The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1902-01-24
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NID HORSE
portland oregonian.
me horse.pickiny wor,..
WIN probably resunr al Linton
Tue middle Of mex, p''a'lons by
Statement oraean i" face of the %", 'a., This
V Uss,e' demand now thai, hu I 'ss Ing. a
there is s' a rsoS Sd ,a,a but it is true ' ans
While 10000 or mora w..
nave gone from the ranges o, E psa'ss
Sa" p inns year To supply the 0ssa,
~ ".s s"e british armies in South A Issus
aru thousands nous are yet to go, and '' y.
price paid has been very satista,,a we
:" the producer, the fact rema,ns ' 's,.
e'eat numbers Of scrub non,a' ua'
,e.I on the ranges-oucry, unhra. are
n~'ractahle, useless little brutes 90"
Stunning feed that ought to 20 IT, ' y.
.attenlng of meat ca,,le . uu'
br't'sh army will take smalle, a., ,u'
mas than will find a ready m,, la,
elsewhere, but they must be s"nss
and well broken tn ride. Tbous."s'
OF the cayuses will not meet ,hsss
specifications. Not only vim ,hss
not bring sa5 each from The Bri,,ss
nut they are not wanted at anv n,,',
V"' n''t'S' or anybody else. They
are either not sound Of wind and limh
or are untamable, or both. They A..
orug on any market. They beloO,
10 anYoody who cares to put a brand
on them. They are wild horses and
NOBODY wants them. But each a.
These animals take up as much raov.
as would he required for the sustsA
ance OF a steer that would dress Inn
pounds. The Stockmen want IN.
range for their cattle and the railrmd
companies are glad to assist in takioo
the useless cayuse ponies out Of III.
country, so there will he more room
for stock that will yield money Ia
producers and carriers. Therefore,
the railroads are willing to make a
very low rate for carrying the causes
to the Linton ahattoir and the move.
ment hither will soon be resumed.
Inc average cayuSe pony taken Ia
the Linton abattoir yields only about
60 pounds OF m%crchantable meat, the
remainder Of the carcass going intA
fertilizer, glue. leather, etc. This
meat is carefully picked in tierces
and shipped to market in France and
Holland, where the prejudice against
horse meat is not so strong as it is In
this country. These horses bring
$2.75 to So each, delivered at the rail.
road. They are mostly owned by the
Indians, the animals owned by white
men seldom being so useless as to and
their best market at the shambles.
George II, Welch, a printer, who Is
well known throughout New YORK
State is in the hospital at Oneida, N
Y, shedding his skin, The case has
attracted the attention OF many
specialists, all Of whom are bafiled 10
their attempts to cure the disease
Welch is 50 years old and says that ne
has been similarly affected every i've
years since childhood In New Yo'H
State a few years ago a speclalls'
made WEIGH the subject OF DIS lev
lures and after his recovery placeu
him In a smallpox hospital W
prove that he was immune Aux
whole body has the appearance Oh
having been scalded before the ep'uc''
mis- peels off in large patches ous
niece consisting Of the entire SKIN Vi
one hand resembling glove, Is p'''
served. The new skin beneatl Is a.
delicate and softly tinted as a Oaoy''
The patients hair and beard 90 wv
come out. When a boy wen" W
came lost with a party 10 all A''"'
desert and was bitten by po'So"ou,,
snake. Since that time lie na so hi,s
his skin, hut whether the s ala u sa.
Is the cause OF it scientist anu " o| A..
,al men have never been aole W"
tprmine.