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Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-03-12
FAR AND RoM .

Wilkes Spiritghe Times, y. y
has a veterinary column, edited by
practical surgeon, in which answers
are given to inquiries in relation to
treatment sick OF horses &c. We copy
the following items, which are very
useful to all horse men, from the
spirit" OF Feb 18th.
FIRING SUBSCRIBER, Olathc, ka".
In firing horse, SHOULD you III
any case burn through the skin; !
mean, when you are firing for strain
of the back tendons. . VIII you
give general directions for frirg' 3.
How would you advise treating ono
that has been burned through? An
s,cer i. No. The purpose for
which firing is employed is twofold
first, to produce immediate Counter
irration," and secondly, to cause the
formation Of tight compress over
the part. .. The fring-ircn should
have'a smooth edge about the thick.
ness of IA worn nickle tvece piece.
and it should be heated to the point
when il shows n dull red. The hair
of the part should be cut very closely
with the scissors-when, having sccu
red the leg, the iron is TO be steadily
but rapidly passed in parallel lines
over the skin, making just the proper
pressure which is required TO burn
the requisite depth. 4 little broUu
mark should beleft, which shows that
the proper effect Q been produced,
and the color should be uniform. The
skin should not be penetrated. Ia
very severe cases a blister is some.
times applied over the paft inmodi-
ately after the firing, bnt this is sell
dom required, and az il aggrayatcs
,he pain and increases tic blemish it
should be avoided. No after treat
ment is required. Less than three
months rest should never be allowed
for the operation 10 have its full es
feet, as if a horse is put to work Dc
fore that time has elapsed the disease
will almost certainly return. 3. fla
wound Is not yet healed tie blemi,h
may be lessened by a judicious appli-
cation of lunar caustic," TO keep
down the granulat;ons and allow the
edges Of the skin to approximate.
HEAyEs P. II. S, South Lansing,
n. Y. VIII you please inform me
what is the best thing to do for
horse that has the heavcs and tcub-
lesome cough? Aaarcr. The treat
ment Of heaves at best can be only
palliative. The rule is 10 feed a
heavy horse on concentrated food
a liberal allowance Of good oats, and
ia limited quantity Of clean timothy
hay. If the cough Is troublesome,
apply a mustard paste 10 the throat
and along the course Of she wiud-pire
10 the chest. A powder composed Of
iodide of potassium, half a drachm,
with two drachms Of powdered gen.
tian, given in the food once a day,
will be very beneficial.
j. w. j., Sturgeon, No.-I have
a mare that has a knot about the
size Of a walnut on the outside Of Lor
fore leg, about midway between the
ankle and knee joints, caused, Think
by a kick, or something similar
When it was first made she gas yeiy
lame for awhile, bat she uow does
not notice i. al all. How can it be
taken away without injury to the ami
NAL ABgcer.-The knot descriLed
is a callous or enlars oment Of the bone,
and cannot be removed.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-03-12

A Wall FROM ALsAcE,-One OF
the most amusing consequences ofthC
late FrancO-German war came up in
the Reiohstag one day last week. An
Alsatian delegate had actually propo
sed that pIeJiscite be held in Atsace
and Lorraine in order that the peo-
pie of those PROVINCES might deter
mine for themselves whether they
would remain attached to the German
Empire or 20 back to the eXpectant
arms of bereaved France. OF course
the proposal was laughingly voted
down. During the debate another
Alsatian, his blood boiling with the
French theories Of the rights Of ne
and nations, spoke in favor Of the
pieJiscite. He shouted that Germany
had overstepped the principles which
should be binding upon civilized na.
tions and bawled that the annexa
ton of Alsace and Lorraine was "ille-
gal" His logic was amusing, his an
ger sublime, reminding one Of the
man down in Mississippi, who, after
our own little difficulty with the
South was over in the field, proposed
to have the matter settled in the Su
preme Court, as whether Mississippi
had not "a legal right" to secede on
square vote (pLeJiscitc) by her OWL
people If she "wantcd TO-" AlsacC
and Lorraine may count out ofthe Ger
man Empire, but never by ballots
Bismark amt a man of that kind.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-03-12

SMIKEs IN THE FOG -Smikes took
took advantage of the fog to have a
Joke. He stood on the corner OF Sec
and avenue and Third street, and
commenced looking for his pocket
book he told two policeman who
were standing there that he had lost.
They, having borrowed a lantern,
joined in the search. Two bakers,
one butcher, six newsboys and a Dutch
woman assisted in looking for the
lost pocket book, while Smikes stood
against a lamp post, overlooking the
whole proceedings After the police
men had searched two hours and a
half, Smikcs said:
"Oh, guess you can't find that
ere pocket book. It's too foggy."
"We'll look for it. anyhow" said
one of the policeman "How long is
it since you dropped it?"
Smikes blew his nose, and answer
ed:
"How long is it since / dropped
it? Well. now, | reckon its goin' Oh
ter ten years since | dropped that ere
pocket book"
The fog was thick, couldn't see
very clearly, but ! heard a conclusion
like a ham of meat falling on Il ne
gro's head from a third story window,
and that afternoon Mrs Smikes was
making bread and milk poultice.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-03-12
Varieties.

True to the corc-A good apple.
Always going to the dogs-Bones.
Unbleached domestic-Negro ser
wants.
What key is the hardest 70 turn?
Donkey.
When is a pig the heaviest: When
he is led.
A man of standing-The street-car
conductor.
An era unknown to woman-The
Middle ages.
In what tone does a ghost speIk?
In q tombstone.
What is the keytone of good breed
in? b natural.
When does a chair dislike you?
When it can't bear you.
What KIND Of ship has two mates
and no captain? \ court-ship.
The latest flying machine has been
invented by Joseph Meyer Of Macon
city, No. He has patented the con.
trivanee, and his neighbors have ta
ken a considerable amount OF stock in
the enterprise.
1t is suggested that photographs o.
notorious pickpockets should be pla
ced in street ears, so that in case the
original entered the car, he would a
once be recognized.
| Our nervous editor, whenever h,
gets excited, goes into the composing
room-and becomes composed"
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-03-12
NO. Az.

Book NorIcEs.-Demorest' Monthly
Magazine seems 20 improve with each
issue. The March number comes to our
table redolent with spring novelties,
spring music, spring literature, and spring
fashions. This Magazine richly deserves
TO be called model 1t is printed in
beautiful STYLES on fino toned paper and
in every respect is Ne plas Una, The
psemiums offered are Ear in advance of
all others. jerome Thompson's Old Oak
en- Bucket, in size and beauty, is worth
several times the cost OF the yearly sub
scription, -. Address,
W. JENNINGS DEMoREST,
S3S Broadway, y. Y.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-03-12

We have received copy of the W. Va,
Educational Journal for January, which
shows a varied table Of contents, and fllr
nishes some good articles on Schools,
teaching &c.
The views of some Of the writers are
rather extreme on some matters, but il is
in good cause, and can be overlooked
Eve teacher should have a copy. Pub
lished by Blair ~ Gibbens, Parkersburg
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Good Aesponible Agents Wanted
Iiberal Commissions Allowed.
~ LECTURE
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Just Published in Sealed Envelope
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10 THE
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OF BOTH SEXES,
No charge for advice and consultation.

DIR. ]. b. DYoTT, graduate of Jefferson Medl
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The March number OF wooD's HorsE-

The March number Of WOODS HorsE-
HOLD MAGAZINE is capital one. IL opens
with an interesting story, entitled The
Guiding Hand,r by Mrs IL. &. Rowe; fol-
loving this, Joseph Snider gives his "kx-
perience in the city, an article which for
Its simple truth the youth OF the land
should read to their profit: "My Prayer
is not a religious sketch as one would sup
pose from the title, but il is a most touch
ing story told in the sincere manner and
rough speech OF a railroad hand. The
Weekly Diabolical," by Kaff KSse, aims
a sharp ana timely blow at sensational
literature. "The Kaiser Frederick" is
one of Mary Hartwells entertaining sto-
ries. In the instsllment of MISERY Jip-
pcau,n II. Y. Osborne raps she knpcklcs
OF the fashionable clergymen and bpries
Penny Post from sighE There are sever
al other articles of merit and some choice
poetry. The Magazine contains six illus
trations, includinga a fine design for a cpuu-
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any number. Address, Woob's lloUsE-
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Why does a sculptor die the most
horrible of deaths? Because he makes
faces and busts.
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The distribution viii be ia public. and win be
made under the same form aud regulations as the
Stn Francisco and Louisville Library CIT Con
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promiueat citiZcns selected 10y the tlCkei-h1ldcrS
Reference as to the integrity Of hls enterprise
and Of the management Is made to the following
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SamI l. TibbalS, \. TopOncc, J, MllSh, J. H..
Gerrish-memherS Of Citl Council.
Judge T. i. + aC6, Asst |. :. Assessor; Malsh
A G.eenwald, PrOprutOrs Metropolitan Hotel;
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cbityct }. kebOe. Constable u. Cupfer Jeweler; /;
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Co., Commission Merchants; VI. T.. Campbell,
Proprietor Central Hotel; Singleton x Creath.
prOprietOrs Pacific Stables; :. -. Hitch, Mer-
chant, sandy, tah, \. q. Garrison, Helena, Non
tanl.
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distribution
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BRINGING ROUND a JUROR

FRANK OLIVE in 'BuGAo Courier" Z"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
A Wonderful Region.

The lowlands of the Mississippi con-
stitute a terra incognita. No one man
has traversed more than the narrow dis
trict about his own home. Great trees,
200 and 800 feet high, and endless cane
brakes and broad, deep Lagunes, render
Iocomotion in the lowlands most diff
cult. and to the unacclimated dangerous.
In the very midst of the continent
there los this broad, Enthusiastically
rich-aIluviaI plain, fifty by J, 200 miles
in area, from Cairo to the sea. Every
where within this matchless sgricultur-
al region-matchless in prod0ctiveness
as once in its density Of population
there are wonderful remains of mound
builders toll and peculiar civilization.
There are great mounds everywhere and
paved lakes Caquadas), nilometers,
canals, remains of great brick struc-
lures and of bridges, and yet no Ameri-
can scholar or journalist or scientif :
association has ever sought to explore
the mysteries or tell the story of the
mound-buiIders of the lowlands. r e
Gently L. J. Dupre, of Memphis, who
has devoted leisure hours through TWEEN
tv years past to Investigations of the
character indicated, has made publica-
tons attracting TO the archaeological re-
mains of the Valley of the Mississippi
a large share of popular attention.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
Keeping Poultry in Orchards.

Some farmers make it q practice to
keep their poultry In their orchards
from early spring until cold weather
sets in and they find that it pays them
for so doing. a picket fence should be
built around the orchard, high enough
to prevent their flying over, with suit
able hoGse or shed in one corner of the
yard to shelter them at night. Thus
situated, the poultry will thrive and
prosper, keeping themselves in good
condition, and the increase in eggs will
be greatly augmented, aud their useful
ness and value enhanced to their owners
at least, on account of the thousand
myTiads of insects and worms which
they naturally destroy, and which will
more than repay the cost and labor of
building the fence. By keeping them
enclosed IN this manner, large num-
Der of fowls may be retained in an
orchard and the continual scratching
which is done by them viii prove ad-
vantageous both to the soil aud trees
themselves,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
The Cotton Crop.

The cotton crop of the past few years
has been as follows In 1870, 4,4G2, =
SIT bales in 1871, 1874, 351 bales; in
1872. 1890, sos bales; in 1873, esti-
mated 4, 200, 900 bales, or total of 49,
457, 176 bales in the four years. The
acreage planted during these years was
as follows: 1870, $685. 45 acres in
1871, 1911, 696 acres in 1872, $780,
557 acres ; in 1873, 9,S43, 723 acres, or a
total of 80, 408, 521 ACRES in the four
years. This would give a yield on an
acreage of 2.29 bales to the acre. This
year the number of acres in cultivation
is s, 785, 1855. The same average would
give a clop this year of 8, 1886, STA bales
1t will not do, however, to rely upon
the law of averages, for of all the crops
of the country none are subject to such
violent fluctuations OF chances as that
of cotton. The reports of the depart
ment of agriculture, as published I'M
der crop intelligence elsewhere, shows,
however, q general reduction of acre
age of about ten per cent. If there is
the same reduction on the number OF
bales produced in 1873, which is esti-
mated at 200, 600, it would give as the
figures of the growing crop, $3.50, 600
bales. These figures are, perhaps, as
good basis for calculation as can be
given at this stage of the crop.-AD1eri-
can Grocer
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
The Tobacco Prospect.

Never was the tobacco crop so COM
plete failure as this year. Tobacco is
now higher in our market than at the
seaboard, and still advancing. Buyers
are taking all that is offered and rolling
it away. The warehouses are crowded
and the stree is in front of the ware
houses are blocked. The banks are hav-
ing all they can carry just now. One
buyer remarked to us that if he had all
his purchases of this season together
just now, they would net $25, 900 on
this market, but unfortunately for him,
the bulk of it has been disposed Of
Great profits will necessarily accrue in
the New York trade, on that which has
already been sold, and our farmers will
see from this item the importance of
conce -tratiOn and cooperation when
produce is low.
The New York trade is deceived by
reports of good rains in this section.
The showers have been very light
here, barely enough rain at any time to
lay the dust, and the present estimate
of the next crop is, that there will not
be 1000 hogsheads of tobacco sold on
this market next year. We had light
rain on the 18th. but not enough to JUS
tify planting. The ground was not wet
over an inch deep. There was a good
rain IN the greensboro section on the
18th, which enabled the farmers along
the Ohio river to do some planting.
Davis county, from accounts, has but
about -tkird crop.
News from the Paducah section and
the western country is to the effect that
about one, third of crop has been set
amid light showers, but the scorching
sun has killed the most of it.
The crop in the upper Cumberland
county is almost a total failure. The
| highest estimate does not exceed 1000
! hogsheads.
Accounts from Simpson, Warren, Lo-
! gan, Todd, Christian, Trigg, Hopkins,
| Crittenden and Caldwell counties, KY,
! Robertson, Cheatham, Dickson, HCus-
/ ton, Stewart, Henry, and all the tobac-
! cO-growing counties of West Tennessee,
are exceedingly gloomy, and the guam
! tity given from One-tenth to One-fOurth
of crop, while the most of it has dried
| out.
Should the drouth continue a week
| longer, the tobacco crop will be a COM
! plete failure, and the corn crop will be
cut very short. The oat and hay crop
is very light, and farmers should not lei
a single opportunity of sowing plenty
of millet and Hungarian grass escape,
Pastures and all vegetation are rapidly
drying up, and stock are now suffering
We by all means advise farmers tc
hold tobacco now as long as possible
until the seaboard markets feel the ex
tent of the drourh, while We advise
| them to plant even late, all they can
on the chance of a late season and the
certainty of high prices for anything il
the shape of CLGrbSUjELe To
baccO Leaf, June 24th.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
Cav Times Among the Sioux.

A correspondent of the Omaha Her
aid, writing, June 10, from Camp Rob
inson, Red Clouds agency, has the
following
We have just surveyed a lightning
dance" a benefit to Red Clouds
daughter, who, during a thunder
shower, became so frightened that it
was necessary to make " medicine for
her, and render her &c lightning proof, 4"
the modus operandi of which is to
slaughter a cog, sever the head from
the body, place them in kettle of boil
ing water under which a steady fire is
kept. First, the bucks, almost naked,
with their bodies painted in zigzag form
to represent lightning, dance around
the boiling kettle, whoepihg and sing
ing. Each in turn, with barred hands,
gather pieces of the dog, and continue
to dance, holding fast to the singed
fragments. At a signal, the bucks retire
and their places are filed by squaws,
dressed very much like the bucks
principally In war paint. As they
danced around the boiling cauldron,
each in turn gather pieces from the
boiling kettle, and continue their evOlu-
tious, like the witches in Macbeth.
After this is ended, the subject for
Hu1S11 ILC I1CN4SAAO ID AASNAOg - OO4A
sidered lightning proof and happy.
Lodges are being arranged IN circular
form, the ring marked out, and " Red
! Clouds circus" is the coming feature.
| A Sun dance means nothing more MOI
less than Z" making braves" of the
Young men straining their courage and
! endurance to the most brutal and bar
barous pitch. Great gashes are cut IL
| the flesh of the victim, buffalo thongs
are drawn through the incisions,
/ to which is attached heavy weights, and
| the victim writhes and groans as he
dances around until the flesh tears out
and release him. Another test Of
courage resorted to, is to seat the young
buck on the ground against an upright
pole. In this position he is held by
! the squaws while the warriors shoot ar
rows and throw lances into his body
If the subject receives an unusual
amount of torture without evincing any
lack of courage, he is considered
"brave," and can be bought off by
his relations thowing away a horse
to the old warriors,
The dance is usually preceded by 1
feast in which the big and little CANNES
play an important part. A white MAJ
to witness the dance must eat dog t.
the extent of eight or ten pounds at
sitting, but of the Sun dance and feas
more anon.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

guaranteed quality, which is not always
the case with fancy watches. The same
house has produced a novelty in neck
laces which consists of rows of small
real gold coins of any nationality. 1t is
very odd, and some ladies are having
earrings made to match.-Jennie June,
A TURKISH WEDDING.-A correspond
ent of the Alta California gives a graphic
description of a Turkish wedding to
which she was admitted. The bride was
dressed in white silk brocaded with
silver and pearls, and around her waist
was a belt containing a fortune in pre-
cious stones. Her cheeks were painted
deep crimson laid on In heart shape,
and another heart was painted on the
chin, the rest of the face as white as a
luminous cosmetic could make it. The
| eyebrows were painted intensely black /;
| they met, and were stretched to the tenn
Piles. Her fingers were dyed deep
| crimson, and her long black hair was
| braided full of little jingIing coins.
| Her little feet were shod in velvet slip
| pers embroidered with pearls, and she
wore great diamond ear rings. After
| drinking coffee, which the writer would
fain immortalize it was so very precious,
| and gulping down some rare Turkish
| bOn-boas mixed with paste and pare
! goric, they inspected the trousseau OF
the bride. The chief priest who per
formed the ceremony was blazing with
jewels, and wore a costly miteF He
kept the poor little bride waiting three
whole. hours while he was attending
another wedding, but the people seemed
to bear the delay with patience. The
bride was rather under the ordinary
hight, and the bridegroom very tai
man, and they were obliged t. stand
with their fOreheads touching eacI
other during the entire ceremony, which
took whole hour. After the ceremony
the bride was placed on a high chair
and the bridegroom came forward with
richly trimmed cushion bearing thu
bridal presents-a watch and chain,
diamond brooch, earrings, necklace
and bracelets, and large knitted purs,
filed with gold. The bridegroom
parted the great veil which hung owe
the new wife, and adorned her with tn
jewels. Then she was lifted by men ant
seated astride small barrel of wine
and the feast commenced. She wa
obliged to sit there till the wine wa
drank out of the barrel, which wa
nearly two hours. She looked tire
| enough. for they gave her nothing t
eat, and it was daylight before the feas
{ was ended, and the bride borne away.