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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26
Labor and Care Makes Profit.

Care in the details Of most any BUSH
ness is one Of the never failing sureties
of success. 1t is true in the matter Of
poultry raising.
In the spring and summer, says an
exchange, the farmer has but little time
to devote to poultry, leaving such work
to the women or children. The hens
on the farms have always been regarded
as unworthy the full attention of the
farmer himself, and he will sometimes
work hard, from early in the morning
until late at night, out in the fields, and
receive much less as consideration
than would have been derived had he
given flock of fowls the same labor
that he so willingly bestows on the land,
or on other farm stock. 1t is the labor
the farmer sells, whether in the form of
labor that makes poultry pay.
Those who endeavor to secure the
most eggs by selecting the "best breeds"
have found that, after all, it is the labor
ana care given LueU LHdb mdkeS Gue
profit, ASK any number Of poultrymen
their opinion as to which breed is the
best, and it will be found that they do
not agree, some preferrlng one breed and
some the others. A farmer may secure
what he supposes to be the best breed,
only to be disappointed, while the breed
which is rejected may prove profitable
with his neighbors, because Of better
care.
The hens should not pay more in WIN
ter than in summer, but no doubt the
farmers are better satisfied with the
winter results, due to the giving Of more
attention to the hens because no other
farm work is urgent. Women and
children cannot properly care for the
fowls when the ground is covered with
snow. There IS something more to do
than to throw down corn for them. They
must have water that is not frozen, the
eggs must be collected to avoid freezing,
the floors must be clean, variety of
food must be mixed, and sick fowls
must be cared for, as we'll as looking
after other details.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26
Cheap Foods and Poultry.

The large crops OF grain and potatoes
raised this year in the whole country
should encourage poultrymen, and in
duce them to keep larger tiocks. Eggs
are now getting higher, and sell at prices
far above any other article produced
upon the farm at the same cost, Not
only is corn cheap, but also oats and
wheat, with potatoes above the demand.
The prices for poultry should be better,
as many buyers will prefer the cheaper
poultry to beef. There now exists an
excellent opportunity for an experime
in the matter of learning if poultry and
eggs pay. If the proper management is
given in the matter of keeping the hens
comfortable, the profit will not be doubt
full at present prices Of food, as poultry
and eggs are always salable during every
season of the year.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26

cleaned out three times week ana nlleQ
with fresh water three times day, there
is very little danger of cholera or dyson
terry. Fowls SO yarded are much less
liable to sickness than those that run at
large and receive only Indifferent care
and attention.
Cholera originates on the farm, in the
fence corners, slop buckets and refuse
table matter that is cast into the back
yard. A chicken can stand a good many
things in it's gizzard and still live, but it
cannot eat fetid or decayed animal mat
ter in the dog days and live very long.
Just why SO clean thing as fowl will
eat such stuff, we do not know. But
that they will peck about decaying flesh
and eat maggots, that insures death to
them nearly every time, we do know to
be a fact, and it is for this very reason
that the fancier's or careful poultry
mans fowls that are kept in nice,
clean yard where no refuse stuff is
thrown, seldom if ever die Of cholera or
any Klnu OIL al 6OluCu lCdl ulSGdSO VI Vic
bowels or intestines.
People who keep chickens should be
careful about their slop and refuse table
stuff, and either bury or dump it where
the chickens cannot get at it, A chicken
that has been injured by accident may,
as is often the case go off in the weeds
in the fence corner and die, and lay
there until it begins to decay, when
some other but healthy chicken will
come prying about and by scratching
and pecking about the dead one become
contaminated, take sick and die. Others
fall into the same fatal 'condit ion, and
thus within a weeks time several dozen
may be lost and the cause located by
the stencil only. It is advisable to keep
fence corners about the premises clear
of weeds and to have no unexplored
weed patches close to the chicken house
or about where they range. Where
chickens have the run of the premises,
a little sound grain Of a morning and
evening is all they need in the way of
food, ia addition to what they may pick
up in the way Of insects, table scraps,
etc.-H. B. Geer, in Southern Cultiva
tor.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26
To Prevent Chicken Cholera.

August is the worst month in the year
for cholera, dysentery and like diseases
among the fowls, and if we are not care
full in the management of our chickens
and their surroundings at this season,
evil results are sure to ensue.
Where the hens are yarded in small
yards which are kept clean, and their
roosting places likewise, and they are
fed on sound grain, cooked vegetables,
and their drinking vessels emptied and
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26
Mulchlng.

1t is only of late years that the idea
has gained hold that covering land in
creases the fertility of it. Mr.. A. B.
Barrett, who was among the first to
preach and practice mulching, says;
eve got our idea of it from the forests,
where nature forms her own mulch; the
decaying leaves and stems soon forming
covering which prevents the escape of
the soil moisture, at the same time act
ing as an absorbent for all the rain car
ries."
This leaf mold will be found around
the trees in every forest and around the
roots of wild grasses in every meadow.
In initiating nature, as she works In the
fields and forests, we adopted the arti
fetal m ulch around our fruit trees, and
found that it worked to their advan-
tage. A mulch, besides retaining the
moisture in the soil, also secures more
uniform temperature and adds consid
cradle plant food to it, The nature of
the mulch is an important part Of the
work. Flat stones may be used around
trees. ironing a permanent mulch, but
their action is merely mechanical. 1t
retains the moisture and temperature of
the soil, but it adds nothing to it. Saw
dust is but little better, but straw and
new.mown lawn grass form rich mulches
that add plant food to the soil.
The exact change taking place in the
soil VIXEN a covering is placed over the
surface is not generally understood.
Some chemical change takes place, and
the soil Is enriched for time. In some
Of the gardens of France tiles cover the
strawberry beds, with holes made
through them here and there for the
vines to grow out Of. Flower gardens
are likewise covered with tiles or &C.
ment, leaving no part of the soil ex-
posed, except where the plants come
through. Expert horticulturists there
find this method of great advantage. In
a less expensive way parchment paper
can be used for covering the garden
SOIL Brown paper, dipped in sulphuric
acid, should be used for this purpose,
as it is then made tough and water
proof. In time of drouth this mulch re-
tains the water, accelerates the growth
of the plants, and keeps down the weeds.
The parchment paper mulch, however,
for small places is the simplest, cheap
est and most effectual that has yet been
offered.
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5567

W. N HALDEMAN President of the great Louis
Vile Courier-Journal, says:
DIR. WINTERsMITH-Str: / w5tive rule / have
observed for many years, the value OF your rem
edy prompting me to say it cured two cases of
chills in my family after many other rem edies
had failed. do not hesitate to express my be-
lief that your Chill Cure is a valuable specific,
and performs all that you promise for it.
Very respectfully, WIN HALDEMAN.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26
POULTRY DEPARTMENT.

Address all communications to Poultry De-
partment Box 200, DeLand, Fla,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26

Why not use
Wintersmith' S?
80 years sue
cess. Tried and
true. Sells on
it's merits, and
never fails to
cure. Take no
substitute.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-14
CHILD SAVING.
Two Views Taken at the National
Convention of Charities.
Detroit Tribune.

In the section for the consideration Of child
saving two papers read which attracted
much interest pr. @ Annette eo = ss IN en
per on the methods of dealing with mothers and
their children. said of girls who have been the
I'VE find that the most dangerous thing that
can be done for such girl Is 70 send her ,bsrs Dsck
A change of association and environment Is
needed in order that the past; wi,n Its higna MI
a future bright with hope and earnest purpose
may. be opened before her: Under this method
80 per cent OF the second class OF mothers cared
for by the Wisconsin w. c. 7. u. home during
history of almost nine years are living up
have married and in fully average happy
homes. Little can be done TO permanently i'm,
prove this class OF girls. except they are held
under kind and careful but strict restraint for
a sufficient length Of time to make an impress
their first lesson in obedience Many have to be
controlled for the first time in their lives ana
some even by manual force. Inese rev WIN
no single exception have taken the. their places aces
very few exceptions give up their infants. not
because they desire 10 do so. but because they
see that it is best for their children as we'll as
would have the disgrace of iegitmacy upon
themselves and their children: Neither could
the disgrace The children too are placed far
away from their antecedents and life history"
,endent Of the Florence crittenden Rescue Mis-
sion of New York. took different position from
paper on means of Regeneration DIR. Barrett said:
.'The pages Of history arc full OF the achieve
ments of illegitimate children We md them in
every department OF life. kings. queens. war
riors, poets philosophers. phiianthropists; from
me iays OF the Roman empire 20 the present
time. When examine the history OF these
masterful spirits that have forged ahead and
commanded the respect OF the world In spite Of
the many hindrances society places in the up
ward path OF those with the bar sinister We do
not md that they are reared In Institutions No.
the better IL is in an institution the worse IL is
for Individuality. Who has net been struck by
the isfless. automatic companies OF boys and
girls one sees in institutions, owning moth
ing Of their own. not even toy. everything
furnished them without exertion or thought
on their part; their domestic training even be-
There are of these makeshifts OF poverty
which call out the creative powers and make
necessity the mother OF invention. Their life Is
abnormal and their perceptions are dulled- No.
when we find OF these shining lights which
has risen from cbscurity and dispelled the mists
OF prejudice we will always fnd that IT was
/ the mother who. clasping tightly those tiny
fneers barred her own heart 10 the stings OF the
cruel world and led the faltering. trembling foot
steps on their steadfasf and radiant march to-
wards Immortality.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-14

Golden Penny
We spoke recently OF artificial teeth be-
ing made of paper. Still more remarkable
is the fact that guns made OF the same
unpromfsing material For some time guns
have been made of wood pulp. and also OF
leather pulp bound by hoops OF metal To-
make guns Of paper pulp Is the latest idea
The pulp Is. of course. hardened. and there
is a core OF metal inside the gun The.
Iightness of the paper gun Is an essenti1l
feature But the principal aim has been.
TO secure a material which IL elastic. %
that the force of heavy discharge may
be broken gradually. The paper possesses
more elasticity than metal, and when h<rd-
ened Is nearly as tough The exterior of
the paper cannon Is bound with wire.
about five layers OF copper. brass or steel
wire being firmly bound on The process
briefly described Is this special grade 81
paper pulp with long fiber Is chosen It
Is well agitatcd, and litharge, wax, t4lioV>
white lead and blue are mixed with a To-
harden and make IL tough The pulp -
then run into molds of the proper s1Apc<
the steel core Is put In. and the wire noun4
around the whole Outside the covering OF
wire bands OF brass are fixed. These
bands are set with uprights through which
rods extend parallel with the gnu ues4
rods being OF steel possess decree o4
spring and as they arc faStent1 70 ne.
bands the result Is a gun which VIII size
way slightly at each discharge. yet cannQ<|
burst The pulp. although exceedingly 1u1<
able will give way enough 10 prevent 81
break
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-14

Add to these totals the number of lives
lost in St Louis. East st. Louis and many
other places since. and the value OF the
thousands of houses that were demolished
done will be gained
The catastrophe at Victoria. b. c. two
weeks ago. when street-car crowded with
passengers ran of bridge and fell seven
ty-five feet into the James bay, causing
more than one hundred persons TO lose
their lives. will take place in history as one
OF the worst that has ever befallen that
country.
If the predictions of the astrologer comes
true for the remaining months of 1896, this
year will indeed be memorable one.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-14

Hartford Times
ola Lady-Poor fellow. suppose you
illness Is incurabie. Have you ever occl|
Blind Man--Yes. mum. but not o<(eu
sTa1nf many as likes 10 BE sc<n Io(1u In1|
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-14

forgotten. The following tabulated state
ment viii give some idea OF the extent OF
the tornadoes:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-03

Champion Hovey to-day, and perhaps
better fitted than the Boston crack to
meet the English experts on their ma
tive heath. He is a faster and more
brilliant player than Hovey, and this
style of tennis is thought to have
the only chance OF beating the Brit
ishers
Larned's plan is to go over early in
the spring and play in a number of the
most important of the spring tourna-
ments in both England and ireland,
winding up his foreign campaign at
wimbledon, where he expects to play
for the championship of All-England,
which is practically the championship
OF the world. Foote will DIN his late
in June. and may also play at wimble-
don, but could hardly be expected to
I'VE many rounds against the pick of
the British players. Larned, however.
should be in his best form by the time
the final test Is reached, and IL will
take tully as good play as that shown
mere last spring, by the British cham
plon, DR.. PIN, to put him out of the
hunt Larned was badly out of form
last June when PIN and Mahoney
played over here. and did not make a
favorable impression against the dis
tlnguished visitors. That they are not
lnVlnclble to American skill was shown
by Hobarts victory over PIN, how
ever, and with Larned in his best form
PIN, Baddeley or any of the other En-
glish idols should not be out of his
reach. A recent prediction of a con-
sentative American authority on the
game was that Larned would be ranked
fourth or better in England at the end
of the season.
There will be no very important
changes in the programme for this
years tennis on our side of the ocean.
All the big events of last season are
again on the schedule, and a number
or new ones as WELL The two challenge
cups that were won last year by Lar
ned for the third and final time, will
be replaced by others. and tennis at
southampton and Seabright will not
suffer from the disappearance of the
old bones Of contention. Three other
important challenge trophies tremble
on the verge of final ownership this
season. however. though Larneds alb
sence from American courts will prob
ably give them all a new lease of
life.
Stevens and Larned have each twice
won the Middle States trophy-the old
est still in competition, by the way
and third victory for either would
make II his personal property There
are still excellent chances for its be-
ing saved for future competition. how
ever, even If Larned should change his
mind at the last moment and stay on
this side of the Atlantic to defend his
championships; for Rowland and Ho-
bart have both announced their inten-
ton of playing at Orange next month,
while Wrenn may be seen there too. |
Larned also holds the valuable Long |
wood challenge bowl, and another vic |
tory for either him of Hovey would |
sign the death warrant of that trophy. |
The Norwood Park challenge cup is /
also held by Larned, and this year
would make IL his property, while an
other victory for the magnificent Tux
Edo Park challenge cup would make
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same time. a climate without either
frost in winter or sunstroke in sum
mer. enables it's possessors TO get along
without hustling. The only person 1
have yet seen 20 walk fast in Bermuda
was little mother OF seven children
from Ottawa. where they know what
blizzard means.
visitors never tire Of watching the
onion boxes down under the big omen
dock sheds. They are brought down
IN the cool OF the evening mainly. and
are protected from the sun by avn
ings. Like little ants the donkeys
come and so. and presently there rise
great heaps OF 1000 or 5000 tons OF
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-03

many donkeys, many drivers and many
onions make a different tale-if they
all pull, drive and smell together
It's one of the good Lords mysteries
how any onions can grow i'm Bermuda
at all. There are only about 20 square
miles in the little toy islands altogeth-
er; of which some hundred square
miles are waste stretches of cedar
GRAINED hills, 10 more are desolate
sand dunes and coral rocks, so are COW
cred with forts and camps. and a lot
more by villas and lawns-or so IL
would seem to casual observer. The
islands impress one as much larger
than they are. because everything, be-
ginning with the donkeys. is on a small
scale, like one Of the miniature land
scapes they build in japanese gardens
The roads are from 10 to 20 feet wide
instead of from 60 TO 100; the fields
cover from half an acre to five acres
instead of 10 times that area: and even
a mountain covered with cedar forests,
or what looks like one, proves to be
only Is or 20 acres with a 20-foot hump
in the middle. But hidden away in the
fertile valleys between the rocks are
tiny patches of onions, Easter lilies
and potatoes, which products, flowing
together here in Hamilton, freight two
steamships week during the season.
There are other things of course
bananas, pawpaws, sage. lettuce.
plums, garden flowers; but the lily. the
onion and the potato fill the long sheds
on Front street to overlooking during
the early spring and mingle their ami
cable odors across the yeastly Atlantic
TO Halifax and New York. / have seen
a little patch of half an acre from
which 500 boxes of lily buds were
shipped this spring, TO be unpacked in
New York and surprised into opening
by hot water, and a beautiful sight the |
held was stu. with the comparatiyelY ]
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Bottled Up!

II certainly Is disheartening to a pa
tent to find that the treatment he il
given for disease is more disastrous
than the disease itself. Such is the
case, however, with the usual treat
n1ent given for diseases of the blood.
notwithstanding the great progress
made in many branches of medicine,
the doctors have failed absolutely to
lind a successful treatment for blood
poison, and the many diseases having
their origin in the blood. They give
but one kind of medicine, they know
but one treatment, and whether in
the form of powder, pill or liquid, the
Doctors prescription Is always the
same-potash or mercury.
Too much cannot be said of the HARM
full and disastrous effects of these drugs.
The doctors are unable to rid the sys-
tenn of the poison, and direct their
efforts toward covering up the symp-
toms from view. There is but one eff
feet to be obtained from potash and
mercury-they bottle up the poison
and dry IL up in the system, but il
must be remembered that they dry up
the marrow in the bones at the same
time, gradually consuming the vital
ity. Those disfiguring copper-colored
splotches are but indications of worse
results to follow. No sooner has the
system taken on the full effects of this
powerful drug than that suppleness
and elasticity of the joints gives way
to stiffness, followed by the racking
pains of rheumatism. The form grad.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-03
that Chace's private property.

that Chace's private property.
special feature will be made this
season of handicap tournaments. and
already two important events of this
kind, open to all corners, have been an
nounced to be held at Orange Din con-
nection with the Middle States cham
pionships) and at Longwood Gin con-
nection with the annual tournament
there for the big Longwood challenge
bowl) A special handicapping com
mittee has been appointed to adjust
the odds in these events and to pro-
mulgate handicapping in all parts of
the country. This committee is COM
posed of DR.. James Dwight, Clarence
Hobart, f. III. Hovey, Richard Stevens
and l.. f. Ware. A new system of
handicapping that was used for sew
eral years in England has been adopt
ed this year, and the players will be
separated by quarters of Is instead of
bisques and halves of Is, as heretofore.
The change should be a decided i'm
provement
Among the women players, this sea-
son promises to be as exciting as last.
Although no new experts have been
discovered as yet. and few, If any. are
expected who viii be able to compete
successfully against last years leaders.
sun the competition between Miss
Hellwig and Miss Atkinson of Brook
Ign, Miss Moore of Ridgewood, n. J..
and Mrs. Toulnin of PHILADELPHIA is
expected TO be as close as ever. Miss
Atkinson, who now holds the cham
pionship in singles. doubles with Miss
Hellwig) and mixed doubles with r. p
Fischer Of New York;. will defend her
claim TO the championship at Philadel- |
phia next month. Both Miss HellwiE |
and Miss Moore. however. are certain |
entries. and either of them will make I
the championship play her very best |
tennis 10 retain the honors she won
from her clubmate last spring. Miss |
HeHWiE defeated Miss Atkinson twice I
iast ran, and this has added much un- /
certainty to the outcome Of the Phila- 1
ieiphia meeting. a new event for
women has been established this spring 1
m the championship Of New Jersey. Il
ana TINS and the Middle States cham /
Tor women will Immediately 1
lTecede the championship struggle al
Philadelphia.
The full Official schedule, classified |
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OF "a or 80 box. After that there was
the usual spectacle of competing com
mission merchants sacrificing whole
cargoes for song to get rid of them.
so that the loss on the last shipments
was often bigger than the profit on the
early ones. There was complaint of
dishonesty, too. One farmer sent to
New York a considerable quantity of
choice lettuce. Instead of getting paid
for IL he received a bill for s1425 for
freight and handling of culls" He
didn't pay it-probably wasn't expected
to pay 1t: but even at that the transac-
ton wasn't lucrative.
One little island there was without
town or church-St. David's island
whose farmers made less complaint
They had long ago formed a combina-
ton 10 deal as a unit against the COM
mon foe, and sent nothing but choice
stuff to market, so that a st. David's
onion had repute with people who
knew what's what and commanded a
fair price throughout the season.
The Bermuda Produce Exchange. a
new organization which includes not
only 80 per cent OF the farmers of the