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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-12-18

yet from the brads in the toe of his shoes
to the top of his hat, there was not a
stitch on him that was made in the South
And then | remembered some pretty fiery
articles had seen from his pen against
the Yankees, and yet fanciea that when
he was preparing TO write one OF them he
was III 4 room whose carpet was from
IanGeedom it was heated with a Yam
kee stove and Yankee coal, lit with a
Yankee match. He used a Yankee dip
per, Yankee bucket, Yankee soap and
ankee towel wien he washed his hands.
He seated himself IN Yankee chair, be-
side Yankee table, picked up Iankee
pen dipped it in Yankee ink in a Yankee
inllStaud and wrote on Yankee paper.
Wei, such reflections as these brought
me nearer home. You remember the
P'oyresSire Fhrmer, about three weeks
ago, got hold of one of my resolutions
and published it. Well, last night
felt like | ou4ht to holl big ratliica
ton mretlng and ralifv that resolution
with a ruu>ing vote. Yon know am
one uf these farmers who has tried to
make money raising cotton. lay there
and Thought over all that | had heard IN
the speeches about Independence Of
Southern farmers, and then, rs | SAID, |
would look at it from Il home standpoint.
| allowed my lninl to ramblc ali over tn"
room, and the house, and the Kitchen, and
the okchouSe, and ihc lo', and the
barn. ! couldn't find much comfort.
couldn't find but three things in the room
that were home made-the Old ear. w"
roasted potatoes and Ihe feathers III our
bed. The silc-boar.l, the books, the
chairs, the belStead, the clock, the trngs
and andirons-not one of them was made
in the Southland 50 it was all over the
house. If could have stopped there |
could have palmed it off on my wife, but
it was irresistihle-I had to 60 ont in my
own domain; | went to the smoke house.
There sat part of box of white Chc,-
90 meat, piece OF n barrel of Min e'ota
flour, about half bu>hel Of Irish
potatoes from Maine, small tin
Richmond meal, a keg of so-callel
Cuba moIasses and a gallon jug Of vim
egar from New jersey. From there
went to the barn, where found my mule
from Kentucky, thar | fed ship>tuif from
Baltimore, mixed with hay from Illinois,
cut with knife from New York. Ny
wagon from Michigan, my harness from
Massachusetts and my pIow from Penn
sylvana and my buggy from Ohio, aud
even the old guano sacks hail on them,
" Rhode Island. ,
Uncle Steve here slut up his big jack
knife, with which he had been Willing,
and rising from his seat, sad slowly, de-
librrate'y and with 5rea emphasis:
" Talk to me about Independence OF
farmers who do like that Talk TO ne
about protecting tabor or reducing the
;aritf-~peocheS or 30 speeches, tariff or
no tariff, vot" or no vote / am ready 1"
amend thai resolution of mine published
in Pplk's paper, ant TAKE an olth tn II it
ought to read:
Il solved, That W. are a na,ion OF far
Mvr fools. - prptlr. s<irs Farmer.
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The President has distinctly laid down The
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VIII be" 10 c,.sStt0n OF iAe struggle until il
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WuIers IVachly wants southern newspapers
to Quil using the woid " son hern in discussing
advice in The wrong direction. 1t j. moi the
South HUr Is il southern NrW'DfDcrS "hlci are
10 bamc for this sort 81 ling. Il is y! Y that
so1thein newspapers h,vc to tux especially
abonl the Snu,h In di.cn,.ing lc,lrral questions
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Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-26
A New Cement.

The restoration Of some Of the most i'm
portant stone structures in Paris, such IS
the colonnade Of the Louvre, Of the Pont
Neuf, and Of the Conservatoire des Arts
ct Meters, has l,een mainly accomplished
BY means Of metallic cement invented
BY Ptof. Bruno. It consists Of powder
and liquid, the first composed Of two
parts by weight Of cxide of zinc, two Of
crushed limestone Of hard nature, and
one OF crushed grit. the whole intimately
mixed and ground, ochre in suitable pro.
portions being added as coloring mat
ter; the liquid employed consists OF q
saturated solution OF zinc in commercial
hydrochloric acid, to which IS added q
part, by weight, Of hydro-chlorate Of
ammonia, equal TO one-sixth that of the
dissolved zinc, and this liquid Is diluted
with two-thirds Of its bulk Of water. In
using the cement, one pound Of the pow
der Is mixed with two and one-half pints
of the liquid. The cement hardens very
quickly, and is Of great strength.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-26
How Dutch Bulbs are Raised.

Robert T. Farquhar, of Boston, who
lately visited the Holland Bulb gardens,
gives in Popular Gardening the follow
ing description Of them: II is singular
that no other country has been able to
compete in this trade, but the peculiar
position Of the reclaimed land, doubt
less, has much to do with it. The gar.
dens are all very much alike. Fancy
a level field, is to 20 acres in extent,
cut up at every 200 yards or so by
bitches or canals large enough to float
boat. These are met at right angles
every 40 or so yards apart by smaller
bitches, which one can step over. As
there is also water in these, the fields
never get very dry, but as the soil il
exceeding porous and sandy, surplus
moisture rapidly drains of. These
canals connect with the nearest CONNER
cial system, and are so arranged that
manure can be carried throughout the
fields, and the bulbs, etc., TO the various
stores or magazines in boats. The bulbs
I are handled in large baskets resembling
our bushel baskets, but padded inside 70
prevent injury of the bulbs.
ne buIIACb OI the UulU bclus - hUOlt
two feet above the water. In summer
the canals are covered with the tiny
! Lima natans Carts with very broad
tires are also used on the fields, light
wooden bridges being provided for these,
which can be easily raised to allow boats
TO pass. At the ends Of the fields, close
/ by the canal, are holes, into which COW
or barnyard fertilizer is dumped to rot
( preparatory for use. The soil Is very
/ light, sandy, free from stones. and 50
! fine that great deal Of the work in
/ planting and lifting tie bulbs down
some four inchesl Is done by hand and
( without tools. The soil is evidently
stream deposits. and the bulb growers
add very literally leaf mould and COW
dung. This kind Of soil suits Hyacinths,
/ Tulips, and Narcissus, but Hottcias or
spiraeas, Dielytras, Lily Of the Valley,
and others OF that class, are grown In
! heavier, more loamy soil, with is much
7 darker in color than the soil for Tulips,
Z etc. M~&
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-26
Exterminating the Potato Bug.

The Colorado potato beetle appeared
on a potato field at NIalitzch, Torgan,
Germany, on July last, being the first
instance Of the kind on the Continent.
The effective measures that were taken to
exterminate the pest and with apparent
success, are striking example Of how
similar measures might effect a great
saving in this country from attacks of
new insects.
As soon as the attack was discovered,
the whole surrounding country for six
and q quarter miles was quarantined,
and all fields inspected by specially ap-
pointed surveyors. Placards with col
ored Illustrations of the insects were dis
tributed everywhere, in order to put the
inhabitants on their guard. A thorough
investigation disclosed that nine small
potato plantations lying close together
and covering about six and q half acres
were attacked. The quarantine was
limited to this district, and the eggs,
larye and beetles were gathered under
the strictest supervision. Then the soil
was removed from about the plants, be-
ing carefully searched for Larvae and
chrysalides. The plants and roots were
then carefully gathered and placed in a
pit about four feet deep in layers four
inches thick, each layer being thoroughly
saturated with raw benzine oil, which, in
a short time, destroyed the plants and
any beetles adhering to them.
After piling up five such layers the pits
were completely covered with earth.
The infested fields were then plowed
ten or twelve inches deep. careful men
following each nlow and collecting any
larvs, chysalides or beetles that were
turned up. This plan was followed
when the land was narrowed, and the
narrowing was repeated. After all this
search the land was saturated with raw
benzine oil at tbs rate of 1G5 pounds 10
forty-seven square feet, and the fields
were then shut up. The fields will not
be cultivated next year, but will be strict
ly examined from time to time. small
groups Of potatoes being planted to at
tract whatever insect may survive. Raw
petroleum is equally as eficacious as the
other oil, and was used in some cases.
This is good example Of the thorough
uess practieed in German fsrming.-NsN
YorE Herald.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-26
Massage.

The art Of massage is of great antiq.
uity. On the question of massage,
those who have traced out its history
tell us that this system was practiced
in very early times by the Chinese, and
that the Greek and Romans also resorted
10 its aid. evidences of which appear in
the literature of those two great coun-
tries. This ancient art has been revived,
in the present day, on the Continent and
in America, as well as in England, and is
being very extensively practiced. l
have spoken Of massage rs mechanical
mode Of treatment--and so it is; but
those who undertake to perform it ought
to have some head knowledge concern
ing their work as well as finger dexterity.
The masseuse has to make herself &C.
quainted with the structure and the
function Of the tissues and muscles on
which she is called upon to operate,
and therefore some study of books on
this part Of the subject is required.
Then there are the necessary dexterous
manipulations to be acquired; these par.
ticular movements can only be learned
from actual demonstrations, and nothing
but patient practice will attain the
manual dexterity needful to perform the
process. The general term Of massage
includes several kinds of manipulations; /;
these are also designated BY French
names. One of these is known as effleu.
rage; this consists in gently stroking the
part under treatment, which stroking in
creases in strength, and terminates in q
firm rubbing Of the skin with the palm
of the hand. Under the effect Of this
treatment hardness and dryness of the
skin give way to softness, and the effect
is very soothing. Another form Of treat
ment is named petrissage. This process
consists in pressing and kneading and
rolling the skin and MUSCLES form Of
massage brought into use in cases where
the patient is deprived by infrmity or
accident from taking bodily exercise.
The advocates of massage affirm that the
use of petrissage also soothes and rein
vigorates the oyertired and fatigued
limbs Of those who have gone through an
unusual amount Of physical eyertion.
Tapotement is a rapid mechanical move.
ment used as a stimulus for rousing into
action organs which are inclined TO re-
main dormant. Massage friction may
be described as series of circular rub
bing with the finger tips, performed in 8
rapid manner, the object of which pro-
cess Is 70 squeeze out the waste products
formed in the tissues of joints. Cdssli.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-26
Farm and Garden Notes.

Turnips are standard good food for
sheep.
This is the season to feed sunhower
seeds 10 fowls.
Water animals in their stalls during
severe weather.
Take your choice; kill the lice or let
them Kill the calves.
Feed the crops on the farm and get
the full market price.
Wouldn't It pay to look a little into
the fertilizer question this winteri
A good steer il worth more than an
indifferent bull, and keeps with half the
trouble.
Before putting up new pork Il Is i'm
portant to make sure that the barrel is
perfectly sweet.
Bloody meat or blood from The slsugh-
Ter house, rubbed upon the trunks Of
trees, will repel rabbits.
Clear up dead vines, old stakes, bean
poles, ste, burn the rubbish and store
whatever Is worth keeping.
Crushed oats stepped in boiling water
and fed cool but not cold is said 70 fatten
hogs quickly and make fine meat
Ed. Curtis thinks farmer does not
come up 70 his privileges who fails to
have a small fock Of mutton sheep.
Provide, without fail, for the dust bath
during the winter season. when the fowls
cannot scratch in the open ground.
Don't think the COW will be insulted
II you give her friendly pat every time
you are within reach Of her. Such pats
are returned in pats Of butter.
Professor Storer thinks . ration Of
thirty pounds Of pumpkin per COW daily
will increase The flow and improve the
quality Of milk. Pumpkin seeds should
be removed before feeding.
Mr. r. y. Carter. good authority, says
good silage, properly fed, is nourishing,
reliable, and produces good results. The
milk IL sweet and rich. and IL improves
the churning quality Of the cream.
A dairyman SAYS he would prefer tc
spend all the proceeds Of the dairy for
feed during February. March aud April,
for instance, and look 10 ihU rest Of the
year for profits, than 10 slack up on feed,
even with dry cows
Farmers are BEGINNING to find out that
Il IL not paying them 70 hnsk, grind and
mix fed for stock; that the corn that i
fed on the farm should never be separ.
ated from the stalk on which Il grew,
but fed together, and save At least eHs
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-26
To Forward Paekages By EIectrleIty.

There is under way in Baltimore stu.
pendous electrical enterprise that will, II
mechanically successful, as II promises 10
be, revolutioniss the common carriage
business Of the entire world, and bring
about new era that will stamp the pres
ent as an age Of electricity, II there be
any doubts Of that at present.
The enterprise Is nothing more nor
less than the construction Of an elevated
framework, the main features Of which
are two narrow rails, upon which shall
run vessel or cartridge capable of. hold.
ing express or mail matter, newspapers,
baggage, or freight Of any kind. Above
these rails and equidistant from them Is
to run third rail or copper conductor
cable, through which the electricity will
/ pass and propel the vehicle. Il Is stated
that the freight cartridge, filed with
| newspapers in Baltimore, would land
them IN New York In little over an
hour and quarter. Thus papers going
30 press at 3 o'clock in the morning
would be In New York shortly after 4
o'clock. The electric carriage, Il 10
stated, will ~ along at an unheard Of
velocity, and the invention provides for
/ lubrication as the automatic express train
speeds upon lie way. --Baltimors Sun.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-26

fourth of the labor and the uncalled for
expenses Of husking and grinding.
A mixture Of half a bushel Of lime, q
half pound of copperas and one pound
of cheap glue has been found effectual
as paint applied to the stems Of young
trees to repel rabbits in winter. Slaks
the lime, and when it cools add the cop
peras, glue and sufficient water to make
Of proper consistency. Apply with .
brush.
An English writer condemns corn fed
pork as compound which does not
commend itself to the tastes Of those who
have an opportunity Of enjoying pork
compounded from oatmeal, wheat meal,
pea meal and potatoes. Duacaa's Mag
dziae says: Crowding corn, and nothing
but corn, into hogs from the time of birth
to the time Of slaughter is unnatural and
unreasonable.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-26
The Disposition or Animals.

The temper of a farm animal as an ele-
ment in determining its value is not
often given the consideration it merits.
The value and usefulness of a farm ami
NAL depends almost as much upon the
mental characteristics of the animal as
upon its physical characteristics. A
horse may be muscular and active; but if
il uses its muscles and shows its activity
by kicking the other horses, by running
away with the wagon or plow whenever
the opportunity offers, rby getting over
the best fence on the farm, it is Of less
value than horse with less muscle and
activity and more religion. And the
mental part of other domestic animals is
of scarcely less Importance. Yet we go
on giving our attention 10 the color of
the hair or the size of the ear or horn,
and altogether neglect the disposition of
the animal Western Ploeman.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-26
THE BRIDGE OF DEATH.
A. Alvine Guide's sad Fate-Dangers Il
Ha AyOfdad.

One day in August. in the summer Of
1884. two Austrian noblemen were crossing
the Grand Plateau in their descent of one OF
the loftiest mountains OF Switzerland. They
had crossed tho Grand Crevasse IN the morn
ing by a snow bridge which, though appa-
rently insecure, carried them safely over.
They reached il again on their return late IN
the afternoon. The leading guide had ad-
yanced TO the middle Of the bridge, when, to
the CONSERVATION Of his fellow travellers, he
suddenly disappeared from their sight. The
bridge had fallen beneath his weight; he had
proceeded with too little caution, and had
disappeared forever in the abyss below. They
tied together ropes and let them down into
the crevasse, but no hand seized them, no
voice arose from the darkness.
How few OF us realize the Importance OF
trifies, or that incidents which in themselves
seem wholly Insignificant lead oftentimes to
most momentous results A single grain Of
sand holds in vise-like grip the delicate me-
chanism Of your most reliable time-piece.
The business man, tied down to his absorb
ing cares goes home at night with throb-
bing brow and lame back. This continues
a day or two and he remarks to his wife that
he is SO overworked he thinks he had better
take something to brace him up little. He
tries a tonic and for a few days feels better.
He fiatters himself he Is well. Poor man, how
uLtlb ne rttiilto tfldt tuo tfiiitS ituispooieAVh
was voice warning him that the tired and
overworked kidneys, the most important
primary organs OF the system, had ceased 70
perform their proper functions. They no
longer eliminate properly the waste matter
OF the system, and uric acid accumulates.
That means disease. The body cannot be
healthy unless it be free from this poison. III
the blood channels become yitiated with Il,
as they must be unless it is carried out OF the
system, the man is liable to disappear from
the walks OF life almost as suddenly as the
guide who went down with the insecure but
spected bridge. So many of the ordin-
airy diseases, Sc called, are the direct results
Of the action OF this poison that it Is diff
cult to tell how one will be carried away.
This was precisely the experienced Her
man Urban of the celebrated firm OF safe
manufacturers, McNeale a Urban, OF Gin
cinnati, O. He has always been q very active
business man, and overcome many commercial
difficulties, but about five years ago he be-
began TO run down with sort OF general de-
biity, headache, want Of spirit and nervous
ness There seemed 10 be no life in my
blood, no vigor in my muscles, no marrow in
my bones, be says He tried physicians in
vain. Four years after this sad experience he
reports that he used Warmers sale cure al
that time and his prostrated condition was
completely cured and had remained SO q
date ~ am,n he remarks, more than
anxious that other business men, worn down
and likely 10 be overcome by kidney disease
whose manifestations are so mysterious that
they cannot positively identify the disease
should try the magnificent remedy thatdid x
much good to me.h
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-26
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
At Milkina-,i,ime,

Sol SOL pretty Brownie, come let ii down.
I'll give the more milk to your bossy brown!
You know well enough in yonder stall
Your bossy's the prettiest boss Of them all,
With its dark-brown coat and the star on its
brow,
What's thisl You insist you must lick it
nowi
Therel Kiss your little one: now be still
Not yet can the bossy drink its fllll
Madame calls it Pollux; you know the
name.
'Tis the Latin for Bullock-it's all the samel
Queen Of RoumaRid, in Independent.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-26

.She's the sweetest girl in school!r enthusi.
astically exclaimed one young miss to another,
as they passed down the street together. Edith
Is so kind, and gentle, and unselfish every one
Likes her. And she has lovely golden hair and
pretty eyes. Isn't 1t a pity her complexion Is
so bad; II spoils her looks. And then she has
such dreadful headaches" The girls skipped
along, but It happened Edith's mother had
What could be done for those headaches and
the rough, muddy complexion, that was such a
trial to her gentle daughter. She recalled
what she had read OF DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery, and on the spur of the moment
she slipped into dru store and bought a sun
ply. Edith took II faithfully, with the result
thatit cleared her disoruered blood, relieved
the headaches, made her skin soft, fair and
rosy and now she Ia not only the hsweetest
girl In school, but the most beautiful.