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The Florida agriculturist., 1883-01-17
HiIlsbOrOugh River Items.
or of The Florida Agriculturist:

Editor Of The Ft0TadG AgTacuttnTtSt:
Tom Murray has sold his interest
in the store at New Smyrna, and it
will be run in the future by Sans &
Faulkner. The store has been ems
larged, and new goods are arriving
by every boat, and it will soon be
filed to repletion.
Parties have arrived, and the build
lngs will soon be erected for the
manufacture of Fish Fertilizer.
The steamer Greenwich is now
running between this place and jack
sonville, and will soon give us the
requisite transportation.
j. M. Hanks has returned from his
visit n orth, and with him few set
tiers.
A road has been cut through from
Oak Hill to Cooks Ferry on the st.
Johns, and tourists can now come
via steamer Greenwich from jack
sonviIle and St. Augustine, returning
via Cooks Ferry and the st. Johns.
+. j. Mathews is building new
schooner which, with the 3 schooners,
soop and steamer now running, will,
we hope, be able to move the orange
crop, and bring US ample supplies.
Our citizens are now feasting on
The Florida agriculturist., 1883-01-17
DeLand volusa County, Florida Wednesday, January H. 1888

account of blindness from swelling;
and this case was so far gone when |
took it in hand that ulcera had form
ed in the windpipe.
In addition to the above treatment
the nostrils must be kept free of
matter by pressing with rag OUT
ward along the beak."
The above'I found in the RauGl
Cdroliaia,a for May, 1871, to which
/ would add that at times found a
hard formation inside of the mouth,
above and below, which l removed
with sharp stick, and never failed
Of cure. 1t Is the best and simplest,
as well as the quickest and most eff
tectual remedy ! ever tried.
GEO. J. ALDEN.
The Florida agriculturist., 1883-01-17
The Sore-Head in Poultry.
Editor Of The Florida Agricultagist:

Editor Of The Florida Agricaltarist;
The following remedy Ihave tried,
and it has lever failed me
'The. first symptoms are watery
and frothy collection OF matter in the
eye, often accompanied By warts OF
sores in the head. If not attended
to, the formation, white tough mat
ter begins inside of the eyelid, and
always below the eye, accompanied
by considerable inflammation. The
swelling increases rapidly, frequently
extending to the inside of the throat,
which becomes liberated. The fowl
becomes blind in one or both eyes
as the disease sometimes attacks only
one eye at time--aud death ensues.
The disease is highly contagious.
and frequently sweepsthe poultry yard
if not arrested. | have never failed
to cure case even when the fox l's
eyes were completely Shut from the
swelling The frothy matter first
collects in the front or outer corner
of the eye, thus to some extent i'm !
pairing the vision, which will be per.
ceived by the fowl striving often to
wipe it away on its feathers. Poul-
try thus affected should at once be
placed in a coop by themselves.
Make strong brine (salt and wa,
ter) in an old cup, OF some suitable
vessel, and wash the bead at least
twice day, using soft rag. Suffer
the brine to go into the eye, as it
seems to arrest the formation of the
hard tough matter alluded to. 1t
sometimes occurs that the formation
has already taken place before the
disease is discovered. In such cases
l sharpen piece OF chip, and by
carefully inserting it between the eye
and lid, remove it entirely If not
removed by an operation, though the
eye become cured, there VIII always
be an unsightly protuberance.
If the head and gills have warts
on them, the SC abs should be removed
by the finger nail, or by a pockets
knife, previous to washing.
| do not remember OF ever losing
but one case under this treatment,
though lhave often had to feed them
] by hand tor two or three days on
The Florida agriculturist., 1883-01-17
Foot Rot.
Southern Industries.

ioOUtUcIB LBtttoGJtSos
Between sleeps hoofs small aper-
ture may be seen called the bifiex
canal, whose office is to secrete an
oily fluid for the purpose OF lubricat
ing the skin between the hoofs, it
being called in action every step the
sheep takes in procuring food. There
fore when perpetually wet or oon-
stantly dirty the parts swell, and the
secretion spoken of is stopped or re-
tarded, and hence not only is the
skin deprived OF the oily secretion,
but the secretion itself becomes an
irritant of the glands which secreted
it. Inflammation of the parts is the
consequent result, hence foot rot,
which, unless retarded and remedied
very soon destroys not only the boots,
but the glands, and perhaps the coro-
nary border which secretes the hoof.
There are few animals kept on the
farm which, when they are in their
prime, pay as well as sheep. and
there are very few, ifianY others, upon
whom old age has such damaging
effect. AS the sheep is much shorter
lived than any other Of our domestic
animals, is it not strange that many
OF our farmers attempt to keep them
too long? At ten years OF age the
horse is just in his prime, and the
COW is as good as ever, with the pros
pect of remaining so several years
longer. But the sheep is very old
when it reaches the age OF ten, the
Datural limit of the term OF its life
After reaching this age, sheep are
very likely to be injured by the
slight exposures, which do younger
animals no harm. They are more
liable to be attacked by disease, and
if they live, they will be more likely
to produce less wool and smaller
lambs than they have done previous
ly. We do not think it pays, except
perhaps, in special instances, to keep
sheep after they are six years old.
The Florida agriculturist., 1883-01-17
Fort Meade Correspondent.

Editor oft Florida AQricultariSt:
This morning, December 18th, is
the coldest that we remember for the
past seven years on the "Deadening."
The mercury went down to 30o at
sunrise. Yesterday morning 1t stood
at 80 at sunrise and three weeks ago
at "a. Our bananas unprotected are
damaged We would advise all cul.
tivators of this fruit, if they wish to
protect it safely through the winter
to take little trouble, say about the
middle of November each year, and
wrap carefully each head and its stem
in the dry leaves from the stalk and
leave so until the spring opens. By
this means if the stalks do not freeze
the fruit is saved. Our stalks are not
frozen this morning. Alkender plants
that were exposed are ruined in this
section We don't think, however,
that fruit trees are hurt, not even the
lines, citron nor lemons which have
reszClfeSt ariiss 8 rte-ad--
er buds. The orange is safe. The
prospectsfor a fine yield of this crop
this year is very encouraging in case
no worse cold occurs All the cold
that the trees can bear, is but the more
desirable for the coming crop. Insects
here have surely suffered. We have
seen but one grove here troubled
with the red-bug this season, and that
is overrun with weeds and grass, the
former especially. No danger from
that pest if groves are kept clean.
Fort Meade is having a little boom
now anyhow railroad or not. Polk
county is bound to settle up, for its
attractions justify it, and people even
at distance are being more and more
convinced of the fact. DR.. c. L.
Mitchell and Col. Wilson have bought
out w. B. Browns large store and
they have fine assortment of various
articles on hand Fort Meade lost
one of her best citizens a week or so
ago, in the person of Uncle Bob Nc.
Kinney. We have new railroad
proiected tor this county.
5. w. CARSON.
The Florida agriculturist., 1883-01-17
: PRICE S CENTS.
$500 PER- ANNUNT

ducks, which are found near the head
! of the river in the greatest abund-
ance.
Carpenters and laborers are in
great demand.
The Atlantic House, at Oak Hill,
III. j. Faulkner, proprietor, is near
ing completion. 1t is situated on a
high she'll mound on the lagoon.
From the broad piazza most pleas.
ing aud extended view Is had. No
other hotel in South Florida can
show tithe of the attractions that
are here offered, not only to the tour
lists, the sportman, or the transient
guest, but also to the staid business
man, or to him "who comes to stay
In the lagoon and river the best of
fishing, also an abundance of ducks,
turtle and oysters; while ito the rear
one can find deer, turkey, and good
quail shooting, as good, if not better
than at any other point in Florida;
and visit to the kitchen and dining
room will convince the most skepti-
cal that they have ample fixtures and
"fxings" to supply the inner man
Good livery, boats, large vegetable
garden, the finest ice>house ever
erected on tie coast, a large orange
grove, in fact everything in and about
the house shows that nothing has
been neglected that will add to the
comfort aud pleasure of the guests.
The cuisine will be in every respect
unexceptionable. The house was
ready for guests Dec. 10.
@. Olson, our largest and most ex
perienced apiarist, has bought . tract
Of land near the river, aud is now
clearing, fencing, and preparing to
build, and will soon remove his little
busy workers and have them swarm
,ipQ under his own vine and cS tree.
"a. Il. Hawley, denJlst, is erecGlng'
new house on land purchased from
Charles DoughertY.
Mullet season is at hand, and carts
and wagons from the West side and
North end OF the county are arriving
daily, and returning laden with the
most delicious of salt water fish and
roe. A.
The Florida agriculturist., 1883-01-17

At the close OF the first year, fixing
the date for inaugurating the scheme
at October 1, 1888, the account up
to Both September, 1884, would pros
badly show as follows:
To labratories at 81 900 each, s., COO
To Salaries of chemists, 1000
To alaries of inspectors, 1900
To contingent expenses, 500
To interest on $4,000 at 10 per cent, 800
CIR. $500
at so cents, $4,000
Balance to inspecting fund 81 100
The revenue accruing TO this fund
should be invested and the interest
applied to establish experimental
gardens, assist in geological exami-
nations, and kindred purposes.
An indispensable auxiliary to ev.
cry school Of agriculture is an expe-
rimental farm or garden. Practical
lessons in the art of cultivating the
soil, are far more desirable than theo
retical instruction, where only one is
attainable. But with the two ccmbin
ed, practice to illustrate and impress
the truths OF theory, any young man
can secure an education which will
fit him for a successful and useful
career in life. Such garden, under
judicious management, could easily
sustain itself after receiving a good
send-off at tie start. And so soon
as the proposed inspectingtund war
rants the expense. gardens for testing
new varieties OF fruits aud vegeta-
bles, as well as Tor determining the
local. sadaptability OF lhosg (Feady in
use, should by all meaAAEke esGab~
lished in various parls V|e State.
Some idea may be td gId Of the
immense trade 10 eomEfciaI ma,
nures, and the importax Kff not abb
solute necessity ei 4 science
to Select The good rom ! "a vaa ), rom
the fact that 270 diff lnfS brands
We're analysed by the i. late chemist
OF Georgia during the past season.
a
The Florida agriculturist., 1883-01-17

At the close OF the first year, fixing
the date for inaugurating the scheme
at October L, 1883, the account up
to Both September, 1884, would pros
hahlv show as follows
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tinued until the diligence arrived at
Hayre, where Hugo's interlocutor, de-
lighted with his companion, insisted
upon putting up at the poets hotel, in
order to secure a few hours more of
such congenial company. While their
rooms were being prepared the land
lord brought them the register of ar
rivals, requesting them to inscribe their
names therein. AS Hugo took up the
pen to fulfill this formaity, the I'M
known Of notarial aspect looked eager
ly over his shoulder. Having signed
his name in bold and eminentlv legible
characters, the poet turned round with
smile, saying: Now, my dear sir, it
is your turn" But his horror-stricken
fellow traveller had snatched up his car
pet-bag and fed as soon as the dread
words Victor Hugo" had disclosed to
him the profundity of the abyss into
which he had stepped his foot.
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SOME CURIOUS sr4rIsrrCs.

Russian vital statistics show that the
population of Russia increases more
rapidly than that of any other state in
Continental Europe, except Holland and
Denmark. The figures are from the
Statistic Annual of the Russian Empire.
and they apparently show that the Rus
sian population doubles itself in fifty
eight years. The period in other coun-
tries is as follows: Denmark, Sc; Hol-
land, 81; Germany, 6S; Austria, 95 {:
Switzerland, SO; Italy, al; France,
165. The births per 1000 inhabitants
are I: In Russia, 40; in Germany. 43 ::
in France, 26. The death-rate is higher
in Russia-37 per 1,OOO-than any
European country, excepting Hungary.
The mortality is greatest among chill
dren. The death-rate of infants of l
year old is in Russia 1 in 4, in France. I
in 5; in Prussia, l in 6; and in En-
gland, 1 in Z. The most remarkable
contrast between Russia and the rest of
Europe is the comparative absence of
llegitimacy. The rate per ], 1000, legii-
mate births, which in England is 81, in
Italy Sc, in France 70, in Germany
50, in Sweden Sc, in Denmark 10.
and in Austria 124, is in Russia 80.
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PARLSIAN ZINE RIRRERS.

Good wine can seldom be obtained at
either hotels or restaurants in Europe.
Americans who have followed the Euro
pean practice of taking wine at almost
every meal make the general complaint
that the wine furnished them almost
everywhere has been of the most infe-
rlor quality. Many Of them have been
accustomed to drinking foreign wines at
home, and they are strongly Of the
opinion that the good qualities are ex-
ported and the inferior alone kept for
home consumption. But the fact is
that the adulteration of. wine is carried
on to such an extent, especially in Paris,
that what is called win ordinaire" has
very little Of the grape in it. Indeed,
1t IS scarcely possible for all the vine
yards IN Europe to supply pure wine
sufficient to meet the demand for con,
sumption. Everybody drinks two or
three bottles of wine per day in Paris,
and you will see even the scavenger and
chiffonier sitting on the curbstone, par
taking of their midday meals, with a
bottle of wine to wash it down. At the
Bon Marche dry-goods establishment
all the employees are fed in the extern
sive dining-rooms on the upper story of
the establishment. They number from
1,200 to 1900 men and women. We
were shown through the culinary de-
partment, and were startled at the i'm
mense wine-room, which contained
many thousand bottles. A large force
of men was at work washing and filing
bottles, and We were assured that the
daily consumption of the establishment
exceeded 1000 bottles. By the side of
every plate at the long dinner-tables
was bottle of wine, and these had to
be filed three times every day. Wine
is part of the daily food, and most of
it seemed as harmless as water. Wine
in America has an Intoxicating quality,
but what we met with in Europe at
table d'hotes would scarcely intoxicate
a child.-Bdltimor american.
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Lord showed him a better way. He
was caparisoned as a shepherd of the
sheep, and that's all the Lord wants to
kill Goliath. David gave the giant all
the advantage of position. The battle
was fought on the ascending slope of
the Philistine's hill. Goliath was so
full of wrath at the sight of his pigmy
antagonist that he lifted his visor to
curse him more freely, and that proved
his ruin. Our little David slipped a
stone in his sling, and made run at
him. He didn't stop for pot-shot, but
as he ran he just let fly and let God
take the stone to its mark. God gave
direction to it; it sank into the PhiIis-
tines forehead, and down he went. God
always directs smooth stone from the
brook when we lean our whole weight
upon Him. Goliath dead, the rest of
the Philistines fed. And that is the
way to kill Goliath now.-Sermon 6y
Evangelist Barnes.
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DISSOLUTION ON MUSrACHE


What the average girl doesn't know
about mustaches nobody can tell her.
It would be the most outrageous pre-
sumption. Some people have one idea
about a mustache and some another,
but there is no mistake about it on the
part of young woman. She knows
exactly what the mustache is for, and
there is no one who can get quite as
much use out of it as the girl who fully
understands her business. The mus
tache, she knows very well, is made to
season kisses with, and in many in
stances kisses derive more than two
thirds of their sweetness from the char
acter of the mustache. Something
depends upon the color sometimes, and
often the texture is a matter of real con-
sideration. To some, however, the
mustache in any color or in any way is
such a perfectly lovely thing that the
girl is not particular as to small matters
if it is only a-mustache.
That there shall be mustache is en-
tirely essential. There would be no real
sweetness in life without it, and not one
girl in 800 would ever fall in love if il
were not for the mustache. It is just
the incest thing ever invented to fall il
love with, and no young man in his
right mind ever fails to take advantage
of it. The moustache ought to be given
plenty of room to grow, and let us hope
the drought of the last summer has moi
retarded ii. -PhiLadelp1tjG Times.
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THE BALTIMORE PLAN.

A Baltimore capitalist one day went
down into Virginia to collect the interest
on $500 bond which town had voted
to build bridge. The bond was five
years old, and no interest had ever been
paid. Seeking an interview with the
village President, he made known his
errand, but the official sadly shook his
head and replied:
GA freshet carried off the bridge the
same year it was built"
"But the bond stands good for all
that ?"
eyes, ! suppose so, but we have no
moneyOaEand."
Cant you pay this from some other
fund.-"
eve haven't cent in any fund"
Cant [ sell the bond to some one
here ?"
Nobody got anything to buy with"
For the next four hours the man with
the bond was very busy. He attached
the hand fre-engine, garnisheed three or
four of the taxpayers, locked up the
village graveyard, attached the safe in
the Clerks Office, and when the sun
went down he had arranged for so many
iniunetions that no one dared stir
abroad. The sun was hardly up next
day before his interest was ready, and
in less than an hour citizen purchased
the bond at discount, exclaiming:
81 shan't never get nothing on it, but
We can't have wicked spectators COM
ing here to cast reflections on Virginia's
honesty. - Wall Street NeoUs.
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WASHLN CROWS ETIQUETTE.

President Washington never went to
Congress on public business except in a
state coach, drawn by six cream-colored
horses. The coach was an object which
would excite the admiration of the throng
even now in the streets of London. 1t
was built in the shape of hemisphere,
and its panels were adorned with cupids,
surrounded with flowers worthy of
Florida, and Of fruit not to be equaled
out of California. The coachman and
postillions were arrayed in gorgeous
hveries of white and scarlet. The Phila-
delphia Gazette, a Government organ,
regularly gave supply of court news
for the edifcation of the citizens. From
that the people were allowed to learn as
much as it was deemed proper for them
to know about the Presidents move
ments, and fair amount of space was
also devoted to Mrs. Washington who
was not referred to as Mrs. Washington,
but as "the amiable consort of our be-
loved President. When the President
made his appearance at ball or public
reception, dais was erected for him,
upon which he might stand apart from
the vulgar thrcng, and the guests or
visitors bowed to him in solemn silence.
Republican simplicity" has only
come in later times. In our day the
hack-driver who takes a visitor to a
public reception at the White House is
quite free to get off his box, walk in side
by side with his fare and shake hands
with the President with as much faniI-
iarity as anybody else. Very few per-
sons presumed to shake hands with
Gen. Washington. One of his friends,
Gouverneur Morris, rashly undertook,
for foolish wager, to go up to him and
slap him on the shoulder, saying, "My
dear General, I am happy to see you
look so we'll" The moment fixed upon
arrived, and Mr.. Morris, already half
repenting of his wager, went up to the
President, placed his hand upon his
shoulder, and uttered the prescribed
words. Washington" as an eye
witness described the scene, Withdrew
his hand, stepped suddenly back, fixed
his eye on Morris for several minutes
with an angry frown, until the latter re-
treated abashed, and sought refuge in
the crowd" No one else ever tried a
similar experiment. It is recorded of
Washington that he wished the official
title of the President to be "High
Mightiness, and at one time it was pro-
posed to engrave his portrait upon the
national coinage. Nc royal levees were
more punctiliously arranged than those
of the first President. -Quarterzy Re-
a,jp3U
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KISSING THE BRIDE.

There is popular notion that it is
the privilege of the clergyman who ties
the knot to be the first to kiss the bride
on the conclusion of the ceremony. Mr..
Henderson, in his Folklore of the
Northern Counties" relates how a cler-
gyman, a stranger in the neighborhood,
after performing a marriage in York
shire village, was surprised to see the
party keep together as if expecting
something. what are you waiting
for?" he asked at last. please, sir"
was the bridegroom's answer, "ye've no
kissed Molly" Not many years ago,
We are told how a fair lady from the
county of Durham, who was married in
the South of England, so undoubtedly
reckoned for the clerical salute that,
after waiting for it in vain, she boldly
took the initiative, and bestowed kiss
on the mtlch-amazed south-country vi
car. The practice, too, was in years
past much kept up in Scotland, and is
referred to in the following old song. in
which the bridegroom, addressing the
minister, says:
It's 10 very decent for you to be kissing:
1t does not look weel in the black coat ava;
TwOuld have set You far better tae hae glen
your blessing
Than thus by such tricks to be breaking the
law.
Dear Waite, quo Robin, it Just an old custom,
An the thing that is common should ncer be
i'll ta'en;
For where We are wrong, if We hadna ha wished
him,
You should ha' been first. It's yourself is to
blame.
Tt has been suggested that this may
be a relic of the Oscul2tm pacis, or the
presentation Of the Pax to the newly
married pair Mr.. Henderson also in
forms as that some Years ago it was
customary in ireland for the clergyman
tc conclrde The ceremony with the
words, Mss your wife, and occasion
ally the bridegroom was hard put to
prevent one or other Of his companions
from interceptng the salute designed
for himself"