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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-06-21

The recent wonderful strides in the
manner Of treating the eyes of persons
partially or totally blind have resulted
in feats Of delicate surgery that are
scarcely credible, says the San Francisco
Chronicle. Many Of these performances
of scientific skill have been noted by
the daily press, as well as recorded in
works entirely devoted to the healing
art. However, the operation performed
a short time ago on the eyes Of John
Thielberg of this city deserves special
mention. Mr.. Thielberg is a young
gentleman we'll and favorably known In
this city as an analylitical chemist Of
marked ability, who also occupied the
position of superintendent ofthe Ameri.
can sugar refinery. About a year ago
he was called uDon to make some ex-
periments for f. u. Lyons & Co. Of this
city. In using a preparation of caustic
soda in a carboy, the gaseous substance
exploded, filling his eyes with poisonous
compound, which not only caused him
intense pain, but rendered him totally
blind. For months the best and mosI
skiliful oculists Of this city e%ndeayored
to restore his sight. and, at last, hopeless
Of accomplishing SO difficult an under
taking, they advised the chemist to visit
New York city and try the skill of DIR.
Noyes, whose successful operations had
rendered his name celebrated among
the oculists of the world. Mr.. Thiel-
berg accordingly went to New York, but
after an examination 10y DR.. Moves, that
gentleman candidly admitted that he
would be unable TO do him any good.
though he expressed a belief that a GER
tain firm of physicians in that city could
restore his sight, as they make a special.
ty Of such cases. The reporter was I'M.
able to obtain the names Of the firm, al
though the following facts were cleaned
from friends of Thielberg who have cor
regularly with the sightless
chemist since his departure for New
York: 1t seems that the white portions |
his eyes were SO badly injured as to
prevent the receiving and rejecting Of
Impressions by the lenses Of the centre
or pupils. All the arts of healing, as
by nature, were inadequate to re-
store the smooth tissues that hold with
such delicate cXactnoss the central mir
Consequently, portions of the eyes
IL black rabbits were taken and grated
II eyeball, which, growing fast, be-
part OF it, and, after several weeks,
he bandages were removed, and, with
le eye upon which the operation had
,een performed, Thielberg could see.
Hitherto, his letters had been written
~ proxy, but, having partially regained
lis vision, he was enabled to write the
asst one himself. In this letter he stat
ID that he wa able to tell the time of
he day by a watch and could see to
cad a newspaper. He expected soon to
a similar operation performed on
lis other eye, and hoped soon to return
o California fully restored. In select
ny the rabbits for this wonderful trans
process, black ones are chosen
IN account Of their having stronger It's
ucs than hose Of lighter hue.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-06-21
Notice Of Final Proof
or August A IIaaser o. S. No.

Ut NIIKUsl = TIHHstT u. =. NO. ZIVY
Land Office at Deadwood, Oak.
May 18th, 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the following nam
eli settler has filed notice Of his Intention to make
final proof in support Of his claim, and that said
proc will be made before the judge OF clerk Of
the district court for Custer county at Custer city
ID. T., on July 5th, 1884, viz:
August A. Haascr ID S No. 2i09 for the $ hf sc or
sec II, sw or $ or. sec II, NV or NV Or sec IL ~ 6
$ range 7 e B III NJ
lie names the following witnesses TO prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF,
said land, viz.
G. b. West. Geo. f lennon, $. p, Hughes, AL
fonso Low Of Custer county, Oak.
J. +. LUSE, Register
First publication May II
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-06-21
OF William C. Boggs, ID s No 2o9o

VI WIIIIHTH =. DUbBs, u . 4NU wv
LAND OFFICE AT DEApwooD. d. r.
April 30, 1884.
Notice Is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice Of his intention to
make final proofin support Of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before the Judge or
clerk of the district court Of Custer county ID. r.
at Custer City D. T., OH Tuesday June ~, 1884
viz:
" lillian c. Boggs ID s No 1000 for the sw qr 8 W or
sec 2 and ne or ne or see 10 aud " hf NV or sec IL
tip 6 S range 7 G Is NJ
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF.
said land, viz:
Charles Is west. Augustus a. naaser, Within
A. Harmon and Charles Hoffman Of Buffalo Gap,
ID r.
J p. LUSE, Register
First publication. May 10.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-06-21
Notice of Final Proof
OF Alexander l.. Webb, d. $. No. 2l76

OF AItXandpf J., Webb, u. ;. NO. ITO
LAND OFFICE AT DEApwooD. ID. IT,
April. 81. 1894.
Notice Is hereby given that the following-nam-
ed settler has flei notice If his intention TO make
final proof In support of his claim.
and that said proof will be made before the
Judge or clerk Of the district court Of Custer
county at Custer City d. T on Tuesday, June "a,
1854. viz. -.
Alexander L. Webb, u. s. No. ci7s for the v hf
ne ar and 3 W or ne or and sc or NV ar sec IL, IN
4 south range ectB n NJ ~v ftmrG Il.
He names the following witnesses 70 prove hls
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF.
said land. viz:
mar. Charles West OF Buffalo Gar. u. T.
~ J.P L.CSE, Rezlyt"-.
Prs. publication May. 10, 1854.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-06-21
Notice to Creditors.

In the matter Of the Estate ofIoseph 7.
Bliss, deceased:
The undersigned having been APP
PORTED administrators of the estate of
Joseph T. Bliss, deceased, hereby gives
notice to all persons having claims
against said estate, that they must pre-
sent the same, with the necessary
vouchers, to the undersigned admins
traitor Of said estate, at his Office in Gus
ter City, Custer County. ID. T., within
six months from this date, that being
the time limited for creditors to present
their claims against said estate.
And all persons indebted I" said
estate are requested to make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
j. Z. THOMPSON,
IA Administrator.
Dated. Custer City. Custer Co., ID. T.,
January Goth, A. d. 1884. 88&
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-06-21
Notice of Pima Proof

LAND OFFICE At ID. I'll
April %, 1884
Notice In herey given that the following NAM
ed settler has ffled notice of his intention to make
final proof in support Of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the judge or clerk OF
/ e District Court. Custer County. d. T.. At
Custer City. d. T., on Wednesday, June. 23th.
1884, viz.
James W.. Carson. d 8 No 1871 for the sw or sec
% tip Ssr9eBH NJ.
He names the following witnesses To prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation OF,
said land, viz;
Samuel x Maddox. William Plate, W A. Watts
and John T. Reddick OF Custer Countys Oak.
J.. p. LUSE, Register.
First publication, May
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-06-21
Notice of Fina Proof.

vi james NJ. Coleman -. >. 40. ZlIo
LASD OFFICE AT De Dwoob, .. Tt
April Both. 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice OF his intention to
make final proof I'm support Of his claim. and
that said proof will, be- made b fore the Judge
or clerk Of the district court Of Custer county d.
T. at Custer City, ID T. Oh Tuesday, June "a, 1884,
vizi
James ". Coleman ID. .. No. 2l75 for the W hf
sc or and ne or sw or and Sc or NV or see
% IN 4 south range 9 e b II NJ
Tie names the following witnesses TO prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of,
said land, viz:
Stephen j. Walker, John /. Beatty. Alexander
L. Webb aud Charles West, OF Strator Postof5ice,
d, T.
J. p. LUsE Register
First publication May 10.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-06-21
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF
or George +. Lennon, y No PIT
Land Office at Deadwood, Oak,

OF George +. LcmnOn, ID : No 2l17
Land Office at Deadwood, Dak,l
May Is, 1884.
Notice is hereby givon that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice o; his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Judge or clerk OF
the district court for Custer comfy at Custer city
d.. L. on July 9Th. 1881, viz:
George Il. Lennon, No 2l77 for the y hf ne
or, NV or ne or, he qr NV at. sec IL tip 6 = range
Z eDl ii NJ.
He the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation OF
said land. viz;
A. A.. Haaser, e. B. West, w. L. Judsins and ].
J. NJ. Brown ofCuster county ID. I.
J, +, LUSE, Register.
First publication May Il.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-06-21
Notice of FinaI Proof
or Charles b. West ID S No. POO.
land Office at Deadwood, Oak

May lotn, 1854
Notice Is hereby given that the following nam
cd settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof In support of his claim. and that said
proofwill be made before the judge or clerk OF
the district cour, OF Custer county at Custer city
ID. r. on July 9th 1884. viz:
Charles b.. West ID 5 No 2l00 for the sw or ne or
So Or NV or and ne or sw ar, NV qr Sc or sec III Up
6 8 range 7 c Is HIM
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation Of,
said land, viz:
August A. tIaaser. Geo. Z. Lennon. Charles
Hoffman aud w. A. Harness of Custer CO., d. 7,
I.p LuSE, Register
First publication. May IL
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-12-17
Care of Geranlums.

tits altogether useless to expect that
geranium plants which have lowered all
summer in the open air, will, if taken up
and potted continueto bloom equally well
during the winter season, says the Gar
den. If geraniums are wanted for win
ter Towering, they must be specially
grown during summer, although it is not
yet too late to prepare few plants for
that purpose. If plants have not been
specially reserved, few should be taken
up immediately and ported, care being
taken to select the most compact and
perfectly formed specimens. In potting
select porus or soft baked pots, proper
tionate to the size of the plants, and
place in the bottom of each at least an
inch of broken pots in order to insure
perfect drainage. Keep the plants in
the centre of the pots, and firm the soil
well around their roots. When the
plants are potted, water thoroughly, and
place in shady situation for week or
ten days, after which time they should
be exposed to the sun. Have them well
supplied with water and remove all
flower buds until it is time to bring them
inside, which will be on the approach
of cool weather. Give them light,
sunny situation, and an average temper
ature of 90 degrees. Do not crowd the
plants, and turn them occasionally, so
as to develop an even, symmetrical
shape. The most suitable compost for
geraniums is a mixture of two-thirds
we'll rotted sod from an old pasture; one
third well decayed manure and a fair
-sprinkling of bone dust, thoroughly
mixed and pulverized before using Wa
ter should be given as often as necessa-
,ry, care being taken to give an ample
supply, and when the pots become filled
with roots, liquid manureswater should
be given twice week. One ounce of
guano, dissolved intwo gallons of water,
will be proper proportion for this pur-
pose. When large specimens are de-
sired the plants should be repotted as
often as the pots become filed with roots,
or until they have reached the desired
size, when they can be treated as above
=
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-12-17
To Measure the Height Of a Tree.

There is very simple way of measur-
ing the height of a tree which can be
practiced by any one on a sunny day or
in bright moonlight. All the appara-
tus that is necessary is a straight stick
of any length. Draw circle with ra-
dius (half the diameter) of little less
than the length of the stick. This will
be done by holding one end of the stick,
say two inches from it's end, and moving
the other end around, making the circle
with knife or chip. Then place the
stick in the ground exactly in the center
OF the circle, perfectly upright, and press
1T down until the height OF the stick is
exactly the same as the radius of the
circle. When the end of the stick ex-
actly touches the circle, then also the
shadow of the tree will be exactly in
length the same measurement as its
height. OF course, in such case, the
sun will be at an exact angle of 40.
Measurements of this character can be
best effected in the summer, when the
sun is powerful, and has reached to a
good height in the heavens, and when
the trees are clothed with living green
so as to cast dense shadow. To many
to whom this idea may not have occur
red, it might be made annually matter
of interest thus on warm summer days
to take the height of prominent trees,
aud so to compare growth from year to
year.-Er.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-12-17
Tobacco Pulp for Paper Making.

a new invention, of great interest to
paper makers and tobacco growers, is
announced from Waverly, n. Y, w. w.
Bennett of that place having discovered
a process for utilizing the hitherto use
less stalks and stems of the tobacco
plant as a substitute for wood pulp in
the manufacture of paper. The idea is
comparatively simple, and if the results
are as striking as represented, will prove
OF great value to manufacturers, the to-
bacco pulp, it is claimed, producing a
much stronger paper than wood at
much smaller cost. Samples of paper
made by this process under favorable
conditions show comparatively few de-
fects, and the strength is said to have
been successfully tested by lifting 100
pound boy on a single broad sheet. A
great point in the manufacture of the
pulp is the fact that only the ordinary
machinery found i'll every paper mill is
required, beaters, rotary and grinding
machines, while wood has 60 be skinned,
strapped, relieved of knots and rotten
parts, and grated. The average quality
OF wood used loses from sixty to eighty
per cent in waste, and the most expen-
sive chemical process of reducing it to
pulp brings the amount of waste down
only to tifty-two per cent. Tobacco
stalk, however, reduced by purely
mechanical process to bone-dry pulp,
shows a waste of only five per cent. If
the new invention proves successful, it
will be hailed with delight by tobacco
farmers as well as by paper makers; for
the tobacco stalk has always been bur
den, good for nothing save manure. A
thousand and one unsuccessful attempts
have been made to utilize it for almost
every conceivable purpose, and the pat
ent office contains the relies of numerous
chimerical inventions. Now, however,
the farmers can have the stuff taken of
their hands, and can secure as much
manure as before from the juice ex.
tracted in the process of reduction. The
tobacco plant, as is known, furnishes
one of the toughest of fibres. -Erchdnge
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-12-17

the boy they sprang upward as high as
his waist in their efforts to get at his
face and throat. A cat, after stealthily
watching four of these large rats work
ing about house, finally sprang upon
one OF them. The other three at once
attacked the cat, and fought her so des-
perately that she retired hastily from
the conflict, bleeding from numerous
wounds they had inflicted upon her with
their sharp teeth. One farmer tells of
nelghbor whose wife was awakened one
night by screams issuing from a room
where two of her small children were
sleeping. She ran to the room with a
light and found that three of the inn
mense rats had attacked the children
while they were asleep, and who stood
their ground when the mother came to
their rescue, followed by the father.
The latter killed two of the rats with
long hoe handle, and the third one es-
capped. The children were both bitten
on the hands and in the face. The in
habitants of the neighborhood are so
much alarmed by the bold and destruct-
i've incursions of these rats that they in
tend to hold meetings to devise some
means to rid the community of their
presence! Where the rats came from
originally is a mystery. Some of the
farmers believe that they are cross be-
tween the Norway rat and the muskrat,
which are numerous in this vicinity.-Er.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-12-17
The Worst Rats Yet.

All this district laments the day, sew
eral years ago when farmer at Bur-
lington received as present from a
friend i'll England pair of peculiar rats.
They were about one-third larger than
the common mouse, and their hair was
a dark blue color. The farmer kept
them i'll large cage, where a litter of
young were born. These ran about the
premises, and i'll year not only the far
mer's place, but the whole neighborhood
was overrun by the rats. They became
a great nuisance, and were very destruc-
tive. All attempts to eXterminate them
failed until pair of pet Norway rats be-
longing to another farmer escaped, with
large family of young, from their cage.
These rats also increased rapidly and
began warfare against the little blue
English pests. In a short time the lat
ter were eXterminated or driven away.
About year ago farmers in different
parts of the township noticed now and
| then rats of an enormous size and OF a
breed never before seen in the county
about their premises. They were near
ly as large as muskrats, and of light
gray color. They exhibited very little
| fear, and at times boldly disputed DOS
session of barns and outbuildings with
their owners. These rats are now over
running the neighborhood in immense
numbers, and have become a scource OF
much terror to the inhabitants. They
undermine cellar floors and walls and
the foundations of buildings, and de-
stroyed many cisterns and ruined milk
houses for the purpose for which they
are used. Many farmers have had to
abandon their cellars. Granaries and
barns swarm with them day and night
Farmers say that damage to the amount
of thousands of dollars has been done by
the pests this season.
TO illustrate their holiness and feroci-
ty several instances of recent occurrence
are related. A farmers boy entered a
corn crib, in which he had discovered a
number of the rats, and attacked them.
They turned upon him and fought him
so fiercely that he was compelled to re-
treat and leave them masters of the sit
uation. He was badly bitten on the
legs and hands. In their attack upon
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-12-17
Flowing the Orchard.

The sooner this operation is performed
the better; this especially with the apple
orchard. The fruit is presumed to be all
gathered and everything in readiness.
Clean, thorough, economic culture pre-
sumes the heads of the trees sufficiently
high to move conveniently under the
limbs. Low names, short singletrees
and leather or rope traces will be found
highly valuable for their security against
injury to the trees. Select the calm,
steady hand and horses to work in the
orchard the cross, petulant, revengeful,
malicious man should be kept away from
the orchard. Tree-murderers are sadly
too numerous. Do not aim at blowing
too close to the stem of the tree. Take
one-horse pillow, a steady, rather slow
horse, with low names, short singletree
leather or rope traces, and run furrow
passing on the right side of the first tree,
the left OF the next, turn at the end of
the row and take the reverse sides; this
will give you chain-like furrow and a
three burrows in this way, and then you
can put in the double pillow and pillow as
suits best. As you regard your orchard,
never let rash, careless hand 60 near
the trees with two-horse pillow. The
lay of the land will indicate whether to
pillow to or from the trees; reversing the
operation each time is usually the best.
Do not pillow too deep; raise the pillow in
coming near the trees leave the ground
rough during the winter; use the drag in
the spring. Level away the soil and
trash from the stem of the tree with the
hoe; these accumulations protect and
invite insects and are especial ,encour-.
agements to the root aphide. Cleaning
around the stems secures the full benefit
of freezing, and aids in the application
OF insecticides. Nothing tends to secure
healthy trees like breaking up all ten
dency to sod and aeriating the roots it
does much to secure immunity to scab
and fungus on the fruit A free appli-
cation of quick lime and wood ashes is
highly beneficial. Whether manure in
the usual application of the term is need
ed, will be indicated by the condition of
the soil in each individual case. Where
the land brings a good crop of clover or
weeds to pillow under manure is not like
ly to be required if it is, apply broad |
cast after the blowing. Kainit and bone
dust are the best special fertilizers we
have tried, but the lime and wood ashes
always fills the bill. Flowing and fertil- |
izing the orchard are not always admis-
sible; under some conditions they force |
too rank wood growth and unfruitful
ness; SO use judgment.-Midldnd Far
Heef.