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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10
The Cattle Plague or Lung Plague or
PleurO-PneumOnia In America.

In the early spring of 1859 Mr. Chenery
of Belmont, Mass, imported several cows
from Holland. In about two months the
disease appeared, COW being taken sick,
and in a few days died. The whole herd
was destroyed.
The disease was carried from Belmont
to Brookfield by Mr.. Curtis Stoddard, who
bought calf there. and in driving ii home
it was seen to falter, and thinking to he
able to give it better care, Mr.. Leonard
Stoddard. father of Curtis, took it to his
farm and kept it four days, when it was
removed and soon after died Ten days
after one of Mr. Leonard Stoddard's oxen
was taken sick, two weeks af er the Sec
ond, and then the third, and so on at wider
intervals till eight had died.
Before this Young Stodddrd had sold off
his stock, eleven animals going in different
directions and infection following the ami
NAL sold in every instance. one injecting
more than two hundred animals.
Mr.. Leonard Stoddard kept oxen for
teaming. and in his business he stopped
over night at Il MI Needham's who lost
his whole herd-twenty head. lie also
sold an animal to Mr.. Woods of New
Braintree, who had fine herd of twenty
three cows. His herd was utterly ruined.
Stoddard sold yoke of oxen to II Mr..
Olmstead who kept them five DAYS and
sold them to II Mr. DOane. Omsteads
were all affected. and two-thirds of them
died. Doane lent the oxen to help move
a barn, where they were worked day
and half There were twenty-five
yokes there from eleven herds, and all the
,.,tt la fpnl- tho liSoaSo nj g,,ro,l - ~ Ia,
eleven herds.
An extra session of the legislature was
called and a commission appointed who had
no power but to kill and bury; but subse-
quently they were empowered to quaran.
tine and isolate.
In 1854 appeared the report of com.
mission instituted by the minister of agri
culture in France, edited by Prof. Bouley
of Abort. The commission comprised
Magendie, president; Mons. Rayer, the
eminent comparative pathologist; Yvart
inspector general of the imperial veterin
airy college; Renault, inspector impera
veterinary school; Delafond, director AL
fort college and other eminent gentlemen
This commission reached the following
conclusions:
Iou' hhtI tuV eplhoOlIC plcuTO- pu6UmO
MIA is susceptible of being Transmitted
from diseased to healthy animals by co
habitation.
I'd. That not all animals exposed taxi
the disease. Some suffer only slightly
some not at all.
Sd. That Of animals affected not al
die.
4th. That all animals affected are proc
against subsequent attacks.
Since its introduction in 1859 it ha
gradually spread in the United States
owing to lack of thorough. concentrated
action, being stamped out in one section
only to re-appear in another. Thorough
energetic measures have curtailed it
field of Infection and limited its duration
remain,
Your Very ob't servant,
0. NJ. TINKHAM.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10

Mr.. George Taylor, London, Canada.
who keeps about one hundred plants in
his house. heated by two coal stoves, and
has all the winter flowers he wants and
some for friends, gives in the appended
extract from a communication to the
Recorder, hint of the reasons for his
succ. IS.
"A lady asked me to look at her clean.
der, She said she thought 1t was diving.
When looked at it told her it was and
very fast, too, for drink of water, Oh
1t could not be that, for she gave il water
only the day before. Very likely I said
but you did not give it enough. inst
give it water until it runs ont of the bot.
tom OF the tub, and do that at least three
or four times week, and do the same by
all your plants, according to the quantity
OF foliage they are carrying and your
plants will look us healthy rs mine 1Sbe
had been wandering how l kept mine
better than any other house plants in the
clty) There are more plants killed and
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10

SHEEP IN WNTER.-Two extremes
should be avoided in the matter of shelters.
One may be insufficient, while the other
may be so close as to be unhealthy.
The majority of mistakes are with those
who shelter insuihciently. In such in
stances more food is consumed than would
otherwise be required, and no correspond.
ing benefits accure-though the effects
upon the sheep are not so unfavorable as
those following confinement to improperly
ventilated rooms. Another error is found
IN TOO close crowding while under shelter.
This is particularly Objectionable when
any considerable number of animals are
confined together. While a portion of
them may lie down, others are compelled
to stand, and through restlessness or fright
often trample upon and iniure their
fellows. The shelters on the sheep farm
should be made to increase in size as
rapidly as the flock multiplies its numbers.
The water supply should be carefully
looked to. A flock of given number will
drink more water than will be needed
when on pasture. If such an arrangement
can be economically secured access
to water twice a day is better than but
Ai'0 Aoi WV lCdoOllS, lSJ' JUG more
timid animals which are likely to be- held
back in the morning by their stronger
fellows, have a chance when the latter are
not so eager ;and, 2d,all danger from over
drinking of cold water is obviated. Use
OF snow in lieu of water should be forced
upon the flock only under the EXTREMIST
necessity. Stock will live under such
circumstances, but satisfactory thrift will
not be secured.
Ewes in lamb should, as far us practi.
cable, be fed and sheltered separate from
the non-breeding animals,as the crowdinp
and more rapid movements of the latter
are apt to result injurlously, while such
separation makes more convenient certain
little attentions to which breeding ewes
are entitled as the yeanng season np-
proaches, and which may be prolitabiv
accorded to them. Advantage will he
found In subdivision of the several aces
and sexes into rs many smaller lots as
circumstances will admit of, as sucb
course lessons the liability to crowdiny
and overlooking of the stronger animals
at the expense of the weaker ones. IL
also brings each animal more directly
under the eye Of the attendant, who will
the more readily detect the first symptoms
OF deviation from the desired thrift. MAJ
LtUe Stock journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10

DEEP AND SHALLOW SETTING.-Henry
Stewart, in the Rural NeW Yorker, gives
an account of his comparative tests in
deep and shallow setting, using the Cooley
and the bureau creameries, and says !:
AFTER whole years continuous trial of
both of the apparatus above described,
am unable to perceive any difference in
the production of cream or butter either
in quantity or quality, and the whole
question becomes one of convenience in
use My weekly production of butter
never changes, and the quality never
varies, when made in the submerged
deep pals or the shallow pans in the
Bureau creamery; the only difference is
that the cream is more solid and is of a
deeper yellow in the shallow pans than in
the covered pals"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10

To CLEAN BRAss.-A. NJ, Petersburg.
Va. Bras. articles may be cleaned and
polished very brilliantly in the following
manner; Pulverise a sufficient quantity
of salammoniac very finely and moisten
it with soft water; rub the paste on the
brass, which should be warmed mean
while over some clear Goals of wood (;
then rub dry with a soft leather busted
with mixture of bran and Spanish white.
Another method is to wash the brass with
a solution of one ounce of alumni boiled
in pint of strong wood-ash lye; when
dry. polish with fine triDoli on a soft
channels leather.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10

A correspondent of the Country Gentle
man says: MALES do not influence the
number of the young, the female having
all the power, but male being twin or
triplet will sire daughter or daughters,
which will breed twins or triplets, and
this | know from experience. had AN
uncle who commenced breeding sheep
to twins, and used the rams which
were twins, and afterward had those
which were one in triplet. He did not
find any increase in the number of twins
thus bred, but when the eve lambs came
round to be mothers they bred twins in
great abundance. The result was Just the
same with the rams which were one of
three at BIRTH"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10

Il is one of the beauties of agriculture
that you cannot lay down law Of prac-
tice that shall govern every one. You can
lay down general principles, and from
them every man must deduce his own
practice. Never say 10 your brother
farmer, "This is the way you must do. "
You don't know thai. His conditions are
different from yours. Tell him Gf You
know them) the principles upon which all
true practice must be based. and let him
work it out for himself. If he is incapable
of doing that, he does not know enough
to be farmer. Exchange.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10

WINTER DAIRYING.-In the autumn
there is no forage or food of any kind
better for milch COWS as a help to failing
pastures than pumpkins. have used
them freely for years with the best results,
and find the fear of the seeds all nonsense.
At the present time have fine lot grow
ing among the corn and about three acres
growing near the barn, which together
will be sufficient to last till Christmas il
| can secure portion of them from frost.
After the pumpkins are gone carrots are
better than any other variety Of roots,
and if fed till grass comes again there
need be no loss in the quality of butter,
The quantity of milk will be equal to the
best grass seasons, and will depend upon
the cows. Any man having common
sense, and managing properly, can Obtain
double the average given by COWS of the
kind usually met with, if he will buy of
good ones, and breed from none but deep
mixers, and bulls which are from deep
milking strain.-COr. Country Gentleman
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.

We invite for this column, contributions from our
lady readers to make 1t such shall be Of vAlu
and interest them Any topic Of domestic economy
which may suggest itself to them may be discussed
and we hope this feature viii prcte iaecessfu and an
additional attraction 70 our readers.
Contributions should be sent. to the Editor Of the
Agricultural Department.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10

kept sickly-looking for want of plenty Of
water than anything else that | know OF.
My plan is to study the nature and wants
of plants, and leave others to study their
jaw breaking names. and they more than
repay me by almost doing as want them
IN -
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10
agricultural department.
c.M. TINkHAM. Editor.

All communications for this department should be
sent to the editor, Mr.. o. NJ. TINKHAM. y. Pom
fret. Vt.
Please write on one side Of the paper only signsuch
name or initials as you wished published. but give
your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS. post office. County and
state
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10

operation and valuable assistance Of w.
Ii. Gilmore. Esq. of FaiIlee. in making
my investigations.
| have the honor to remain,
Your ob't servant,
0. NJ. TNKHAM.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
Central Vermont R. R. Line.
CONNIE nctng Monday. Oct1Jer Il. 1880.


TRAINsGOING SOUTH ANDEAsT
LeaveuoutpeheIats5Oa and II .s5A NJ. s.55andlLIt
Mail from St Adams aud Burlington leaves Mont
pelier $50 A. N. for Boston. New York nc.
Rutland &c. leaves Montpelier li n for Boston.
New London, springfield, New YORK, aud inter
TfxED TRiIS caves AIbans3 ~ " Burlington
4OP NJ. Montpelier s. P for White River June
NIGHT EXPRESS from Oxdenshurg. Montreal Stall
bans aud Burlinx ton leave Montpelier at lilo NJ for
Boston. via, Lowell OF Ftchburgh springfield Ne"
York and intermediate points
RAINsGoGNG NoRTHANDwEsT
Leave Nontpeierat 3.iOs 50A N, 1850 and 355 and
bay EXPRESS caves Boston via. Fitchhurgh ats "a
A via, Lowell SD A. " New London % A.
linVton, Rutland, St Adams, Montreal and Ogdens-
AccoNMoDArIpN Train leaves Mortified at $ 90 N.
Montpelier 80 A N, for Burlington, Rutland ST
MTxFDieaves White RiverJuuctiou5. VI. North
field 1890 A. Montpelier ~ 81 a. NJ for Burlington
s.. Albums, Richtord. touses Point, Nc ,.,,
ACCOMMODATIONS leaves White River Junction 2:l0,
Montpelier P NJ for Burlington, St Absus and Mon
ViGHr EXPRESS leaves Boston via. Lowell at 700 p
Springfield s.uOP NJ Month elier3 10 A. Nfor BurlinE
ton, st. Adams, Montreal and oSdensourF ana tn
West
rrsiusl cave Month elierfor Barre att urA NJ Toe
Returnin Vi cave Barr,at7. VI. andlo.3CA Man,
Slice, ring cars are attached to Might Express train
and Springfield, and New York Eyd VIA frny, an
Parlor Cars and Day Express between Boston ana
through sicketsfor Dhicaz o4nd the westforsalea
theprincipal stations.
3snl SupI
st Adams, Vt, October 9 $50
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-14
THE CHINESE MUST 90.
further Demonstration by the sand Lotto

further Demonstration by the Sand Lottcrs,
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.--rhe workingInen
net again to-day aud visited the offices of
ONE minor manufacturing corporations, and
wore promised replies tomorrow. President
Stanford, of tho Central Pacific railroad, to-
lay addressed lGttor to tho committee, stat
ng in substance that there wero only seven
Chinamon in the employ of the company in
ihc city that the company retained on duty
many white meu whose services were not
,eally required because they did not wish to
discharge old employees; that the company
would respect tho laws as construed by the
sOurts, and in the management Of its business
would bo governed under the laws entirely
BY consideration OF what 1t deems the wisest
policy,
An answer was also received from the presi.
dent of the Seby Smelling Works, who
bluntly Gaid that he considered the law uncou'
stitutlonal and would not obey il until the
United States bade him submit.
The Assembly to-day passed bill to en-
power the clause of the constitution at issue
by vote Of73 toe, and the Governor promptly
signed it, A dispatch announcing the Gov
ernor's action was read at the Sand Lots dur
ing the meeting there and greeted with pro-
lOngod cheers for the bill and for the Gov.
ernor. Th| workingmen will again parade
tomorrow, Many members of the Legislature
voted for the bin merely for the purpose OF
bringing about some settlement of tho matter,
as It viii doubtless come before the courts Mt
an early day.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-14
wha, the Committees arc Doing.

The Senate Committee on Territories yes
terday considered bill favorably reported
from subcommittee, providing for tho
organization of Territorial form OF govern
ment over the Indian Territory, but adiourn ed
before reaching final action on the proposition.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections yesterday took up the briefs In the
ingalls, case and agreed to take vote on the
subject on Monday.
General w. b. Burrett. of Now York, made
an argument to-day before the House Select
Committee OH the interoceanc canal In favor
of the Nicaragua route above all others, upon
the ground that it would be the most practical
and economical 10 construct.
Brght-Eyos was before the Senate Select
Committee on the Removal of the Poncas, but
no now facts were elected. Standing Bear
was also present. Both declared that the sig
natures Of the chief TO the petition to be re.
moved to new reservation were obtained by
leading them to believe tho paper was a re-
fusal to leave their reservation.
The House Committee on Commerce yostor-
day, on motion of Mr. 0'Neill, agreed to hear
arguments by Philadclphians on the River
and lIarbor bill on the oath inst, to which
timo the committee adjourned.
The House Committee on, Foreign Affairs
did not take final action on Ale case of Rep
resentative Acklen yesterday, but referred
tho voluminOus testimony to subcommittee
for examination aud report.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-14

trestlo bridge was blown from IL and
broke leg. All trains were forced
to lay up on account of the trees and rails be-
ing blown across the track. No estimate of
the loss is made. Rhea & Sons are the heav-
iast losers. the nnroo6ng of their elevator ex-
posing 10000 bushels wheat to the nUUu =.
rain. The streets are filled with tin roofs,
signs and fallen trees. Several large manu-
featuring establishments arc almost totally
destroyed. st. Paul's church (colored(, one Of
tho finest in the city, is almost total wreck.
A number of freight cars which were standing
on the Louisville & Nashville railroad were
precipitated down an ombankment. The
damage in tho city alone is estimated at $780,
600, but IN the country IL cannot be approxi-
mated. Several lives are reported to have
been lost"
Heavy Rains on tho Ohio.
CINcINNATI, Feb. 18th has rainel almost in
oessantly since five o'clock yesterday evening,
and part of the time quite heavily. The Ohio
river is rising rapidly along the whole line
from Pittsburg to Cairo. Snow melted by warm
rain at tho hcadwators of the Ohio will cause
an unusual rise there, and high water may be
expected in u worry short time.
A dispatch to the Commercial from Stamford
KY, says that violent wind and thunder.
storm passed over the eastern part Of Lincoln
county last night blowing down Garnetts
undertaking shop and one of the buildings at
Craborebard Springs, and unrooang the main
building at the Springs
LOUISVILLE KY, Feb. 13.-The rainfall
here to-day was very heavy. Within tho last
six hours the temperature has fallen 2l de.
grees.
At Frankfort, KY, the river Is rising nt the
rate of foot an hour. The lower part of the
city is flooded, and before morning tho water
will be in the Stato.house yard. The rise Ia
the river was never known to be so sudden
The loss Of logs, &c., on the river will bo very
great.
CINcINNATI, Feb 13-The Enquirer's May
field (Ky.) special dispatch says "The rapid
rise in the river completely surrounded @
house near tho river there, in which was
family of nine persons, who, In trying to make
their escape, were all drowned in the rushing
torrent.
CINcrNNATI, Feb. 13.-The Enquirer's dis
patch from Harrodsbnrg, KY, says that Sal
river is completely out of its bounds having
ovorlowed bridges and toll-gates, and com
peled people to leave their homes.
A dispatch from Lebanon, KY, says 9TH,
water is higher than has ever before beor
known. Several bridges on the Cumberland
& Ohio railroad between Lebanon and Camp
belsville have been washed away and railroad
traffic will not be resumed before next Tues
day."
A Piedmont W. Va, dispatch says: "ThC
Potomac river has overhowed, carrying away
thousands of dollars worth of lumber aud log
and destroying tho county bridges IN thi
sectlonn
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-14
CURRENT CAPITAL TOPICS.
DOings of the Executive and Legis-
Iative Branches.
Private Bill Day in the House-The Senate
Not In Session - Committees Actively
EngaRedA New Interstate Com
merce Bill Agreed Upon-The
Indian Bureau-A Page
of History Recorded.
The House of Representatives.

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culture, niaue Nn cnoiV 70 Bct pli. up lor
cSnsluGra,,on auInorll,ng Ine Con,llissioner
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% Sns NaV'onn WY, n,u SmoSp eAnLo.',on 70 10
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was huopteu, gaining upon vno oocroVary 9' tno
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-14
WASHINGTON. D. c.. MORNING

House Of Representatives Of Louisiana should have
been forty.nlne which Is a majority Of the entire
tioning the State in 1877 and in 1879 the party in
power fraudulently deprived the Republican parish
Of st. James of one representative to which II was
entitled upon their own basis Of apportonmcnt
and equally IN fraud gave an additional member
to the Democratic parish Of Claiborne, to which its
nonulation gaveitn claim
II Is not Necessary TO carry tno ."s .'a,s oi HaVu
through the several Senatorial districts into the
present upper house Itissuficient to say thut that
body equally with the House Of Representatives,
would hnve n Republican majority had the late
general election been other than an organized
fraud in oil but small section Of the State.
An attempt may be made to eliminate the
document from the page of history, but the
spot will not out. 1t has passed into history,
aud there it must remain, no matter what eff
fort may be made to extirpate it.