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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-08-26
KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.

The brute is not given to reflection; he
receives impressions. AS these are few,
compared with the thought of man, they
are easily remembered. And every man,
who has ever given the subject attention,
knows we'll that the brute has good mem
ory: nothing seems to escape him. Here,
then. is q chance for direction. BY correct
treatment. Won cause him to know only
what is correct; he will remember nothing
else, But treated to error, he will remem-
Der that. All the impressions you make
uron him. influence him, and he is intiu-
enced by nothing else. If you show your
self kind to him, yet resoluteness Will de-
eide him: he will own gou willingly and
readily as a master. But contradict your
self to him and you will puzzle him; he
will not know what to make of it; he will
be uncertain, or the hint for baik. oi
all thugs, avoid this, as it is sure to en-
barrass and prevent clear course from
being known.
This leads us to the next thought-give
as few impressions as possible in the neces-
sary training. The less that is to be re-
membered the clearer is the way. There
should be no confusion if you would secure
promptness and an unerring reliance.
In this way your animal becomes ma
terial construction. So you want your
horse, your working cattle, and not less
does the cow need kind attention. She
will thrive by being petted. The maternal
instinct is touched by gentloness, and will
YIELD increased quantities of milk. So will
the hen lay the better, when made comfort
able. Your sheep, ard even the swine, are
better for kind treatment. Your dog re-
spends to faithfllness. In a word, it is
with the brute as it is with man; kindness
has power, it is the lever to work with, but
must 90 with decision: the two must har-
mouize. Only in this way can the domi-
nant law of repugnance be overcome and
tractability established. This is a princi-
pie that cannot be ignored. 1t underlies
all our success in undertaking, Of what
ever kind, but particularly as applied to
the motive power on the farm. This Sc
cured, the rest is less difficult. 1t only
needs Judgment to see ana care IN carry
ing out--jn making just what is wanted.
Hence there is no model to be sought; aid
may be obtained by consulting good author
tiles, Or applying TO practical men who
have a record of success The point is to
make OF your animal what you want him
for, whatever that may be, whether for
heavy or light work, whether for pleasure
or profit For this there are different dis
positions and characteristics. All this must
be taken into careful consideration.
1t will thus be seen that to teach our ami
mails, especially our horses, is science
Yet what reckiessness do we see! 1t is
properly termed "breaking' horses. And
the principle is too largely extended to all
our stock. Kind treatment is food; is pro-
Iongation of life and of usefulness; it is in
creased efficiency and contributes to the
pleasure bolh OF the man and beast.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-08-26

every farm-big limbs cut off near the
body of the tree, and of course rotting to
the heart. This is u great sin against
nature. The very limbs necessary to pro-
tect the tree fron wind and sun, and just
where limbs are needed most, are cut
away. But the greatest injury is the rot
ting that takes place when a big limb is
sawed off-too big to heal over, it must rot,
and being kept moist by the growing tree,
is in the right condition to rot, and being
on the body, the rotting goes to the heart
and hurts the whole tree. 1t is common
all over the country to see orchards mutt
lated in this way. We often see holes in
the trees where big limbs have been cut
away, where squirrels and even raccoons
could crawl in. Perhaps the only reason
these trimmers would give is that lowe.
limbs were easiest to get at, and some
would say they wanted to raise croI
under the tree.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-08-26

FRUIT TREES IN ORNAMENTAL GROUNDS.
A correspondent of Gardeners Monthly
recommends the planting of fruit trees more
generally about the lawns and shrrbbery.
He proposes clumps Of dwarf pears or
ounces, and of plums. These would an
swer, provided the ground could be kept
mellow and enriched: or in other words,
they should stand in large cultivated bed.
Borders of gooseberries aud currants are
recommended. He would alternate the
strawberry in beds with the tigridias, gladi-
olus, and tuberoses. Chestnuts and other
nut, bearing trees could be planted where
there is sufficient space. These suggestions
might be carried out on some places, but
generally it would be more advisable to use
such groups and paintings on the borders
of the ornamental grounds approaching the
orchards, for blending the two together, or
for transition planted in quincunx form,
(thus: -. } and the handsomest growers
selected for this purpose.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-08-26
CONMON SENSE In FLOWING.

The editor of the Practical Farmer has
the following common sense remarks on
the above subject:
Teams drawing loads on the roads get a
breathing spell on the descending ground,
while in blowing the draft is the same
from morning till night. There is a GER
tain number of pounds that a team can
draw day after day and not worry them,
but If more be added, even as little as
fifteen or twenty pounds, they walk un-
steadily, fret and soon tire. No amount
of feeding will keep them in condition.
I have many plows in use on which 1t has
been ar easy matter to decrease the draft
twenty five pounds, ard if men had been
dra wing them instead OF horses, 1t would
haze been done. 1t must be plain to the
farmer that every pound taken Off from
the draft OF his pillow is so much gained
for his horses. 1t may be done in this way
For any soil except sand or gravel, use
steel pillow. Their cost is but little, and
tine draft enough less to pay the difference
in blowing twenty acres. In blowing sod,
the coulter does a great deal of the work,
and should be kept sharp by forging at
the blacksmith's and grinding every day
if necessary OF course it viii wear out
sooner, but new coulters are cheaper than
new teams Set the coulter in line with
the pillow, the edge square in front, with an
angle Of A. degrees from the point to
where it is attached to tie beam. When
the share gets worn out, it is poor economy
to use it any longer, but replace it with a
new one. Let the traces be as short as
will allow the horses to walk without hit
ting their heels against the whitfltrees,
and have just pressure enough of the
wheels on the ground to make the plow
run steady. IF the handles crowd contin-
ually one way, the draft is not right, and
if the pillow is a good one it can be easily
remedied at the claws. To prevent the
horses stepping over the traces in turning.
fasten a weight of about three -fourths of
a pound to the outside OF each singletree-
that is, or the end when you turn to the
left, and vice versa. Every farmer knows
that horses are susceptible to kindness and
equally SO to unkindness, have seen horses
that were working steadily, made reeking
with sweat in short time by a sharp word
or Jerk on the Bit Let your horses do
their work as you 90 yours, as easily as
possible, and be Is willing to overlook their
mistakes as you would the mistakes Of
human beings.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-08-26

FRUIT TREE TlIMMINe.-Of all the
blunders, says the Grdener's Monthly, that
the common farmer nd some others make
with trees, none is common or SO hurt
full and which he is so long finding out
and of which he migt know so certainly,
as the practice of cutng off lower limbs.
mon than to see mutilted trees on almost
, 1876-01-01

At the present moment perhaps, birds
are the greatest sufferers from the vaga-
ries of fashion. Swan skins are for sale
in hundreds; but these are as nothing by
the side Of some twenty thousand grebe.
For ages the grebe and the penguin had
fine time Of it. In the businesses of the
Arctic and Antarctic circles these singular
birds increased and multiplied amazingly,
Man did not care much about them-they
are not good eating-and confined his
depredations to stealing few eggs now
and then. One fine day an enterprising
halter stuck the glitteripz breast of a
grebe in pOrk-pie hat and doomed the
grebe to indiscriminate slaughter. FASH
ion adopted the primitive decoration; no
hat was complete without grebe's or a
penguin's breast stuck in It. Fashion
presently went farther, and prescribed
grebe trimming as your onlyweaf Black
velvet mantles, trimmed with grebe, be-
came the rage; and the beautiful bird
breast was often used to Trim jackets torn
from the baby seal. Grebes and pen
gums had terrible time for few years
but fashion has now turned from them,
climes, still retaining her curious fancy
for natural decorations = owl-heads,
hawk-heads, fox-masks, and the like
but delighting most in the feather trim
ming, the latest craze of all. To provide
the fine feathers to make fine, fashionable
birds, the world is Just now being ran
sacked of its most beautiful inhabitants,
The unfortunate ruby humming-bird is in
great request as a novel trimming. Thou
sands of these pretty creatures have been
used in Paris to adorn a single ball-dress
the beautiful iridescent bit Of plumags
on the neck being the chief point of at
traction. The "blue creepern is another
favorite, and brightly, beautifully, blue
he is. A charming little fellow is the
cardinal, with his bright scarlet cap
though even he is thrown into the shade
by the still more brilliant red tanager, q
perfect red blaze of scarlet Kingfsheri
are for sale, and jays, whose cheerful rank
must have been terribly thinned by THU
time, to provide all the light-blue trim
ming made from their wings. Then ther'
are toucans, with their rich plumage and
wonderful development Of beak; tro
gans; and the famous bird Of paradise
with his golden hues. For brilliant scar
let the ibis is not outdone by any o.
these; for brilliant white, the great cock
atoo is difficult to excel; and for gold ant
black, the yellow oriole bravely holds BIZ
own, until contrasted with the rich orangI
Of the cock Of the rock.
, 1876-01-01


Keeping along ihe eastern cost II
Spain, our trarclcrs visited Tarr.rnns nnd
Valencia. Whcn Daron DariIIinr fr1f
went over this route, some years previous
TO this tip with Doru, there vas no nail.
road and bligands were said 70 inlssi H.
According 70 the tales Of travellers. no ona
then ever set out without preparing fnr
some adventure, and those who lived 70
refurn, II they had not been actually nl.
tackled, had barely escaped. and could
tell At least one tale Of mvsfrriou1 9nrn-
iards, wrapped alike In their mantle. md
Tie gloom of nithf. Or disappearing SUD.
denly, bent on some deed Of dnrInr.n.
with their upllflcd swords or DAGGER.
cleaning in the moonlight. These were
the good old times, when tie co.che.
were regularly stopped, and no one ever
settled in his seat without his ransom
ready at hand. Tbe-brieand's profession
was then q lucrative one, carried on IN
broad daylight, and each highway was
secured BY its own peculiar band. who
regarded It as private property. Il /.
even said that the coiario,-fhe drirer.-
were IN league with the bandits. and
agreed with them to share their booty. or
rather the eoachman paid q regular black.
mail, which was Contributed By the pas
sengers; and, curiourly enough, the men,
bors Of the band always knew when and
where to receive this tribute. Some
times the chief Of q band, having earned
. competency BY the exercise Of bis noble
profession, would settle down 10 an un-
eventlul life Of simple respectab'liir. but
before abandoning the kings highway h1
Was careful to sell the good viii. q
| his business 70 some ent1rpd11n success.
sor, who probably inspected the occo11|a'
and was fully instructed In the secrets o.
the profession. In spite Of these v1ri e.
tractipe stories, alas our llartI1r. never
saw, far or near. the igure ol a single
bfigand, although they frequently Ifar-
ersed TIE roads and rocky d61|cs recon-
mended as the most likely and danger
ous. 6dll these bandils are now and
then heard Of. and a1 recently e. 1871
they displayed enterprise and to|1nrl1
enough 70 stop ara'IVal train near Sierra
Moreno, and rob the Passengers Travel.
ing By dilieence i4 Of coars1, sim "a
vogue where the railways have no| r1n1.
traled, and this method Of progression I.|
IL wild excitema1ts. In spite Of I11 dim
mutton Of brig1nd1na Between EIIt1
Iona and Valencia Da4iII'cI end Uo|'
passed q lIi9hllhI rar|ner|nI1 which
diIIgsnce had been rl61Ip'.I.1. c1II1'1'
10 Ils fall both horses n1 Ir1I1|1|.
6rritasI 11T I.1fn1eI
, 1876-01-01
Mr.. CarIyle's First Experience as a
Dyspeptic.

The statement that Mr.. Carlyle was.
dangerously i'll has incidentally revived
an old controversy as to whether Carlyle
ever intended to join the ministry Of the
Scotch Church. Mr.. Milburn was re-
marking on the dyspepsia from which
MT. Carlyle then, as now, suffered, and
asked whether the disease was inherited
or acquired II am sure can hardly tell, {"
Carlyle answered, as Mr.. Milburn repro
duces his words, Il only know fhat for
the first one or two OF three and twenty
years Of my mortal existence ives NOT
conscious Of the ownership Of that dia-
bolical arrangement called the stomach.
l bad grown up the healthy and hardy
son Of hardy and healthy Scottish dales-
man, and he was the descendant Of long
line Of such men that had titled their pa
ternal acres and gained their threescors
years and ten-and even mayhap by rea-
son Of strength their fourscore years-and
had gone down to their graves never .
man Of them the wiser for the possession
Of this Internal apparatus. had gone
through the University nf Edinburgh, hav-
ing been destined by my father and faith
er's minister to be myself a minister Of the
Kirk of Scotland; but now that had
gained the years Of mans estate was not
sure that believed the doctrines Of my
fathers Kirk, and it was needful that /
should now settle it, and 50 entered into
my chamber and closed the door, and
around me there came trooping throng
Of phantasms dire from the abyssmal
depths Of nethermost perdition. Doubt,
fear, unbelief, mockery, and scofhng were
there, and Wrestled with them In the
travail and agony Of spirit. Thus was II
for weeks. Whether l ate I knew not,
whether l drank knew not, whether !
slept knew not; but only know that
when came forth again beneath the
glimpses ofthe moon It was with the dire.
ful persuasion that l was the miserabll
owner Of diabolical arrangement called
4 stomach. And never have been free
from the knowledge from thathour to this
and suppose that never shall be unit
! am laid away in my grave.D
, 1876-01-01

young and fair-who knows but as sweet
as my lost Iol Had she lived she might
have been like you. 1t would break my
heart to find her changed. Do you know,
think she is dead, else would she have
come to me- Daily be grew more
peaceful and content as this idea of Io's
death grew stronger 10 his mind And
Death, no longer wooed, drew near to
him. But with happiness came strength
and vigor to 10, and smiles mingled with
her tears. Her eyes grew bright and her
cheek full once more; her goodness was
the theme of men and women. King
Telegonus heard of her sweetness, and,
coming to do her homage, found her a
woman to love as we'll as to reverence,
and he made her his wife, and took her
to Egypt, where she bore him children,
and was a wife and q queen for future
generations to worship under the name of
Isis.-Houe Journal.
, 1876-01-01

A JAPANESE LEaEND.-A certain white
fox Of high degree, and without 4 black
hair upon him, sought and obtained he
hand Of a young female fox who was
renowned for her personal beauty and hcf
noble connections. The wedding waa b
be grand affair; but. unhapplly. tie
families Of the betrothed pair could not
agree upon the kind Of weather 10 be or
dered for the occasion. The parents Of
the bride thought II good luck lhal
shower should fallon 9 bridal procession.
The bridegroom and his friends objected
to having their good clothes spoiled ihds.
and to the damper which the rain would
put their merriment. There was danger
that the match should be broken o.
when a very astule fox suggested com
promise. They might haTs sunshine and
rain together This happy thought W1
received with acclamations, and the order
was given accordingly; the brides pal
snquin or norimoa wa borne 70 the house
Of her future husband with blissfnl s&tia-
faction on all sides In Japan q sun
shower is called "The Foxes Wedding
In New England, the natives mysieriously
remark: "l'he devil is whipping his wife
with Goldfish tail. .r-Scribaer for De-
ceaber.
, 1876-01-01

An 0ID-FAsHoNED BUsIEEes.1-Shoo-
making is Of great antiquity. The in
strument for cleaning hides, the shoe
makers bristle, added to the yarn and his
knife, were as early as the twelfth century.
He was accustomed TO hawk his goods,
and it is conjectured that there was a sep
arate trade for annexing the soles. The
Romans,i In classical times, wore cork soles
in their shoes, 10 secure the feet from wa
ter, especially in winter, and, As high heels
then were not introduced, the Roman
ladies who wished to appear taller put
plenty Of cork under them. The streets
Of Rome, in the time Of Domitian, were
blocked up by cobbler's stalls, which be
therefore caused to be removed. In the
Middle Ages, shoes were cleaned BY wash
ing with sponge and oil soap and grease
were the substitutes for blacking. Buckles
were worn on shoes in the fourteenth cen
tury. In ireland human skeleton was
found with marks Of buckles on the shoes.
1n England they became fashionable be-
fore the reign Of Queen Mary; the labor
ing people wore them Of copper, other
persons had them Of silver or copper gilt
not long after shoe roses came In. Buckles
revived before the revolution in 1889. and
finally became extinct before the close Of
the eighteenth century.
, 1876-01-01

Nor BIZ SEVERAL THOUSAND YEARs.-
An exchange tells US that a new rAigious
belief is gaining ground in Ohio. Its
adherents are called Eternalists They
hold that the soul is immortal, and occu-
pies succession of bodies on earth, both
Of men and animals. Belief in the trans
migration Of souls is no newer than any
Of the half dozen materialisiic and pan
theistic philosophers which during the
last half dozen years have attracted at
tention. In Greece from the time Of
ThAles transmigration was taught The
Druids In Britain believed in il; so did
the early German tribes. Il is a supersti-
ton with most heathen nations. If the
adherents in Ohio wish full explanation
Of the belief, they should turn to Hindoo
literature, where as an integral part Of the
Brahmanic religion, it is fully set forth.
, 1876-01-01

Although the Msxicans are lazy poo
pie, and pass hour after hour in complete
idleness, they rise early, the gentlemen to
take their morning ride. the ladies to 20
to early mass, which Is the only occasion
on which they appear in the streets On
foot. They take luncheon between l2
and O'Clock. Mexican men are. as a
rule. temperate, but gambling Il their
passion, aud they are not r.r|ic1IolIl hon
est. Thef are. however. 1cnp11|1na1|.
md hospIlabIa. and. though frugal 81
their way Of living. provide I10r ''|.'|I
whed they eniorlain At dinner there ere
always two or three covers laid for QuesIl.
who may chance 70 come IN In many
Mexican houses, they have. a. . rule, no
regular dinner. If they are hungry they
eat some simple dish, or drink . cup Of
chocolate, which Is excellent; the coffee.
however, although they raise good quail
ity, is not good-they do not know how
70 prepare t. At six O'Clock they drive
out and from the promenade they go
to the opera or theatre, taking their
dressed in their dnesf, with
them. If perchance there Is no place Of |
to which they eau 60, then
they remain at home, and amuse them
selves with cards and music. The young !
people make dancing their principal |
More than half the popula- /
lion of Mexico are Indians, and curious |
phase Of Mexican domestic life Is that |
heir house servants are principally In
iian girls, although among the eigh'Dil
ion Inhabitants there are half million
II Negroes These Girls are treated very
<indIy by their employers and are skilled
n household affairs, As we'll As in the use
# the needle. i
, 1876-01-01

SHERIDAN, mot Pail.) one day being
dressed in very handsome pair OF new
boots, met a friend, when the following
dialogue ensued: Those are handsome
boots, Sherry. Who made theml''
"Hoby." "How did you prevail on himf'
Guess II suppose you talked him over
in the old way" "No-that won't do,
now. ""rhen when they came home you or
dered half a dozen pair morel7 "No. .n''Per-
haps you gave him a check on Hammers
ly, which you knew would not be hon
oredl' mo, no, no-in short, you might
guess till tomorrow before you hit it; l
paid for them n
, 1876-01-01

Among jthe traditions preserved a Mem
port, r. T., from ReFolutid1ary times, is
one Of Washington, in which he prescribed
q dIsaereeablo medicine to Me fair dnugh-
ter Of his host, which she took because it
came from Gen. Washington. The Prov
idence Journal tells the story:
On the occasion Of Gen. Washington's
first visit to Newport, to confer with
Count de Rochambean, Christopher e.
lery was thechairman Of the committee
OF arrangements appointed BY the town
to receive its distinguished guest. Dur
ing4he Generals stay at Newport he took
tea at the house Of Mr.. Ellery.
On this occasion many Of the French
officers and patriotic Newportes were
present. Mr.. Ellery was q widoweF, and
bis daughter, Miss Betsy Ellery, then
young girl Of sixteen or seventeen, pre-
sided at the tea-table in question, and
poured out tea to her patriotic guests.
Miss Ellery was all the time suffering
- severe sore throat, and could not
Nsbove ) whisper. Gen. Washing
erving this embarrassment Of his
hostess said to her,
lcry. you seem to be suffering
Awhai Is the matterl'
Did him the cause of her
hich the General said to
AyseIf very frequently from
and take a remedy which !
sfui. and which would rec
you were ! not sure that you
Ntako it,
sure, replied Miss Ellery,
tlake any remedy that Gen.
luld propose
said The General, 'ii is
ged ~ molasses. It hag
tn. 'sa;ss z and Of
lis tea party
days be-
try Of her
fstrong and
fhted In telling
dildren about the
es and daughters
lies during the
town.
, 1876-01-01
L1rrLE Wnlie harinr hnnted IN all

LITTLE Willie having hunted in all the
corners for his shoes, at last appears to
give them up and climbing on a chair,
betakes himself to a big book on side
table. Mother says to him: "What is
the darling doing with the book9n ''It
ith the dictionary; papa lookth in the die
tionary for things, and I'm looking in it
to see if can find my Shoes
, 1876-01-01

He didn't look like a beggar, but he
had his plans all laid before he struck
Vicksburg, and he cleared hundred dol
lars in two days. He didn't go around
whining; "Please, sir, fOT the love Of
God, " as most Of them do, but he walked
up to a man, called him General" to
s'e-' of with. and the shin -plasters came
The
, 1876-01-01

The headquarters for literature Just
now are the drug stores. The boy who
doesn't bring home at least ten medical
, 1876-01-01

A NEW Roman Catholic Cathedral 70
7~stminister Abbey IN dimensions,
saut to Be erected In
, 1876-01-01

THE London Missionary Society now
publishes q newspaper at > fsnan9-'v2l
capital Of -