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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09

Why don't the official Radical
journals, friendly to Warmoth,
remove the seals from their col
umns, and arrange themselves on
tending Radical factions? One
or the other faction, in this in
stance, is Radically right; other
wise, the war of words would not
he so prolific of epithets and
grave charges. The proverbial
cat in the meal-tub is evidently
turned out. The next Radical
Convention-perhaps the next
session of the legisiature-will
undoubtedly demonstrate the FIJI
tility of endeavoring to harmo-
nize the factions. Grant leads
the anti-Warmoth crowd, and
will give the Governor no quar-
tiers. The patronage Of the Fed
eral Executive Will be handled
openly against the Governor and
his adherents. Warmoth cannot
hope to make honorable terms
with Grant, and possibly he may.
not care to make any at all. His
patronage in this State is more
powerful than the Presidents,
and then it is just possible Grant
may cease to have any great in
huence after the next National
Radical Convention. Where, in
such a case, will be the adhercnts
of Dunn -.. ..t .....
Meanwhile, the impeachment
card is not likely to win. a snt-
ficient number Of honorable Sen
ators have pronounced upon War
moths virtue to insure 4 failure
to convict in the Senate. Why,
therefore. are the Governors or
gans SO persistent in their 81
lence! lfthey have no thnnders
Of applause, they certainly have
tears to shed and a tale to unfold
that would excite the pity Of a
Comanche. Warmoth is their
fast friend and generous hcne-
factor; how can they stand to see
him abnsed and denounced with
out ever giving one poor word in
return g.? This ingratitude and
cowardicc must stop! We can
not tolerate it!
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09
The st. Louis Times saws:

Chief Justice Nicholson, of
Tennessee, has undoubtedly Il
good deal of faith in Mr.. Chase,
and is, of course. sincere in his
belief that the great body Of the
Southern people might support
him for the presidency. At the
same time he adds in his recent
letter, that the nomination should
be left entirely to Northern Dem
ocrats, and it is quite certain that
Judge Chase is far from being
their choice.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09
To the Readers Of the Telegraph.


My connection with the TELE-
GRAPH as Associate Editor is at
an end. We choose to sever,
only to enter upon the duties of
a new and untried field.
We have had q most pleasant
time wit}a-@apt:-6 .-McO Granite.
He is one of Gods noble men,
and we hope never to forget his
kindness to us.
To the gentlemen OF the Press,
| we return our thanks for compli-
mentary notices. To the readers OF
the TELEGRAPH, we have only to
say, "To err is human With us il
is the head and not the heart. II
we have wounded. we would most
gladly apply the cure, and give
peace to q troubled soul.
With a thousand blessings up
on the TELEGRAPH and it's many
readers, we back out with a pur-
pose to anchor our little bark on
the other side -.t''.'5. -"
1 a.a.- "A q HuvS
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09
Reform Meeting in Claiborne.

At Il mass meeting held at
Homer, on the 2nd instant which
was attended by both whites aud
blacks, the following preamahle
and resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The people have
been under the government of a
legislative body which recognize
neither the laws Of God or man
increasing the State debt to S25,-
600, 900, one-cighth of the whole
property Of the State and where
us, the remainder is threatened
by vast schemes Of monopoly.
railroads jobs, land. levee, and
canal schemes by fictitious COM
panics, with pretended plans OF
improvement and lastly by open
nillage and robbery, such rs no
people ever suffered under before
and whereas, these outragrS have
been pcrpctratcd, not only by
men who were placed i'll power
by tyranical election laws, des-
pite the Will Of the people, but in
some cases by trusted SERVANTS arho
ought to hare protected the public
treasury:
RESOLVED, That the rescue Of
tho State from the ruin 20 which
she is fast fastening, is the prac-
teal question OF the hour--supe-
Hior in Importance. to idle discus
sions Of equality OF races, and
that the men who fomcnted the
passions of the two races, while
plundering the State OF her last
dollar, deserve the contempt OF
mankind; that we call upon every
voter Of what party soever, to
make honesty and capacity the
basis OF office 10 use their intlu-
cncc to bring men who have
shown themselves thieves to jns-
1ice.
.. That the interests OF the col
ored race and the white arc idcnt-
ical, and that the happiness and
prosperity Of both should be The
labor Of all good men i'll the
State. That we Sympathize with
the spirit of harmony which has
brought together colorcd and
white voters in the recent cleo
tons in Charleston and in the
one now pending in Mississippi,
to the exclusion Of tie corrupt and
foreign element Which has accn,nu-
latc1 fortunes from The p''"rions
discussions Of b0th.
>. That We demand the repeal,
by every possible means. Of the
Infamous printing bill, Of the
election and registration law, by
which the people "ere dctr0uded IN
he list election Of he men Of Meiy'
choice, 0nd oU offices plHc"a at he
caprice Of one MAJ.
i. That we favor Il t;,ir and
equitable division OF the school
fund between the pupils Of the
white and black race and that
we approve OF the policy OF par
isii school directors in establish
ing separate schools us being the
most satisfactory to both races.
;. That we invite the taN-pay-
ers of the State to meet us in Il
Convention to DC held at Baton
Rouge, or other place that may
be designated by the Parishes,
the basis Of the representation to
he determined by the Convention
itself.
&. That we request the Clai-
borne Advocate and all other
papers friendly TO the re1osma-
ton of the State Government. to
publish these resolutions.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09

Coal mine horrors are bccom-
ing very frequent. Six acres of
ground fell in, to The depth of
200 feet, at The WilkcSbarrc mines
on the 9TH. In Lancashire, Eng
land, same day, fifty persons
were enclosed in Il mine by an
explosion, ;nsi il is thought Il par
~ sent down TO asccrt ain the con-
dition of the buried worl>men. has
also persisted from tonl air.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09
INO. Gl.ENDINISE,

WALNUT STREET., MONROE. L.>..
"a, T.. NJ. Mrtnrinick'@ shop.
Agent Tor W. NJ. Raymond & Co.,. y. York.
Keeps rontaluly on luulL a iar... :,~-"v;-
mant of ETnr Iin,'jtl fHsLrk$ and plain Me
tafic Cases. Walnut, i;DS..w0nd amt plain
wooden collins ready made and trimmed to
suit purchasers. viii also diSrnrcr and
prepare bodies for shipment |" all points.
Agent for Clen,linin. * Tatlr. Hill Guy
Marble Works, Nicllshtr.. Miss ! am pre-
pared to fill all orders for monuments. tomb
81 ones, De.
les'' Orders RESPECT fIlir solicited. and
promptly attended to. iune24- Holy
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ElRSITi'RE STORE.
AND FURNITURE. REPAIRING.

The undersigned :iiiluuucr 20 thc puhi!o
that they have made prcptrat ions i" rnGag"
in the Furniture business in the new build
ing on DeSinrh street. near II. l<indrrlnannS :.
and will keep for sale =; well-aSSO ri Ell supply
of Office and Household Furniture, tphols-
terry materials. Nc.. which they viii sell nj
reasonable prices.
They will repair Furniture at short notice;
the long experience Of the senior partner in
that business atfDrling Il good guarantee
that all Jobs will ho we'll and faithfully OK
eCutcd.
j. T.. PETERS n co.
Monroe, La. March Is. ISL. n26-tt
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09

The people of Homer, we learn
from Mr.. j. b. Wilder, have en-
gagged earnestly in the work of
building a.railroad from Trenton
TO Fulton. They will give a
grand barbecue on the 10th, and
nave already entered upon Il par
tlal survey of the route from Ho-
mer to Trenton.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09

The policy of the. people of
Louisiana should be to foment
the quarrel between the two Rad
ical factions in that State, and
help them to kill each other Off.
That was the way in which the
people Of Missouri came to their
own again.
And we will inform the Times,
of st. Louis, that we are all bust
ly on the sfoment'' down this
way.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09

The. Union Republican, Assoc
citation of New York recommends
Horace Greedy to the next Ma
tional Republican Convention as
a candidate for President.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09
on. LOUIS UNIVERSITY.

This institution, long and worlhil,
known to the citizens of Louisiana, Will re-
open on September 4th, 1871. 1t oilers it's
students every facility for obtaining Il thor
ough CLASSICAL IND COMMERCIAL
EDIC1TION. Terms: For board, tuition,
washing, &c, (per session OF ten months
$500. For details, Catalogue to be had
of Rev. l.. Gergaud or NJ. X. Breard, Mon
roc, Lat. l.. X. STtETEEECf. =. 7.
Aug. 10, 1871. i1tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09

Navigation ON the Ouachita
for through boats is about sus-
pended. Smaller boats will be
put in The river soon. and have
but little difficulty in making
connections As soon rs lhe chan
mel is cut out.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09


The following" items are from
tho Record:
We arc panied to learn tnat II.
f. StinsOn, an old resident and
estimable citizen Of this parish is
dead. He died on Tuesday Goth
ult.. of congestion.
The crop prospect is bad. We
had hoped that the yield Of corn,
at gathering time, would exceed
our previous anticipations but
from information furnished us,
we fear that there will moi be
near q suffcicncy gathered to
supply the wants OF the parish.
Potatoes, peas and pumpkins are
needing rain AS We feared, the
cotton worm has put in an ap-
pearancc in several sections of
the parish, although they have
not commenced their work of de-
struction yet. to any very serious
extent that VIC are aware Of
Were it not Tor this nishap the
cotton yield would be tolerahly
good.
CARROLL.
The impression still very gen
orally prevails among the Plan
ters, that tho cotton worm will do
considerable damage TO tho crops,
and onr opinion is more fully con-
firIncd that Carroll will not pro-
ducc over half 4 crop OF cotton.
Picking has generally COM
mcncc1.
We have great cause to be
thankful for The good health OF
the river portion nf the parish,
very little sickness and thai Of q
mild typc.-Rcpublicon.
CLAIBORNE.
We are informed that John G..
Blacllman and several others who
left Homer a few months since
and removed to Texas, are soon
to return among us, to remain.
Let them come along. We for
one will welcome their return.
They never Shonld hay" left
ViNd.
rONCOEDIA.
The crops throughout the par
ish are of Il more discoura cling
nature than at any time this sea-
son. The much dreaded army
worm has made its appearance in
more formidable force than we
at first supposed.
Many persons differ in regard
to the WOrm-SOme experienced
planters say that the worm doing
damage ut present is the second
crop, while ott crs assert it is the
third crop. However it may he,
the damage done by this crop Of
worms is quite discouraging and
leaves bnt little hope for oilr
planters.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09
EDUCATIONAL.
I0UAClITA FEMALE ACADEMY,

A BOARDING; MD DAY sen 90 l..
FOR YOU NC |. a J.. s.
MON ROE. IA.
The session of 1S7l-'72 will conIInrir an
Monday, the 4th day of September.
Mrs. r. w. BENTON, Principal, and hi
structress of the Primary Department.
rHOs. o. BENTON, Esq, Instructor of the
Academic Department.
Miss X. \. MICKLE. Instruct reSS OF French.
and assistant in the English branches.
Mrs. II. j. SLACK, JnStrIctrcss of Music
Miss M.S.PHiPPEN, Instructres$ in Draw
ing, Painting in water colorS or oil. en-
br"i.!erN and fancy needle work.
TERMS: pArAHLE MoSTiIIr}
l'rinlnrt Glasses. Observation-Disclosures. $500 per rin.
Middle .............. 400,
Academic .......,. $40
French .......... 500
Music( wit II use of inst rumenll 500
Board, including washinn
lights, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
Drawing. HtiHg, de-. at tr:tt. 1t e rs
charges Aug. 70, 1871. :a-!t
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0FFICI: or
THE NORTH LOUISIANA AND TEX \S
RATI.ROA CONT NEN.
MONROE. LOUIsIAH>,

MONROE, LOuI>IAHA,
August 2Sth, ISL.
The stated annual meetings Of the stock
holders of this Company, fixed by Sections
and IS of the Co1npany'S Charter, will be
held at this Office on Monday the 18th day
of September and on Monday. the 2nd day
of October, 1871. JOS. T.. MCGUIRE,
J0:4t Secretary.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09

The readers of the TELEGRAPH
will join MS in regretting the
withdrawal of Col. Hill. AS he
contemplates establishing pa
per in Trenton by the 1st of De
cemher, his ready pen, however,
will not be long idle. We wish
him abundant success in what
ever enterprise he may under
take '-..
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09
TEMAJ.E INSTITUTE,
MONROE, Ia.
Rev. Charles F. Evans, Principal.

The second term of this Institution viii
commence on Monday, ith of September
4 thoroughly competent teacher has been
employed who, wit myself, will Civ" ititii-
full attention "a the advancement of ;h'
..iasScS.
1nfion pei, term Of tr.,,tv WccA~:
Primary classes $1,000; intermediate $500;
academic 90; music, extra, $500; modern
languages, eXtr:, each, $500; book Excepting.
extra $500; incidentals Sl.0n.
From the date Of entry to the rlu~" al lii"
term no deductions will bt. made for alb
sence, except in cases of prOtraclcd sickness.
Rel ortS of standing" of pupils will h" ti:;rlc
monthly.
1t will be greatly to the interest OF Tia"
scholar and the school for those intending
to patroniZe either the Male o.: Eenal"
school to start promptly the 18th of sep
tembcr. For fur: her information apply to
&. T.. E.\ ANS. Principal.
Monroe .AQ.. L. ISL. lI-tf
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Cost Of Revising the Laws.

Cost Of Revising the Laws.
Hon. w. Il. Blackman, of Clai-
borne. having seen the suppress
ed report" published Ivy the her
Vile Pioneer, and afterwards
copied into the TELEGRAPH, has
issued card in explanation of
said report, the relevant portion
of which card is as follows:
D.. In 1868 the Legislature passed
All act "a copy Of the act of 1859
authorizing the appointment of a
committee to revise the Statutes
of the State. the Civil Code and
Code Of Practice. was appoint
ed on said committee, and up to
1871 gave a large portion OF my
time to the discharge Of the duty
required Of me. While thus en-
gagged 1 received the usual mileage
and per diem, drawn by a mem
Der Of the Legislature. I had
nothing to do with fixing the
amount of compensation as that
was determined by the constitu-
ton of the State before I was a
Senator
I did what the law required Of
me as a member of the committee
on revision, and received alone
what the constitution and law
gave me for my services.
I felt no hesitancy in demand
ing and receiving what was le-
gally due. Nor do I see any
reason why I should, any more
than Il District or Parish Judge
or any other salaried officer hest
tate to receive his salary after
performing the dnties required of
him by the law.
so far as the suppressed re-
port is concerned, I was not
aware that q report Of any kind
had ever been called for. l am
sure that there is nothing, SO far
rs I am concerned either to sup
press or conceal.
We presume the action Of Mr..
Blackman in accepting pay for
his services will be approved.
But the cost Of the revision of
the laws was entirely too much.
We believe that nearly all the
work Of revision was done by
three or four gentlemen, employ
ed by the Committee for that
purpose. We presume that these
gentlemen would have willingly
contracted for three or four thous-
and dollars each to have perform
ed the labors of revision, and that
they could have done the work
easily in six or eight months.
What further cost ought to have
attended the task, more than a
thousand dollars; or SO for contin-
gencies, we are unable to see;
and yet the aggregate cost of the
work to the State foots up, eN-
elusive Of printing, to seventy
thousand dollars. About eight
thousand dollars of this amount
was given to the gentleman who
by contract revised the Civil
Code---a very good price;--what
was paid for the Code Of Practice
and the Statutes, we arc unable
to say: SIT ,56S, in money, were
paid to members and officers OF.
the committee after the close of
the session of 1870; what was
paid in 1869, if anything, we do
not know. Here then we have a
total cost, not including print
ing, of SST, 56S for the simple
work Of revision, the actual cost
of which, under the sub-contracts
made, did not amount probably
to more than 100000.
Mr.. Blackman can perform an
acceptable public service by tell
ing us to what purposes this
large amount Of the peoples mon
ey has been applied. Was the
appropriation of $4,000 made to
Mr.. Ray, to cover the per diem
of members, or did they receive
their pro rata share of that $7O,-
900, in addition?
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09

RAILROAD COMPANY.
NT,kISNA"S SALOON.

y n : I Z z y = T 7; r. 7. 7.
,Dppostc En.iom'> livery Stable
NJ o y II O J., I.A.
X kept well supplied with the b.~I wines
and liquors and i:lvolitc brands al cigars
Polite attention ana good order :.r,aranI c,.I.
April II. 1871. no-Snl
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09

The dust is intolerablc. 1t
seems there is 4 complete failure
in the late rains, and. as Il conse-
1Hence, We shall have Il small
pea, potato. tn'nip and cabbage
crop.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09
Te EsEs: e'esg'gebS ssE.segs2.ts sos
SsS sS'ffEyt

FOR S'AI.l:! PEIrF: SI," tA-lii
fsNIfi}Et, second hand 81 ~au l.. Carver :.
4 Co. Gin Stands. Warranted as rood a.
new, and in perfect order. Address GlaS~
bpN 2iS1 =. g.. New Orleans. i.-ft
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09

Mr.. Jno. Nandcnburg, 4 worthy
and Industrious citizen of this city,
died Of liberation of the bowels,
on the eth instant.
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records
Real tc....................... 81 ,G;}s, 735
Personal Embellishments. PIP, l99
Carriages and vehicles........ lO,647
Cash invested in boats and
farming tools. l27, 16j
Money on interest ............... 1885, 53
To,al assessed. .............. s5,23s, Oe9
Capital employed in trade. t,dfO,:;d5
Tn,.i Observation-Disclosures. $G,27S, lOl
--f.O.t/tt.
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HONE: SCHOOL.
IL FOR NOt Nc; IA II ! l.. =

IL ONE :,sJkooL.
IL FOR y O l. y q l.. II T. =
.N.fH0iicS ST. corner OF .j.'l,' st..
,oSi,ICrr:D MISS ~. L.. STEVENS AND Miss
J.. l.. LISSI.EH.
This select school, situated i'll one OF the
most healthy and agreeable parts OF New
Orleans, will be re-opencd for the admission
of boarders and day pupils, on Monday,
September 18th, 1871. Every exertion will
be made to render this, as its name implies,
Il .1Home School," The boarllcrS are iInlcr
the sole charge of Miss Stevens who will
spare no trouble to render them cOmforta-
bic. The corps OF teachers; is efficient, and
the course thorough. For further particu-
lars apply to Miss NJ. l.. STEVENS,
Aug. 26.--ln Lock Box 1876. y. o..
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STATE NEWS BY PARISHES.
l'.ADDO.

t.ADDO.
compile the following state
ment Of the assessed value of
real estate and personal property
in Caddo Parish, from the official
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-09

Tn ni"l-i .:it.t li>,.> pleasure IN making
known that he is nGv. well prepared q.
before n" war. il No: fHira i. 10 Ill Kind
Of NoI!>. cit 2t.r iu
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CApnLE M; aikINEH: MOE

= Continuing Inc NNeiNo.- II Nar. -,
late husband tho understand " i'll aS{ssSSSSA
manufacture every description ii S--.-7z=sA
.~,'hH>, !hssan,.s. &c..
and viii supply. r"u,jy -iu.i}r work. al i,..,..
4nabl" prices. Satisfaction snHranttaa,i.
dcc2I, % 21-IN Nr~. rEE'Ci2:; l:/EIIl -.
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Hohcn ;ro;h".~. ~r"'o Agent i..r <ur.4.
Louisiana.
J. r.. Echcn, Sn".'iitI -lG~Ii, Monroe, IL.
Office: toln"r Grand ,'lld D"5iard ST..
DR.. -. II. Nnr viii attend! 10 ri,c. i,,,s;n.s.
of tie office ri ';'r'utnn.
Ehri.l:t.:s. -:
%::w DEI-is >>~..--t:rnrrGI Harry iia,a, +.
H. and j. VI. Ali"f. 4 Co.. Galhrestil.
Stewart X 'HZ"., .i"l!l}inE.,. t.atca * c..
Nelson I"ul'hi".i ( Co.. i:oa1ins Wing.
& Co.
Winihor!eE. Ards :. 90. wholesale 1neI-
chants; Cumming. Morrison: y Co., T. II.
Morris, Druggist, IiI-ts,: y Martin. Jc=:,llJ.
Marsh x u ir"iI2+, iira:.iH X E"rnc',S.
I~>u'- r,:ii:i..-. on al l!,,. li.. ii,s;Io. cd
plans 80 restrictions Oh travel or ra9i
dcncc Within tho .,;tlct! limits Of Iht: Unite"
States. tHiti-h North America or EUROPE
All !.oii''i"., r!"il-foTi..i'ahl.. for ,l..,r
c4UitailC Va!'}.. l.ih""ai iC,in'; iul.~ luH >ie
on minis: c14
Active, Intelligent gentlemen y,:.nia,! az
agents in every parish
Medical examiner. Monroe" Di. c,tr"th....
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Ready nl:t,i, N,,!> 3,c!,. On hand: .,pc,.:
mems ct which may b. Ec"n Ny ealing At thu.
Factory. He Viii a}:n carry on q general
Himc kstn;t !u!'. arranged - ia al hinfa ~
hla"kSmithinc. FERNS reasonable.
April u. iN:'t. i!,;i-s i'l;. i.E!NtNi.
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EEOHGf hsEtsi.,::s-


EopNli:l- - an NiUi- Il,DlIv ~ - =
done. ri - per cont. hri,4', l"r- - 81:
nI"r prict~, Hl,i W"l.', -i#r3S,- W *
tC"A. Juno i. l>,u. - ~ 81 =
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"a GrTl.-

Hon. jefferson Davis, EIc3!d-n.
u. i. Wick, lar Vice President
J. I. Petit, md Vice President
W. +. Boyle, Secretary.
j. Ii. Ed,:in.l=ol, General A..r:.l.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-10-20

MANAGEMENT OF PoULTRY.-My pen
is eight feet square, picketed on all sides,
yet backed on the north side by my house,
under shed, and against wood-pile
free to air and sunshine, impervious to
rain. Now one should always take les
sons from nature. Observing the incli-
nation fowls have to dust and roll them
selves in the loose earth, even seeking
the powdry thoroughfares of the hoof
beaten roads, to toss about, turn over,
envelope and saturate their skins thor
oughly with the pulverized flint and
earth, | acted upon the hint and gave
my fowls floor of sandy earth, which
they enjoy daily by scratching excava-
lions, making the gravel whiz and re-
bound, finding something, bit just
suited to the gizzard's need-a worm
perhaps caught up struggling. In win
ter my birds would crowd together in
one hole, completely covering themselves
with dirt throughout, until only their
heads were visible. Water, water, wa.
er-clean, three times day, in freezing
weather, if grain is fed to them. Moth
ing is accomplished successfully without
due care, attention or intelligent reason
Reconsideration. Pens must be clean,
of course, alternating diet. Their rel
ish for beets discovered from their un-
earthing several that had been buried
for time, but remained forgotten within
their reach. They need vegetable food
daily, also fresh meat, which they de-
YOUR ravenously. | know no cure for
sick fowls, but one Of my chicks having
been disabled in the leg by severe blow
Of the bill of an opposite hen, | caught
him up and bathed the wounded limb in
clean water first then applied lauda-
mum and aconite. For two days the lit
tie sufferer lay quivering on one side,
dragging himself out of the coop, or un-
der his parent; at length he essayed to
eat and stand on one foot. Now he CHR
rups, jumps after grass-hoppers, and ca
reens for free fight. as active as the best
of them.-Cor. Country Gentleman.