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Year: 1876

The Rural New Yorker says that roar.
ing or whistliug is the result of various
causes, such as obstructiOns in the nasal cav.
tiles, or thickOning of the mucous membrane
at the opening Of the larnyx distortion of
the cavity Of the larnyx or trachea from the
loss OF power of the larYngeal muscles on
one side, usually the left or from the bent
position of the neck which follows the i'm.
proper use Of the check rein. The presence
OF tumor in the cultural pouches, pressing
the larnyx sometimes causes marked cases
OF roaring accompanied by extreme distress.


The disease may usually be detected by
putting the horse to his speed for few min.
utes but sometimes, in the incipient stages,
it can only be detected at moderate pace,
as the obstruction is then so slight that the
expansion Of the air tubes in excited breath
ing removes it altogether.


In some instances horses have a peculiar
habit Of breathing which resembles the symp.
toms of slight case of roaring. 1t is often
difficult to ascertain with certainty whether
the horse is diseased.


Treatment is usually very unsatisfactory.
When it arises from some recent deposit,
which would in all probability be removed
by the natural process of absorption, any
form Of counter irritation will assist in the
removal of the morbid matter. But in
cases of long standing counter irritation is
only painful TO the animal with no good re-
suit. When the disease consists Of loss of
power Of the muscles of the larnyx, which
allows its walls to fall inward, the removal Of
portion Of the cartilage at the opening of
the larnyx, has proved successful. But the
existence of this condition Is only asccrtained
by performing the operation, which some.
times results in harm. 1t is rarely worth
while to attempt radical cure by the aid of
medicine or surgery.


A rOarer may be kept in working condi-
tion by careful system Of management, reg.
ulation of diet and exercise. aud the avoid
ancc Of severe or irregular work.
Year: 1876




From "Every day Thoughts" by young
farmer in the Boston Journal, we clip the
following


In this connection l would again urge
upon the farmers, who own their farms, the
Importance of setting few small fruits at
any rate, aud also Of doing something tow
ard replacing tho old orchards which are dy.
ing out. There is, perhaps, less lack of apple
orchards than Of smaller fruit. There are
not many farms Of any size entirely without
apple trees, though some Of them have only
old trees that ought to have been cut down
long ago to make room for the newer aud
better varieties, while others, from neglect
aud i'll treatment, are mere eumberers Of the
ground but poor apples aud small apples
are better than none. But upon what pro-
portion Of the farms in New England can
you fnd a halt dozen thrifty peach trees,
or q row Of currant bushes long enough and
good enough to yield a quart day through
the season, or any blackberries other than
those whic grow in tho pasture to scratch
the cows teats, aud lead the boys to tear
down the stone wall while out "berrying ?"
Very few have as many cherries as would
feed two or three nests Of robins, or any
grapes growing around the house. Yet all
these are cheaply bought aud easily cult.
waited. Not much expense and not much
care would be necessary to have enough of
these fruits so that dish Of some sort of
them might be on the table every day from
June until November, which would be pos
Year: 1876

The Rural World 10 urging its readers to
pay more attention to rearing turkeys says


"A flock Of well grown turkeys makes such
an agreeable addition to the receipts of tue
farm, and they are often raised with so little
trouble, that | wonder at the seeming indif-
ference of so many farmers with reference to
them. The rules for breeding are simple
and easily understood, and failures are due
to two prominent causes-one, the weather,
which, in some seasons, puts at fault the ut
most possible care the other negligence.


A hot and dry season is well nigh as es.
.scntial for success with turkeys. This is so
important that it is of little use to be in
haste to get turkeys hatched early, as we
may do with chickens; though old birds are
tough enough, young ones are exceedingly
tender. 1t brought out by the first Of June,
it will, in most cases, be early enough
Even if they live through such chilly and
damp weather as is common in May, they
will not grow much unit hot weather and
bugs come to their relief; but let them hatch
out in June, in weather which drives the
breeder to the shade and the little turkeys
just enjoy it they will stretch themselves in
the sun and "lay off, with every token of
delight. Damp, chilly weather is their ruin /;
rain their abomination morning dew a pois-
on sure to blight the hopes of inexperienced
or careless breeders. Turkeys must be al
lowed to range very freely to insure success,
but not while the grass is wet--that is dur.
ing the first two months or so of their lives
After that, one need not be quite SO partic.
ular.


Early turkeys not being advisable, the
first litter Of eggs from hen may be re-
served for common hen in May, and the
turkey hen be invited to lay a second litter,
which she will do if broken up. think the
earliest turkeys do better in any case with
a common hen, as she roams less and the
chicks become more tractable, and the fe-
males from among them make more manage.
able mothers for next year.
Year: 1876

That cOlOring cheese, with pure article
Of annatto or other harmless cOloring sub
stance neither adds to nor detracts from its
quality, but only renders it more mark
etRble in certain sections, as woolen fabrics
are made more salable by cOlOripg to suit
the demands of the market, is plain enough.
And yet there are persons who persist in the
claim that il is fraud. To one of these
writers, X. A. Willard makes the following
excellent reply in the Rural New Yorker


We quite agree with our correspondent
that cheese is not improved in favor or quail.
ity by the use Of annAtto, and we should be
glad to see it done away with in cheese max
ing but so long as certain markets demand
cOlored cheese and are willing To pay q
Year: 1876

FEEDING HoRsEs.-The Michigan Farmer


has this good advice. Almost Of more i'm.


portance than the form in which food is


given, are the frequency and regularity of


meals. The horses digestive organs are


not constructed for long fasts Long inter-


walls without food produce hunger, and hun.
ger bcgcts voracity food is boted, and in.


digestion and collie follow. This is doubly


true and dangerous with horses doing hard


work. They come to their long deferred
meal not only hungry, but exhausted not
only is the food bolted, but the stomach is
in such state as to be incapable of thor
oughly active digestion, and is overpowerod
by half the amount of food it could other
wise digest. The prevention of waste is
almost attained when we give proper form;
but there are two points to which it is right
to devote some attention-the form of the
hangers, and attention to the wants of the
individual animals. The hangers should
not be less than three feet long, eighteen
inches wide, and twelve inches deep. They
should have an upper border of wood pro.
jecting inward for two inches and trans
verse bar of half inch iron across the middle
A piece of two-inch hoop iron, on the top of
the manger, protects it from damage by the
horses teeth. This simple arrangement pre-.
vents the horse from throwing out his corn,
and the provender is not set in so thick a
layer as in the ordinary narrow and shallow
manger.
Year: 1876

ASPECT FOR HIvEs.-In almost all bee
gardens you will notice that the hives of the
bees are ranged close under south wall;
this l found to be the worst situation possi-
Bile, the heat sometimes being so great that
all work is entirely suspended for some of
the most valuable hours of the day, and
moreover they are exposed to all the storms
OF wind and rain which prevail in that quar-
ter. | have made trial of almost every
point Of the compass, and find east, or a
point north or south Of this, to be the best
A straw hive will last three times as long in
this as in the first named position. 1t is not
at all necessary or advisable to place the
hives under wall or hedge at all. The
most convenient plan is to range them two
or tAree feet apart with back of hive to gar
den path. The bees are less pugnacious
from being initiated by passing in front of
them. Bee houses are worse than useless,
as they afford shelter and nursery for all
their worst enemies, and in attending to one
hive you cause annoyance to the whole house.
hold.
Year: 1876

The American Poultry Review is of
opinion that "bumble foot" corn or abscess
on the bottom of the food Of Dorking fowls
is in some way correlated to the abnormal
structure Of the foot of that breed. The
disease has recently been noticed among
Houdans, which also have five toes. Some
cases appear incurable, but if taken in good
time the daily application Of lunar caustic in
the ordinary manner will often effect cure,
or the pigment of iodine of the British Phar-
macopGia may be daily painted over the spot
with brush. Later on, actual excsion
becomes necessary. In cases when the
tumor is soft and full of pus. or in the form
OF an absccss, free puncture may be made,
after the matter is pressed out, the part 70.
mented with warm water, and after a day
two caustic applied as already directed In
other cases the tumor appears hard and the


ncision should be made in the form of
cross when sharp squeeze will generally
expel the offending matter through the
wound. In all cases, until cure be effect ed,
the perch should not exceed six inches from
the ground, and be padded with carpet, so
as to take of as much pressure as possible;
or it will be better still if the bird is COM
PEELED to sleep on straw.
Year: 1876

Farmers should remember that the habit
of jumping is easily learned The stock
which is ignorant of the existence of fences
which can be scaled or broken down, is kept
by very moderate fence, while the same
animals, If suffered to scale a low fence or a
gap, will do so at the next opportunity more
readily, and will seek for place to repeat
the performance. Farmers cannot afford to
have poor fences about their pastures.
Year: 1876

y. A. Willard repeats in the Rural New
Yorker the advice so often given, that if we
would have pure favored butter and cheese
we must observe absolute cleanliness about
the cows and stables.
Year: 1876

The FARMER has counselcd the avoidance
OF extremes in breeding and feeding domes-
tic animals, and has raised the question for
dairymCn whether there is not such thing
as an injurious excess to the COW in the pro-
duction of milk and butter. The following
extracts from the New England Farmer,
show that the judiciOus dairymau, Editor
Cheever, shares in the same opinion;


For own part, we have for some time been
querying whether we have not, in our en-.
deavors to improve the dairy COW, fallen in to
the error Of placing the standard of aunual
production too high. We do not mean that
the present average production is too high,
but only query whether those Of US who are
dissatisfied, if not even disguised, with the
low average production Of ordinary cows are
not little apt to expect that the average
ought to be brought up 10 that of our very
best, though exceptional animals Are we
not increasing the tendency to abortion aud
other diseases, by our endeavors to obtain
large quantities Of milk from too small
number Of cows? In other words, We do not
err in striving to make eight COWS do the
work Of tent These are questions, however,
which concern but small minority of the
farmers Of New England or of the country
at large, for with the majority it is a sorry
fact that their ten COWS do not do the work
Of eight decent animals.


We are somewhat in doubt as to whether
it is possible to keep up the health of our
animals under this close system Of feeding.
We have practiCed it for many years, aud
propose to continue it longer but it is a
question with us whether the soiling system
is fully adapted to the requirements of breed
ing anmals. We have fall faith is soiiug
for the dairymen, but are not sure but that
the cows must be bred aud grown on farms
with pastures, II this should prove true, it
would only require a little further sub-divis.
ion of farm labor and operations. One far
mer would need to raise the COWS, while an.
other would use them.
Year: 1876

FROM the PHllduelphIa Telegram.


About month ago Jacob Klinck, q
farmer, near Fox Chase, was saving
down large chestnut tree, when the
saws teeth came in contact with some
metallic substance. Fearing the pres
ence of something explosive, he directed
the workmen to saw Oh the other side of
the tree. They did SO. After the tree
had been felled, gold watch, two gold
PENCIL cases and gold chain were
'ound imbedded in the wood, 18 inches
lrom the surface. They were wrapped
in soiied sock. The tree was sawn off
close to the ground. and they had evi-
dently been hidden st the junction Of
two roots, and the wood had grown over
and inclo5ed them. The watch was old
fashioned, having case which could be
detached, and was inscribed with the
date 1740 One of the pencil cases was
provided with pen. The other had
only pencil and was minus the seal.
The chain WAS long and intended to
pass around the neck of the wearer.
There was also gold key, which, how
ever, did not fit the watch. The tree
had attained great age, being about
six feet in diameter. An old mansion
once stood near by, and it is supposed
that the articles In question were buried
during the war Of the revolution. The
watch was uninjured, except that the
hands were rusted off. The finder has
had it repaired, and will exhibit it to
any who are curious to see such a relic.
He liSes about mile above Fox Chase,
on the county line.
Year: 1876

EXCURSION. N.-On Saturday afternoon the
children OF Central Church Sunday school
made short excursion ON the city railway
as far as the first depot. A quite pleasant
time was spent by all, notwithstanding the
cool weather
Year: 1876

MANY PLACES ON THE NoRrH RIVER FLOODED.


NEw YORK, Sept. 1S.-The destruction in
in this city, by the storm of yesterday
seems to have been greater than at
last night so high along the North river
front, that many places were flooded, and d
large amount of damage was done.
Year: 1876

NEARLY QUARANTINE.-Ye Yesterday about


noon, the schooner K. A. Garter, laden


with phosphate rock, from Charleston, s.


G, for Walton d Whann, this city arrived
at the mouth of Christiana creek. Her cap
tain came in town this morning, in search
Of tow up, when he was informed that it
would hardly be safe to bring his vessel in
to the city, without having his crew in
spected, as he had shipped them at Charles
ton, the yellow fever being now bad at
Savannah. The Mayor notified of the
fact, and DIR. Draper sent out to investigate
the schooner. His report is that there il
no sickness on board nor any sign of it,
Year: 1876

A straight line is the shortest in morals
as we'll as III geometry.


True courage is like kite con trary
wind raises it higher.


Better walk forever than run in debt for
horse and carriage.


A mans opinions all change, except the
good ones he has of himself.


A grave, whenever found, breaches a
short pithy sermon to the soul.


Self depreciation is not humility, though
often mistaken for it. Its source is oftener
mortified pride.


Men preserve the fire by blowing it so
by diligence, we must kindle the gifts God
bestowed upon us.


The strength of nation, especially of a
republican nation, is in the intelligent and
well ordered homes Of the people.


Vanity is the only thing which keeps
most mems temper tolerably sweet. 1t is
like the insect which takes the color Of the
leaf it feeds upon.
Year: 1876

Further reports from the interior of Cubs
speak Of the inundations as subsiding, but
much of the country is still under water.
1t is again stated that in view Of the in
creased yield which the sugar crop prom.
ised the total reduction will not seriously
affect the average that it will be as large
as last years. Grinding cane ON several Of
the plantations will begin this month, OF
some as early as the 18th.
Year: 1876

Governor Hayes has made a good point
and popular one in his announcement
that he will not be candidate for second
term. This purpose, formed and announc
ed, is a guaranty that he will not misuse
the Presidential function to secure his
reelection. The country finds in it new
evidence of his fitness for the high office
or which he lie proposed.
Year: 1876

A North Carolina man vent into
bis COW stable the other day and by
mistake mixed up nice warm mash
In a box full os saw-dust instead Of
bran. The COW merely supposing
that hard times had come, and that
al, were going TO economic, meekly
ate her supper, and that man never
discovered bis mistake until the next
incoming when he MIXED the cow.
and she let down half a gallon. Of
turpentinc, and pound Of rosiH.
Year: 1876

The stockholders of the Elm Grove
railway company are to have a meeting
at the compsny's Office, this afternoon
AZ 3 o'clock. And others who are dis
posed to take stock in horse railway
are invited TO come, subscribe stock and
participate in the meeting. The Board
will lay before the stockholders to-day,
bids for the construction of the road, with
estimates of its entire completion, equip
men,, operation, &C., together with care
ful estimates OF the probable business
that may reasonably be expected
to be done over the road.
It IS believed that the road
can be built and operated with horses
proAtably. This question is the first one
TO be determined by the stockholders to-
dsy. If this shall be decided in the
affirmative, then the question Of contract
ing for the construction of the road will
follow. 1t is believed that the road can
bs built and put in operation if five
thousand dollars of additional stock can
be secured, without incurring any debt.


Considering the importance OF this
meeting every stockholder ought to be
present.
Year: 1876

WENDELL PHILLIPS and BEN. BUT
LER make pretty pair upon the Re-
publican stump. Between them they
Rtly represent the bitter hatred and the
ranting demagoguery, the financial
idiocy and the gross and unblushing cor
ruption which characterize the canvass
OF the party that these men represent.
PHILLIPS stands for the blood and BUT
LER for the plunder. PHILLIPS would
harrow the South with troops "until nine
out of every ten Southern men are IN
their graves" BUTLER doesn't care for
the bloody shirt in itself, but regards 1t
rs a means OF securing him place IN
which he can "take care of his friends
and of himself.
Year: 1876

CONC to the Centennial exhibition is
getting to be quite an inexpensive affair
We understand that one excursion Is
now being organized in this city, the
members of which are promised round
trip tickets good for fifteen days, at 9$
each; while another party is arranging
for round trip good for six days, for
ST At this rate, it will soon he as cheap
to travel as to pay house rent.
Year: 1876

The 10Th day of this month-Gen-
eral Lees birthday-is near at hand !;
and the ladies who compose the Lee
Mausoleum Society are naturally be-
coming the more anxious as to the esuc-
cess which may attend their efforts on
that day, in the solicitation of dona-
tions to the fund.


As it has been heretofore announced
they will call, in person, upon all the
ladies of the city that they can reach
on that day, for the purpose of receiv-
ing these donations. -.-


These ladies who may not be reached
should not feel that they were omitted
-th number of those who
wish to give, being far too
large to be waited upon by
the limited number of ladies who
are devoting themselves to this almost
pious cause-but should SEND IN their
contributions It is. certainly privi-
1ege to have this opportunity of con-
tributing to the creation of lasting
monument to the memory of Lee. It,
indeed, naeds no monumental stone or
enduring brass to perpetuate his
name, or to make a record of his vir-
tues. Genera. Lee accomplished these
for himself, in a lifetime of noble
deeds that made him loved whilst 1iv-
ing and revered now dead-and made
himself immortal.


Those who are now attempting to
pay this grateful and loving, though
lnadequate, tribute to his memory-do
honor to themselves more than to
Lee.
Year: 1876

The scene in the House of Repre-
sentatives yesterday gives fair meas :
ure of its temper on the Southern
question, and the defeat of Mr.. Ran
dall's ANN sty bill on strict party
vote shows the extreme limits of the
democratic majority. Mr. Blaine's
peech, as forensic effort, will prob
abby earn different opinion from that
which will be bestwoed on it as par
tisan uttcrance. The parliamentary
strategy by which he took the floor on
the democratic bill is proof Of his
superior shrewduess, but the argument
be used to Justify the exception of
Jefferson Davis from the republican
Amnesty bill was as weak as the pic
tuse he painted was strong. If he
wanted to create IN fact thai figment
of fiction, which made the blood of
sentimental old maids curdIe under
the title of "A Man Without Coun-
try" we might see IN his bill touch
of highly poetic;tl Justice, as it made
the President of the Confederacy
tue sole denationalized being left
on the shores Of time by the rebel
lion. But such is not the
case. It is as the man responsible for
the horrors of Auder opviile that Jef
ferson Davis is to be excepted from
he Republican amnesty. This haN
the flavor of the demagogue pervading
it. What the desolated fields and
homes of the South had not paid Of
the debt to humanity at Andersonvilie
was cancelled under the apple tree at
Appomatto1 Court Hcuse when the
sword OF Lee w S accepted by General
Graut. 1t is too late now to revenge
acts done in the war, 10 matter how
lnhuman, upon any one individual,
and hence the speech o. Mr. Blaine
reads to the unbiased like a flaming
appeal to the bitter passions which
moved men when Americans were di-
vided into ':rebs" and yankees"
This question demands other treat
ment. II the Republican policy is to
SOW dragons teeth instead Of the
golIen grain of cancellation they may
be prepared to reap accordingly. Ne
shall look keenly to the continuance of
the debate on the Republican side to
see how far Mr. Blaine represents it.
" Y Herald
Year: 1876

We direct attention to the advertise
mont Of Professor Fetter, announcing
the opening of new session of the
Goldsboro High School. Professor
Fetter has State wide reputation as
an educator of the highest standing
His old pupils of the University Will
ever remember him as q faithful
teacher and an accomplished gentle
man. ss-g.
Year: 1876

The Catholic Telegraph is publishing a
"Iittle Catechism relative to the Papal in
fallibiGty, which is intended to elucidate the
doctrine for the benefit Of the Catholic laity,
and is understood to have received the Pope's
approval. The ground is taken that the
Pope is infellib1e because he is assisted by
the Holy Spirit. as promised to PETER; and,
his being at the same time the infallibi1ity OF
the Church, there can be no difference Of
opinion between hum and his Bishops, as the
Holy Spirit will also keep them from error.
1t is held that other Councils may be called,
nevertheless, on the following account:


Councils my still be necessary for many reasons;
but the necessity be absolute and proper
fos welfare Of the Church that this should be the
case In fact before this definition. Popes did, when
It WAS necessary, define truths and condemn errors
without the aid Of Councils 1t the present dsy ADORE
a when spEe2s with such rapdity, it Is great
advantage that in order to fa!sehood condemned
and truth proclamed need no as in former times,
await the reunion Of Council for the assent Of Bisb
OPS dispersed through the entire Church. I: Is now
sufficient that hear the voice Of the Tcar Of Jesus
CHRIST the universal Pastor and Doctor.


The Council Of the Vatican, it is held, did
not invent the doctrine Of infallibility, nor
change it, but merely recognized what had
always existed.