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The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-15
The Rabies Side of the Dog
Question.

Rabid dogs are not common in
Florida. Yet there have been alarms
about them in this state. One rabid
dog might easily destroy one or more
human lives which would be worth
more to the state than all the dogs in
Florida. To give you an idea of what
loss one or two of them can cause. we
ouote from the Connecticut Farmer:
The sO-called mad dog epidemic in
this state will doubtless lead to the eX-
termina ton of a number of worthless
ours. 1t required something of this
sort to awaken the people of Con-
necticut to Il sense of the danger that
existed i'm the horde of mongrels
which has been so long curse alike
to town and country. When we read
of citizens in Torrington climbing
trees to escape from the rabies dis
tributing ours, we are inclined to be-
Iieve that something will be done to
rid the community of the dog nui-
sance. For years people living in
country towns have permitted the
breeding of dogs whose only aim in
life seems to have been to prey upon
the farmers sheep, his hogs, cattle
and chickens While their owners
neither knew nor cared. the dogs
were skulking around the farms, a
nuisance and an annoyance, ating
cows, killing lambs and sheep. and
chasing and torturing all fowl kind.
So long as the ravages of the dogs
were confined to the domestic animals,
the authorities in the towns contented
themselves with giving the smallest
but only after putting the farmer to
loss of time and annoyance. Now
that the dogs have taken to haraSS-
ing some of the tOwnspeOple, we
assume that more severe local regula-
tiOns and municipal penalties will be
called for. But something more must
be done.
According to the COurant, over thir-
ty persons have been bitten in Litch-
field county, and several have been OBJ
liged to go to New York for treatment
In TOrringtOn alone ten dogs have
been killed after they had caused the
death of eleven sheep, six COWS and
one hog. In Winsted. as elsewhere
the dogs bit sheep, cattle and hogs.
causing rabies. Cattle, says the secll-
lar reporter. which have been bitten,
have two types of the disease, violent
and dumb rabies. The violent type
causes the animals to dash themselves
against farm buildings, generally with
the result of breaking their necks.
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were enacted. providing for a high
license tax and permitting the killing
of all mOngrels that do not wear col
lar with the license number attached.
state issue.
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able business at the North Where the
frogs must hibernate for several
months every winter. In Florida they
would not be shut up by cold for
more than two or three weeks, once or
twice in the winter
The directions for carrying on the
business are from the American Guilt
vator:
Many people know, both from ex-
perience and hearsay, that frog meat
is great delicacy, but only few
seem to be aware of the fact that it is
possible to keep and derive an income
from frogs the same as from poultry
or any kind of live stock. Yet this
has been. and is being done, and so
successfully that the industry prOmis-
es to become very important one.
n. j.. the rearing of frogs for market
has been taken UP scientifically, and
to this plant the writer is indebted for
the facts herewith presented.
A Paying CrOp.-AccOrding to what
has been accomplished there the Occu-
patton is within the reach of nearly
| everybody. The chief requisite is to
| have piece of ground which is
| swampy and that can be found on
most any farm. 1t is claimed. i'm fact,
| that more money can be made from an
acre of swamp land. converted into
a fruggery and properly managed,
| than from ten acres of wheat, and
with not near so much expense.
Light Work-Best of all. it is light
| wOrk-just the sort for people who
are not strong enough to endure one
of the heavier occupations: for those
| who are sickly it is beneficial, too. as
| being in the open air tends to health
Even for the city man who owns a
country home it is recommended in
that, aside from the interest and novel
ty there is in growing frogs, he as
well as his friends who come from the
city to see him will greatly relish
the meat. the more because it is one
of the ma atural products of the country.
Compared with the investment, it is
| considered. where the ponds can be
easily built. much more profitable
industry than poultry keeping, and one
that will work togethe1 well with
poultry; especially so if the plant is
located near some large town or city
where its proprietor has individual
customers to whom he sells his pro-
duets direct. He would then be likely
to have a steady market for more
frogs than he could supply, and at
paying prices. as the meat is luxury
| that most people of such a class in
dulge in. and would to a much great
er extent if they only know where to
get it.
| Small Beginnings.-Be the prospects
ever so bright however, a small be-
ginning is always advisable. This en-
ableS one to feel his way into the Oc-
cupation. as it were. and if he does not
like it, or it proves failure. not be
out a fortune. Early in the spring is
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ema cia ted and have to be killed. OF
course, there are laws ordering dogs to
be muzzled. ordering citizens to keep
dogs on their own premises, and pro-
viding penalties for noncompliance
with such regulations; abundance of
law, indeed, but none to enforce it.
Local authorities have been crim1na1ly
negligent i'm this respect. 1t has al
ways been considered essentially a
ma tier for local control, however, and
the result is an epidemic of rabies, and
we expect a pretty long list of claims
also. Those towns which have been
most neglected will probably fight
claims the hardest.
In Litchfeld county, on the Sick
bit four yearlings and a valuable COW.
All have since died, Or have been kill
ed while suffering from rabies. The
town settled with Mr. Sickmund for
his loss The dog was killed by one
of the farm hands. The next case was
that of a coach dog, which visited the
New4ield section of TOrringtOn and bit
COW belonging to Lucius Clark, TAX
ing big chunk of flesh out of the
cows neck DR. LOveland treated the
wound and the animal apparently re-
covered. Mr.. Clark reported to the Sc
lectmen that she was showing signs
of the disease, and was about to kill
her. The selectmen insisted that an
other examination should be made by
the veterinary, that they might learn
more of the nature of the disease.
Permission was given Mr. Clark to
kill the cow. This dog on the same
day attacked and killed eleven sheep
belonging to Henry Marsh, in the edge
of Winchester. Three dogs in the
neighborhoOd were also bitten, and
all of them were killed as a measure
of safety. The same dog bit a hog.
which died of rabies, and finally was
killed in suburb of Winsted. The
authorities of TOrringtOn finally decid-
ed to do something, but not until the
people were angered by their previous
attitude. We quote from the COurant:
"A mad dog ives seen near the West
TOrringtOn creamery, and was shot by
George WeigOld, while the animal was
rushing toward him. This was the
elimination of events The dog had
| been playing around the West Torring-
ton schOOlhOuse only a few hours be
fore the shooting, and the thought of
what might have happened, aroused
the neighbOrhOOd to action. Protests
were sent to the selectmen by tele.
phone from all over the village, and
the cali was issued to the Justice OF
the peace on the following day. The
stringent measures adopted by them
allow all dogs found roaming the
streets without being muzzeled agre
ably to the law. to be killed by any,
body, and the constables, sheriffs and
/ police are instructed to carry out the
law
The first dog to die was shot Oh
Main street by Chief-Of- Police Null
belonged to Deputy Sheriff Finn, hav.
ing escaped from the custody of the
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are various species of frogs, but the
edible one known as Rama esculenta
is the kind kept on Meadow Brook
Farm. where speciality is made in
raising breeding stock. This is the
variety that every frog pond should he
stocked with, and the sooner in the
spring it is done the better, as the
frogs then have chance to become
familiar with their new quarters be-
fore the breeding season sets in.
A FfOggery.-It is important to
have at least four ponds. one in which
to breed. one in which to hatch, one in
which to raise frogs, and one in wnlcn
to keep stock. The last should be the
largest. permitting plenty of room for
growing and opportunities for get
ting food Ponds of not less than one
half acre in area, with the inlet at
one end and the outlet at the other,
i'm a line of its longest axis, generally
give the best results: smaller ponds,
however. can be successfully operated,
and their size, anyway, has got TO
depend chiefly on the amount of land
available. its topography and hte WA
ter supply In other words, if the
ground one has will not permit of the
construction shown. such an arrange
ment as it is adapted to should be
carried out In swamp, for instance,
a portion 15X5O feet. and another part
15X2O feet, eXcavated so as ia hold
water. will usually suffice. The breed
ing frogs may be put in the larger
pond. and the spawn Matched out in
| the smaller ones: the tadpOles, upon
developing into young frogs, may then
be turned loose in the swamp to grow
until they attain marketable size,
| which. if there is Il small stream or
| ditch running through the swamp, as
| is very often the case. they will readl-
| ly do. Indeed. where such a course
is feasible. frog raising can be carried
+, OH more prOfitably and economically
than in any other way.
The Smaller POnd-hOwever-
one in which the spawn is Matching
must be fenced i'm with One-half inch
| wire mesh from two to three feet
high: otherwise snakes and the like
will get i'm and devour the spawn of
which they are very fond. Outside
of swamp. all the ponds, in fact,
should have a protection of this kind,
| for then the frogs can be confined
where intended. and rats. cats, turtles,
water centerpedes, water beetles,
coons, leeches and snakes debarred
from getting to them.
1t is not necessary to make the
ponds very deep; three feet is ample,
and they can be less where there is
a good loan to hold water Near the
banks. of course, they want to be the
most shallow. and if One-fOurth of
each pond is not over Il foot deep, it
will do: this portion should be planted
with pond weed (Potamogeton) and
water weed (Elodia, or Anacharis) to
! facilitate the production and growth
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CORPORAL" TANNER
ENTERS A PROTEST

Washington. Mar. 13.-"CorporaT
Tanner commander in chief Of the
Grand Army of the Republic, has writ.
zen letter to Representative James
A. Tawney, of Minnesota. chairman
o. the House Committee on Ap.
preparations. protesting against the
action of Mr.. Tawney's committee. in
recommending The enactment of a law
reducing the compensation Of govern.
ment clerks after they have attained
The age Of 65 years.
Corporal" Tanner writes particular.
lT in behalf Of his comrades of the
civil war, many Of whom are now EN-.
p.cred in the government service. and
Who would be affected seriously by
The proposed reduction in compensa-
a1n.
Corporal Tanner ventures the as
seron to Mr. Tawney that you can
Dot find a Confederate soldier behind
your BILL" and incidentally pays tri-
..'e 10 the Confederate brigadier who
reused TO permit a single one Of the
Dnon veterans 10 be disturbed when
he 1al power TO remove them.
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BY Associated Press.

Jackson, Miss, Mar. 13.-Judge AL
ton B. Parker, of New York, delivered
an address here today on Democracy
at the invitation of the state legisla-
ture, before twenty-five hundred peO-
pie. Judge Parker was given an Ova-
ton when he was introduced by Chief
Justice Whitfield, of the Supreme
Court
Judge Parker, after expressing his
thanks for the opportunity afforded OF
addressing the legislature and paying
a high tribute to the character of the
late Justice Lamar, took up the funda-
mental principles of government, upon
which he said, in part:
Nothing can convince us, and moth
ing should swerve us from our ingram
ed conviction, that an indefinite extern
sion of the powers of government,
either at home or abroad, is neither
American nor safe; that the levy of
any money for taxes, which cannot be
collected without fear {or favor, or
without comforting untaS privileges
upon persons or interests, or that is
not needed for purely public purposes,
can be anything but perilous; or that
the failure vigorously to enforce the
criminal laws by the punishment of all
guilty men, whatever their offence or
their nominal standing in the commun-
ity, can be other than fatal to justice
and violative of all precepts, whether
divine or human.
While these three primary questions
are closely connected, there has been
manifest, of late years, a strange TEN
dency to overlook the intimate rela-
tons which the two, last named, must
bear to each other Every serious
evil with which our society is now
either afflicted or threatened, has
grown out of the abuse of the taxing
Continued on Page Five))
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hon. w. B. LAMAR
REMAINED HERE
''0 CALLED UPON HIS NUMER
SoS FRIENDS DURING THE
0AY-WlLL LEAVE TO-
NIGHT.

~, D--SFessman William B. Lamar
81, ,.o accompanied the Rivers and Har.
80, 80 committee Of the House of Rep.
49,. .',,'l,a,l'es 10 Pensacola. did not de.
r- CO.. eh The special train with that
49,. 49,. zee, bur on the other hand re
named -,i in Pensacola.
ca-;-g. Nlagressman spent yesterday in
p,--s upon his numerous friends in
A., ,.,e'o-a and renewing acouaint-
ars !. As usual he had a good word
has hearty shake for everyone. He
vi,s ...,oroushly familarized himself
ana me -e needs of Pensacola harbor
Il y. ~ ms district. and will. of couse
7-s. az IN his power to secure appro-
y, :. ions for the harbor.
Co. d.. -aLaar viii not join the commit
rsrf !, WI leave tonight. going di-
~ % Washington.
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CHILD LABOR Law
PASSES IN IOWA
BY Associated Press

Des MOines, Ia, Mar. 13.-With the
passage by the senate today of the
child labor bill the measure will be-
come a law, as Governor Cummings
will sign it at once.
The new law prohibits the employ
ment of children under eighteen years
of age in any gainful occupation which
would iniure health. The law is
also aimed at the department stores,
prohibiting children in positions which
would compel them to remain stand
ing for any length of time.
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WORK OF THE
CRIMINAL COURT
IA NUMBER OF CASES WE'RE DIS.
POSED OF BEFORE JUDGE
BEGGs YESTERDAY.

A large number of cases were dis
posed of in the criminal court yester
day, Judge Beggs presiding, and sen
fences were passed upon all those con
victed. The cases disposed of were:
Charles VinsOn, open profanity, 81
and costs.
Orange Cant and Hattie Perdue, an
ARRAY, 50 and costs each.
Hays Robinson, vagrancy, SIS and
costs or so days.
Randolph Haynes, carrying conceal
ed weapons, 800 and costs or 80 days.
Jas. Hutchinson, assault and battery,
acquitted.
Aesop Bellinter, grand larceny, six
months in the penitentiary.
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SEVERAL IMPORTANT
BILLS PASS SENATE

Washington. Mar. l3.-Before TAX
III up the rate question to-day the
senate passed a number Of bills. some
O. which were Of considerable import
S-ce.
One provides for the punishment OF
soFenment officials for previous
--FUsenca OF secret information of
NE government bureaus in such
-.s. .erS as crop reports.
mr. simmons made a speech of the
-1F on The railroad rate question. He
@1.--ounced that he would support the
rouse measure but said he would not
0il0'e reasonable modification.
4r Iillman announced that after
NAo.row he would seek 20 have the
.1.e o.I taken up for consideration
eaoA day Immediately after the dis
I.>al OF routine business of the sen
a.e mSleal Of waiting till ? o'clock.
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BY Associated Press.

Rome, Mar 13-The Vatican has been
following the French cabinet crisis
with the keenest interest but its solu-
ton is considered to complete the dis
aster to the Catholic Church in France.
A prominent prelate exclaimed to-
day: I'VE have fallen from the fry
ing pan into the fire"
Vatican authorities received a dis
patch today giving the names of mem,
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Continue the Search.

Vinita, l. T, Mar. 13.-Marshal Oar
rough and posses continued today to
search for the Wickliffe Indian out
laws. Il may be several DAYS before
the outlaws are located, owing to a
good start and the fact that the coun-
try affords many means Of escape and
places of cOncealment.
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JUDGE PARKER ADDRESSES
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
VILLAGES DESTROYED BY
ERUPTION OF VOLCANO
IMMENSE STREAMS OF FLOWING THE SEA FROM
CRATER UPON THE ISLAND OF sAVALI-sEA WATER BOIL
AND SURF BREAKING OVER FIERY STREAM

into the ocean in a stream three quar-
ters Of a mile wide and twenty feet
deep at the rate of twenty feet an
hour. At night a solid wall of molten
lava, five miles long, can be seen
reaching far out into the sea.
For some distance the sea water is
boiling and the surf breaking over the
fiery stream.
The government recently chartered
"a steamer to remove the women and
children from the zone of danger.
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By Associated Press

Washington. Mar. 13.-There was
considerable discussion in the House
today on the question Of eliminating
ased clerks from the employ of the
government Mr.. Littauer, of New
York and Mr.. Livingston, Of Georgia,
-earesentiug the republican and the
democratic views. cOncurred on the
question that something must be done
in The way Of n5Organizing govern.
meut service.
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BY Associated Press.

Chicago, Mar. 1S.-John Alexander
DOwie, head of the Zion church. has
parted from his wife, according to a
story in the Daily News. 1t is de-
clared that the last message of Dowie
10 his home was ignored and that
Mrs. DOwie cast her lot with the or.
binary followers of Zion.
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BURGLARS TOUCHED
F. e. HARWELL SATURDAY

F. E. Harwell. who boards on North
DeVillier street. was touched Saturday
night or Sunday morning for a small
sum Of money by burglars. Mr.,
Harwell was among those who attend
ed the Chautauqua Saturday. Upon
his return Saturday night he went to
his room and retired. When he awOke
the following morning he found that
during the time he had been slumber-
ing a burglar had entered his room
and relieved him Of his coin.
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Chicago Traction Stocks
Suffered Large Declines

last night at as, declined to thirty.
The wrong Interpretation placed on
the first reports of the supreme court
decision aroused much wrath among
local brokers to-day. Several promin.
ent brokerage houses were thrown
completely on the wrong tack by the
first report which declared the de-
cision favored the companies.
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BY Associated Press.

Chicago, Mar. 13.-Prices of Chica-
go traction stocks suffered severely to-
day on both the New York and Chica-
go stock exchanges. In New York
Union Traction common stock broke
almost in half, dropping from IFS to
rs. preferred stock, which closed
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RIVERS and HARBORS COMMITTEE
PLEASED WITH PENSACOLA BAY
BAD DAYS ARE PREPARING
FOR FRENCH CATHOLICS
POPE Plus EXPRESSED HIMSELF CRISIS
ITS SOLUTION CONSIDERED TO COMPLETE THE DISASTER
CATHOLIC HURcH IN FRANCE.

bers of the new cabinet with the addi-
tional statement that its composition
would not be be officially announced
until tomorrow because today, being
the thirteenth day of the month, was
considered unlucky. The Pontiff
smiled sadly when this information
was given him, saying: Evidently
being a free thinker does not exclude
superstition. Bad days are preparing
for the dear, dear Catholics in
France"
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Terrifying Experience at
Sea on Board French Liner

on the steamer became panic stricken
and were quoted only after the cap
tain and first officer had threatened
them with revolver and knife.
Captain Julian said the storm,
while it lasted, was the most severe
he ever saw in his thirty years exper-
fence at sea.
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ELIMINATION OF
THE AGED CLERKS
BY Associated Press.

Honolulu. Mar. 13.-Oficers of the
steamer Sierra, which arrived here
from Sidney, n. S. w, via Samoa, re-
port that the eruption of a volcano on
the island Of Savali occurred on a
large scale.
Three villages have been completely
destroyed. including MalaeOla, where
was located the finest cocoa planta-
ton on the island.
Lava from the volcano was flowing
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ENGLAND WANTS
NO PROTECTION
By Associated Press.

London, Mar. 13.-In parliament
this evening the motion of Sir James
Kitson. ministerialist, declaring it be
the determination of parliament to r.
sist any attempt TO institute prOtec-
tive duties was carried by 474 to IS
votes.
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Outlook Favorable.

Berlin, Mar. 13.-The foreign Office
here says the outlook at Algeciras is
sO favorable that it is now consider
ed impossible to break off negotia-
tons.
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DOWie Deceived His Wife
as to the Real Conditions

1t is reported that she has said to
friends that she had been deceived as
to real conditions in the church and
believed millions of money was avail
able. when such conditions did not
exist.
She is reported as desiring to sell
the expensive furnishings of the
DOwie home for the benefit of the
church.
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BY Associated Press.

New York, Mar. 13-A terrifying
experience at sea was reported by the
officers of the French line steamer
Hudson which arrived today.
During the storm which swept tbs
Atlantic last Friday afternoon and
evening the 1886 steerage passengers
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HADLEY DEFIED
BY STANDARD OIL
Bv Associated Press.

Kansas City, Mar. 13.-The Stand
ard Oil Co., through Alfred d. Eagy,
Of Chicago, its general western at
torney. has in effect notified Herbert
8. Hadley, attorney general of Mis-
souri,, who is here to-day that it will
give him no more information in his
suit to GUST the Standard and its al
lied companies from the state of Mis-
souri, than compelled to.
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STILL GHASING
The INDIAN
OUTLAWS
No Word Received from Posses
in Pursuit of WiGkIiffe
DeSpeFadOeS.
BY Associated Press.

Vinita, l. T.. Mar. 13.-Up to nine
o'clock tonight no word had been re-
ceived from U. s. Marshal Darrough
or any Of his posse pursuing the Wick
life gang of Cherokee outlaws.
The night is dark and rain is fall
ing and a courier would not be able
to make his way from the night hawk
country.
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Short Visit to Deep Water POrt Of
the Gulf Enjoyable in Every
Respect.
MUCH INTERESTED
In Work of improvement that is
Now Going on.

MEMBERS IMPRESSED WITH THE
GREAT AND GROWING IMPORT.
ANcE OF WEST FLoRIDA's MAG.
NIFlcENT HARBOR DREDGE
CAUCUS PLACED AT DISPOSAL
OF DISTINGUISHED PARTY
LEFT AT ONE O'CLOCK FOR MO.
BILE.
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FATAL STREET
CAR COLLISION
ONE KILLED AND MANY OTHERS
SERIOUSLY INJURED BY Ac-
CIDENT IN OMAHA.
By Associated Press

Omaha, Neb., Mar ia collision
between two street cars to-day in
South Omaha resulted in the instant
death of one passenger, the probable
fatal injury of six and the more or
less serious injury of eleven others.