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Year: 1876

TRIM THE IIouFs OF CoLTs.-In
many instances the insensiDle portion
of tie ho0fs of colts aud of young
horses will grow ont so round and flat
that fragments sometimes will be
broken off. This is more particularly
the case if colts are allowed TO run at
large occassionlly on hard grOnnd and
gravelly and stony lands and hard
roads the hoof will wear fast enough,
as nature evidently intended they
should. Bur If young horses are kept
on smooth turf, their feet must be kept
short by artificial means. The most
convenient way 10 trim long hOois 10
to let one person hold block of bard
wood against the hoof, or hold the
hoof on the square end of the wood
while an attendant cuts off small
piece with sharp chisel and mallet.
Use an inch finer chisel rather than
larger one, as a twO.inch chisel will
require heavier blows with a mallet.
a pair of sharp niPpers tsometimes
vulcarly called snips) may often be
employed for such purpose when a
colt is so restive that the chisel and
maIIet cannot be used. We have in
mind q colt having unusually long
hoofs, which had in his play stepped
upon some hard substance and broken
off the front Of one part of the foot TO
the quick. The accident was attend
ed with some bleeding and excessive
Iameness, the suffering brute being
unwilling to put his foot TO the ground.
Ten minutes work would have saved
the animal much pain, and The owner
might have had the beDefi, Of three
months growth, instead Of naTing II
arrested for that period. But the oc-
casional breaking oft of part OF the
hOof is a mere trifie when compared
with other mischiefs resulting from
the same cause. When he toe IS too
long the strain on the fetlock JOINT
will be greatly increased, so that per-
manent injury to the suspensors lIga-
menu of tie foot often follows. Young
horses frequently have wind-galIs aud
other evidences Of sprains before they
are put To work In many instances
such ailments occur where shortening
of the toe has been neglected until the
hoofs heve grown TO an unnatural
lenoth,-Practie0l FdTmeT.
Year: 1876

A WEEK ago last Tuesday, we were on
the Fanny LakG, bound for Seattle.
After stopping at Lowell, the boat came
up to the head OF Ebcy slough, ran safe
ly between the two islands from the
river into the slough, despite the swift
cross current, the river being bank full.
Then after going down the slough up.
wards of a mile, Capt Hill turned the
boat into one of the narrowest, crooked
est sloughs we ever saw u steamer at
tempt to navigate. Proceeding up this
slough Called Fosters slough until
we reached the high lands, where G,000
feet of lumber was discharged. Then
the boat safely returned to Ebey slough,
thence up into the main river, thence to
Seattle.


No boat ever before navigated this
slough except Capt. Hill in the Black
Diamond, some ten years ago, since
which time the tree tops have dropped
so that few rods ahead of the boat the
passage appeared to be wholly closed
while the branches OF the trees would
rake both sides and the top of the boat
at the same time. In saying We went
up, discharged the freight and returned
from such a slough without accident, is
enough praise Of the skill and GOODNESS
of Capt. j. S. Hill on that occasion.
Year: 1876

Those who deny the possibility of hu-
man life beyond single century viii be
vexed by the authenticated case of
Madame HulsenStein, who has Just died
in Vienna at the age Of one hundred and
nineteen. She was Maid of Honor to
Maria Theresa.
Year: 1876

The way is long Come near to me;
] can not live afar from Thee, .'H
Nor journey TO my home above,
Unless Thou aid me with Thy loyo.
So many errors clog my soul
So many evils round me roll;
faint With all the weary strife
Come near me, Lord, for Thou art life.
The thorns seem thicker than the bloom
Ending the pathway to the tomb
They pierce-and whittier shall fee,
Except, dear Lord, l fee TO Theef
Come near at morning, noon, and night;
De Thy sweet presence my delight;
Thy gracious comfort freely give, ..
That may look to Thee and live
Year: 1876

OF what mail matter the citizens OF State may receive
was one for state law, and hold that 10 day."


Mr. Blaine" Then you hold that the business or the
POst-Oce Department could be irerfercd with by JUS
tees OF the peace"


Mr. Tucker" That was before ;he war; and hold the
thing today"


This opinion gwen by Mr. Tucker before the war,
wien THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE mad been excluded from
the mails account of its Northern sentiments. BY
drawing out this admission from of the Democratic
leaders OF the House. that he still cngs to the exploded
State rights doctrine in its FORM Mr.. Blame
political advantage which he will be likely TO follow mp
in future and 20 make much of during the Presidential
campaign For this he could well afford TO take the
drubbng which Mr. Tucker gave him in effective
and exceedingly dramatic retOrt. Thank God" said
Mr.. Tucker. raising his hands, turning his eyes upward
repeating Mr.. Blanes words and strongly emphasizing
the personal pronoun thank God that am not asoter
men are even this gentleman from Virginia and,
while the Democrats and galleries appadded, Mr. Blaine
very plainly showed his discontinue and unable to
make reply In the OF the debate, Mr.. Tucker
said State rights is the great bugaboo that is to go
along with the bloody shirt in the coming political con
test. suppose the gentleman from Maine will bring II
up on all OCCASIONS aunt it in the face OF the multi
tude The hero of the bloody shirt is at the other end
OF the Capitol and the here OF the State rights bnga-
boo at this end. do not know where the great un-
known stands" Laughter and Gpplause.l MI Blaine
here arose and walked his side of the House, as II
he took no further interest in the argument which Mr.
Tucker proceeded to make in support OF his amend
ment. The scene almost as exciting and dramatic
as any that occurred during the amnesty debate early IN
the sess on and for the first the exspeaker found
his match in quick aud effective retort.
Year: 1876

10 The best men OF the republican party,


in the country the Jcurndl Of Commerce makes
this strong timely appeal:


"The time is near at hand when these pood
men must speak, and in such tones as to he
heard throughout the country. The danger
is most imminent. We do not refer now to the
danger of rebellion, or revolution, or anarchy,
or even OF an unrighteOus conclusion as 10
the result of the recent election. After all lie,
gal remedies have been exhausted we should
counsel submission to far greater wrongs than
the defeat of the peoples will by unscrupu.
lous canvassers and dishonest returning
boards, rather than see single sword un.
eathed in civil strife. Trade and commerce
have felt the chill through all their VEINS. At
wholesale or retail, IN store, factory or shop
all business Is at a stand, or rapidly reaching
that conclusion. The next step, if the wheels
are not soon in motion, will be a widespread,
financial panic, touching every material in,
terest, and sooner or later reaching with lis
gaunt skeleton fingers every home in the land,
If the policy upon which certain unscrupu.
lous political leaders seem to have settled is
adopted without check from those to whom
they look for support, we see no hope for I'M.
provement in the three months to come Nor
even then, though the crisis may be peaceful
ly past, and the new administration be accept
ed as the ruling government, will there be
any lifting of the horrible shadow from the
public mind. Whittier right or wrong, the
feeling will be cherished by more than half
the legal voters of the country that they have
been cheated out of party triumph, and that
party has not scrupled to perpetuate itself by
over,hrowing the very foundation of a free
upvprpmapt
Year: 1876

JOurRaI Of ChemiStrV; The habitual daily
use of this vegetable Is much more beneficial
to man than most people are aware Of A
writer who Is familiar with its virtues says
81 have known many men and women who
from various causes had become so much at.
fected by nervousness that when they stretched
out their hands they shook like aspen leaves
on a windy day, and by moderate daily use
of the blanched iootstalls of celery as salad
they became as strong and steady in limb as
other people. | have known others so ner-
vOus that the least annoyance put them in a
state of agitation, and they were in constant
perplexity and fear who were also etfectually
cured by moderate use of blanched celery
as salad at meal time. | have known 9TH
ers to be cured of palpitation of the heart.
Everybody engaged in labor weakening to
the nerves should use celery daily in the sea-
son and onions in its stead when not in sea-
SON."


To this we may add that prominent New
York druggist draws in winter from his So
datountaln a hot extract of celery, mixed
with Liebig's meat extract, under the name
of OK celery. 1t is nourishing drink at lunch
time, far better than coffee or tea, and Is do.


ing great deal in this nelghborhood to pro-
mote temperance. We give celery almost
daily to our canary birds, and it cures them
of fits they are little animals, with very deli
cate nerves, easily frightened, and therefore
they need such remedy very much, and the
relish with which they take 1t is proof that
their instinct guides them to eat what Is good
for them. A manufacturer Of perfumery of
our acquaintance, some years ago, com
menced to prepare an extract of celery seed,
put up II bottles, and intended to give strength
10 old or exhausted persons who by overin.
dulgences have reached such state as to lie,
Quire restUraiives.
Year: 1876

1t is proposed for IA few weeks to oc-
cupy one column of this paper with
original articles contributed by the
students OF the Academy, it being un-
dersfood that one of the teachers shall
nave the supervision of the copy fur
mshed. Such AN arrangement will give
some greater variety to the contents of
the tdtedOnan, and will serve, perhaps.
'he more important purpose of melting
the young people in the school to write
as well as possible. But there can be
no really good writing without careful
thought; hence from the communica-
tons Received we insert as beginning,
the following, touching this basal topic:
Year: 1876

This library, which is very complete
i'll the department of American law he
sides being well furnished with mis-
cellaneous works, has entirely outgrown
the room set apart for it in the State
House. 1t is evident that some further


provision for its accommodation must
soon he made. 1t seems to me that an
enlargement of the present room is al
most impracticahlc, and that sooner OF


later there must be erected for its ac-
Year: 1876

WITH one exception the street car
lines of San Francisco have increased
the fare from five to six and a quarter
cents. Of course much dissatisfaction
follows. Five cents per fare is enough
and the people have it within their
power to compel the street car COM
panies to reduce the rate to'that fig
ure. The process is simple and eff
cientr-walk. The profits of street car
companies is on short travel. Few
people ride from end to end of the
line, and a large proportion do not
travel half that distance. Let those
who wish to go but three or four
blocks walk and the companies will
soon find their receipts falling off SO
rapidly that they will be glad to re-
turn to the old rate of five cents.
Those who travel long distance will
be compelled to ride but the number
is proportionably small and the profit
on their fare very light. Walk and
the increased fare will neither deplete
your purse nor fill that of the street
car company.
Year: 1876

the Democratic party and of the mag
nanimity of the Republic.


The Herald says, editorially: Scarce
a day has passed in these times of in
vestigation but some reputation hon.
ored in the sight of the nation has fall
len down In loathsome ashes at the
merest touch. Since Belknap's infa-
my burst upon the country, and in
deed, long before, the vultures of COR
ruption have been seen lowering and
circling close about the President, yet
large majority have charitably
hoped and believed that, near as the
taint of evil came to him, he at least
might come out unsmirched. 1t is to
be feared this hope will prove falla-
cious.


THE REVELATIONS MADE


before the Committee of the House,
investigating the expenditures in the
Department of Justice, show the Pres
ident to have been the author of raid
upon the Treasury whose unwarranta-
BILE shamelessness even the witness
has not the cnurage to defend. This
is great blow to the President. AS
to Williams and Davenport, they have
no characters to lose that they would
be likely to grieve over, or any one
else for them; but to the President,
who surely counts on a respected
memory, this discovery must prove as
great shock as it will prove to the
country at large.


The 7ribune's Washington cores
pondent confirms the story briefly, but
it was evidently too late for editorial
comments.


The Sun has the story in full with,
out comment.


The Times says, editorially, that
Bristow is evidently coming to the
front rank as Observation-Disclosures.
According to our Washington cores
pom dent,


PAID DETECTIVES


are on mis- track, watching his COM
ings and goings, and persons who
have gained undesirable prominence
in connection with whisky trials and
the safe burglary business are indus
triously spying into obscure corners
of his history with the benevolent in
tention of proving him to have some
affinity with themselves. Bristow
has so far been fortunate enough not
only to afford prompt and conclusive
disproof of the charges against him,
but he has also been able to confute
the slanderous imputations before the
Democrats, who were carefully nurs-
ing them, had time to give them to
the world. The industrious accusors
of the Secretary of the Treasury are
doing substantial service to the Re-
publican party. We wish that Blaine
would initiate Bristow's promptitude
and frankness in disposing of the
charges which are so industriously cir
culated in regard to him. One of
these charges has been but half eX
cused and shows a tendency to stick.
1t is that for which Harrison, Gov
ernment Director of the Union Pacific
railroad is responsible, and about
which, it is alleged, the whole story
has not been told Harrison is ready
to 60 before the Congressional Com
mittee with his statement, and it is to
be hoped that, some way or other, his
accusation will be got out and fairly
met by Blaine.
Year: 1876

OF those who have read the Act cre-
ating Board of Public Works in this
city we have not heard of single tax
payer that objects to the law. The OBJ
lection, so far as we can learn, comes
from those whose names do not ap-
pear on the tax roll and who never OF
their own free will and accord con tri-
buted a single dollar to the funds of
the city. The universal verdict is
that however defective the law may be
and however imperfectly it may be ad-
ministered it cannot but be an i'm
provement on the old system of red
tape circumlocution and great deal of
money for very little service. But
the law is not defective and there is
no danger of it being carelessly ad-
ministered. 1t will not be long be-
fore the few opponents it now has will
be numbered among its warmest sup
portels.
Year: 1876

The Evening Republican has en-
larged to the size of the Daily HER
AID and presents very neat appear
ance. The editor announces that the
price of the paper will remain at fif-
teen cents per week. The Republican
is by far the cheapest and best evening
paper published in this city.
Year: 1876

PERSONS wishing to breed
to this fine MESSENGER
Horse will apply to the sub
scriber, who will take pleas
ure in showing some of the
colts of the get Of 1875. Colts
that will nrnVa the ability of
Year: 1876

At four O'Clock yesterday morning James Branagan
was lying asleep on his stoop in FIRST street, between
Monmouth and Brunswick streets, in Jersey CITY,
when Thomas Drum passed. Drum asked what was
the hour, and Braaagan did not reply. lie then
turned back and kicked Branagan in the head.
Branagan jumped up and seized Drum by tho
throat when Drum drew knife and plunged
il into tho body Of Branagan seven tmcA
Tho first wound in tho upper part Of the thorax,
close to the neck Tho second was in tho middle OF
tho chest over the region OF tho hcart, but did not
penc,ralc tho chest Another wound over the
region OF the stomach, penetrating the stomach The
fourth the groin, tho lott sdc Tho NTH was
in the right sidc midway between tho hip and the
sixth was the OF tho outer Side OF tue right
thigh and tho seventh the outer sdo Of the right
arm.


Alter Drum plunged the kntfo into Branagan, ho
tried to escape and meeting Ofccr Stuckcy said
srhcrcs some trouble up there; you had bctcr SEQ
about It," S,uckcy grasped Drum and confronted him
with the injured man, who identified him the man
who stabbed him. Meanwhile Drum threw away tho
knife which found TO 10 dagger about inches
in length Dr. Mclaughlin Was called 20
attend the injured man and pronounced his
case to be very serious A HERALD reporter saw tho
dying man at nine o'clock last night Whom asked who
me drink OF water Ho became dclirous at ten
O'Clock, and Dr. McLoughn refused TO allow any per
son 10 see him. Al O'Clock tho unfortunate
man was sinking fast Drum declined TO mako any
statement lie is confined in tho First precinct sta.
Year: 1876

The Garner mansion, with It's nppurtcnanccs on
Bard avenue New Brighton. Is TO he sold. rcla
tivcs OF the family do occupy the premises.
large quantity Of valuable furniture already
removed, and tho place will soon be deserted. There
Is rumor that the North Shore ferry will soon be
sold under the heavy mortgage held by the Garner
estate and also undcrstood that tho opposition
running daily loss and thcrc Is provision for
its continnanco In Mr. Garncra will
Year: 1876

1T is to be regretted that those
who control the anti monopoly
movement have been so precipitant
in calling their conventions. They
have made it hardly possible for
them to have even a respectable rep
resentative gathering. The true
policy would have been to await the
action of the other parties and then
take advantage of their blunders.
AS the matter now stands, those
who array themselves under the anti
monopoly banner will prevent what
moral influence they might other
wise have had power to exert, from
operating upon the conventions of
the other parties and causing them
to heed the popular demand for re-
forms. This must be a necessary
consequence of their voluntary with
drawal into a party If their own. AS
a party, unless they can show for
midable array of numbers, it will be
out of their power to exert any con-
siderable influence on public affairs.
Hence, their conduct must amount
to practical disfranchisement. Had
they been more deliberate, and wait
ed to take advantage Of events
as they occurred, the probabilities
are that they would have aided pow
erfully in reducing to practice the
principles they advocate. Every
movement recently made by the


anti-monopoly leaders tends to
strengthen our conviction that they
are unwittingly following the prompt
ings of willy democratic wire-pullers


who are using them to forward the
interests of their own organization.
Year: 1876

HE heu wing Orange Advance has
professed to be in favor Of the Peoples
currency, and the abolition of the Ma
tional banks. Now that the people are
forming Greenback Clubs all over Min
nesota, the Advance jumps its position
and expresses its views, if the people of
Minnesota go on much further in that
direction they may interfere with the
election OF a specie contracting Presi.
dent, and advises the people to stop till
after the Presidential election. If there
is more bare faced impostor than II.
II. Young connected with the editorial
profession in the west, we should like to
have him pointed out.


1t is the opinion of some people
that the editor of the Industrial Age
might find that man at his own desk,
for there is strong suspicion in the
public mind that he is laboring in
the interest Of the Belmont den1oc-
racy, than whom cannot be found
more confirmed set ofAeshtrac-
tionists. We, however, are more
charitably inclined and give our con-
temporary credit for being mistaken;
but we cannot avoid feeling that to-
wards others he is not only unjust
but Intentionally unfair. In the
above extract he knowingly misrep-
resents us, for instead of opposing
the formation of greenback clubs,
we not only favor them, but labor
for the accomplishment of that OBJ
ject.


We do not, however, approve Of
the pledge Incorporated in the print
ed constitutions for these assocla-
tions, which practically DISTINGUISHES
those who join; and our opposition
thereto arises from the conviction
that the imposition of that pledge
prevents a showing Of the real
strength Of this greenback move
ment. We want the reform curren,
cy system inaugurated, but cannot
hope to gain that~object if we begin
by insulting and abusing every body
who differs with us, nor are we par
ticular by whose influence or what
party it is brought about.


To the editor of the Age we wish
to say this: if he is really friend o
this measure, instead of disguised
tool of such political knaves as Bel
mont and the Tammany sharpers
he will serve the cause better b,
advancing arguments in its favor
instead of blackguarding those who
care very little for him or for wha
he says. True, he thus proves him
self an adept at blackguardism, bu
in this line, even, he can hardly hop,
excel any Of the numerous other ruf
fans he frequently passes on the
streets Of Chicago
Year: 1876

We are glad to see that Bishop
Whipple is out in manly letter on
the Indian policy of this country.
We know that every word he writes
is true. Little Crow, who has been
SO generally denounced by white
people, in consequence of the part
he took IN the massacre of 1862,
said, years ago, to the Commissioner
IN Washington: MAKE us white
men or leave us Indians. We can
not be dogs, to receive abuse and
not resent it" Meaning that they
should either be placed on the same
footing with white men, subject to
and protected by the laws; or should
be declared enemies and warred
with to determination. He com.
planned that the reservation and an
nuity plan reduced them to the
status OF dogs, whom anybody could
abuse, but who would be whipped
if they resented their injuries.


The Chicago Tribune Of the
18th instant contains a criticism on
Senator Bogy's financial bill, which
is chiefly remarkable for n1isrepre-
sentatlon, arrogance and sophistry.
If the advocates Of hard money
cannot sustain their side Of the
question with better arguments than
those to which the Tribune resorts.
they had better yield the question.
Calling a man an "ignoranus" and
a "fool" is not only not argument,
but it is simply display Of vulgar
rufianisn, altogether unworthy any
man occupying the position of a
newspaper writer. Next week we
will endeavor to show the Tribune
the untruthfulness of its assertions
and the fallacy of its reasonings,
and we hope if it has the ability to
discuss this question fairly, it will
undertake to do so.


The Chatfeld Democrat and
St. Peter Advertiser have been prais-
ing the St. Paul Dispatch, and now
Hall is as happy as though he had
been patted on the head by Belknap
or Babcock. Well, t1attery is CRATE
full to some people, no matter from
what source it emanates. Even
Capt. Mckinney and Tom. Perry
have their influence in their respect
i've circles.


| The election in New Hampshire
last week resulted in an increased
republican majority over last year.
The people of that State prefer a
party that produces even a Belknap,
to one that is cursed with a Hill.
They regard stealing a less danger
Gus crime to the country than seces-
sion.