The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-13
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to have q collar to fit nicely and
snugly to the shoulders OF the
horse. It enables him to work with
| La great deal more ease, and to APP
ply great deal more strength, 1t
Ipreyents CALLING and wounding, as
the friction is avoided. Collars are
SO made, Or should be so made, as
to throw the chief force on the
lower part of the shoulder. The
horse can apply but little strength.
on the upper part; aud for this
reason hreast-collars are coming
greatly.into vogue as the strength
lis exertee Oil the lower part of the
IS shoulder. But We started out, to
tell oul readers how to make a new
collar fit the shoulder of the horse.
Tue collar should be purchased Or
ios the proper size. Just before
Q Iputting it On the first time immerse
it i'll water, letting it remain about
a minute, 1and Immediately put, it
Lon the horse, being careful! to have
the names SO adjusted at the top
land bottom as to FL the shoulder,
. aud then put the horse to work.
1.-THE collar. and then put vet. viii
Iadapt itself to- the shoulder,jana
ftshould dry on the horse. a.
aF2 When taken of, it should be left
lin the shape it occupied Oh the
the horse and ever after you will
I hayea slug fitting collar and no
wounds.-Valley Farmer.
a TERRIBLE DEArH.-Anlnng the
textures OF the celebration OF tile ,4th
Ief;Jply at lonia Michigan, was Il hal
loot ascension by the well known Pfoi
; Ia Mountain. A letter describes tho
; terrible accident that ensued, as fol
q lows: ~ mn
When fally half u mile from tl,es
earth, and when the whole structure
Hooked no larger than q hogsbead, rhe
balloon slipped between the ropes aud
was instantly inverted. The ear and
occupant dropped like a shot with the
most terrible velocity, the unfortunate
man clinging to tie, basket. That lie
Twas conscious WAS evident from his
strnegles. With All the Intensity ofa
life he sought to.raise the basheG above
lin, evidently hoping to use. it as. d
parachute. He succeeded in his ehject,
bus when about 100 feet high he loosed
his hold, folded his hands aud arms be- e
fore his. face and lis feet first struck
tIe ground with duh, heavy thud.
Then epsueda panic and uproar in the
1crowaod multitude. Women faiuted,
/. strong menWept, and the canvas came
flying over the crowd like huge bird.
Some one cried to get from its way as
Z it would fan with crushing force. Then
.he Cry was taken up and assgeneral
rush made for safety, in which many
were more or less injured. La Noun
|tain was crashed into a literal pulp. A
medical examination disclosed the fact
that hardly whole bone. was left.
Many were ground and splintered to
. POWDER His jaws fell upon hisarms
!, and were pulyerised, and the blood
: spurted from his mouth and ears. The
corpse WAS laid ont and placed on the
I public square, where it was viewed by
. thousands during the afternoon, and
D was seut home, to Brooklyn, Michigan,
the following day. Is
I .ys The Austria government, with
, the consent of the Sultan OF Turkey,
!. has purchased a site i'll the town OF
Bosnia Serial for building suitable epis-
copal residence for the Roman Catholic
Bishop Of Bosnia, as also a convent and
school for the order of the Gray Sisters
Of Agralh.j Tho Bishop had hitherto no
$ suitable abode in the capital of the bot