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The question naturally arises, who will
The Tlden boomers Top to now;
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Diatrihmtipit-
SAVANNAH
Volunteer Guards Battalion.
GRAND DISTRIBUTION
FAIR PROPERTY!

A FAIR viii be held IN Savannah, Georgia,
II on April 18th, to last for several weeks. 20
raise a fund for the erection of a New Arse
nal CT Guards ArmOry." portion a the
property contributed win be disposed of by
the sale of Five Thousand $4,000 Tickets at
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MONEY TO LOAN.-A place where vo-
VI can obtain loan on personal property
Parties wishing to sell Diamonds and Jeweirr
and those wishing to buy such articles shonla
call on me. Cash paid for old Gold. Silver an
mutllated coin. Offce private: business cor
ndential CLEMENT SAUSSY, Broker. y
Whitaker street.
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THE LITTLE GEN OF A HOTEL,

like some conspicuous military officer,
has been reduced to the ranks, but, un-
like the officer, for no conduct ''unbe-
coming an officer and a gentleman" 1t
has simply been used and cast aside for
more pretentious rival. Its epaulets, and
sword and sash have been removed, and
tell from observation where the hotel
began or ended. 1t has been put to COM
mon uses, sadly in contrast with the high
life which once made it the abode
of the grand and lovely Of the
land. If those old and stained walls
could speak what stories they would tell
of a time when there was no gas, no
steamships, no railroads, no electric
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Mrs. FRANCESCA DTTTMAN. GRADUATED
vi Midwife, No. IS DraytOn street, corner
President street, Savannah, Ga.
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MONEY TO LOAN
vi Address
Y. K,
Care General Deliver.
Post Office
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Cor Rrmt.

DOOMS TO RENT. with use OF bath. for
II gentleman and his wife. Inquire 90 York
81
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Tor RENT, the long piazza house on South
Il Broad street fronting the Presbyterian
Church. INQUIRE at Jag Hun street.
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REGISTERED at the Post Office IN Savaanah az
'sooed CLtss Mail Matter.
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ITO RENT, nat of rooms for light house
Il keeping; also, large furnished front room
on first floor. l63 South Broad street, corner
Barnard
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1ETEIreI. N IEITTI5 7IIl NJ o t-TIT1l -
J. II. ESTILL, Savannah, Ga.
Decorah-posten., 1884-07-23

Gammel Sfaoe. s SIaset pet
aOnisards bIsu en- Siterrisit SoIbat
peb Raun Soban 9iIat trufen / Rps:
gen af en- @e~uartnsle. Oenne bier
fibbenbe, ibst 9essrne lite tunbs fnbs
ben. Saaret srosbs isisn, os Pilat
ubifrepss fra SoipituIet iom bsIbrsbet,
men q os bar ben belle lib ibeu
ueret iau iuas Os Iioenoe, at ban puu
fit 9iemlteo bar mauttst IeUe at Soils
@ObsIsrsnbeb. 5Or nosen Glib iioeu
uiIbs ban inbienbe N psniionsauiss:
ming til Ssii.rsn os ituIOs Isbiase ben
meb 2~aseattsif. 9aseu, iom bsrfOI
unberisste bam, fanbt / Wtaubens
SuirusIisiIe ct ar iaa iiort iom en-
os fslte bsruuber ct baarbt 9essme.
9an foretOs itsar, meo giIats Sum'
tptte uben Rartoie, en- Operation oe
tos ub en- GGnbnauIstusIe. Saarst
bIeu sienipst, Os Patienten ,unbe mar
f~uISitGnbis bsIbrebst os fri for b
Smerter, Der baubs pIaset BAN | Is
gar, usnbs tiIbase til ut 9iem.
Decorah-posten., 1884-07-23
Senner | 9ip os SOB. Sra eusern

Senner | 2ip % Ssh. Sra 9u,err
mebbeles ct lilfeIbe iaa eieubommeIist,
at man ffuIbs tro bet bentet fra er
Seniationsrcman. 60 sobe 9ennsr,
Gnslanbere, ben enc ben enssIite 6on:
full Brandt, truf binanben isisn eftsl
en- Iansere aoifiueIie Os feirebs Gien:
ipnet ueb ct Iioet @iIbs. s ben munt:
refts Stemnins itiItss gsnnsrns, granbt
for at saa til fin SoIis, ben unbsr
til fit 9otel. 8ommsn bsrben Iabel
ban fig brinse en- Sop &aiie Os sis,
fig bet betusmt, fsrer &uifetoppen til
fine 9Gber, mems ipntsr | iamms pie.
bIit rammet af ct Sierteilus bob til.
base / 9aneitoIen. Strar isnbss gor.
tieren afitsb for at unberrette Branbi
ON Ssnnens pIubisIise gnbeIist. 6om:
men baIuueis msbsr Yortiersn granbts
Gisnsr, iom ban tisnbte, os neppt
bapbe ban bsspnot fin geretnins, fsl
Gieneren afbrpber BAN meb be Orb
Min Cub! Ssiaa ies tOmmer for at
msbbele ben isrseIise Gfterretnins, al
Brandt netOp er afsaaet peb Dsben al
9ierteilas. 8ssse Senner par saast
bort | famine Winut.
Decorah-posten., 1884-07-23
Gen si. SeIena ipnes at befnbe Jig

Gen 81. Sclena ipnes at bsfnbe Jig
i en- isrseIis 5Orfatnins. 9uuensren,
Mr. Rorris, siuer | fin fioits Oiicis
eus Seretnins en- pnteIis StiIorins al
ben finaniisae os tOmmercieue SiIituno
paa benne biitoriif bsrsmte Q. Snbs
testerne bIiper minbrs aar for Nar.
De oHentIise gpsninser. 9absr, gsis
os andre anIas Iiber unber ben itabiss
Penssmans.I, os be faa gmbepsmanb
paa Den sr let Isnnsbe. Den oiisuts
Iise l~lnberuisnins er / 6orfaIb. tort
iast ale moraIfts, iiuaniisls os toms
mereisae SorboIb Iiosr uf RunssI pua
tiIitrattsIise Y~sussmibIsr. Sammsus
Iisnst meb 1873 er antaust at be
Stibe, Der / 1888 Iasoe til peb Den,
tasst Of meb 22O. Star sftsr at SsiIs
ifibeue er bleune afisite af fore Dam:
pers, bar Ssns gsIitanb Iibt ct baarbt
SnGt. 9upcrnsren anmober berfor
inbtrenssnbs ben enseIife Rssierins ON
at sisre Roset for at opbieIpe 6ors
boIbene paa Den.
Decorah-posten., 1884-07-23

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Decorah-posten., 1884-07-23
Gn Seifs Gaplsb nteb ct Serubcis.

YIN Seifs Snplsb fteo ct SfrnOclss
Sos. Gn 9ef ! S6weis bar fornps
Zig Isbet ct eienbommeIist 8npIsb, %
bet Open | Riobet aIbeIss friuilis. Oa
PasiasersG oset fra BERN til 9usern for
ct gar 0ase foen forIob Stationsn
SObIbauien, rep en- f~ireaars 9eit fig
los fra fin 9erre os LOB pp pua 9tnien
Iise foran Soset; ben s~aIoppersbe of
iteb fOran 9ofomptiust Iise til Statios
men MaIters, Der Lao $1,000 COB borts,
Ser bolbt Soset / to Wtnuter, os bers
peb fit 9eiten ct Soriprins. 9a Coz
get naaebe ben n9ife Citation - 49,
600 fob borte a bet Iise per at
fisre 5eiten ouer. Gort sftsr inublebe
Dpret Os table en- Sto; ben tom bog
burtis paa Benene isien os pebbIeu iaa
at Lobe toran Goset, inbtil ben iom
Seierberre anfom til 9usern, babel /
Spsb, men eners uben at bape taaei
minbffe Stabe. Ser blsu ben sreben,
os Stati0nsfOruaItersn tss fig faa al
ben. Den bapbe Tibet be SO, 900 Gst
! fire os trebiue Minuter os uar blanbt
anbet ! ben Glib aIbelss uitabt faret
siennem to LANCE luneaer.
Decorah-posten., 1884-07-23
0a.vtueaOls NaODOs Lar Nptrmagl.

UaiUiistaois N0eDDg Ear ODermdia,
uearbtiStt titsr &c trStc amertfanf,
Saaneaeaer % be ratelir Sia!srs
seuiGmlinGsr. iii grEe iDr ben
fanSinauift gsi1tfatnQ |
Sxerifa.
GorIpnct rso fulof9roise ~SorruIorsr
1o'reiter etDosrt iurioiit 9otument fan Old
iettes uoen Sl9Ip al aDpotater. SnoebpL
oenoe De M | 8rait uar,not ganterctlppe
CUE De iOriticlise Staters geftemmelic,
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tom, seies os andre sontrotter, Glitter
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ON "Bre=emptipn", "Somefteao" CotoorIi,
Sorstrrets erbpcruelle, Sorvaatniuoer oe
eaHotIeos 'atilntniuser; enoelia lluipueu.
acnltitution % i1oteubiae CYlpsuiuo,,
ON De ente!te Staters' poIttife sorboIn =.
St9relis, ON Salsrst embeosmauhsnsS
siister, Gomitplcnes Cmraaoe. 9ohbet,m
nlelierrle, Iaal o. Saa, oIp.. ouur,no.
'aaleoes en- %uunop9riia oa tiltrpreI;,
paanobos for ale i~nopanorense StouSinc
Der I osres Stiains iom grbeioere. em
beosmeno. Sabritanter, sarmere. Sorr,,
ninssmaHo, aapitaIiiier, 4olititere. 9i,n,
itetpeuoe, nj. 81.
Yris. i~nebunetn $40
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Decorah-posten., 1884-07-23
Moori.s ouoeu saubiao, Der for Il.

Waoris9 onaen Saubiao, Der for 6i'
ben siaiter 9onbon, sr utuiuIicmt en- al
be martsIisite 9%otentater, Der nosens
fnbe Dor uaret | ben engelite 5opeS'
FAB. 9ans aniist, Der er uIoelss tatos
ueret, bar ct mprtt os melantolit uo'
trpt. 5an CT 20 aar sammsl. s
bans llnsbom par gap 3eeIano Sfnes
plabien for bIObise Sampe, | builte ban
bog tun beltOs, for iaa uiet ion ban
bialp meo til at f~ortGre be o%ueruunone
SLENDER. Be fsrite GuropGsre, ban
ms6te, pare Risiion9rer. ~Oe iasoe
til os", forteaer aonsen, "at ri maatte
tro, tbi oilers piIbe ri bIiue br9nbte".
Ganbiao bleu Rriiten os ertienbte mart
gnsIGnbernss SuerIesenbeb. San uiIbe
fsIu life fore uosen Brig til fit 9anos
6oriuar, men ban bleu af Solicit tuuns
gen til at sribe til 8aaben. 6aItet
inSiaa for TENT, at aonsen baube bait
&et / at pile ipse en- frebeIis Suerenss
tOmif. Gfter at 5reben uur %iluttet,
trat Sonsen fig tiIbase til bet inbre ai
9anbst, buor ban lsusbe inbtiI 1882
uoen at mobtuse nosen GuropGer. Sort
ba LOB ban fig beuGse til at beisse
audlanb, bpor ban fit Ell tOnseIis NObs
taseIie. 9an bar en- 6rone Of fOr=
spIbt Tin pau 9ousbst, os naar ban
tisrte ub, iab ban aItib peo Chen al
&uiten Os susrlOb fit 6slse be andre
BIabier. Sans Orast bsitaar unOsr
bans Spbolb / 9onbOn al n ilibt tort
Sratts, tuIsrte gentIGber os en- Gps
Iinberbat. San boIoer ubpre messt Of
BrGnbsuin os nposr ofte benns 0rit /
iaa fore Suantitster, at bans 3iIitanb
bliuer betanteIis. Sans Mtiniitre baue
imiblsrtib faast bam til at lone, at ban
unber fit OpbOIo / europa uiI afboIbe
fig fra benne Drift.
Decorah-posten., 1884-07-23

On lrbsiber | 2onbon blep anbolbt
os t%iItalt, forbi ban baube taitst i'm
9uitru ub sisnnem 0inbust.
90 ban bIeu ipurst, buiIten @runb
ban tunbe baue til en- iaa barbariif
Gremsanssmaabe, iuarebe ban:
= Seq piIbe for enbuer Yris al meb
min tiare 9aIubeI men ies uiIbe bog
lite baue, at Nosen ftulbe tunne fise
ON mig, at ies baube fat benbe paa
9sren.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-11-26
Predicting the Weather from the
Color of the Stars.

From the TACT determined by w. Spring,
that the color of pure water in great bulk
is blue, M. Oh. Montigny explains the
performance OF this color in the scintill-
alton OF the stars just before and during
wet weather. The luminous rays, he
argues, traversing the air charged with
large quantities of pure water, are
necessarily tinged with blue color of this
medium. The excess of blue becomes
an almost certain means of predicting
rain. This theoretic conclusion cores
ponds with the results of his observations
continued tor. several years past on the
appearance of the steller rays in connec-
ton with the state of the weather. Dur
ing the few months of fine weather in
the present year, blue has been much
less conspicuous than in the correspond
ing months of previous year since 1876,
when wet weather prevailed. 1t also
appears that green, which had always
conceded with clear skies during the fine
weather of 1876, has recently again be-
come predominant. Hence he thinks it
probable that we have got over the cycle
of bad seasons, and the dry weather and
more normal summers may be antici-
pated, at least for some time to come.
The above is from Nature, and the same
contains an abstract of paper
by Prof. G. Niche Smith, on green-col-
ored suns, in which he concludes that
this phenomenon is due to the presence
of unusual quantities of watery vapor in
the atmosphere. -Scientifc american
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-11-26
How the Brazillans Eat Oranges.

The differentiation OF development as
serts itself even in devouring oranges.
In the region of the Rio Amazonas it is
one way, and in the Region of the Rio
Query it is another. Here the eater be-
gins by transfixing with fork the veg
etable globe in the neighborhood OF the
south pole. Then, with sharp case
knife (Which is not a cheese-knife, as
might be inferred from the etymologist)
he makes through the rind circular cut,
which may be likened to the antarctic
circle. Next he slices off the whole OF
arctic zone. Then, cutting from north to
south, he slices off the rind in meridi-
ans from one polar circle to the other.
The rind thus having been removed, and
the luscious sphere having thus been
transfxed and held in his left hand be-
fore him, the eater, with the knife in the
right, slices off the tropical regions and
puts the pieces in his mouth on the flat
side, or pierced with the point of the cut
ting instrument. In which operation
sixth of the substance of the fruit is
wasted in removing the rind, and anoth-
er sixth in cutting away the core; but
with the best of oranges at retail at less
than cent apiece, no matter.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-11-26
Cures for Snake Bites.

Very few physicians know how to sue
cessfully treat snake bites. | have had
hundreds of cases. come under my obser-
walton, and have seen many wonderful
cures. In countries where the veno-
nous rattlesnake abounds and bites are
frequent, incision as treatment is al
most unheard of. The most common
antidote used is whisky in large ouanti-
ties, which acts to good effect where
the patient is not addicted to drink, but
should he be partly saturated with alco-
hol, then it is of no avail m
cure not generally known, and
which acts almost by magic, is to take a
live chicken and cut it open and place
1T over the wound. In two or three min
utes the fowl becomes thoroughly satur-
ated with poison, and assumes dark
green color. Then place fresh one on
the punctured parts, and still third
one, which is usually sufficient in ordi-
nary cases
A never-failing remedy that is used to
great extent i'll Florida is a combina-
ton OF lion root and rattlesnake violet.
The former is made into tea, and a
salve is made of the violet. Before u.s.
ing this, however, poultice made of
salt and indigo is applied to the wound
to draw out the poisonous matter.
A maidstone is also said to act with the
same effect on a snake bite that it does
on that of mad dog. / purchased one
OF these stones some time ago, but have
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-11-26
Enemies of the OYSTER.

The worst enemies of the oyster are
the startish and borer. Starfish in Long
Island Sound abound at certain seasons
OF the year on the Connecticut coast, and
when the oyster supply is slack there,
and starfish appear in great numbers.
they migrate to the shore of Long Island.
Their methods of advancing on an oys-
ter-bed are either to form in a long row
like winrow on a bayfield, and swoop
down on their prey, or to roll themselves
into balls three or four feet in diameter
and drift with the tide until a good
camping-ground is reached, when the
ball melts away and the separated star
fish begin to feed. A starfish can crawl
on sea bottom and can float, but it makes
slow progress in swimming. When oys-
ter-men see these bundles of starfsh
they go out with dredges so made that
the heavier oyster remains on its bed,
but the lighter starish are scooped up,
and is has been known that in one day a
dredge scooped up three big scowfuls OF
starfsh. They were used as fertilizer.
There is not enough substance to them
to make them fit for eating. They are
like puf-ball, all outside and no inside.
Three starfish at the hatcheries are
having a good time feeding on oysters.
They fasten each one on an oyster, with
the middle of the star in the center OF
the oysters shell. Then the adjustable
stomach slowly comes out of the crea-
ture and spreads around the edges of the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-11-26

NEW METHOD OF CLEARING LAND
Some of the lumber trade journals state
that a new method of tree telling by
dynamite has been successfully intro
duced. A cartridge Of that explosive
substance is placed in channel bored
directly under the tree to be operated
upon, and when exploded, the tree is
simply forced up bodily and falls intact
on its side. Ii the system works as well
as it is represented to do, and the tree
is not fractured by the force of the ex-
plosion, a large proportion Of valuable
wood at the base of the trunk can be
utilized which is now lost. This method
seems admirably adapted for clearing for
est properties and converting them into
arabic land, as it brings up the roots of
the tree at one operation, and dispenses
with the tedious and costly process of
grubbing out the roots of the felled tim
Der. This latter work was a Herculean
task in many of the Northwestern States,
such as Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and
Wisconsin, and also in Canada. Many a
farmer in Canada wore his life out in re-
moving stumps, and died before the work
was fully accomplished.-Ea.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-11-26
THE FLORIDA

smell until the vital economy of the star
nsn IS mostly out of doors, while the ovs-
ter's lips are sealed. As soon as itopens
the shells to take in water and nourish-
ment, as is its habit twice in twentv-four
hours, the starfish throws out a secre-
ton which resembles gastric Juice. and
which kills the oyster. Then the star
lsh appropriates the oyster and pulls in
Its stomach. No method of DESTROYING
starfish other than that now used has
been discovered, but it is getting a scien-
tine investigation which NAV be bad for
1t some time or other.
Inc Dorer is also being investigated.
Prof. Rice showed one at work recently
winch had been at work two weeks, and
mad drilled hole in the edge of the
smell where there was no meat. Then it
let go, travelled around on the oyster as
snail does ON log, and took up new
position, where in two weeks more it
Will strike oil. 1t bores a hole as large
as large pin makes, and then sucks the
oyster through. It's auger is supposed
10 be the rough end of its tongue, which
mas horny TIP and scrapes in rotary
way, around and back, day and night.
IL is born on the oyster shell, and its
pointed shell grows to be half an inch
~ AtclOC CdIl Dull llSell
around by its one foot, which lies fiat on
its stomach, while it's tongue or drill is
at work. Itexists everywhere in this
part of the world.
Another enemy of the oyster is the
drumfish, which eats young oysters,
cracking the shells like paper. Wheth-
er they swallow the shells is not known.
A worse enemy is mud. Dumping ref
use in New York Bay has done as much
as sludge acid to kill oysters On board
OF the Lookout recently dredgings were
made in Cold Spring Harbor, and what
had been full-grown oysters had been
smothered in the mud, the shells cling
ing together in lunches as big as mans
hat. 1t is not because mud settles on
oysters that they die, but that they fall
on mud, and, after they grow large and
heavy, settle into it and die.-N. Y. SIN.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-11-26

FoR THE DEADENING OF NoIsE.-To
those who carry ON any operations re-
quiring much hammering or pounding,
a simple means of deadening the noise
of their work is a great relief. Several
methods have been suggested, but the
best are probably these:
l. Rubber cushions under the legs of
the workbench. Chambers Journal de-
scribes a factory where the hammering
of fifty coppersmiths was scarcely audi
BILE in the room below, their benches
having under each leg rubber cushion.
2. Kegs of sand or sawdust applied in
the same way. A few inches of sand or
sawdust is first poured into each keg;
on this is laid board or block upon
which the leg rests, and round the leg
and block is poured fine, dry sand or
sawdust. Not only all the noise, but all
vibrations and shock, is prevented; and
an ordinary anvil, so mounted, may be
used in adwelling-house without annoy
ing the inhabitants. To amateurs, whose
workshops are almost always located in
dwelling-houses, this device affords u
cheap and simple relief from very great
nuisance.