Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-12
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The Horse and its Teeth.

The following remarkable characteristics OF
the teeth Of Il hors:, showing its age, will be
read with interest by all admirers Of that noble
and useful animal Before buying horse you
enorlirc of the owner his age, and after rccc!v
ing an answer to your question, you mmcdlat-
ly examine the animals teeth to satisfy your
SELF vet being ignorant Of the marks that show
the progress of aye, You gain nothing Tor yonr
trouble and pretended knowledge To all such
the following facts vii: be useful is we'll a. IN
tere>lng:
The first year the horse has only small grind
ers and gathers Of a brlghtsh color, which are
called 'toal's teeth" The second year he
changes his four foremost teeth, two above
and two below, and they appear browncr and
bigger than the rest. The third year the teeth
next these are changed, leaving no apparent
toas teeth before, but two above, and two be
low. on each side, which are all bright and
small The fourth year he changes the teeth
next these and leaves no more toai's teeth be-
fore, but one above and one below nn each side.
The fifth year the foremost teeth are all chang.
ed, aud the ''tushes" on each side are al! COM
plete; and those which succeed the last ioalS
teeth are hollow, with small black spcck in
the middle, which is called the mark in i
horses mouth. and Continues till he is eight
years old. The sixth year new tushcs appear,
with young flesh at the bottom Of the tusiI: the
tushcs being white, small short and sharp. The
seventh year the teeth are ut their full growth,
aud the marks in the mouth appear very plain.
The eighth year the teeth are full. plain and
smooth and the black marks ju>t dlscrnable;t the
tushes looking more yellow The ninth year
the foremost teeth are longer, broader yellow
er and iouicr than before, the mark quite dis
appearing, and the tushes biuntish. vt ten 10
holes are felt on the inside of the upper tushcS,
which till then are easily felt. At eleven the
teeth are very long, yellow, black, and fou.and
stand directly opposite each other At twelve
the teeth Of the upper jaw hang over those Of
the under At thirteen the tu>hes are worn al
most close to the chaps, if the horse has
much hard service; otherwise they will be long.
black and foul
Here the writer stops, thinking. no doubt
when horse gets to be sweet fourteen. ii Is
Of little consequence whether the teeth are long.
short, black, yellow. or foul. L.
DEATH OF FANNY FERN.-Mrs. Parton, Der
ter known to the reading world as Fanny
Fcrn,' sister Of y. p. WILLIS, ard wife of
James Parton, died in New York Gu Thursday.
She earucd wide popularity BY her sketches.
in the weekly papers. and was the auth0resS of
two novels, Ruth Hall land Rose Clarke -
Born at Portland. Me. in ISL, she seems to have
rasscd througha somewhat stormy aud cloudy,
giridhood and womanhood She was dcsccn
daut ottwo old Puritan families Of New England,
aud 10 couuun with her brpther \. p Wills,
the well known poet, inherited from her father
and mothers large share of mental power and
genius She was educated at Hartford, Conn,
by Miss Catharnc Bcecher. and Wa re 'ognlzci
as a clever young lady, high spirited and ccccn.
trio, and addicted to mlSchevous and comicit c>-
capadcS. " he yet young. and soon after lcay
ing school, she married MIR. EIlrldyc, Of b IS
ton. After the birth Of three children she was
left wld Nv and III somewhat embarrassed cir.
cumstancc,. Or these straits came her lis, ii
crazy venture aD,! IN ISL She offered III ESSAY
Sigucl "E;,rny Fern TO one OF the literary
week.-Mrs. OF Boston. Il was acceptable, Tor the
great reading public Immediately demanded
more, and Fanny Fcrn'' 4.cw into fame and
favor. These leaflets were gathered INTO = vol
umc with The title Of Fern Leaves, and had
Il great sale, no less than 1000 copies Of the
back having been sold. Little Ferns inr
Fanny Little Friends. her next book, had a
tT sale and "A second series OF the ''l.:avc-''
reached a very large edition. In 1874, her
first novel. Ruth Hail, Appeared 1t was DOT :.
genial book and over its family revelations
and ailu>ions generous charity draws a vail ol
IorgctiulncSs. Rose Clarke, published in 1877
was ii more sunny work and commanded wild
cr circle Of readers than even the unhappy no
toriety Of its predecessor had attracted The
two novels were the only ones which ''Fanny
Fern cvcrpubliShed: they provoked much cr-
tcsln, and were read by thousands who sought
in their pages the same grace and rIvaclty
which had been the charm Of her less prccn-
ti0uS writings
In lSjG She was married to Mr. James Par
ton. Of New York ely an historical writer and
cSsayist. Since her marriage her published
writings have not been vouminous, but their
character has been considerably modified and
improved compared with those Of her earlier
career
GENERAL HARTMAN BAcuE, L. S. A
Gen. Hartman Bachc, one Of the oldest officer
of the United States army, whose death has
been announced, was born in 1871, III Phlladcl
pha, and was grandson Of Benjamin Frank
lin and brother of the eminent DR.. Franklin
Bache In 1914 he entered the United States
Military Academy at West Point, graduating
from that institution in 1878 His first service
was successfully on surveys Of Chesapeake bay,
New York harbor, Georgetown and Charleston
harbors, South Carolina He continued en-
ployed as military engineer almost cOntlnu-
ously until the outbreak of the late war, and in
March, 1864, he was commissioned 4 coloucl
of tho engineer corps; in 1868. was brcveted a
brigadier general for long, faithful, and mcyi
torous services and YEAS retired in 1867, hay
ing been borne on the army register more than
forty five years. Since his retirement, Gen.
Bachc has been residing in his native city. He
married a sister of Major General Meade, and
| avcs several children, sou Of whom are in the
public service.
Mr.. SCENARIOS DEATH -"Dcputmcm Of
State, Washington, October II, lS72. The
undersigned is charged by the President wit
the painful duty Of announcing to the people