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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-03-13
Poultry Viewed as a Business.

The poultry industry IS still in it's in
fancy. Thousands of dollars worth of
eggs and fowls are imported each year
Wnen every bit of it ought to be raised
at home. Farmers have been so alb
sorbed in producing wheat and corn,
that little attention was given to domes-
tic fowls. The present dull times does
not seriously affect the poulterer. The
chicken business is moving steadily along
paying handsomely. There is little dan
ger OF over-production for the supply is
50 far behind the actual demand that it
will be long time before the want is
satisfied. ] know no better way of
steadily adding to the family income
than to carefully look after farm poul-
try. Eggs Can always be sold at prices
which correspond to the cost of feed.
On most farms, however, the feed is a
small Item, thus increasing the profits.
But market poultry is not the only
source of gain. Much interest is being
taken in pure bred stock The poultry
fancier of today has as promising field
as any live stock breeder, in fact, think
it is more inviting. Eggs during the
Matching season are high priced. Later
they Can be sent to the general market.
Calls oryoung stock continue all through
the season. There is plenty of room for
wide awake breeders, and the interest at
present is probably greater than usual
There is money In fowls.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-03-13
Making Poultry Hardy.

There is more of an art in preventing
diseases than in curing them. 1t is i'm
portant that we know what to do in tim
of trouble, but if more pains were taken
In keeping birds in health, and breeding
our stock up to that purpose, there would
be less loss.
Now, if we know that in breeding is a
danger signal in the health of d fowl
why should we continue it? If fine
feathers and high scores are to be made
at cost of health, is it profitable to
follow in that line? We keep poultry
hampers on the profits of fowldom, is it
not an unwise act to continue to place
our stock in dangerous quarters? We
think so.
There are some writer's who tell us
that there is no danger in in-breeding.
We have found it otherwise. Why should
it not be dang erous in fowls when it is
in the human race, and IN stock Of all
kinds? Why is it that IA new breed gen
orally claims that it is unusually hardy?
Is it not from the fact that new blood
has been infused to make it? Are not
new Lreeds the results Of experiments
in crossing? And is not crossing the
uniting of two distant bloods2 All these
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-03-13

matters need serious consideration, and
when we are told by men who have
made the matter study that inbred
ing is a constitutional danger, is it not
time to be on the lookout?
If we breed from strictly hardy par
ents, and if we change blood in the
males every year or two, we can get up
a strain of fowls that will replace the
stock we SO often get from yards of the
noted fanciers, and we think fanciers
themselves are annually becoming bet
ter acquainted Wi tn this fact.-Home-
stead.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-03-13
A STRANGE CASE.
How an Enemy was Fooled.

The following graphic statement will be-
read with intense interest: Il cannot describe
the numb, creepy senSatiOn thateXiSt ed in my
arms, hands and legs had to rub and beat
those parts until they were sore, to overcome
in a measure the dead feeling that had taken
possession of them. In addition, [ had a
strange weakness in my back and around my
waist, together with an Undesirable gone
feeling in my stomach. Physicians said it
was creeping paralysis, from which, az tord-
ing to their universal conclusion, there is no
relief. Once it fastens upon a person, they
say, it continues it's insidiOus progress until
it reaches vital point and the sufferer dies.
Such was my prospect. l he'd been doctoring
year and half steadily, but with no par
ticular benefit, when saw an advertisement
Of DR. Miles Restorative Nervine procured a
bottle and began using it. MarWeiOuS ases24
may SEEM BUT a few days had passed before
every bit of that creepy feeling had leftm
and there has not been even the slightest
indication of its return. l now. feel as
we'll as I ever drd and have gained, ten
pounds in weight, though had run down
from 40 to 1877. Four others have used DR..
Miles Restorative Nervine on my recOmen-
dalton, and it has been as satisfactory in their
eases as in mine. james Kane, La Rue, ..
DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine is sold by all
druggists on positive guarantee, or sent
direct by the DR.. Miles Medical Co, Ell<hart,
Ind, on receipt of price, 81 per bottle. six
bottles for SIS, express prepaid. 1t is free from
OpiateS or dangerous druA6.
Sas&fa szz:nrcps
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-03-13

ton to the condition of the fowls as to
flesh. They should not feel fat when
picked up, but should be nicely plump
and round, and if they begin to fail in
flesh or fall of as the case may be, the
amount of food given should be regu-
lated accordingly. Feeding on the free
and easy plan is poor economy, and will
in the end ruin the laying qualities of
any flock, for it will induce disease, and
the very first symptom Of disease in any
flock is the decrease of egg production,
that always comes with the lowering of
health of laying hens. Feed plenty, but
not too much. This is matter that IS
largely neglected by farmers and all
who do not pay particular attention to
their poultry .-Farmers' Review.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-03-13
Feeding Poultry

One who pays any attention to the
matter will soon learn about how much
the flock will eat and not be hungry.
This may be told by paying some attep-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-03-13

80 10 whom all correspondence In regard to
the department should be addressed.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-03-13
FACTS FROM the FACTORY.

The Page is the only elastic fence made,
and requires special wire Our contracts for
the manufacture of this wire cover many
thousands of tons, all guaranteed to suit
the purpose. The Superintendents of the lar
gest mills in the country have spent days at
our factory studying our particular needs.
This wire costs more than the common article,
which could not be used if furnished free.
Our complete fence costs the farmer less than
ne can buy the wire of which 1t is made and
Is the cheapest in the end.
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28

E. B. Stonehill, ex District Attorney OF
San Francisco, room "a. Nevada Block,
says: II obtained bottle of Munyon's
Rheumatism cure, intending to ascertain its
effects upon sort of rheumatic govt in my
left foot, from which I had suffered great
deal. After taking several doses OF the
pellets the pain left my foot and located in
the joint of my right wrist. The pain was
intense, but in the meantime the swelling
in my foot had almost entirely disap-
peared. Three days later my wrist COM
menced to improve TO such an extent that
| was able to handle pen, and at present
| am entirely free from pain. My boot,
which | had cut in order to afford me re-
lief, i have laid aside for an ordinary gai-
ter, and inaSmuch as | took no other medi-
cine, / must attribute the cure 10 your pei
lets. The action OF the medicine was swift
and entirely satisfactory in my case"
Munyon's Rheumatism Cure never fails
to relieve in one TO three hours, and cures
in few days. Price 25c.
Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure is guaranteed
to cure all forms of indigestion and stom-
ach troubles. Price 25c.
Munyon's Headache Cure stops headache
in three minutes. Price 25e.
Positive cures for Asthma, Catarrh, Piles,
Female Troubles and all special forms or
Blood and Nervous Diseases.
Munyon's Vitalizer estores lost powers
to weak men. Price 81.
a separate cure for each disease. At all
druggists. 25 cents bottle.
Personal letters to Prof. Munyon. 1905
Arch ST., PhiIad elphia, Pa, answered with
free medical advice for any disease.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
He Complains That Unfair Pub
LEGATIONS Injured His
Case.
voLUMINoUs AFFIDAVIT.
Judge Murphy Characterizes One Of
the Charges as "a Sweep.
ing Assertion"

There was an exceedingly scanty crowd
in Judge Murphys courtroom yesterday
while General Dickinson read voluminous
affidavits in support of his motion for a
new trial for Theodore Durrant. The de-
fendant's attorney read on and on from
$4,000 word document. 1t was detailed
statement by the accused man OF false,
malicious, injurious reports made one day
and contradicted the next by certain news
papers in this City. Witnesses already
summoned and witnesses in prospective,
said the affidavit, were hunted out by the
police and press, their past dug up and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
CAPTAIN ROSS APPEAL,
The Decision Of Local Inspectors
Talbot and Phillips
Reversed.
Their Superior Sharply Criticizes the
Way in Which They Made Their
Investigation.

Captain John Birmingham, Supervising
Inspector of Steam Vessels, has reversed
the decision of his local inspectors, E. s.
Talbot and w. A. Phillips, in the matter
of their refusal to renew the license oil
Captain John Ross, master OF the wrecked
steamer Maid of Oregon.
MeSsrs. Talbot and Phillips are the same
officers that investigated the Colima dis
aster. In the case of Captain Ross they
held he was to blame for the loss of his
vessel in gale off Chetco, Or, September
II, while on voyage from Seattle, Puget
Sound, to Moro Bay. The steamer
sprang leak, became water1ogged and
her helm would not answer properly.
Messrs. Talbot and Phillips were Of the
opinion that Captain Ross should have re-
turned to Puget Sound for an adequate
supply of coal and there have his rudder
repaired. 1t was charged that the vessel
could not be properly steered in the condi-
ton she was unless her engines were made
to 60 at an unusual rate. His license hav-
ing expired they decided not to renew it
for six months, and Captain Ross appealed
to Captain Birmingham.
Captain Birmingham completely exon
Grated Captain Ross. He as much as said
that the local inspectors had not given him
fair hearing, and he held that the local
board had no authority to punish him,
much less to declare that they would do
so, as his last license-his fifteenth issue
had expired more than month prior to
the investigation.
Captain Birmingham severely criticized
the manner in which the case was heard
and said the "paucity of the questions
put to the only witnesses that testified.
viz, the captain, mate and engineer,
'.could hardly be expected to bring out
the essential facts regarding her loss, or
the alleged neglect of Captain Ross to
return to Puget Sound" He held that it
would have been impossible for her to
have reached Cape Flattery. then almost
100 miles dead to windward, when the
vessel sprang the leak, and he remarked
that the fact that the vessel was fiat
bottomed. center board, converted steam
vessel was not brought out at all.
The supervising inspector, in closing his
opinion. said Captain Ross was deserving
OF praise rather than censure, and he
commended the captains skill displayed
In the construction of two jury rudders
and pump when the vessel was in dis
tress. Captain Ross is a ship-caIpenter
himself.
The Maid of Oregon was built in AS.
toria, Or, in 1888, as center-board
schooner, and was afterward converted into
a steamer. Captain Ross had made only
one brief trip on her before.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28

Than ks givin g-not a
word, not a thought, about
business to-day.
Let's all go to church, to
the football game get up a
big appetite F.; eat plenty of
turkey and cranberry sauce;
crack nuts and jokes-good
or bad, no matter play blind
mans buff; have fun.
Tomorrow to work again.
Let's have fun doing that
too = doing it we'll and
kindly. Then, when Christ
mas comes, there won't be
anything on our consciences
to hinder our having as good
a time as we're going to
have to-day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
CAN HAVE ITS |NVEN ton,
Offer to the City Through the
Union for Practical
Progress.
Scheme to Supply Power to the Public
From the Waves of the Pacific
Ocean.

President John NJ. Reynolds told the
Union for Practical Progress on Tuesday
that the Finance Committee of the Board
of Supervisors had shown great aversion
toward doing anything on the municipal
ownership question.
The petition of the union signed by sew
eral thousand voters, had been presented,
he said, coupled with a careful argument,
typewriter, in favor of the City owning
its own alter and light service, and the
Finance Committee had simply evaded the
matter ana postponed from time to time
the consideration of it. The petition asked
for special election to be called for the
submission of the question 20 the people.
D. E. Bohannon, general manager of the
"Wave power Air COMPRISING Compa-
n.y." then came forward with an idea,
backed up by proposition. He first ar
gued like this:
If street railways could be operated at half
the cost required TO operate them to-day by
the use of coal the people would be directly
benefited by cheaper fare. If the City and
County OF San Francisco could furnish its own
of capital for plant, and operated that plant
at small expense, the people would save the
difference in taxes as compared to the present
COST The Wave-power Accompanying COM
pany is ready at any time to sign an agreement
with the City and County of San Francisco,
giving the free use OF its invention Tor munich
pal purposes.
His proposition was already prepared
and in writing. 1t was an offer of the in
vention to the City for municipal purposes
in this form and manner:
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26, 1895.
To The Union for Practical Progress-F. w.
POTTER, Secretary: The Wave-power Air-com-
pressing Company, having control of the right
for patent to compress air in the City and
County of San Francisco by the waves of the
Pacific Ocean, hereby proposes to grant to the
City and County of San Francisco the free use
of the said patent for municipal purposes, pro-
yided this offer is accepted and practical oper-
atoms begun within six months after a prac-
teal demonstration has been made by this COM
pany.
We understand that Fuse for municipal pur-
poses'' means the use for any plant or enter
prise which may be owned and controlled by
the City and County of San Francisco and used
for public purposes. Yours very respectfully,
WAVE POWER AIR-CoMPREssING COMPANY.
w. r. CoRCORAN, Secretary.
It was decided to have the executive
committee of the union communicate the
proposition to the Board of Supervisors.
Last nights meeting was held in Ceres
Hall, III Mrs. DR.. Cora A. Morse's resi-
dence, GIL O'Farrell street. where the
union will gather hereafter until permanent
quarters are secured
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28

tin has been revoked. though the notary
does not accord Mr. Shain that right until
he has SATISFIED all the abscondlng col
lector's creditors,
Mr.. Curtin is very indignant that Shain
sertion that creditors were constantly put
Off with the excuse that no moneys had
been collected.
Cali moneys collected by me-" said Cur
tin, have been properly accounted Tor or
can be on demand. | am ready to made
showing when called upon, but in the
meantime | do not propose to shoulder
the whole or any part of Shain's mis-
doings'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
The Elks, Carnival.

The Elks' Carnival at the Mechanics
Pavilion last nigh was pronounced sue
cess. There was large attendance and
no lack of enjoyment. The prelude in
Guided Spanish, Polish, Turkish and Trilby
dances. In the latter dance twelve bare
footed maidens appeared and won raptur-
Gus applause from the great audience.
The march of the bloomer girls and the
march OF the Amazons delighted all.
During the evening the entertainment
was diversified by an electrical illusion,
which was erected at the end of the Pavil-
ion. 1t was an excellent imitation of a
mill In the forest at the foot of a mountain,
the whole being illuminated with electrical
effects. After the grand march dancing
was begun and continued all night.
Ducat, the great miller, runs at Ingleside.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28

ascertain whether the deaths of the two
men brought to the Morgue here were due
to criminal carelessness on the part of
their employers or not, and the presence
of James Hand, jeremiah Foley, William
Kerry, Patrick Martin, B. Moore and G.
Bosie will be required as witnesses. King
was A years DID, n arried and native of
Ireland,a Marite was So years of age and
single
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
DEATHS AT A QUARRY.
Two Employees of Contractors Warren
& Malley Now Lie at the Morgue
With Skulls Fractured.

The mortuary record at the quarry of
Contractors Warren & Malley in San
Mateo County has been rather big for the
past few days, The third death there was
reported yesterday and two bodies now lie
at the Morgue with fractured skulls.
One OF the bodies is that of James King
OF 5l5 Howard street, paving cutter, and
the other that of Edward Marite, Swiss
laborer. Marite was brought to the City Re-
ceivlng Hospital on Monday and on Tuss-
day he died, and King was conveyed to
of the Guadalupe dairy Tuesday ana died
yesterday. morning. Rocks falling on
them is given as the cause in both cases.
About week ago man was killed at the
quarry, the Coroner of San Mateo County
taking charge of his body.
Coroner Hawkins will hold inouests to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
Swallowed a Steel Toy.

The baby of Mrs. Macdonald, 1l2115 Folsom
street, swallowed steel Jack" toy yesterday
1t stuck in the child's throat and caused grea,
pain. The child was taken to the Receiving
Hospital and DR.. Bunnell experienced consid
cradle difficulty in extracting the toy The
child's throat was badly lacerated by the stee
prongs, but the mother was thankful that il,
Ii was saved.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
JAKE SHAM HEARD FROM
He RevOkes the Power of Attorney
Given Notary Public Curtin.

Jake Shain. who disappeared some
months ago, leaving large list of credi-
tors to mourn his sudden leave-taking,
has been heard from. He is supposed to
be in the City, though that fact is not by
any means established as yet.
The power OF attorney given d. A. Cur
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
Mark Hopkins Institute Of Ar.

Open daily, including Thanksgiving day and
evening The desire to see Murillo's great
paintings is steadily increasing the attend
ance. A musical programme is provided every
Thursday evening.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
Improved Homeopathic Remedies
Combine the Best in Al! Systems
and Make Positive Cures
Where All Other Med
iCineS Fail.
new TESTIMONIALS DAILY.
If You Are Sick Ask Your Druggist for
Munyon's Guide to Health Buy a
Is Cent MunyOn Remedy
and Cure Yourself.

If You Are in Doubt as to the Nature OF
Your Complaint a Personal Letter to
Prof. Munyon Will Be Ans Wered
With Free Medical Advice for ANY
Disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-20
NE ARE COMING TO THIS.

They Had Prepared Everything Ready
in Case OF a Much-Feared Disaster.
SIS everything ready?" he asked
anxiously.
Everything" she replied with an ef-
fort at self-control.
you are sure you have forgotten
nothing?"
quite sure" Il !
Where are the children?"
'"Fhey are playing in the back yard"
"Have you said goodbye to them?'
eyes,
Have you spoken to any of tho
neighbors?''
Il have made all the necessary ar
rangements with Mrs. Brown"
"She knows what to do in case we
don't get back?" ...--.
"She does
"HaYe you written to your mother?"
Eyes, and I gave the letter to Mrs.
Brown to mail in case it becomes neces-
sary."
How about your life insurance
policy?'
THE letter tells where it can be
found" ...s,
:
'I put it with mine"
'Well, the children are sure to be pros
vided for, then, whatever happens" he
said with a sigh of relief.
yes, thank heaven~ she answered
fervently.
81 presume we might as well start,
Them he suggested. after last long
ing look around.
81 suppose so,' she sighed.
'Going away?'' asked a stranger in
she eighborhood, as they started up
the street.
YES" replied the husband sadly
"Far?" inquired the stranger.
'Only few blocks to make call, -
answered the husband
only few blocksl' exclaimed the
stranger. why, from your prepare
tons I thought you expected to en-
counter some great danger
I'VE have to cross trolley car track
both going and coming" replied the
husband with quiet determination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-20
WHY MEN STAND.


Complex Mechanism Renders 1t Possible
but the Attitude Is Not Normal.
From the Scottish American: We are
so accustomed to standing upright as
a natural attitude that few of US think
what special complex mechanism is
required for this purpose. A moments
consideration will show that the or
binary explanation of the erect posi-
ton (the center of gravity to be direct
ly above the feet is insufficient. When
a man is suddenly shot, whether from
the front or behind, he drops on his
face, for the truth is that there is much
more weight in the front of the spinal
column than behind it. The fact is that
when we are standing large number
of powerful muscles (both front and
back are simultaneously at work, the
effects of their action being to neutral
ize each other. Thus, the legs would
fall forward were it not that they are
kept vertical on the feet by the strong
tendon the "Achilles') at the back OF
the heel. At the same time the muscles
of the thigh are frightened so as to IRE
vent US taking a sitting position, nd
the muscles of the back are pulled tense
so that the trunk does not stoop for
ward. The head is prevented from
dropping on the chest by the ligaments
in the nape of the neck. That the up
right is not it's normal position is easily
shown by the fact that man mods as
be falls asleep; for as soon as the con-
trolling nervous force is deadened the
head drops forward by it's own weight,
only to be pulled back in position again
with jerk when the brain becomes
suddenly aware of an unusual attitude.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-20
ARTISTIC HINTS.
Good Taste Rather than Striking Effects
Now in Vogue.

Good Taste Rather than Striking Effects
Now in Vogue.
The tables loaded with bric-a-brac.
which had the effect of making a draw
ing-room look very much like a china
shop, are not to be the rage any more
There may be bits of bric-a-brac about,
but those bits must be of some in
trinsic value, and they need not all be
grouped together as though offered for
sale. The prettily bound books which
are now the fashion are allowable
evenings in a sitting-room, and books
always give homelike air, even If the
leaves are not cut. The silver tables
will still reign, but these collections are
really interesting in many cases, and
the dark plush or velvet on which the
ornaments are placed is really thing
of beauty as a general rule. The tea
table is part and parcel of the furnish
ings of the room, but need no longer
be in evidence. 1t must be placed be-
hind some sofa or lounge and near
enough to be brought forward at the
proper time. Brocades and tapestry are
used for furniture coverings, and there
are many new designs. Now that it is
no longer fixed rule that all furniture
should match, different materials are
combined in what would have been
thought a few years ago a most impossi-
bic combination. Brocade, plush,
tapestry, corduroy even, have all been
massed together without looking badly.