The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-07-14
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES


MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
Valuable exfracs from a iafe celebrated En.
gish publication on Horses. Directed 20
8iacksmtfhs in Shoeiny
Let nothing be cut from the sole, binder
os frog except the loose not,en scale. No O.
prning OF heels on any occasion--i, in!aIIibly
Causes 10 time the disease called hoof boupd.
mo shoes 10 be fitted on red hot. Shoes al.
ways 10 be made OF the best, hard and we'll
wrought irsn, with, not q convex, but fiat
snd even surfaec next the ground, so that the
horse may stand in Il natural and easy position.
No caulks, for either heel or toe of fore or
hind feet. The web of he sh,e noi 20 wide as
psual, nor so thick nor strong at the heel, aud
never to project beyond 1t, in order that the
loot may stand perfectly level, and the frog be
not prevented from freely touching the
ground LII as absurd to pare down the frog,
90 il would be to pare away tho thick skin
4 which na,urc has spread over the human heel.
" All the horses in England ore now shod ac-
cording 10 the above directions.
Curious Inserihfion.
On q tomb. stone 10 the church yard OF
Heydon in Yorkshire, 10 the following in.
scripsion -" Here hsth the body OF VIM.
Svtton, Of Padrington, buried the 18th May,
1884. aged 81, who had by his hrst wife -
ehildsen, and by a second wife ~ wac father
! 10 IS grandfather TO ss, great grandfather to
17, and great great grandfather to %, in all
% s3l !"--LondOn i,afer.
A soldier during the late war, being sta
s;aned on the frontier, having obtained . short
furlough, was nccostod by one of those busy
a.. sf.- ~.
laasn something injurious 10 the army and
- pssvent enlistment, accos,od tho brave fellow
With, g Now do you fare 10 the sosvice--have
YOU plcu,y Of meat :" " Yes" " Do you get
u flsuty Of vege,abes--have you sufiiciency
X of potatoes among your men {" 40 yes,
3 Aplsnty" Well, how do you draw them :"
~ kO when we can't Get them otherwise, we
/ trew them by their 'ohs."
n ~ The celebrated Mrs. Barnes performed
I, u1&psixs az tho New.York Theatre, on Friday
6yoning last. She wore the brecehss, but II
(ps her Aas6and's 6eneff--Pai.
.cour,ier Informed his king ,ha. there
|os spo, 10 his garden which would produce
| thing. Plan,," said the king "a bed Of
niujexysrs.
~ 81 Female Hcro;sp. p.---M Madam Letort, DUNG
m no Ercnch revolution, like the Illustrioos
<Nladsm Lavalc,tc Of our times, bought per-
81 rnissiou to visit he's husband who was i'm
nrisoned as q conspirator. IL was discovered
q a. following day, that aided BY change OF APP
&orsi and occupying the prison IN his stead,
r6kolhnd effected bis escape. When arraign-
"a a oGthe tribunal the representative address
i ed her Ia q menacing tone, " Wretch what
= shtve yor done any duty" ssid she, " do
ho,S kssS Mansfield no beau lone day whom
III ord Mansfield was sitting, Sir Joshua, asked
s>>11m his opinion, IL ne thought he was like.
f.knw3 whsn his I.ordship replied, that II was
k1olly out Of his power 70 Judge Of its degree
~ 66eamblsnce. ~ he had rot sesn his own
- ~ ~ q looking glas,, daring the last thirty
~ ii his life for his servant always dres.
q tm, 4od pu, on bis wig. which therefore
lId IIeeo1 Il quite unneccessafy for him to
<k ~ kimssif Ia mirror.''
<. .]< WA y the reason" said Clergyman
~ Xhsnes, Que Of HE Pensioners, nev.
~ - yeu n Church f'---" Why, replied
=, o6o lhfm fmsrs " l'l sell you I have three rea-
eops--lqs, You have ell the talk TO yourself;
M dea't like singing and lastly, there Is
.fAo Irlsh lsdy who had partitions 10 her
|u4 ~ }ss three sorts Of sooH-Ms. Barre
ikod bof v6st parieolss kinds she took.
!. ho ~ sspIisd, Sir I prefer . pinch Of
IlpDoo u The corning pinch Of msceebsu
- oles~seo) and the siseSsHars serves