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EEKLY JOU.RNAL OF THE FARM,HOME AND GARDEN
VOL. XVI.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOV. 12, 1881.
NO. 46.
FOU SAI.K.
IT-iOK SAIaE—50 Merino ewes.
1     PICKKK1KO, Cadir, ind.
Call on, or address P.
ITIOR BALK—Chester While p!p>, fl5 apii-ce, or P3
?    a pair.   BEN F. MOOHK, Monticelio, lna.
TI01\ BALK.-shropi.hire yearling ram.   Weight 175
1   pounds.   OIa*aK. JfcOIaAVE, Kew London, Ohio.
F
OB KALK-1S Plvmouth  Hock   cockerels, full
Btock.   |1 each.   J. 11. OA6TON, Stanford, Ind.
ITIOR BALE—Plymouth Rock cockerels and pullets.
:    -{leach.   J. Q. KlKUSliUKY, Indlauar-o.ls.lnd.
FOR SAI.K-WhlterLeRhorn chicks.   DR.  W. J.
KLSTUN.U North Meridian street, Indianapolis, Ind.
I710RRALE—I'ekin  ducks, as fine as you wish, for
:    tZ per pair. If taken  soon.   J.  L. ^JKENTOM,
1'etersburg, Ind.
ITIOR HALK—25 pairs each of 8. B. HamburRsand
1    W.  F.  IS.   Spanish.    Addreiw   (STANTON   &
UKKUU, Oreenwood, Ind.
17-.OR KA LE—Merino Hheep—Rams, ev. cs and spring
"    lambs.   Prices low.   Address J. H. DEN1IAM,
Box 2U, St. Clairsville, Ohio.
ITIOR TRADE-Money and mining flocks for a
?   farm or Western land." Address "11 IN 1.1.," care
of Indiana Farmer, Indianapapolis.
ITVIK BALK—A lot of fine OotfWold owes and vcarl-
?    ing hocks at fair price*.   Address  C  V.  JJAtt-
NEI.L.,738 North Illinois street, Indlai ap< lis, Ind.
IaORNA.*.*—5 thoroughbred Sliort-boin lulls.:ito
>     K. months old, sire*, hv a Double Hc*e, No.2476,
A. B. H. R.   WM. OllAWCOt K, Clerutmco, Ind.
17H1K HA l.K—Jersey  l:<d rigs,In ft<6 ccnditicn.
^    Will ship ihe first of December.   Prices reaFon-
able.   AddrersO. V. KlN*t-I,l.Y, Morrintwn. Ind.
I71OR BALK— Cotswold buck lambs at (15 from my
'    imported buck.    He weighs 3*_S pounds.   The
priw; winner.   JAMES 11. MAltLOW, Adams, Ind.
17<OR BALK—A fine lot of Brnnr.e turkeys, Kmbden
1    gessm,  Rouen  and  Pekin ducks, and Leicester
sheep.  T. N. A 8. P. SMILEY, Portland Wills, Ind.
17'OR SALE-Holstein bull,-Kllswout 5d, dam 1m-
1    ported cow  Maid of Twisk.   A  good breeder.
JOSEPH  FURNAH, lioxley, Hamilton county, fnd.
IT-iOR BALE—Cheap to close out the   business, 25
?    head of purely bred Bhort-horns.    For a bargain
address H. LEWIS, P.O.Box No. 30, Louisville, Ky.
17*01! KA L.K—A first-class stcck and *piain farm of
? 2«-7 ucresin Vutnam county, Ind. Two anda
half miles from railroad ; six milea frcm Greencastle.
T. M. EOB8EN, Oreoncastle, Ind.
1 rOR BALK—A few thoroughbred Jersey bull
1 calves. Itegistered in American Jersey Cattle
Club. Faf-hionaMe colon* and the best butter stock.
Address or call on W. J. HAi^BELMAN, Indianapolis. Ind.
Ir-OR BA l.K-Unlawolds, Bin. pi-Lires ond South-
" downs, imi*.orted fr. in Caneda: ram srd ewe
lambs of either breed: J2> eeriin*; C. Isw.'ld lams Imported last year. I'LllltY Ka-.K1.1NG, Onward, Cuss
county, lnu.«
17AOR BALK—A tirst-class breeding Jack; also a
good general purpose horse. Tbe Jack can show
a tine lot tf colts, and the horse haa taken firstpremium at Indiana Btate fair. Reasonable prices will
be mode.   SIMEON TINDER. Danville. Ind.
ITIOR BALK—Two Jersey Cattle Club bnll calves, 8
7 and 8 months old, and one herd book calf from
as good stock as there In in the SI ate. sired by my fine
bull "Delanore Boy." Also White Holland turkeys,
singly or in pairs. MRS. T. J. JOUNBON, Green-
caste, Ind.
FOR BALE—Farm of 260 acres, 1 mile from railroad
station, 2C0 acres gcod blue-grass, running water
entire year, gocd orchard, 18 milea from Indianspolis,
Ind. Only t-TO per acre. Now is your chance. Send
for particulars at ouce to V. K. MORRIS, 58 East
Market street, Indianapolis, Ind.
Ensilage.   *
Editors Indiana Fanner:
Somc of the readers of your excellent
paper would bo glad if those who have
tried "Ensilage" would communicate
tbr.Migb the Farmer theirsuecess iu keeping it, and the utility ofthe same.
Cleveland, Ohio.
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About Breeding Horses.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
The arHo.e appearing in your issue of
29 inst., from Wallace's Monthly, on "The
American farm horse,and how toimprove
him" presents somo good thoughts, and
wiso suggestions. But when tho writer
advises to "pay no attention to blood," we
think he makes a serious mistake. In tho
tirst part of his article, tho writer refers to
the improvement in the breeding of "all
other domestic uninials,"aud how it "rolls
gloriously on." I should liko to ask him
how this improvement has been accomplished? Has it been done by neglect of
blood, and by this tho nogloct of pedigrees?
Ask the successful brooders of Short-horns,
or Jersey cattle, or of auy other ono that
has made a success, and adocidod improvement in any of the domestic animals, and
ho will tell you that while of courso, the
form of the animal received duo consideration, tho pedigree or blood must receive
due attention. You may soloot au animal
of good size and form from a paroutage
that no careful breeder would for a moment think of bringing into his breeding
herd, and if ho did, would certainly find
him-self tho loser by so doing. They
would difler from tho writer of that article
whon ho says: "Tlio few handsomo horses of line sizo that aro now produced, are
rather the result of accident than design."
I will admit this subject has not received
tho attention that it deserves. But there
aro many who havo given this subject
great thought and havo nn-do tho subject
of breeding horses for different purposes
a succoss, and wo can seo no reason why if
blood will improve thie "trotting or running horso" it will not have a good etlect
and a permanent result in the breeding
and improvement of the farm horse.
Oxford, Ohio. C. C. II.
17*.01t SALE—Fertilizers—Superphosphates in bags
J of 200 pounds each, -flO per ton: Cayuga Land
Plaster in barrels of 300pounds each. -?2 25 per barrel;
ln ton lots of seven barrels, $14 per ton. We handle,
also, the Superior Grain Drill with Fertilizer Attach
ment. The Best Drill in the world. Write us for circulars giving information relative to us*- of Fertilizers
and description of Drill. TYNEP. *t HADLEY', Indianapolis. Ind.
FOR fi A LK—1 now offer for sale a nice lot of Shorthorn cows and heifel-s. All that are old enough
are safe in caC* Will give 10 months time to responsible purchasers. I have also for sale anextra fine lot
of Poland China pigs, some splendid young boars
ready for service; will take a few sows to be bred in
December. This stock is all of my own breeding.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Oome
and see, or write for what you wont. Address L. H.
AIKMAN, Box 21, Dana, Vermillion county, Ind.
misci;i*i*ank<ii:s.
T
EN farms for sale and exchange, healthy country, reduced ratew.   1*. BAH It, Nlles, Mich.
JV?. WATSON, Merchant Tailor, S3 Kami Market
• street, Indianapolis, Ind., has received a second invoice of fine fall and winter poods. Get a suit
of him and you will surely buy anether. New Fashion
Plate just received.
17-lOK fc*.ALK OU TFADK-A ntl.I. Wmldrentto
' some good man. Good water power, wiih three
run of buhrs, 16 acres of land, three-fourths mile firm
railroad station, in a pocd wteat prowinp ecuntry.
For further information write to WM. ZE1INKH,
Plymouth, Mansba]] county, Ind.
I,0AN9.
ri^O LOAN—Money to loan on first mortgage of 1m-
_L proved city and farm property in Indiana and
Ohio, at very low inUreed without commission.
Prompt parties, with desirable security, can l>e accommodated without delay. All local securities—
Citv, County, Town and llailroad Bonds—negotiated.
JOfc. A. MOOKK, IH K. Market street.
WANTEIK
WANTED—6.CC0 bushels clover seed. Highest
market price paid. Bring a sample to uh. We
pay more than anv one else in the city. J. F. MEN-
DKNIIALI., A CO., Seedsmen, 78 East Market street,
Indianapollp, Ind.
%Wt jftOClaU
Tns fat stock show began at Chic.igo.on
the 7th inst. and close-il at the end of this
woek.	
James N. Young of SomerviUe, Butler
Co. Ohio, has Bold to David Baker, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Ind., a line Poland China
male pig. li was sired by Tom Corwin,
571, tho first, prieo J5-0. Darn and Frank
Hare, a very fino  herd  from Butler and
Warren Co.
 .	
Mr. G. I*. Dykoman.Shippingsburg, Pa.,
recently sold Jersey bull, Mulberry Dyke
4775, to Jaoob Bausinan, Hagerstown,
Md.; also bull Lattier D. Dyko,-0000, to
David GoBsard, Williamsport, Md.; bull
Symphonia Dyke, 6008, to John W. Stone-
braker, Hagerstown Md.; to Melvin Uido-
nour, of same place, bnll Mulberry Alphea, 6009; and to James Pindlay, Williamsport, Md., bull Iona Dyko, 6005.
These sales were made at Washington Co.,
Md., fair Oct. 4, 5, 6, and T. This reduces
his stock of bulls down to moderate proportions, but Mr. Dykeman has somo of
the best yearlings and calves left. Tho
demand for Jerseys seems to be on tho increase. Mr D. writes that summer has
been so dry that truck garden products as
well as those of tho dairy are high there.
To the Young Men of the West.
Editors Iudiana Ffermer:
My friends, as you well know, I have been
engaged for tlie last fifteen years through
my books "Tho Stock Doctor," in trying to
educate you and your fathers in alucrative
business by which to stay tho ravages of
diseaso both sporadic and epizootic among
the domestic animals of your farms, how
far I havo succeeded, you must be the
judges. I have also been endeavoring to
assist you, by answering all inquiries
through that best of agricultural papers,
the trustworthy Indiana KAitMmt,—this I
know and can vouch for, having known
its present editors and proprietors sine*
thoir first issue of it, that nothing common and unclean hits at anytime ontored
into its columns. With thoso specimens
of my past enveavors for your welfare, I
now tender you, at least many, of you,
honest and earnest advice, which, if you
carefully consider and avail yourselves of,
will bo the means of introducing you into
a profession by which you will bo ablo not
only to make a living, but money, and
by economy may make riches. Itis this:
Turn yonr faces from the idea of studying
law, for that profession is full to overflowing. So also is tho human practico of
medicine; so is almost every channel of
mechanism, and tho arts.
Tho veterinary profession holds out an
open door to a smari.cducated young inan
of brains. Do not call it a low calling because vulgar men maltreat and kill dumb
brutes which they would not dare to do if
tho bruto could speak. Do not call it
dirty, for you and I would prefer handling
the tilth of a horse, eow or sheep, to that
of a human being; northink for a moment
that a man of learning in any art is to be
excluded .from society on account of his
calling or profession. I have gone intoas
good society both iu this country, and in
Europe as any other man of my means
and never anything elso except a V. S.
Means draw respect in all countries. No
matter wbat honest business you make
money in, you command respect if your
conduct is good. Look at aristocratic England, whero Sir Astloy Cooper,[tbe greatest
human physician and surgeon in tho
world was oxaniiner in a veterinary college. Think of a voterinary surgeon lately
having been ^invited, to dino with tho
crown prince of England. Tako the advice of your friend, young men,—not all of
course, but thoso seeking a lucrative
profession. The Columbia veterinary col-
lego with its corps of professors, tho best
in the world, is opon and ready to roeeivo
you. I am in constant cummunication
with its chief professor, E. S, Bates, D. V.
S. who will seo that Western students will
be ablo to compete with tho world at large
in the profo-nsiou, J. N. Navi>".
Crookedness Alleged Against the   St.
Louis Stock Fair.
A prominent Kentucky tino stock breeder has tho following to say about the management of tho lato St. Louis fair, which is
anything but complimentary of its managers.   Ho says:
"What I am about to relate occurred in
tho Sheep department—c'.ass C.long wooled
show—best llock of one ram and five of his
lambs. Mr. C. F. Darnell, of Indianapolis,
entered ram and live owes, making as ho
says affidavit that thoy wero as represented
by him to the best of his belief and knowledge, just as other exhibitors wero required to do. While the judgo was examining his (lock another exhibitor camo
in his jxm and proclaimed in thu presenco
of tho judge, whilo in tho very act of
judging that llock, that they wove not as
Mr. Darnell represented. The judgo asked
Mr. D.irnell if these owes wore tlie get of
said ranis. His answer was that his brother then in Indianapolis, had a written
statement from Mr. Hodgson, of Canada,
from whom ho had bought the shoep, that
thoy wore lambs of that ram. The judgo
(who I will hore stato is a perfect gen he-
man, and-no ono can censure him in tho
least) reported tho caso to the superintendent of tho sheep department, aud ho told
Mr. Darnell that he would givo him until
12 o'clock tho next day to prove what he
had asserted to bo true, not even requiring tho complaining exhibitor to mako an
allidavit to what ho had asserted but ho
put the burden of proof entirely upon Mr.
Darnell; which was contrary to any protest I over heard of. In fact, thero was no
protest that Mr. Darnell's sheep wero
not what ho had represented, but theso
were assertions of a contending exhibitor.
Mr. Darnell imediately telegra plied to
his brother in Indianapolis, also to Mr.
Hodgson, of Canada, asking for proof, re-
cieving an answer from his brother thai ho
had such a written statement from Mr.
Hodgson. Mr. Darnell showed this dispatch to the superintendent, and'ho told
him that that was not proof enough.
Not yet getting an answer from Mr. Hodgson, and his limited time, 12 o'clock the
next day, having como around, Mr. Darnell was left in the lurch. He was branded, as far as that association could do it, a
falsifier. Tlio npxt morning ho received a
dispatch from Mr. Hodgson stating that
the ewes in controversy were the got of
the ram. Mr. Darnell brought Mr. Hodgson's dispatch to me and asked my advice, stating that he disliked to be branded
by the association as misrepresenting his
stock. I told him I would tako the dispatch to Mr. Charles L. Hunt, the director
of the sheep department, and try and get
him to rescind his order, whicii I did. Mr.
Hunt coolly replied after reading Mr.
Hogdson's telegram that it >vas too late;
tho timo had oxpired. But after some
argument as tothe justice of tho case, he
consented for Mr. Darnell to eAtor a protest. I will here stato that the judgo told
me that Mr. Darnell was entitled to the
prize, and would have won it had it not
been asserted -that the sheep were not as
represented.
I now candidly ask Mr. Hunt if bethinks
ho has done Mr. Darnell justice. If so,
then I will say that his ruling as a director
is contrary to any decisions I havo over
known rendered at a fair. Mr. Darnell
mado his affidavit just as all tho other exhibitors had dono, and if any ono doubted
Mr. Darnell's statement it was his placo to
protest and prove that tho sheep wero not
as represented. Yet Mr. Hunt required
proof of Mr. Darnell, and after he brought
it, which was not required of any other exhibitor, coolly replied, "it is to late." I
would havo Mr. Hunt and thc public km w
that I am not any moro interested in Mr.
Darnell than I am in tho gontleman who
made tho complaint. Both are friends and
I havo no interest in any way excepting to
see justice dono, and every exhibitor treated as ho should be, according to tho published rules of all fairs.
Other things could be said pertaining to
fairs, but as I havo already taken too much
of your space will closo by saying that the
above facts can bo substantiated by .Mr.
Darnoll and his son,all of which came under
my observation whilo on tho ground. I
will further stato that this is written without tho knowledge or  instigation   of Mr.
Darnell.
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Kind Treatment of Horses.
It has been observed by- experienced
horse trainers that naturally vicious
horses aro rare, and that among those that
are properly trained and kindly treated
when colts they aro the excoption.
It is superfluous to say that a gentle aud
docile horse is always the more valuable,
othor qualities boing equal, and it Is almost* obvious that gentle treatment tends
to develop this admirablo quality in the
horse as well as in the human species, while
harsh treatment has tho contrary tendency. Horses have been trained so as to .be
entirely governed by the words of their dri
ver, and thoy will obey aud perform their
simple but important duties with as much
alacrity as the child obeys tho direction of
tho parent.
It is true that all horses are not equally
intelligent and tractable, but it is probable that there is less difference among
them in this regard than there is among
thoir masters, since there are many
incitements and ambitious among meu
that do not affect animals.
The horse leurns to know and to have
confidence in a gentle driver, and soon discovers how tosocuroforhUisolf that which
ho desires, and to understand his surroundings and his duties. The tone, volume,
and inflection of his master's voice indicate much, perhaps moro than the words
that are spoken. Soothing tones rather
than words calm him if excited by fear or
anger, and angry and excited words tend
to oxcito or anger him. In short, bad masters mako bad horses.
The Horse's Neck and Bearing Reins.
"Hast thou given tho horso strength?
Hast thou clothed his nock with thunder?"
Who can bo insensible to the magnificent
utterances which, even in a languago incapable of rendering tho full beauty of the
original tongue, throw all onr modern
poetry into tho shade. Yet man seems to
think that the Creator's idea of tho horso's
neck was a very imperfect one, and justas
ho neutralizes by iron shoes tho natural
elasticity of the hoof, he by means of various contrivances renders nugatory tho exquisite mechanism of tho bones, muscles,
audi 'igamt-nts from the neck tothe shoulder. 1 wonder whether any of our readers
havo ever thought about the structures
which enable tho honse to hold Its head up
without fatigue. We could not do it, and
it wo were placed on all fours we should
soon (ind our headsdroopingfrom fatigue.
In order to see how this is accomplished,
wo must make a dissection of the horse's
neck. If wo placo a hand on tho back of
our neck and bend tho head forward, wo
*hall feci a strong ligament. If the skin
bo removed from tho neck ofa human being, this ligature is seen to bo chord-like,
and not to present any vory remarkable
peculiarity of structure. In the horse,
however,.it is developed into a most wonderful elastic mechanism. Lapping over
the back of the neck, it throws out a set of
projections, each of which is fastened to
one of the vertebroe of the neck in such a
manner that, whilo it gives support to that
particular vertebra?, It works simultaneously with the others. Thus, the animal
can toss or shako its head, turn it round to
its flanks, or depress it to its knees, the
powerful and highly elastic ligaments permitting all these movements, and by their
own resiliience restoring the head and neck
to their normal position when themuscles
ate relaxed. The weight of tho head and
neck is very considerable, and by their
movements tho balance of the body is materially aided, e. g. in walking up a very
steep hill, the horse, when at liberty,
throws his neck and head well forward, so
as to keep tho weight as much as possible
in front of tho fore-feet. In descending
the samo hill, tho horse holds his head and
neck as far back as he can, so as to throw
tho weight behind the fore-feet. Mau,
however, is pleased to fancy that his freedom of acticn looks mean and spiritless,
aud that a horso ought to hold his head up,
no matter whether ho is asconding or descending a hill, standing still, walking,
trotting, or galloping. Hismodel seems to
bo tho wooden horso of the toy-shop--", aud
the noaror approach that he can mako to the
stifl" rigidity of tho toy-horse the better he
is pleased. As if to incroaso the resemblance, ho even cuts the mane short,
"hogs" it as tho expression is, so as to
make it look liko tho strip of fur glued on
tlie neck of tho woodon horse. So, besides
tlio reins, he attaches to tho bit a leathern
strip called a "bearing-rein"—I suppose
becauso it is hard for tho horso to boar—
aiid fastens it to tho saddlo, so as to render
tho animal incapable of lowering its head
boyond a certain point, according to the
length of tho rein. Not content with this,
a still moro severe instrument was invented, and is known by tho namo of the
"gag" or Bedouin bearing-rein.—Tho Itov.
J. G. Wood.
Ilteijcmiixrij.
(Scucral Ucws.
This department Is edited by Dr. Joux N. Navin,
Veterinary Kurgeon, autlior of Navin'B Explanatory
Stock Doctor.
Uulea.to be observed by those expecting correct an-
swera:
1. Btate tbe rate of pulse.
2. Tbe breathing.
3. The aUidlng attitude.
4. App(*&rance of hair.
5. If cough, and secretion from noae, whether
glanda between the Jaws can be felt, and how near
tbe bone.
6. If breathing la rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing Kound, no time muat be IobI in* blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna *20 dropa on tongue alternately
every two hours, for time Ls too short for au answer.
7. Parties dealring answers by niail must Inclose a
stamp.
Prof, allium Hidpath, brother of Dr. J
C. Kidpath, Asbury, died at Aurora, 111.
last week. The funeral took place from
Dr. Ridpath's residence, at Greoncastle.
Whilo returning from the funeral Dr. J.
C. Kidpath, together with his brother,
sister, and widow of the late Prof. Rid-
path, were seriously injured by the overturning of the cab in which they wero riding. The driver, Will Zinns, had his arm
broken in two places, and a small son of
John Cawley, who was with tho driver,
had an arm broken.
Tho exports of oleomargarine since M; y
1 aro 3,497,9<J9 pounds, against 4,825,-807
pounds during the same timo last year.
Heaves.;       4
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Please tell mc what to do for my mare.
She has a slight touch of heaves.. What
will help her? She coughs and heaves
when I feed her dry feed.       A Bkadkr.
Give her drink out of a bucket threo
times daily. Mako it bluo with indigo, as
your wifo does in bluing linen.
Swollen Under the Chest.
f-aditors Indiana Farmer:       ,
I havo a horso that is swollen under his
chest, just behind tho fore legs; tho lump
is hard and tender and very hot. Ho is
sore up his sides about half way up, and is
very leverifch. When ho walks, ho acts
as if ho was soro all over; pulso not over
45; breathing all right.   Ho has no cough.
E. C. W.
Blister tho parts. Rub in well with the
hand twics daily for ten days if not sooner
reduced, then grease; use Spanish fly and
spirits of turpentine ono ounce to tho pint
of turpentine.*
Wound ou the Jaw.
Editors Indiana Faimer:
I have a neighbor that has a cow which
•hvus struck Willi a rock on tho jaw last
winter, say ten months since, 'lho jaw
swelled to the si-ze ol a person's head and
has dry'locking core iu it, but does not
di-cehargo any matter. She is in good
order and her hair looks woll. A. G
Tako arsenic acidrwhitearseuic, apply to
the sore daily until a hard dry scab is
formed. Then let it alono until the scab
comes off; then apply as before until all is
killed off; do not be scared at additional
swelling or the ugly sore; it will all go
down and heal.
Had Itch.
laditors Indiana Farmer:
A few years ago I lost a fine noble cow
with mad itch. She was affected just as
C. D's; so we had a post mortem, and
found in the nianyfold a mass of undigested stalks as large as two pound bar of
soap. We had tried physic to no avail. It
was the hard rinds of stalks; apparently
hard as a stone, which nothing could remove, causing her death. D. I. P.
Just so, that is what I have been trying
to impress upou the minds of the owners
of stock through the Indiana Fahmei*: for
years. Will tho people keep woody fiber
from which the oil, starch, sugar, and
tho sap has been pressed out, t6 be
eaten by their stock? I care not whether
corn, flax seed, sugar cane, or anything
else.
Weak in Loins.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My neighbor has a horse about 13 years
old, that lias been affected about threo years.
He has the appearance of being weak in
the loins. The pulse about 40; appetite
tolerably good; seems to stand too wide
apart on his hind feet and they aro too far
under him when he steps forward. It
seems the largo muscle running from the
point of tho  hip to tho stitlo draws  tight.
J.J
A horse sprained or otherwise affected
in tho back for as long as three years, may
bo considered incurable. Tho muscle you
observe running frcm near stifle to hip
has nothing to do with an affection of the
back as you call it. Neither has tho swelling. Blistering must be your course with
any degree of success at this late date.
Uso Spanis'.: fly one ounce to every pint
of Spanish fly; rub in daily for ten days,
Catarrhal Fever.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
There is a diseaso quite prevalent among
the horses iu this vicinity from the effects
of which quite a number have died. I
would liko you to toll what it is and your
remedy for the same? The symtoms are:
First, the horso appears dull and stupid;
second, sore throat commencing at the end
of tho windpipe glands, considerably swollen or inflamation runs down the throat to
tho lungs in about five days. In some cases
they have a dry hard cough, and discharge
freely from the nose; have very high
fever; pulso from 60 to 80 per minute;
breathing very laborious with heaving at
the flanks; gaunt up badly; eat but little:
drink with difficulty; hair rough and
standing. I have troated over 20 cases of
it in the last year with varied success. I
pronounce it epidemic catarrhal fever.
Please answer through the Kaiimbu and
oblige. W. A. C.
Franklin Co., Kansas.
It iscatairhal fever. Blister the throat
thoroughly; keep it up until a sack of
fluid gathers at the breast. In the mean
time, spill half a drachm of tincture of aconite root,and of belladonna separately and
alternately on the tongue farup, every two
hours until well. Grease the throat as
■soon as dry after you cease the blister.
The United States army numbers 21,000*
men.
There are 700,000 Masons in the United
States.
The total school fund of Kansas is$ll,-
815,519 20.
Four thousand New York saloons are
kept by women.
Thero are 240,000 Indians within the territory of tho United States.
Thero are 140 law firms conducted entirely by women in this country.
Pennsylvania has reduced its state debt
519,000,000 in the last twenty years.
Tho leather exports from this continent
to Europe reach upward of ?12,0CO,C0O.
Tho reduction of the national debt tor
the month of October was §13,321,4i,8 87.
Cattlo havo nearly reached a price where
they cannot bo shipped to Europe with
profit.
A Worth county, Iowa, man recently sold
?5,0O0 worth of potatoes from sixty acres of
ground.
While we aro "short" on wheat, Canada
is "long," her crop being tho largest ever
produced.
Malarial fover is moro prevalent in some
portions of central Illinois this season
than it has ever been beforo.
J Exporter's are doing a gocd business in
flax-seed. About C0,CC0 bushels were sold
iu New York last week at §1 38.
The recent overflow of the Mississippi
has caused damages between Keokuk, la.,
and Louisiana, Mo., amounting to $2,900,-
000.
Thero wero coined during October at the
mints: ?C48,500 in eagles, $755,CC0 in half
eagles, ?2,35O,0C0 in standard silver dollars,
and -543,500 in cents.
The railroad commissioner of Kentucky,
says the legislation for the regulation of
railroads in that State has saved the people
$17,000,000 in four years.
£ An organized movement to encourage
the production of sugar in Minnesota and
the Northwest is under way. Sorghum
and the sugar-beet are both advocated.
Among the remarkable developments of
Time's whirligig is the fact that ono ex-
governor of South Carolina was recently
jailed for swindling, and another is now on
trial in Ohio for murder.
Throughout the United States the present crop of potatoes is the smallest for
six years. Its valuo will also be largely
enhanced by any increased prico of bread
and other articles of food.
Tho John street Methodist Episcopal
church of New York celebrated the one
hundred and fifteenth anniversary ofits
foundation last week. It was tho first
Methodist church in America.
The superintendent of the census buroau
says that notwithstanding the largo production of coal in this country, the use of
wood for fuel is greatly in excess of coal,
the ratio being as four to one.
The actual gold yield of California sin*-*
its discovery in 1848 is a matter that can
never be ascertained, but it is of record
that tho amount deposited in the mint up
to 1880 was over $900,000,000.
Western papers urge the 2»ssago of a
law prohibiting the killing of prairie
chickens for ten years, as they are now
being rapidly exterminated, and tho enormous increase of noxious insects in tho
West is rapid.
An enterpriso is on foot to produce paper, bagging, carpets, and the finer qualities of linen and silken goods, from the fibrous plants tnat grow spontaneouslyand
in great abundance over the vast prairies
of western Texas.
Peoria, 111., distilleries are running on
full time and their cattle sheds are filling
up with cattle to be fattened on slop.
There are nearly eighteen thousand head
of Texas cattlo now in the cattle-pens of
the various distilleries.
In the southwestern portion of Minnesota, the wheat has been badly damaged by
tho rains, but little of the crop having been
th rashed before the small deluge set in,
and the major portion of it remaining exposed in stacks or shocks in the fields.
The actual losses by the Michigan flames
amounted to $2,346,000 and are reduced by
insurance to $1,722,000, but this does not
represent the crops destroyed, the labor
rendered useless, and the work required to
restore houses and fences to an Inhabitable
condition.
A no-pel feature at the Atlanta Cotton
Exposition and one which illustrates
American inventive genius, was the making of two suits of clothes, one for Governor Colquitt and one for Governor Bigc-
low from cotton picked at 7 o'clock a. in.
The suits were worn at the reception in
the evening.