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Year: 1860

d" Heaves," the common name for broken
wind in the horse, is susceptible of great al
deviation by attention to the character and
quantity Of food to be eaten by the animal
as every one knows. If a horse suffering
from this disease is allowed to distend his
stomach at his pleasure, with dry food en-
tirely, and then to drink cold water dd h6'-
tun1, he is nearly worthless. But If his food
be moistened. and he be allowed to drink a
moderate quantity only at time, the dis
ease is much less troublesome.


A still farther alleviation of the 'heaves"
may be obtained from the use OF raw, fat
salt pork, but alleviated still more than by
feeding wet food without the pork.


Commence with a piece of pork, say a
cubic inch, chopped very fine and mixed with
the wetted grain or cut feed, twice day tor
two or three days. Then from day to day
increase the quantity and cut less fine, until
there is given with each feed, such a slice
as usually by farmers wife, is cut for fry
ing, ne7rly as large as your hand, cut into
fifteen or twenty pieces. Continue this for
two weeks, and the horse is capable of any
ordinary work without distress, and without
showing the heaves. l have experience and
observation for the past ten years as proof
of the above.-C Country Gentleman.
Year: 1860

SMUT IN WHEAT.-We have received few


communications, taking the position that


smut in wheat is caused by an insect. One
| of them states "that all the theories and


Supposit,OnS of the fungus origin of smut,


rust, &c, are founded upon mistaken views
OF the subject, | many years ago satlsfac-
tOrily demonstrated, by long continued OBJ
servatlon and experiments on my own farm.
We are not however informed what were
the nature and character of these observa-
tions and experiments, and especially wheth-
er they We're conducted under a powerful
achromatlc mlcroscope-an Indispensable re-
quiste to such investigations.


We never yet found the man, no matter
how much he might have previously doubted
the fungus character of rust, who questioned
this character moment after a careful ex-
animation through such a microscope The
plants are most distinctly seen with root,
stem, and seed-vessel, so far as cryptogam-
Gus plants are furnished with these parts:
there is no chaos or confusion about it, every
single plant is like all the rest. And the
seeds are so minute that they will flow
through the sap-vessels with perfect freedom,
and impregnate every part-ready to burs:
into living plants whenever peculiarities of
the weather favor their development. The
same is true, in part, with the smut in
wheat


We have found by our own experiments,
and many other observers have arrived at
the same result, that washing smutty seed,
greatly lessons the tendency to smut in the
product; and washing in lime water, nearly
or wholly destroys this tendency. This could
not well be the case, if an insect produced
the evil after the head from this seed is
formed. The experiment has also been many
times repeated, OF impregnatlng with smut
through the seed sown.


If our correspondents will procure the best
achromatic microscopes now made, and make
a free and accurate use of them, they will
probably make many new discoveries of
highly interesting character. For, to under
take to decide questions of this kind, without
the most powerful magnifers, would be
like person undertaking to read the com
mon type of book across river or at mid
night.
Year: 1860

The Cincinnati papers say that an anti
slavery clergyman Of that city actually wrote
a letter to Gov. Wise, soon after the convic-
ton of John Brown, begging the privilege of
taking Browns place on the Gallows. He
set forth that Brown was a hero, and his life
should be spared for future brave deeds. If
that could be done, he (the minister) was
readv to sacrifice himself, and would gladly
die the ignominious death. The answer OF
Gov Wise was to the effect that it was out
of his power to save the life of John Brown,
hut II the minister was very anxious TO be
be hanged, and would come to Virginia, the
cover nment would try to have him accomo'
dated
Year: 1860

WALKING HORSES "A SUGGESTION.
would like to suggest an idea, which, if you
approve, you can prepare an article, or get
some of your correspondents to discuss, as to
the propriety of premium being offered at
our annual fairs, for fast walking horses
l think horses trained to walk fast would be
a greater benefit to farmers in general than
fast trotters, as almost all their work has
to be done with walk. | once knew a
man in Massachusetts,, who, before the rail
roads were built, kept from two to three
teams at work on the road, and never al
lowed them to trot at all, and made the dis
tance in quicker time than his neighbors,
who made their horses trot at every cOnven-
lent place. He said that when a horse COM
menced to walk after a trot, he walked
much slower than his common gait if kept on
a walk, and thereby lost more than he
gained. Country Gentleman.
Year: 1860

A LESSON FOR THE LADIEs.-A gentleman
who had often been annoyed by waiting a
long time for the making of the toilet
of those ladies he had escorted to balls, was
recently invited, by one of the ladies, to at
tend the Leap year Ball, at Hyannis. The
lady called for him at the appointed hour,
but he was /" not quite ready" Our lady
friend was ushered into the parlor. and had
the pleasure of waiting until nearly 10 o.
clock, for the gentleman to - dress" The
Joke was kindly taken, but was so well done
that the fame thereof had extended to al
most every person in the ballroom in the
course of the next hour. Not few were
the Jokes and Iepartees exchanged, and all
said that our gentlemanly friend had "done
| the thing brown" ~ Cd
Year: 1860

The New Bedford Mercury says, q day or
two since a man rushed frantically down to
one of the wharves in that place, pulled of
his coat and was about to commit suicide BY
drowning; but noticing colored person
near by who is q thief, drowning was post
poned for fear the coat would be stolen.
Year: 1860

WHOLESALE PoIsoNING.-A very singular
account is given in the Ed J. FAC TeS'
of how, o. -, lumber Of people of the towns
Of Forest and Marshfeld have been attacked
with strange pains in the stomach and bowels,
which was supposed to be a kind Of epidem
ic. until it was discovered that the miller
who does the custom work for the neighbor
hood, under the impression that the grooves
in his mill-stones were too deep, was in the
practice of filling them up with preparation
Of white lead, and when it wore or came out,
of re-filling as occasion required. Some of
the -four has been brought 10 Fond du Lac to
be analyzed, and 1t has been found to contain
a considerable quantity Of lead. There is no
doubt among the people of that section that
their sickness was caused by the use of this
poisoned -four.


Not less than from one hundred and fifty
to two hundred persons have been affected by
eating the -four Rumors are that not one
has vet died whose death could be distinctly
traced to that cause, though many are very
sick and came near to Deaths door, who will
probably recover.
Year: 1860

One Of our town, but later by an hour
Here than ourselves, spoke with me on the shore;
While you were running down the sands, and made
The dimped lounce of the sea-furbelow flap,
Good man, to please the child she brought strange


news.


would not tell you then to spoil your day,
But he. at whom you rail so much, is dead.
Year: 1860

IF wo had tho ear Of tho managers Of tho
Grand Trunk Railway, We should urge them
to large increase Of their fEeighting facilities
Not only is there good reason for believing that
the advocates Of pro-rata will carry the day in
the New York Legislature, but tlero is now
lair proapcct that similar measure will be
forced through tue Legislatures Of Ohio and
PENNSYLVANIA. II it is carried in either, the
business Of the Grand Trunk will be greatly
ausmented-N in MI, nearly the entire com
merce Of tue Northwest and West will pass
over it. 1t is next to impossible to resist the


conviction that tho whole movement, if not


originated by the Grand Trunk interest, is at
loast fomented, aided and comforted by it
Leadenhall street might easily Afford to give 4
million or two to get this pro-r:'ta measure
through the Legislatures Of tile sh7ec States
named. It would make the Grand Trunk Rail


way stock the best paying investment in tlie
world
Year: 1860

Ono would suppose from the peculiar venom
and malignity Of the Chicago Times, whenever
the Press AND TRIBUNE is its theme, that wo
had at some time or other given it an W.
pleasant ehp9 in the bowe1s, the effect Of which
has not yet passed away We have only this
consolation for our aniabls neighbor-I ii
viii point out the sore place, we will hit il
apain
Year: 1860

As we predicted would be the case, the
Iowa Legislature finds the c1amor for stay and
appraiscment Laws beyond its power to resist.


We regret that such is the fact-not that We
are destitute Of sympathy for those who in
prosperous times were tempted to contract
debts which they are now unable to pay, but


because experience has invariably proved TINT
this kind Of remedy il thousaudlold worso
tlau the disease. The best way in the world
to ret out of debt is to look it squarely in tho
face, make tue best terms possible with credi-
tors, and then with becoming energy and with
good courage, 60 to work and redeem your
promises, or at least sllow determination 10
conc as near to it as possible. To call in the
aid Of the Legislature to protect you against
the just claims Of your creditor, is simply dis
honest and the fact that tile whole State par
ticipates in the dishonesty neither changes tic


moral quality Of tho action nor delays fora day
tho penalty which sooner or later overtakes
every uurighteo,1s act 1t is not in tho nature
Of stay Laws to promote prosperity, stimulate In


dusty, or inspire people with life and energy
who are struggling under commercial stagna'
ton. Tho chief effect Of al such legislation is to


render tho stagration moro complete, to post
pone the return Of prosperity, and to beget


lazity Of moral sentiment as to the obligations
Of justice and honor, for which no amount q
prosperity and material progress would bo at
adequate compensation. 1t will be an unfor
tunate day for Iowa, when she dishgures he7
statute book with stay or appraisement law
Young and vigorous as she is, possessed
almost boundless resources, with L soil ans
! climate to invite large immigration-~hones


sndcavor and patient industry on the part


her people, will soon Lift her into the clear s.1r
light Of prosperity. Any other policy will sc


her back Mt least quarter Of . century.
Year: 1860

ONE or THE rEMs.--Tbo wranglo
over tho japanese bill in New York,
is not yet over. The demand for tho
itcms of tho hotel bill brings forth the
fact that the cost Of also entertain
ing one hundred and fifty Common
Councilmen and their friends, by fur
nishiug them their dinners every day
during the stay Of the japanese.
Year: 1860

OURER PH1LosoPHY.-Mr Edward Zitsch.
Ike, of Iowa City, writing to the Davenport


Gazette, gives Their "doctrines Of religion"
ss one reason why suicide is so frequent
among the Germans-doctrines (which make
them quit this life, to go that place where
no sorrow shall be felt" Here is another
scrap of similar kind of philosophy, copied
from the local department of the Dubuque
Herald:


s'It is thought that the death Of the child
of Mr.. Macarthur was caused by some aftec-
ton of the heart. The event is q most
melancholy one and commands our deepest
sympathy. Yet the loss of a child brings
with it consolation equal to its bitterness
In world so full of misery as this-disap-
pointment awaiting every step = disease
Turing in our pathway or fastened upon US
with the ferocity of tiger-Hope's spin
ions trailing in the dust"-unsatisfed life
and unwished for death, are things which
compose and characterize living and it
almost seems special favor on the part
of Providence to lift child over all these
and set it unsulled and loved in the Better
Land. Nature may weep and refuse to be
comforted over such an event, but the soul
should rise above such grisfs and smile as
tor choice boon granted by a kind Parent
to favorite child"


The question naturally arises if the world
is so full of misery as above portrayed is it
not cruelty and inhumanity to beget chill
dren tor such an inheritance All these
ideas, however, have their origin in false
views the ends and aims and the duties OF
life and of the destiny Of the soul.
Year: 1860

A Coop IDEA.--There is in Ohio a State


Farm established for the reformation Of
juvenile offenders. The farm is carried on
upon large scale, and the vagrant boys Of
tho cities, who would otherwise be inmates Of
prisons, are there taught to support themselves
at business which never fails to yield good
return to labor. It's said that the employment
of farming is SO congeni,l to the active habits
of the boys that they take grea: delight in it,
and cease to regard the establishment as a
place of restraint upon them, and seldom
break any of it's rules. There are eighty boys
in it at present. The sy stem has it's different
grades of honor and its badges, and when a
boy has reached the highest grade, and worn
for specified time and with appreciation the
highest badge, he is honorably dismissed to
his home and parents, and has passport into
any career of usefulness which he may choose
his transgressions are not remembered
against him.


An establishment of this kind appears to
US to be the best of all kinds of reformatory
schools. We need one in Iowa.
Year: 1860

PARDON FROM THE PREsIDENT.-Mr. Buch-
anan has done humane deed, for which let
him have due credit Acolored man harbored
and concealed his own son, slave, for which
he was thrown into prison until he could pay
a fine of 5000. A statement of the case
showed it to be one of peculiar cruelty, and
the President at once pardoned him.
Year: 1860

GwThe Davenport Gazette condemns the
establishment of The Commonwealth, by the
" Young Mems Republican Association y


having its headquarters at Desmoines, and
the assessment made on Republicans through.
out the State to sustain it. The Gazette is
right The policy of establishing paper
with such indifferent editorial ability as The
Commonwealth exhibits, when there is already
a good Republican organ at the Capital, which
needs a better sustenance than its gets, is
unwise and suicidal. Our Desmoines cores
pendent, in his letter published to-day, gives
US an inkling of the object of the new organ


We hope the leading Republicans of Des'
moines will endeavor to confne the Central
Committee of the Young Mems Republican
Association to their proper sphere of action
Year: 1860

ANOTHER STIPENDIARY.-It is autho .ta-
lively stated that a new Locofoco daily journal
is soon to be started in Cincinnati, with a
capital of 100000. This is another stab at
the public treasury. The public purse must
bleed or the Locofoco party must perish in its
corruption. More than one-third of the
Administration journals in Pennsylvania are
supported out of corruption fund filched
from the national treasury, or sponged out of
the salaries of Federal officeholders. In the
entire Northern tier of counties there is but a
single Shamocratic paper not indebted to this
fund for it's sickly existence, and we doubt
much if that one does not receive plum now
and then from it's masters at Washington.
Year: 1860

~ Senator Green, Of Missouri, has a
practical scheme to bring the Mormon rebels
to terms, which he will offer in the Senate
1t is to establish new territorial government
for Carson Valley, (west side of Utah. and
to create judicial district of said Territory
IN Utah, and so organized as to bring all
Mormon capital offenders of the laws before a
Carson Territory or Gentle jury. An arrange
ment of this sort, reduced to practice in two
or three Mormon cases, to the extent of
hanging, will, it is thought, effect Mormon
exodus that will astonish all mankind.
Year: 1860

SLAVE STATES TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE
CHICAGO CONVENTION will send a
full delegation to the Republican National
Convention and correspondent at Wash
ington writes that ''it is anticipated that
Maryland will send delegates to the Chicago
Convention, and that the Republican electoral
ticket will command large vote at the
November election" The Peoples party Of
Delaware are discussing the propriety Of
sending delegates to the Chicago Convention.
They have the opportunity to redeem the
State from sham Democracy, and they will
regret it if they suffer the opportunity to pass
unimproved If the slavery fanatics of Ken.
lucky do not drive out all the sensible men
who live in that State, there will also be a
delegation from that quarter at the Republican
National Convention and Virginia ditto.
Year: 1860

A MISERABLE FELLOW went into drinking
saloon in Keokuk. last Tuesday, and got drunk
His wife went after him to bring him away,
when the salOon-keeper pushed her out of
doors. throwing her down six or eight steps.
striking her head against post, tearing the
skin and flesh from her forehead till it hung
over her eyes, and injuring her terribly. He
was arrested.
Year: 1860

THE japanese thought that the ladies' whom
they saw at the Sandwich Islands wearing cri.
Moline actually filled the immense skirts One
OF the men who happened to touch dress in
passing, was much surprised to find it caving
10, and burst into roars of laughter at his as
tonishing discovery.
Year: 1860

HGA.The Rushville Republican says that
at meeting of Editors of the State, held in
Indianapolis on the 22d ult., vote was
taken for President, and that there was a
large margin in favor of Edward Bates of
Missouri. The editors.of a State are the
best index to its public sentiment. Their
bread and butter generally depend upon a
correct understanding of public opinion
AS large majority of our Opposition edit
ors are for Mr.. Bates, we are sure that a
large majority of the people are. Wespeak
what we do know when we say, that nine
out of every ten of the Opposition in the
First District IN AXE him their first choice.
Year: 1860

The Constitutional contains an important
article on the Imperial policy in Italy but
as it will be followed so shortly by the En-
perors speech which win, no doubt, touch
upon the same topic, the interest of the
article will soon be superseded,
Year: 1860

BsD~The last Democratic State Conven-
ton held in this State, adopted a resolution
favoring the passage, by Congress, of a
Homestead law. Such a law was passed by
the House of Representatives on Monday
last. There were 81 members voting against
it. We venture the assertion that every
single one of those 90 is a democrat. Let
our readers observe the vote carefully, 1--WE
shall publish it, when it comes to hand, and
see if our prediction does not prove correct.
Year: 1860

There is promise Ia the young
heart and vigorous hand, which is
in vain looked for in The old and
time-worn. The pulse is quick and
the red river Of life flows briskiy in
the veins Of the former, and in the
latter IL beats slowly and runs
sluggishly as II nesrs the great
ocean, where the bubble bursts
the vital spark passes as . vspor
into The blue ether Of space, whilst
the ashes return TO eartb-and
hereby bangs the tale. There is
hope in the young. Who sees the
smooth face and placid brow Of the
bright and intelligent lad, that
does not go out with him and trav.
el from the morning Of life 20 the
MONDAY of the same, and fancy The
quiet evening closing in after the
struggle is overl This is the prom
ise that the early dawn paints on
the landscape, at the breaking of
another day. DO days break for
nothing, young folksT Does the
world turn over and over again
and spread out the blue canopy
studded over with far distant worlds,
because Of nothing else to doi II
cannot bel Plato has argued we'll
What . gallant band Of young
Americans are they, who will, in
few days, march TO the polls. and
for the first time exercise the great
est Of oil prerogativesf Stop,
young gentlemen, do not advance
hastily; pause and consider the
responsibility resting upon you
look about at the glorious heritage
which is yours-look at the curl
ous workmanship Of the vase IN
which roses have once been dis
titled. and consider the fact that 1t
is not made like that spoken Of 10y
the Poet. tf il be broken, the scent
of the roses will not hang round it
still-but depart foreverl DO you
understand this, young gentlemen 7
We hope 80, and calculate that If
there be any strength in the Union,
Il is with you. Old men, old kpayes,
hypocrites, mopey-deslers, fanatics
and fools, do "a you like. The
globe cannot turn a. many times
for you as for the young--witb
whom the future is a reality. Like
the old and witbered leaves Of the
fall weatber--you will fall present
ly--you will have all to pack up
and leave, and a. the cars running
TO another world, carry no bag
gage, you must leave your traps
for others. Young gentlemen--we
mean you, who go to the polls for
the first time TO morrow--we for
one care not who you vote for. All
we ask il, carry with you in your
hearts devotion TO the Union--bring
IL away with you and wear II
about you ever as the most pre-
cious Jewel. ST -1.
Year: 1860

The CLoRIoUs UNCERTAINTY OF THE Law
The CINCINNATI Enquirer referring to the result
Of the great breach Of promise case in ST. Louis,
says:


'.We once heard the eminent Judge Ja cob Bur-
net observe, that bis long experience at the bar
and on the bench warranted him IN saying that'
N nine cases out of ten in contested cases, he
would, were he interested in them, prefer that
they should lie decided by the tossing Of copper
rather thnn by the instrumcnalities Of Court.
Such was his idea Of tho glorious uncertainty Of
Tie law"
Year: 1860

SON remarked that Mr. Sherman recently c,.,,


planned that the Senate had added eight million


dollars in amendments to one of the appropriation


bills and had provided no means for the payment


The proposition now before them was an answer
to that complaint. They not pre-
pared, however, the House not being full


to act measure of this magnitud F.
Mr.. SHERMAN replied that they hadnever reached
the real difficulty of the session. They should
stand firm and not ALLOW the Senate papably to
violate the Constitution, for all revenue measures
must originate in the House. The proposition pend
ing was revenue bill in the most offensive form
Dir. Mll.LSON said such pr0positionwas never held
to be revenue measure. 1t did not originate in
the Senate, but in the House, and was proposed by
the Senate as an amendment--Mr GROW argued
that loan is revenue bill.-Mr. ETHERIDGE
SAID the Judgment of the people was against the
present tariff bill. He would sit here till Monday
week before he would raise money by a
loan without providing for the revenue
They were backed by the President that the
tariff was preferable to a loan.--Mr. STAN
TON hoped they would not tako snch
course in this amendment ultimately to back
down on loan. He was willing to fight it unto
the bitter end Mir. MlLLSON said there was no
well founded objection to the present tariff BILL and
there was no evidence that the people have con-
demned it, In year or two it would Weld enough
to pay the debts as well as support the Govern
ment meanwhile.-Mr. STEVENS remarked that
II the Government needs money they must raise it
by honest means. Let the Senate send them a
"a" Ill oll. OhieSs thev 90 so, he would never vote
Tor loan.-Mr. CRAWFORD argued against
any change in the tariff-Mr. SHERMAN said
the Secretary of the Treasurys former estimates of
receipts for this year sixty-now ffty-eight
millions. From land sales four, now two millions:
from miscellaneous sources two and quarter, now
one and quarter millions. There will be deficit
OF fifteen millions for the next fiscal year. accord
ing to the Secretary Of the Treasury who has fallen
wide of the mark in his estimates MIR PHELPS
indicated the estimates of the Secretary of the
lreaSurV.-Mr- MONTGOMERY
amendment to revise the tariff act of lS46.-
Ruled out of order.-The Senate's loan amend
ment was then disagreed to.-The Committee
now rose and the House adjourned.