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The free press., 1894-03-08
A QUEER FARM.
1t is Located in the Depths Of New
York City.
How the Board Of Health OBJ
tainS Vaccine Virus.

q rural occupation, it seems rather ano-
malous that city Board of Health
should have farm. 1t is still moro
surprising to learn that this farm is
located in the depths of the metropolis,
where land is measured by feet instead
of acres. But this particular farm
does not consist of land Its surface,
as might be expected of city farm, is
the floor of building; and it is the
upper story of the building at that.
It's entire area is comprised within
four not very expansive walls. In
short, to casual observation this
paradoxical farm seems to be merely
d long narrow room, chiefly occupied
by row of stalls, in which dozen
COWS are very comfortably stanch-
ioned. An unimaginative visitor
might be disposed to deny that it is o
farm at all. Nevertheless, it merits
the title for here, despite the dearth
of land, very unusual soil is culti-
waited, and a very peculiar crop is pro-
duced. The crop, though valuable
one and produced in abundance, can
be neither weighed nor measured.
The "soil'' is small space on the
back of each of the COWS.
The person who conducts this uni
que establishment has taken a degree
at medical college, from which it
may be correctly inferred that this
particular kind of farmer requires no
little skill. Yet the processes involved
are seemingly rather simple. The
hair having been shaved from the sides
of cows hindquarters, the operator
proceeds to scarify four spaces, each
about two inches square, on the shaved
areas, and to rub these abraded sur
faces with an implement which looks
like small bone paper-cutter, but
which is very appropriately termed
"spade." This accomplished, the first
stage of agriculture-th sowing-is
complete; for the "spade" has con-
veyed to the soil the "seed" from
which the unique crop is to develop.
Speaking unagriculturally, the COW
has been vacclnated.
Nothing more is required on the
part of the operator for something
over week, when, if all has gone
well, an abundant eXudate of clear
lymph will be found on the abraded
surfaces. This lymph is pure vaccine
virus, and it constitutes the mature
crop of this virus farm. When it has
been removed by touching It's surface
with goose-quills especially prepared
for the purpose the harvest is over.
Sometimes as many as twelve hundred
quills are thus charged with virus from
the back of q single heifer. Each of these
is subsequently cut into four pieces,
known as vaccination points," So the
COW who has loaned her back for this USE
full service might reflect, were she
given to such advertisement, that she
has become the benefactor of some
thousands of children, who, through
her mediation and that of the vacci-
mating corps of the Board of Health,
will be given immunity from small
pox. She might moralize, also, as
she walks out of the farm door and
down the inclined plane that leads
back to the abattoir from which she
was borrowed for the occasion, on the
ingratitude of mankind in failing to
pension her for life in pasture after
SO signal service-but, fortunately,
COWS are not given to moralizing.-
[Harpers Weekly.
The free press., 1894-03-08
HUMOROUS.
Foul language-Chicken talk.

Foul anguage-ChlcKen taih'
Consolidation of business interests
is usually capital idea
Miss Budd-"What kind OF man
do you like?" Miss Sereleaf-"A real
live one"
A Brooklyn man calls his employer
revenue cutter because he is reduc,
ing salaries.
"Why does Henpect call his wife an
anarchist" "Because she is constantly
blowing him up"
1t argues no lack of ability in boy
that he doesn't make an opening for
himself by going skating on too thin
ice.
"Life," exclaimed the man who en-
joys being misanthrope, "is nothing
but one long struggle for a chunk OF
ice or a lump Of coal"
Ada-"Why does Clara speak OF
George as her intended? Are they
engaged?" Alice-"No, but she in
tends that they shall be-.
Tommy-"Which is right-stuffin'
or dressin'?" Jimmy-"It's dressin'
when it's on the plate, and stufin' af-
ter you have swallered it.
81 don't belive those yarns about
Flinders striking his wife, do you?"
"Not bit. He hasn't courage
enough even to strike an attitude"
"My FRIEND" said doctor to his
Irish patient, ''be composed; we must
all die once" can it's that vexes
me" replied Pat. eff it were more
than onst, sure I'd be aisy enough"
Professor-"What is the circum-
ference of the earth?" Student
"Twentyfour thousand miles," Pro-
fessor-"How do you find this dis
tance?" Student-'I find it immense
"Why is Miss Antique SO anxious to
meet Bilkins? He is poor and has no
social standing" eyes, but she un-
derstood that he couldn't talk Ave
minutes without giving himself away"
The man who thinks before he speaks,
Discovers with dismay
That some one else has said the thing
He had in mind to say.
Medical Examiner-Have there
ever been any symptoms of insanity in
your family? Applicant for Insur-
ance-Yes-er-that is, my sister
once refused man worth half q mill
lion.
81 suppose now that you will be
going home to your mother in the
, morning?" 81 just won't I have
tried that, and it doesn't seem to do
any good. am going to bring
mother here this time"
"There is one point" said Miss No.
cash, looking up from the ladies paper,
'in which / am always strictly fash
ionable." whats that?" asked her
mother. 81 absolutely never wear
diamonds in the morning."
Music teacher" "From your daugh.
ter's voice, madam, cannot promise
that she will be great prima DONNA"
Nine. Gammes-"Oh, am so sorry."
Music teacher-"But do not despair,
madam; / observe that she has fear
full temper.
Aunt Jane-"Rob, dear, won't you
try to be a real good boy today?"
Rob-"I will, aunty, for a quarter"
Aunt Jane-"Why, Rob you wish
pay for being good?" Rob-"Well,
aunty, dear, you wouldn't have me
good for nothing, would you?
Interviewer -"I asked Assembly
man Seveneights this afternoon whom
he thought the greatest men in this
country" Editor - "What did he
say?' Interviewer-''That that was
matter upon which his constituents
were more competent to speak than
himself"
Young Mr.. Fitts--"That pie you
gave to the Commercial Club for the
poor has been one of the most success
full contributions of the year" Young
Mrs. Fits 'Indeed?"
''Yes, indeed. 1t has been present
ed to no less than seven poor families
SO far"
The free press., 1894-03-08

Massachusetts has more incorpo-
rated cities of more than 10000 in
habitants than any other State in the
Union.
The free press., 1894-03-08

Richmond, Va, is built over bed
of chalk that contains 10000, 900
minute extinct shells to every cubic
inch of the stratum.
The free press., 1894-03-08
| The Fortescue Diamonds.

Terrace Park place is the aristocratic
:. ,bat n shrewd real-estate man
rron to a row of suburban resi-
I,pcss he has put up for rent.
Tersce Park place consists OF th1r-
,,,D dwellings,. These dwellings, were
instructed by contract and are all
Hike.
J,ek Atherton, my best friend, with
Il wife, lives in 7 Terrace Park place.
r.s there in the morning after the
r,,t Fortescue diamond robbery.
he papers had given much space
,nder the largest and most sensational
nd lines to the robbery and l had
,.d Il through in all it's details. A
Ouse had been mysteriously entered !;
! one Of the inmates had heard a
,uud diamonds variously estimated
from $4,000 to 100000 had been
ken; nothing else had been touched.
ymind was full of this affair when
called on Jack.
Thought new ring yesterday, "
d nv friend, and proceeded to tell
eEhy. 81 never wear much jew
i" he said, "but | like to own q
Haas an investment. This one cost
gO, and it is certainl y worth $3.50.
must see it and admire it" And
sduced casket.
build not help seeing something
Ne other contents of Jacks box,
Mat once took him to task for his
sessness in keeping SO much prop
tOf that sort in his house, espe-
ly when it was not worn and used.
lack laughed at me. '"The whole
Iful wouldn't sell for 81, ,0O0," he
"and the risk of taking and dis
sing Of it is too great to make the
eulation apaying one. I am always
home at night; I Isleep with revol-
where l can put my hand on it; l
lalght sleeper; my jewels are as
sonmy dressing table as they would
In any bank vault in the city. l
you, Dick, they can't play the
RESCUE game on mel"
'Pshaw!" said |, "anyone could
DC IN here, without the slightest
assqlty, and take everything you've
III bet you $500 on it," said Jack.
I'll take ii, " replied I.
Aad then we both laughed. "How
shall the time be?" he queried.
Three months, said I. He agreed.
Syounger than I am now, and
lepondingly less wise, and stopped
0aslder neither the danger nor the
l0le consequences. l was going
'O Atherton's house, as friendly
Of the truth Of my opinion.
vas all there was to that.
a0ught it likely that Jack would
"ehful for a few nights. That
aoi $500 would have tendency
1' direction. He might even
suspicion. So I waited week.
I night | selected was the darkest
\ aAd ever known. The rain fell
'aents 1 had purchased, from
= V time, and in various places, an
h mat seemed to include all that
! ascessary.
Of aoout midnight I climbed over
! lsy ience and proceeded to light
q IA 'antern-or rather proceeded
z 7 10 my intense disgust every
= : mad was so thoroughly water
4 y 'aat ignition proved absolutely
8 Pssible
'w away the dark lantern +; I had
Y >IoVed carefully onward towards
= 'uss and stepped and stumbled
aug over every Imaginable sort o.
! lhh and debris.
\ 9und basement window unfas
J, absolutely unfastened. 1 hadn'
su' OF a thing like that. Th,
s'ances almost took my breatl
wondered, rather resentfully
nAu left it SO on purpose-i
4'ant a task of some sort for me
really unfortunate to have tn
.laae ~ 50 easy for me. I had som
W oollars' worth of tools, al
wv, III one of NV 1Nnok ato
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-10-27
The Editors Treasure.

The Grenada SENTINEL OF October &,
was mammoth edition OF twenty
.,ages, loaded with good ad vertise-
ments and appropriate reading matter.
We congratulate Bro. Buchanan on
this evidence Of the prosperity of his
paper and clientele, but yet more upon
the possession of the helpmate' whom he
enthusiastically describes as follows:
I'VE can truly say that 'our little
wife" is indeed versatile in talents ard
a helpmate indeed, and with pardon
able pl ide. We can claim for her full
round of accomplishments. She is
fine stenographer. and can take US
down as fast as she pleases most wives
can take US down. She can play on
the typewriter like the inventor OF it,
and writes letters for US more rapidly
and legibly than we can write with pen
Or pencil. She can ride the ladys BIZ
cycle like 'perfesh;' is an expert per-
former on the piano, the organ and the
cooking s,ove--sings in the choir. at
home and when at work: can write a
good "local," and an interesting arti-
cle-can lecture when she's mad and
hat rendered valuable assistance to us
during the past week in setting type
'nonpariel' and ''agate to "1O-line
plea" on this mammoth Trade edition
of the SENTINEL. She can doa little OF
everything except-talk--s she does not
do much talking. We hope to be for
given hereafter for this but We had to
add something to atone for putting
her in print
We have always regarded the SEN
MEL man as "well fixed,' in the best
and broadest meaning Of the term.
Now we know that be hath treasure
beyond rubies-one beside which man.
! meth editions pale into insignificance--
and having both the treasure and the
big edition, he may we'll be thought
the happies Of men.-Memphis Even
| ing Scimiter,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-10-27
AN ADDRESS,.
Onlce Of Democratic Executive Committee
Fourth Congressional District

WATER VALLEY, MISS, Oct. 10, '94.
The importance Of full Democratic
vote in the Congressional election to be
held on the first Tuesday in next
month, cannot be overestimated. The
apathy which usually prevails ''off
years in politics" frequently ends in
great disappointments, to an other
wise victorious larty. Eternal vigi-
lance is the price Of liberty" and to in
sure political success political party
must not become over confident. We
are never so weak as when We under.
rate the strength of our adversary.
The issues which are now pending are
as all important to the Democracy of
Mississippi. as they were in the victori-
Gus struggle Of 1892. 1t is greatly fear
ed however, that the Democratic
voters do not fully realize this fact.
Not that they are unwilling to DO their
duty, so much as they do not see the
necessity for political contention. In
this the fourth Congressional District,
all information points to an over
whelming majority for Hon Fl. D.
Money. if anything like a full vote is
polled. Already the Populite leaders
in several sections acknowledge their
candidate has no chance in this elec
tion. but they assert that this tight is
necessary to keep their party organiza'
ton in line for the State and county
election next year. With US it is not a
question Of defeat, or victory but how
large shall our ma jority be? This de-
pcnds upon the local work of the
Democrats throughout the District.
On each and every one devo)ves
sacred duty. which he owes to bis
party. to bestir himself and his neigh.
Dor. in securing a full turnout on cleo
ton day. This duty is doubly incumbent
upon members OF the county and dis
trict executive committees. They have
been chosen as the representative nen
of their section and to them an impor-
tant trust has been committed. 1t re-
mains to be seen if they prove recreant
or will they discharge their duties like
men and Democrats, We prefer to
claim that there will he no "laggards
in the camp" but in every instance it
will be la audahle contention, as to who
shall do the best in rolling up a major.
itI for Our party. It is earnestly urged
that from now until the 9TH OF Novcm-
Der. every Democrat, and especially
members cf the different Executive
Committees, do all in their power to
secure a full vote. The harvest is
neal. The Populsts ''have taken TO
the woods" or gone back to Texas.
and all we need TO make clean
sweep and our victory complete. is,
for every man to rally his neighbor and
! 90 to TIVE polls and vote.
Respectfully,
1T BLoUNT.
Chairman Dist. EX. Com
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-10-27
GRENADA MISS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1894
SYMPTOMS or CHRONIC cATAnRH
A. Described BY Dr.. Hartman, ON" Of the
GreSteat Authorities and Writers
On CatArrh.

The symptoms OF chronic catarrh
vary according to the stage and exact
location of the disease. The first stage
Of catarrh of the nose and head pro-
duces discharge from the nose, sneez-
ing pain in the eyes and forehead
weak, and sometimes watery eyes, &C.
casionally loss Of memory. In the last
stage the discharge ceases, and dry,
offensive sc,.bs form in the nose;
polypi growths sometimes form in one
Tor both nostrils, and the pain in the
head and eyes is much less Unless
omething ia done TO prevent, the ca
Etarrh will follow the mucous mem-
Ebtane into the lungs, where it will be
followed by cough, night sweats, rapid
loss of flesh, and the other dread
symptoms Of consumption. = '"'
Pe-ru.na is specific for every case
sof catarrh, whether the disease is 10"
lcated in the lungs. kidneys, or
stomach. The dose OF Pe-ru-na should
be a large Tablespoonful before each
meal and at bedtime. Women and
some delicate men should begin with
IA teaspoonful, and slowly and gradual
lily increase to the above full dose.
/ Free books on chronic catarrh, la
grippe, coughs, colds and consumption
I'M being sent to any address by The
He.ru-na Drug Manufacturing Com
kny Of Columbus, Ohio.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-10-27
MR.. TURNER IS A LIAR!
The Clarion.IA,dger Never Agreed to
Enter . Combine, ...
70 CONTROL PUBLlc PRINTING.
And All Statements tn That Effect arc
90. lSaa~ Calum mnisx. ~

Jackson Clarion-Ledger.l i
In an interview in the News this
evening Mr.: w. s. Turner, a represen.
tative Of Marshall g. Bruce, one Of the
firms composing the printing trust,
gtff
says: i
ut seems to me that the editor al
that paper (the Clarion-Ledger) has
forgotten the combine he tried 10 make
with me. In January, 1892, r. H.
Henry came to me and proposed II ]
wouldn't bid on the Kinds county work
and a few other counties adjacent he
would let up and quit firing into the
foreign concerns. This was just before
the Kinds county printing for that year
was let out. I refused to enter into
any sort Of agreement, and bid on the
work, but Notwithstanding the fact that
my bid was the lowest, the Clarion.
Ledger got the contract"
No such conversation was ever had
and no such proposition was ever made,
and Mr.. Turner, or anyone else making
the statement, la liar.
r. II. HENRY.
JACKSON, MISS, Oct. 20, 1894.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-10-27
A CARD.

From the Vicksburg Commercial Herald.]
A special telegram was sent the New
Orleans and Memphis papers and to
this paper from jackson, In which it is
stated that W. s. Turner, who repre-.
sents Marshall h Bruce, declared that
r. H. Henry Of the jackson Clarion.
Ledger, and Groome h Campbell Of the
Commercial Herald, ''tried to form q
combine with him." Turner once Wis.
tied the Commercial Herald and sug-
gested something Of that nature, but
Els suggestion was ignored by us. We
presume that he came to Vicksburg for
that purpose.
r. W. CAMPBELL,
WM. GROOME.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-10-27

A reputable merchant cannot afford
to urge and guarantee a WORTHLESS arti-
Gle. Plantation Chill Cure is sold ard
guaranteed by J. E. Hughes, G. w.
Eatman, Grenada, and c. A. Walters
and J. r. Trussell, Graysport, Miss.
and J. A. Morehead, Jefferson Miss,
"a. L. Crump. Peete. Miss.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-10-27

Have you tried Plantation Liver
Pills for habitual constipation? They
are perfectly splendid and sure cure
Sold by J. E. Hughes. G. w. Eatman.
Grenada, and G. A. Walters and j. r.
Trussell, Graysport, Miss, and j. A.
Mo~ehead, Jefferson, Miss. F. L.
Crump, Peete, Miss.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-10-27

The Natchez Banner will hereafter
appear weekly, instead Of daily az
heretofore.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-08-10
Tile WAY THEI DO IT.

tlll1 man W / sad face Il thin suit of
| Il ties, Il sku'l,ap and weak voice stoct
near the east end Of IL e Madison street. bridc {
holding out a bundle of shoeslrincs toward t, {
passersby. policeman came alonc-one OF
the large, two breas' ed kind.
Got license" lie asked.
II man with the shoestriucs unbuttoncd
his coat with the left hand and showed The
badge, which was attached to his vest La
the meantime he looked up at the policeman
His, expression was one OF mingled awe, fear
md apprehension.
Give me pair" said The policeman. pull
ing cut two strings from the bundle
YES, >ir," said the peddi"r
Better make it two" said the man Who
rel resented the dignity and majesty Of the
law.
CAN right sir, said he shoc,tring nan, lis
voice weaker than ever.
The POLICEMAN rolled up tie four strings.
buried ITEM in his peck t and went on.
did he pay yor?" asked man who was
stan ling in a doorway.
Him pay" said tie man with the shoe
strings. Dat copper pay for his shocs,rng>?
guess not. What makes me sele is that
he don belong on this beat at all. | never
saw him before
'Why didn't tou make him pay youo"
''What's tie ust" He would have timed me
'f 10 some otter cop, ana Id GOT the run. If
they want anything, You've got to give it to
them, that al there is about il. Chigogo
Re cOri.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-08-10

Everything Required in Horse Furnishngs
a rGos will make Hhm eneAM Money
g y selling ayh in at np h you nl call
him
Nc 40 prNMY ANA AENuE WAs4NG
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-08-10
DISCOVERED

There were many queer characters in
Ballantyne's printing house in Edinburg, and
one of them declared that he knew who wrote
the Waverly novels, "almost as soon as the
MASTER" Mr.. James B lntyne.
81 had just begun new sheet of Guy Man
nering," he would say, ''one night after awhile
after twelve, and all the compositors had left
when in comes Mr. Ballantyne himself, with
letter in his hand and a lot y types.
81 am going to make small alteration
Sandy said he. Unlock the form, will you:
I'll not keep you many minutes
"Well, did as | was hidden, and Mr..
Ballantyne looked at the letter, and altered
three Ines on one page and one line on
another.
"That will do now, Sandy, think were
his words and If he went never thinking he
had left the letter lying on my bank l had
barely time to get a GLIMPSE at it when Re
came back, but kent the han | weel and the
sgna taIe, and IL was. Water SEQ t. had a
great lang bsl'ant (bal'ad) i'll Sir Walters ain
hand o rite at anne, so that | was nae
stranger to it. So you see, gen'l men, kent
the gran secret VII n it was a secret
49,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-08-10
SKUNK AND RATHER.

While camped over all Oak creek in the
the most novel of com bats. At noon one day
as l was coming down from the mine for
dinner l spied skunk shifting itself about
in strange manner. TIL linking he was per
forming some act that were unusual and not
becoming to one of his race, l sat down and
with my powerful marine glass l soon found
the reason. B ,fore the SIX INK upon the ground
lay huge rattlesnske co lied up for business
his massive fl It head presenting a most savage
aspect
Now and then raising his head as the skunk
would come within reach, he stuck again and
again. The skunk, as if anxious to continue
the duel, would bounce upon the back of the
snake until driven off by the powerful sway
ing to and fro of its body This was repeated
again and again until finally with one heroic
spring the skunk landed upon the snake, and
in the twinkling of All eye almost had bitten
the head from the body, save shred of skin
which held ittog ther. Being satisfied with
the result, | hastily picked up rock and
throwing it at the skunk routed him, leaving
me full possession of the ii, l. On eXamina-
on | found the hide of the rattlesnak4 un-
Injured save where the skunk hal given 1t its
death cut in The neck. The same evening
and for six consecutive evenings | saw the
skunk, and on the seventh evening shot it
after it had scambered around for that length
of time. This satisfied me that rattesnake
bites do not materially retard the progressive
life of ''polecat,' to say nothing Of providing
fatal thereto. The snake was , f ct inche S
In length, with nine rattles.
The snakes hide l kept until recently
wore it out as hat band. The rattes | still
have. The skunk is the only animal (to my
knowledge) that will not succumb to the
deadly bite of .ratter' unless medical aid is
invoked.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-08-10

Restored to his family.
Who say the clouds of life have not a
silver lining? Look at little year old
Grover Reynolds, Watson, Ill. His
father, Daniel w. Reynolds, after
describing the little sufferers long
illness. continues: "Finally a gravel
was forced into the urethra and re-
manned there, producing blood poison
ing and dropsical illusions He was
treated by "a council of eminent ply
sicians. They made missions to let the
water out and finally properly advised
an operation, but confessed the little
sufferer was so weak death would likely
result. l refused and began giving him
DIR. Fenner's Kidney and Backache
Cure Before one bottle had been en-
tlrely taken the stone had become SO far
dissolved by the remedy that it passed
out of itself and the child is well and
sound to-day This shows its power
In dissolving stone. 1t is equally pow
erful for good in all kidney diseases.
Money returned if satisfaction not
given. Take a bottle home to-day
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-08-10

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castora
When she was a Child she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoria.
when she had Children, she gave them Casto-ia