assert, in
face of facts, that tariff Is tax on the
consumer by keeping up prices.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-11-04
Attention Horse Owners

For FIVE years put up and compound
cd ali the medicines used by one of the
hest Horse Farriers and Veterinary
Surgeons in the United States. l now
'propose to put up and keep on hand a
fuli line of the best Horse and Cattle
medicines ever offered for sale In this
county. I also contemplate keeping
ali the leading Patent preparations In
the above kind. will guarantee sat.
isfaction to any person purchasing OF
me. Call at the bowling Alley, opposite
Newton's Store, Cheboygan Mich.
JnO. W. Loucks
Mgr.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-11-04

"For ak years my daughter was sick
from kidney and other diseases. We
had used up our savings on doctors,
when our dominic advised us to try
Parker's Ginger Tonic. -Four bottles
effected q cure, and as dollars worth
has kept our family we'll for over a year,
we have been able to lay bv money
again FOR a rainy day."-A Poor Mans
Wife,
, 1882-03-18
Malicious attempt 30 injure MIR.
Forster.

An attempt has been recently made to
do serious personal injury to the Chief
Secretary for Ireland. If appears that
one morning last week, a few days after
Mr.. Forster had left Ireland for London, q
letter addressed to him was received at
the Castle, Dublin. The envelope bore
upon it a number of dark stains, which
from their appearance were caused by
some substance contained in the letter.
These at once aroused the suspicious of
the officials, who after only partially open-
ing it, had the envelope sent to an analyst
in order that its contents might be careful
, 1882-03-18

" examined and a~nalyzed. 1t is under
stood that the result of this analysis was
the discovery that the envelope contained
a highly explosive substance, which Whel
dry would be liable to explode even by the
action of opening the letter, unless that
were done with extreme caution. Inc
fact, however. that the substance was
somewhat damp modified it's explosive
power for the time being, and also was the
means Of leading to its discovery by stain
ing the paper. The letter was addressed
to "The Right Hon. w. b. Forster, The
Castle, Dublin" and above the direction
were the letters "O.H.M.S," as if to lead
to the suppOsition that the communica-
ton was of IN official character. 1t bore
the Dublin pOst-mark and the date Janu-
AIRY 81. The mere act OF opening the letter
somewhat roughly would probably have
caused an explosion resulting in serious
injury to the hands and possibly to the
face of the opener. The desire, however,
to MAIN or kill the Chief Secretary APP
pears to have blinded the |originators of
the plot to the fact that all letters address
sed to Mr.. Forster are in the first instance
opened by his secretaries. In the present
case it happened that the secretaries them
selves had also left Dublin, and those who
remained in charge of the official business
at the Castle had their suspicious awaken
ed Immediately on the receipt of the letter,
and apparently showed no hesitation as
to how TO deal with the matter. Beyond
the explosive substance the envelope con
tanned nothing whatever, neither writing,
nor anything else, which might give any
clue to the identity of the offend rs. The
police authorities at Dublin were at once
communicated with and are doing all in
their power to investigate the circumstan-
ccs in conneXion with the outrage.
, 1882-03-18
PrOkIarlla.

an LIE og Enhver, der maatte
%S have Nogct at fordre paa
Boet efter afgangna Justitsraad
CARL FREDERIK WILHELM
SARAUW indkaIdos herved til at
anmelde og beviisliggj0re deres
Krav for undortegnede Skifterct
linden UdIUbct af 6 Maaneder efter
dcnne IndkaldeIses sidste Bekjendt-
g.i0relse.
Frederikstcds Skifterot, St. Croix
den lode Marts 1882.
r.. PETERSEN.
, 1882-03-18
A n.
Fl. A. JURS.

a, I the request of First Lieute-
&4S nant p. t. Commander in
Chief II. Ostermann accol ing to
orders from the Presidency will be
offered for sale at a public Auction
to be held in the Royal Military
Depot on SATURDAY the 25th
March next at | o'clock p. m. some
CSTIERED ARTICLES OF ARTILLERY, 4CCOTTRE-
NEW AND INVENTORY,
among which espingol a6utagcs,
suitable for carts, military uniforms,
pantaloons Of broadcloth and raven
duck Sc.
Christianstod's Auction Office, St,
Croix March 18th 1882.
II. A. JURS. e.
, 1882-03-18
EorOklama.

~ LIE og Enhver, der matte
Ga23 have Noget at fordrc paa
Boet efter afgangne %Ingenieur
PETER HANSEN og eiterIeycDde
Enke ISABELLA JANET HAN
SEN indkaldes heryed til at anmel-
de og beviisliggj0re dercs Krav for
undertegnede Skifteret linden Udl0-
bet af 3 Maaneder efter denne Ind
kaldelses sidste Acknowledgements.
Frederiksteds SBifteret, st. CroiX
den Ode Marts 1882.
r. PETERSEN.
, 1882-03-18


In the House of Commons, on Wednes-
day, Mr., Forster, replying to a question
from Mr.. Callan, said
perhaps it is better that 1 should
answer this question now. 1t is quite true
that a day or two after | left Dublin a let
ter was received at the Castle addressed
to me. 1t was an envelope which was
much discoloured, and it seems to have
excited the suspicion of the head messen-
ger in the office. He took it to one of tho
gentlemen in She office, who began to open
it, but thinking it looked still more sus-
picious, he sent for the police, by whom
the letter was taken to a gentleman COM
nected with the scientific department in
Dublin. There it was first wetted in order
to make it safe. "a laugh.) 1t was then
laid out to dry, and turned out to be of
very explosive composition, so much so
that a portion of it spontaneously blew up
while on the table upon which it was put
to dry. l am informed that any person
who had opened the letter in the ordinary
way would certainly have had his fingers
taken off or his eyes put out, or might
have been killed. (Hear.) ] wish to state
that | certainly did not prevent the publ
LEGATION of the announcement to which the
hon. member has referred. [ did not wish
to have any fuss made about anything
with regard to myself, but [ thought it
desirable for two reasons that the informa-
ton should be known. One was that other
persons who might be in danger of receiv-
ing these letters should know that care
ought to be taken, and also because I
thought that some information ought to be
conveyed to the sender of the letter, who,
l suppose, intended it for myself. / sup
pose that even q person who has not a
very strong sense of right or wrong can
not wish either to destroy the postman
who carried the letter or the unfortunate
under-secretary, who, as is generally
known, opens these letters. I wish to add
that what prevented it doing much injury
to the persons who had to deal with it was
that it was wetted. No doubt the man who
sentit had sufficientknowledge ofthe nature
Of the compound to be aware that so long as
it was wet it was safe. I give him credit
for not wishing to destroy the poor man
who stamped it (Which would also have
frustrated his object), because, certainly,
IT it had not been wet, stamping the letter
would have exploded the compound. His
calculation was, no doubt, that it would be
dry enough to fulfil his purpose by the
time it reached the person for whom it
was intended" (HHear, hear" and laugh.
ter).-Tinaes 10Th FED. 4as
, 1882-03-18
Auction. N5ns.

Sg9FTER Begjering af Premier
90 lieutenant f. t. Compagnichef
H. Ostermam ifolgo Pr9sidentska-
bets Resolution vii we'd offentlig
Auction, der afholdes i Diet Konge-
lige militaire Depot LOVERDA-
GEN den 25de Marts d. 4, ON
Eftermiddagen III. l slet bliyo op-
raabt til Bortsalg:
Casserole ARTILLERI. MUNDERIGS. OG NTEN.
MRIESAGER,
hvoriblandt Espingol-Afutage ten
lige til Karrer, Kl9desbluscr,
Kledes-Og Ravndugsbuxer m. m.
Christiansteds Auctionscontoir,
st. CroiX den 14de Narts 1882.
II. A. JURS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-08

NfANTED-The travelling public to know that the
W Meeker House is now in fourishing condition
for the accommodation Of guests. Transients 81 90
per day, meals IS cents. few regular boarders can
be accommodated, with or without rooms, 1T Eigh.
teenth ttreet
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-08
AN INJUNCTION.

The residents of the adjoining township
known to fortune and to fame as South
Rock Island have not become thoroughly
reconciled to the idea of having the county
pest house located within their bailiwick
They objected at the time of such selection,
but the county made the necessary bargain
and secured possession of the premises.
OF late, they or at least few ofIthem, have
been in consultation with W. FL. Gest az to
the legality of the act, and they now pro-
pose to test it before court.
The court will be asked to issue an in
junction restraining the county authorities
from utilizing the pest house for the pur
pose for which it was purchased.
1t was originally intended to ask for the
injunction this merning, but it has now
besn decided to await the conclusion of the
present session Of the Board of Superb
sors, as it is claimed some steps will be
taken by that body to redress the wrong
inflicted upon South Rock Island by main
tanning an empty pest house within its
borders
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-08
VENDORS PREDICTION.

The March blow and buster is likely tt
occur abont the Sd. 4th, or 5th, with snow
storms and rains according TO location. II
Canada and northern sections of the United
States this week will be the most winter
like for some time, with similar wetahel
also west and northwest Probably snow
or sleet at Washington, and very bleak
weather.
Second week-Probably cold and stormy
weather through early portion Of week
with snow and drift in northern and west
ern sections. There is likely to be marked
''cold dip" toward the 18th and Sth days in
Canada, northern and middle states.
Third week-Cold and stormy generally
with heavy snowfalls. Cold dips east and
west, Lower Providence est. John, N. B.,
and Halliday, and in all likelihood snow OF
rain and blustery weather as far south as
Washington, d. c., with abrupt changes oil
temperature.
The 18th and 18th may not be particu-
larly stormy days. Cold weather in the
northwest this week
Fourth week-Blustery and stormy
weather, and snowfallssin many sections
west to Chicago and westward, about entry
of week, or Goth and 21st days.
Milder weather on and after the I'd day,
with rain and sleet storms of frequent &C.
currence in most sections.
Wet weather south and east.
After the 26th-Snow storms probably
to westward and high winds through Can
ada, accompanied by heavy snow and rain
falls, particularly about the 2Sth and goth.
The month. however. will probably close
generally mild with indications of a calmer
period.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-08
BUFFALO PRAIRIE,

BUFFALO PRAIRIE, Feb. 4, 1882.
Since my last we have had young
winter, but guess spring has again set
in and most truly | hope it may continue
without further interruption. Grass is
starting nicely and in short time the pas
lures will afford abundant forage for stock
if the weather continues to be pleasant.
The roads are drying off very rapidly and
it is now possible to get along with moder-
ate loads without having to '@pry" out of
mud holes very often.
DR.. Mosher, of Andalusia, has located
on the Prairie, and now those requiring
the services of a physician need not travel
eight or ten miles to get one.
Miss Della Kistler was reported to be
much better during the early part of the
week. Miss Della is a young lady of un
usual promise and it is hoped, she may
soon entirely recover her former good
health.
The winter schools have all closed in this
vicinity and the scholars are enjoying a
vacation as only children can.
Walter M. Lewis, our constable, has re-
moved from the township and is now cit
izen of Mercer county. Our town loses
one of its best men and has a vacant office
to be filled at the spring election.
John Kistler, Esq. has purchased of Mr.
David Cypher eighty acres of land adioin-
ing his farm for $50 per acre, which gives
him one of-the best 100 acre farms to be
found in the county.
In this town we have large German
population which heartily greets the new
proprietor of the FOLKS Zeitmng, but at the
same time regrets very much to lose SO
good man as Mr. Winter has proven
himself to be. May he prosper in every
thing he undertakes KIP.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-08
BREvITTES.

Council meeting Tomorrow night.
Special sale of muslin underwear.
A snow storm commenced this morning
The city clerk paid off a number of city
employees yesterday and this morning.
| Circuit court was in session this morn
ing.
The Arkansas is expected to leave St
Louis to-day, for this city and Dubuque.
Lecture at Harper's Theatre this even
ing
A crowded house greeted the Fun on
the Bristol party, last evening.
The iron for the railroad bridge al
Milan has arrived at that point.
The funeral of the late Mrs. L. S. Wal
ker, was held yesterday.
Friday night the Red Men will give a
ball at Armory Hall.
The best potatoes in the city at 81 .25
per bushel, at John Streckfus'.
The mimic Bristol, is anchored at the
Burtis Opera House, Davenport, tonight.
Mr. Fries has received 1874 from E. w.
Go to g. FL. Speaker for hard coal and
HARDWOOD.
Hurst for the damage caused his building
on Nineteenth street by the recent fire.
All the ladies are talking about the bar
gains at the special sale Of cotton under
garments at McCabe Bros
/ Communication with the country will
not be interrupted while the permanent
bridge is undergoing construction,
Any lady can save 373 per cent on her
PURCHASES of muslin underwear, by buying
from the present consignment at McCabe
Bros special sale.
Licenses to wed were issued yesterday
to r. s. Kirk, and Miss Eliza Robinson; J.
G. Cameron, and Miss Carrie Hardy; T. J
Noble and Miss Lizzie W. Davis
The muslin, underwear sale, Mt McCabe
Bros, is causing great deal of favorable
comment by all the local press of the three
cities.
McCabe Bros. muslin underwear pur-
chase amounted to nearly 81 900 in one
bill, on WEIGH they are bound to realize the
cash at once at 623 cents on the dollar
Moline has had new case of smallpox
in the person of Gust. Widin, who was |
taken down yesterday. He has been en-
ployed as painter in the Deere works, |
and contracted it while visiting the. John |
son family before it was known that small |
pox has afflicted. P. III. Johnson
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-08

bsen one of the lucky ones and has secured
for himself q handsome fortune. He Ia
talking about buying home for his
mother here.
Young Evans who has been living with
his new wife, has come to the conclusion
that it is best to live alone. He is now
trying it, the house being too small; so a
division was made.
s DR. Twigg is able to visit the sick once
more.
DR.. e. K. Tyler has just returned from
Iowa City, as graduate in medicine.
The trustees Of the M. e. church are
growing about some of the country boys
that visit our city for the purpose OF escort
ing some Of our fair sex home from church,
and staying rather late, as they leave their
horses in the parsons barn.
The Buffalo Prairie and Drury township
Sunday school society will hold an adjourn
ed meeting next Sunday at Hazedell COM
mencing at three p. m. An evening SEES
sion will also be held.
The grand wolf hunt in Drury township,
that was to take place Feb. 25th, was post
poned until Saturday, March II. The
cause of delaying the hunt was to give time
for the Town Collectors to make their re-
turns, so that there would be money
enough in the County Treasurer's office to
pay the bounty They expect to make a
large haul.
REPORTER
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-08
A GRATEFUL RECOGNITION.
FALSE AND TRUE.
We extract from DR.. Railways "Treatise on Dis
ease and Its Cure" as follows:
LIST OF nIsnAsFs OIrRRn RY
RAILWAYS
Sarsaparillian Resoivent,

Chronic Skin Diseases, Carries of the Bone, HUI
mors In the Blood, Scrofulous Diseases, Bad or On
natural Habit of Body, Syphilis and Venereal, Fee
Sores, Chronic or Old Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
ricketts,, White Swelling, Scald Head, Uterine AZ
fections, Cankers, Glmdular SWellings, Nodes,
Wasting and Decay OF the Body, Pimples and
Blotchee, Tumors, Dyspepsia, Kidney and Bladder
Diseases, Chronic Rheumatism and Gout Con.
sumption, Gravel and Calculoue Deposits, and va
Fiet1es of the above complaints to which some
times are given epecioEs names.
We assert that there Is no known remedy that
possesses the curative power over these diseases
step by step, surely, from the foundation, and
stores the injured parts to their sound condition.
THE WASTES OF TIE BODY ARE sToEPED AND HEAL
THX BLOOD Is SUPPLIED TO THE SYSTEM, from which
new material is formed. This IL the first correc-
tive power OF RAILWAYS REsoLyENT.
In cases where the system has been salivated,
and Mercury, Quicksilver, Corrosive Sublimate
have accumulated and become deposited in the
bones, joints, etc., causing carries of the bones,
ricketts,, spinal curvatures, conrortions, white swell
Hngs, varicose veins, ETC., the SARsAPARILIIAN
will resolve away those deposits and exterminate
the virus OF the disease from the system.
II those who are taking these medicines for the
cure OF Chronic, Scrofuous or Syphilitic diseases
and their general heath improving, their flesh ana
weight increasing, or even keeping. its own, ia a
sure sigh that the cure is progressing. In these
diseases the patient either gets better worse
the virus of the disease ia not inactive; Ii not
rested and driven from the blood 1t will spread and
continue to undermine the constitution. AS soon
as the SARsAPARILLIAN makes the pst.ent feel
better" every hour you will grow better and in
or es In health, strength and flesh.