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The Republican journal., 1873-02-13
How to Fatten a Horse.

To fatten horse that has fallen off in
deed, the work Of months The following
suggestions to accomplish it, however,
though without paternity, look to us as
wise and to the purpose: Many good
horses devour large quantities of grain and
hay and continue thin and poor; the food
eaten is not properly assimulated If the
usual food has been unground grain or hay,
nothing but a change will effect any desr-
able alteration in the appearance Of the ami
NAL. In case oatmeal cannot be obtained
readily, mngle bushel of flax seed with a
bushel of barley, one OF oats and another
bushel of Indian corn and let it be ground
into fine meal. This will be fair pro-
portion for all his feed. Or the meal, or
the barley, oats and corn, in equal quanti-
ties, may first be procured and fourth
part Of oil cake mingled with it, when the
meal ls sprinkled on cut food. Feed two
or three quarts of the mixture two or three
times daily, mingled with a peck of cut hay
and straw. If the horse will eat greedily,
let the quantity be gradually increased un-
I'll he VIII eat four or six quarts every feed
ing, three times day. So long as the
animal will eat this allowance, the quantity
may be increased little every day. Avoid
the practice of allowing horse to stand at
a rack well filled with hay In order to
fatten horse that has run down in flesh.
the groom should be very particular to feed
the animal no more than he will eat up
clean and lick his manager for more.
Germantown Telegraph.
The Republican journal., 1873-02-13
VOLUME 43.
The Cow House.

Strict attention should he paid to all
parts OF the COW house; sound fee6, clean
llness III the stalls punctual feeding. like
wise place the cows according to their
temper, not two evil disposed animals
together, also as the one or the other loves
warmer or cooler spot The COW house
should be airy, but not exposed to draft.
The strewing of straw should be well
attended to, the more the better for the
cows, particularly in winter. when cold.
1he stalls must be cleaned three times a
week, aud the feeding floors or troughs
swept twice day. In fact, everything in
the COW house should be calculated to
make the animal feel comfortable in it,
Perfect cleanliness throughout the COW
house, to keep out the stencil, should be
the rule, else the milk will suffer from it,
even during the milking. And here !
would call attention to an objectionable
neglect so often met with at COW houses.
l mean the perfect disregard of the valuable
manurlng fluid which is produced in cow
houses and from dung hills, and which 50
often is left to run into ditch or creek
near by, instead of being caught in some
vat or vessel, and used as most valuable
manure. Yet every farmer knows that
without manure worn land cannot be culti-
waited. One must have seen European
lhTlhs. Wnere tney cannot afford to waste
anything, to make this great error in some
American farms right glaring
Currying cows as an act of cleanliness
would recommend, and the daily washing
the udder must be attended to by all means
All this has considerable influence on the
health of the COW, as we'll as on her pro
ductiveness of milk
1t now and then happens that a cow,
heretofore good, suddenly shows decrease
in her milk. This never should be a reason
for neglecting her; on the contrary, she
should have very comfortable, clean.
airy but warm place, and the best of feed
She will soon recover, provided an actual
| disease has not set in. In the tending of
calves in the cow house, special regard
should be paid to those which show the
marks Of future great milk productiveness,
and rs such are intended to be added to the
stock of the dairy farm.
The Republican journal., 1873-02-13
Whipping Horses.

There are persons who think that the
spirit and temper of a horse must be broken
TO make him valuable. Prof Wagner. in
his work the education of Horses, SAYS
81 would caution those who train or use
horses against exciting the il-wil of the
animal. Many think they are doing finely,
and are proud of their success in horse
training, by means of severe whipping or
otherwise rousing and stimulating the
passions, and then, from necessity, crush
ing the will, though the resistance is
prompted No mistake can be greater than
this; and there is nothing that so fully
exhibits the ability, Judgment and skill of
the real horseman as the care and tact dis
played in winning, instead of repeing, the
action Of the mind. Although 1t NAV be
necessary to whip sometimes, it should
always be applied judiciousy, and great
care should be taken not to rouse the
passions or excite the will to obstinacy.
The affections and better nature must be
appealed to in training a horse, as we'll as
in training a child. A reproof may be in
tended for the good of the child, but if
only the passions are excited, the effect is
depraving and injurious. This is n vital
principle, and can be disregarded in the
managementofse sensitive, courageous horses
only at the imminent risk of spelling them
nave known horses of naturally gentle
character TO be spoiled by being whipped
once, and one horse that was made vicious
by being struck with a whip once while
standing in the stall. ] have referred to
these instances to show the folly and dan
ger of rough treatment, and the effect that
may be easily produced by i'll usage, espec-
tally with fine blood horses and those of
a highly nervous temperament. Many
other cases might be cited, as such are by
no means uncommon. Sensitive horses
should never be left after they have been
excited by whip or other means until calm
ed down by rubbing or patting the head
and neck, and giving apples, sugar, or
something of which the animal is fond.
Remember, the whip must be used with
great care, or it is liable to do mischief, and
may cause irreparable injury.
The Republican journal., 1873-02-13
Grease, or Scratches in Horses.

This disease, by exposure Of the feet
and then neglectins to take care of them,
sometimes assumes chronic form, and
becomes so obstinate that a cure is really
difcult So far as we have observed it
commences in the fetlock, but Mayhew
says that the earliest symptom of the dis
ease is an enlargement of the legs. If the
hair Is then examined. it will be discovered
loaded with scurf about the roots, while
one hind foot will be frequently seen en-
ployed to scratch the back of the opposite
| leg.
On applying the hand to the heel and fet-
| lock, the parts will be found hot, and the
animal will show signs of pain The parts
have greasy feel, and the morbid matter
which comes out, has q fetid, unpleasant
smell. As the disease progresses, the
parts become swollen, inflammation in
creases, and the disease is quite liable to
extend above the heel, into the leg. 1t
is then likely to assume a malignant charac-
ter, is very loathSome, to those in atten-
dance, and Is quite painful to the animal
1t then affects the general health. the
appetite is impaired, and the horse is in a
bad way.
In a late number of the Live Stock Jour
nal we find the following receipt, which
seems to have been perfectly etfectua in
| curing this troublesome disease. The arti-
cles used are so readily obtained, and the
application of them SO easy, that the re-
ceipt becomes of great value, if it proves
successful in many cases.
Having pair of horses badly affected
with scratches on hind feet, | tried the
remedy recommended in your paper some
months since; first cleansed the parts
affected, with CASTLE soap, and then took
carbolic acid, reduced with twenty parts
of water to one of acid, and applied with a
sponge. covering the heel with dry band
age Three applications produced Il per
fectlv satisfactory cure. Shortly after
ward advised this application for neigh
bor's horse, and it worked in an equally
satisfactory manner, In the last case the
odor was quite offensive from the diseased
part, and the carbolic acid corrected this at
! once. n E. Farmer
The Republican journal., 1873-02-13
A Queer Divorce Case.

In the Brooklyn City Court Mrs Eliza
beth Spirer, who has brought suit to re-
cover $40, 900 as her dover of the estate
of the late John Spicer, was cross exam
med on January 22d, in the course of
which saying:
I was born in Maine, and, when fifteen
years Old, | left my parents. who were
poor, and was employed in u millinery
store in Boston. There | met Mr.. Hugh
p. Miller. to whom was married. We
lived for a while in my native town, and
then removed to Jamaica Plains 1t was
at this place, over thirty years ago. that
my husband abandoned me. sought for
him everywhere. Four years after he
abandoned me l was informed that he
was dead. She then related the story of
her marriage with 4 man named Bell,
whom she had arrested and convicted for
bgamy, and her marriage to Mr. John
Splcer. AS Mrs. Spicer descended from
the stand Mr. Spcer's lawyer arose and
in a loud voice called the name of Hugh
p. Miller. Mrs. Spicer stood amazed and
overwhelmed with confusion. Her coun-
sci were thunderstruck, and all the audi
ence arose and viewed the old man, who
arose in answer to his name. He bore the
appearance of well to-do farmer, and
said that instead of abandoning his Wife
she abandoned him
He testified as follows 1--WE left ia
maca Plains and came to New York tolive
Two weeks after | returned home at noon
My wife was gone, and all the furniture
found a note stating that she had left me
and would never return, and that | need
not look for her. | met her after that one
day on the street, and she told me she had
married u man named Bell. | accepted
the situation and went to sea, which fol-
lowed for ten or twelve years. | then
went to Worcester. Mass, where now re-
side" During the examination of this
witness Mrs. Spicer never removed her
eyes from him, and seemed struck dumb
with amazemert. 1t was the first time
she had seen him since the day on the street |
when she told him she was living with !
Bell, over thirty years ago. The Rev Mr..
Cone, whom Mrs. Spicer says married |
her, is dead His son exhibited the record |
of marriages. In it was tho record of her |
to Bell, under the name of |
g. harrington. There was no |
record of her marriage to John Spiccr. |
The case, nevertheless, terminated on
January oath, in y verdict for the alleged |
Mrs. Spicer, to whom the Jury awarded
The sum of $5,7 S5."
A Toledo chap was quite smtten with
lis neighbor's wife. She did it with
The Republican journal., 1873-02-13
Rock of Ages


Rock of ages. cleft for me-
Thoughtlessly the maiden sung,
Fell the words unconsciously
From her girliSh, eleetul tongue,
Sang rs little children sing;
Sang rs sing the birds of June;
Fell the words like light leaves down
On the current Of fortune
"Rock of ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee"
Let me hide myself in Thee
Felt her soul no need to hide
Sweet the song as song could be,
And she had no thought beside;
Al the words unheedingly
Fell from lips untouched by care,
Dreaming not that they might be
On some other lips PRAYER
Rock of ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee"
Rock of ages, cleft for me,'-
Twas a woman sung them now,
Pleadingly and prayerfully;
Every word her heart did know,
Rose the song az storm-tossed bird
Beats with weary wing the air,
Every note with sorrow stirred,
Every syllable prayer
Rock of ages, cleft for me.
Let me hide myself in Thee"
Rock of ages. cleft for me-
Lips grown aged sung the hymn
Trustingly and tendery;
Voice grows weak and eyes grow dim
"Let me hide myself in Thee"
Trembling through the Voice and low
Rose the sweet strain peacefully
Like a river in its flow;
Sang as only one can sing
Who lfe's thorny path hath passed;
Sang as only they can sing
Who behold the promised rest
Crock of ages. cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee"
Rock of ages, cleft for me-"
Sung above the coffin lid;
Underneath all reStfully,
All life's JOYS and sorrows hid;
Neyermore. Q storm-tosSed soull
Nevermore, from wind or tide,
Nevermore, from billows' roll
Wilt thou need thyself to hide.
Could the sightless, sunken eyes,
iosed beneath the soft gray hair,
Could the mute and siltfened lips
Move again in pleading prayer,
"Rock of ages. cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee
The Republican journal., 1873-02-13

The hay consumed by different animals
does not vary greatly from three pounds
daily for each hundred pounds weight of
the animals. The following table is the
result of various experiments by different
persons, and will be useful for farmers who
wish to determine, by calculation before
hand, how their hay will hold out for the
winter, 500 cubic feet of timothy hay, in a
full bay, being one tom Working horses,
3Os pounds; Working oxen, 2.4O pounds !:
Mich cows. Boussingault's 2.24 pounds /;
Lincoln's 2.40 pounds; young cattle, 3Os
pounds; Steers, 2.S4 pounds; Dry cows,
2.42 pounds; Pigs, estimated, 800 pounds
Sheep, 200 pounds.
The Republican journal., 1873-02-13

In st. Louis last Sundaya gentleman sit
ting in a barber's chair, while being lath-
cred, observed the knight of the razor
every now and then throw some soap-suds
out of the mug upon the floor and set his
foot in them. The barber explained to him
that there was q lot of little snakes in the
mug, and that they kept crawlingup on the
brush, but the gentleman thoughthe would
go out and get morning paper before
being shaved, and he went.
The Republican journal., 1873-02-13

A dispatch from Norristown, Pa, states
that the boiler of Moorehead rolling mil
in Conshohouken, exploded Monday after.
noon, killing three men and three boys
and severely wounding fifteen others
About one-half of the large mill was dis
troyed. A latter dispatch states that two
others have since died.
The Republican journal., 1873-02-13

The profits of farming should consist, In
large measure, in the improvement of the
farm itself and its belongings, and there
can be no better investment than this. That
Is very poor farming, if worthy to be called
farming, which, though it may nominally
show cash balance, leaves the homestead
in a worse instead of better condition
than it found it.
The Republican journal., 1873-02-13

A Toledo chap was quite smitten with
his neighbor's wife. She did it with n
rolling-pin.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1873-04-26
NOuuclles.

WEEK MosDE.-Les Car!istes continent
lis arretent les trains, violent les voyageurs,
piIleut, incendient ct veuent TN roi. lie
famenx cure Santa Cruz. dams une lettre
r,stiticative au Pensamienio, ne Sc defend
pas d'avoir fnit fusiIIer des femmes mails il
pretend quill agit ainsi pour obeir Dieu, a
Ia religion, an roi, a Ia patrie ct al proclaim.
II athrme he pas etre un Aomme de sang.
Lie Pape est beaucoup mieux. II dit In
messe
lie cholera est a Vienne ct en- Artriche.
l! yaeu amente Il FRANKFORT. Les bras
series de Ia willie ont etc pites par la popu-
lace mtcontente des brusseurs. Mais LEI
caslnes pointus ont ritnbli l'orlre.
Les Holtnnlais. daus Tile de Sumatra,
bataiaent coure les Atcheeneses.
Tout est cal!ue Ell France
NouvEAt MONDE LIE cabinet de Wash
inSton organise nne expedition contre quel-
quinn ct qne|pue chose. LIE Mexiqne cst-ii
prst ?-La vile tie San Salvador II etc datruite
par m trembemeut de terro-T.e nouyeau
capitaine- ganiral de Cuba, Prestlain, est
arrive Ia Havane. II a tta recu somme un
stranger inconnn,- Les Apaches, dit-on,
ont fat lenr soumIssion. La guerre i eAter-
minaton contre les Modocs est commeucee.
Onze Modocs morris ut IN vvant ont etc
tronvzs dams les Lava Beds, ce qui porte lie
nombre des Molocs tues Il lG On Went de
les attaqner 4 Ia tete de II Longne Cuverne.
Le goavernement federal a teIigraphit:
Emory "aavoir protiger 10 gouyernement
de Kellogg contre toute tentative de reuver-
seusent on Intervention voente."
LOUISIANA Kellogg rsgne. II envoie ses
mttropniltnns en- expedition. Emory, de
son cote, prttenl-on, recu l'ortlre denvo-
yer des tronpes dams III paroisse Grant et
dams Ia paroi>se Ouachita NTais CONNIE
ancnn bhteau ne veut transporter les soltlats
frdttanx, Emory aurait demanle rautorisa-
tion de saisir les transports necessares
Nraiuent cest larnarchie. Et cepcuilau
Kellogg afirme quill est rcconnu, quill cs
obal, quill est gouvernenr, qu'on pale lie.
I e""N'' wv tV't ~" q uicINcitic. tct uONlnlt
ne recne devantaucnn moyen violent. Ces
10 premier Gouverneur, -I'est-il ?-oui
declare Ia grerre ses gouvernts. Auss
tont compromis scmble-t-il desormai
absnrde ct impossi!e-La grande foir
iadustrieIe ct agricole de lEtat est com
mencee. Mauvais moment. I.indnstrie e
rasriculture en- Loni>iane sont en- piteus
condition.-Qne sisnifcnt certains prspara
.tifs an fort Taylor eta TortngaA? La guerr
est sans doute prochaine.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1873-04-26
8 Inc auirc Race.

Cette aMtro race est Ia race no!re, moins
titre peut-etre que Ia race indenue, mails
Plus socahle, ct certainemens plus sociable
dams IN milen normal ct rfgnlier.
Settlement il ne FAINT point que la race noire,
b'en 'snorante encore, prfsomptnc"se us
qua rcxceS, isarie TT facie tgarer par
4 Lorribles vagabonls, Sc croie Indispensable,
supirienre ct domnnt,ice de droit
SA coneur est me pnnvre snpeiiorts.
Qnel!e est son Guvre d hicr dams Ia paroisse
Grnut 4 Cofux, All nom dune poitilue
dout ellie nest que Ia machine avenge
Eic !, fcoutt des vauleus, ellie est soyt!e
lu droit ct de la liga!iti. ellie Il cru que son
honneur de race l'obligeait a safirmer
CONNIE race ellie s'cst armao ct condute
CONNIE me bantle de ronters ct de fons, ellie
ntcessit, lie groupement ct larmement dcs
b'ancs mlnacss ct meme frappas, elio etc
broyie dune fucon terrible ct triste.
Ceytes ce nest point Ell ces termes vrais
one Ia po'itiqne radcsie expliq"era le NAL
henr de Colfax. administration filira,e,
lie Congres ct Kellogg. ncontestablement les
anteu,s responsab!es, nont-i!s pas IN pro-
gramme dc centralisation a ellcctuer, ne
feisnent-iIs pas de crore one lie Sud possede
toujours une dansereusc oligarchie, nc
venIeut-il lis pas humiiier ct renouveler IL
vieil!e population de Ia Louisiana, ct ne
pensent-ils pas. pour le besoin de eur cause
quill est bon d'opposer les noirs aux blancs
CONNIE on oppose aux Lara Beds les tribu
aux tribus?
Done, contrairement toute veriti, OF
alirme daia que lie maheur de Colfax est Ill
mn crime bianc, qnand il rest que lss crime
dune politione infamc La vtrte tst qn'
les noirs ont etc fgaras. insensts, compatible
et p,nis, muis quill falIait bien que les blanc
Sc dafenlissent. Pour Kellogg, usurpateu
ct ngent suba'tcrue. il deja les main
conver:es de sang
Mais l'avenir?
LIE voici, ct c'est par commiseration pom
} Ia race noire qn'il fant en- parler. car l'aveni
lie Ia race blanche ne saurait etre mis- e
, donte ct inquieter M instant 10 philosopl,
. ct lie penseur.
Qnand Ia vieil'e population do Get Eta
t cestaineneat lanie faci'e de la popnlatio
> Do eealsu., ssss yninse d depossdee systa
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1873-04-26

pouvez les tuer aveo impunita. Sherman
Pa compris. A'lons done Est-ce que nous
ne sommes pas an steele du rositivisme, ct ne
sommes-nous pas le peup'e Ee plus postif dn
monde ? Ayons Ia tete ferme, Ia volonte
inebran'ab|e, Ia resolution in,muabe ct
dominatrice, puis assez de coenr pour verser
qne'1ne fois Ia moitia dune larme. In
force ct Ia sensiblerie ne so connaissent pms.
Cue 81 Pon nous reproche, MI lendsmain
Gle pexecution ct de determination, davor
antrefois trompe les Iuliens, de les avor
armes les "ns contre les antres, de les nvoir
dapossidis avec I'm mnchiavilisme rare, de
les avoir refouIis insqn'a Ia bange lu san
g'ier faroce ct dn combat desespere 81 l'on
noIs dit que nous nous sommes servis de Ia
civilization CONNIE Dime arme pelnde, que
nous avons empoisonna les malhenrenx
Indiens avec du wlliskey de degradation ct
d Ia mode de Niron, que notre manvaise fol
est unc excuse 4 leurs roks, a leurs crimes, i
'enrs nnthropophngie, a lenr vagabon,lage
permanent ct incnrabIe, ct quill atait possible
d'assouplir. de civliser ct de christinnser ces
tribus don't rnniqno malhenr est de s'etre
tronvfcs sur notre passage, nous rapondrons
en- lions qni terrassent ct Ell lions qui savent
scnpt ct acrire: Ces Sauvages mont
jamais etc criis pour III vie cvilisie Chas-
senrs marandenrs ct Independents, lis mont
jamais vo"'n conrber l'achine ponr TRAVELLER
Ia terre ct lni den,ander lie pain du devoir.
lis mont point de mnisons. point de temples,
point de cimeteres. point de patrie ct POINT
d historic. lie cathocisme dies Espagnols
est resti impnissaut devant enx, 'e pnrita-
nisme des BibIiqnes les q tronves rebeIles, Ia
sociabilts sympathiNnc dn Fnncais les a
peine touches /: Ia Croix etc vaincue par
eux. One nous veSlent deux mile ans
Fun de l'antre, des hommes CONNIE Jirimie
ct Las Casas? Apres tont, 10 comte de
Maistre lie terrible Savoyara, n'admettait
! point tle societa sans Jonrrcnn. lily ton-
jonrs que'qne chose dans le monde quill faut
rogner il propos. Par tolerance on tombe
dams In Iicence ct lc desordre. A Ia force
nppa,tent e comman,lement Et les Etats-
Unis ont lie .lroit imprescriptb'e, en- vertn
de Ia grandeur de le..rs des.nses, parceque
10 positiyi>me est nne loi snpremc, sans
compter que lie sacrifice pent bien etre agrt-
able DEN, d'etre inexorables Qnimporte
me race de plus on de moins, surtont Qnanl1
Ia race lstrnitc est une mauvaise thauche
qni dapait an criateur Et 81 les 1naiens
Idisparuissent, cnSeveis dams leurs lis de lure
inntiles reprisentants dune geologic qu n'es
plus pensent-ls done ~, on doive plus s'api-
foyer sur eux que sur les races primitives et
nomhrenses don't lie temps a fait de In pous-
sIerc ct don't les easements ont tt. puvtrises
par 10 pied de, generations nouveles
7 Et cepenlant. car rEvaugi!e nest pas une
ettre morte, l'amo chritienne s'attrist. !,
certaines pens6es, ct Ton Sc plalt !, rever ell
peasant a Las Casa>, que les pionners de Ia
ciyiiSation pourraieut Lieu avoir mauVue de
bonnie yoouta, de justice c de foi.
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20:

COURIER TRANCAIs CONNIE nous lavons dit
Ia semnine ,ernerc, avec unc ceyta;ne ristesse lc
Courier FranGais, a snspendn sa publication.
Notrc cli flt ccuci; Encore un Journal a Ia
mcr!
C'est one les jonrnalstes sont des matelots. des
lutteurs, dcs aventuriers dc Ia dGcouverte ct de
linconnu.
II lenr fant bien sou9ent, sur une vcrgue fr6lc,
par une temp6to horrible, acrroclts sne corde
fouente par lie vent ct la vague, combattre heroi.
qnemcnt jusqu'an naufage.
Qnimporte, apres tout! On a lutte ct coubattu
Tel est lie dcrnirr mot du Courier:
can moment Oh Ia fondation du "Conrrier Fran
eais'' de decide. e'rst adire dams le courant du
mois de Noyembre 1872, le snccAs obtenu dams lie.
elections generates dEta. par 10 parti Democrats
ssmtsit s:I., pom. Ia Lonsiane, k gage du retou