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•    INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, OCT. 1, 1881.
NO. 40.
FOK SALE.
I7*0B SALE—Pure-bred Shepherd pups.    Ii
J    JAMBS M. WINSHIP, Rushville, Ind.
Inquire of
Ir*01t SALE—Thoroughbred Short-horn calves of
J    good families.   CALEB KOARK, Avon, Ind.
Ij-iOll SALE—A fine lot oi Toland China pigs.
1    of my own breeding.    Very cheap.    Adure-s
II. AIKMAN, Box 21, Dana, Ind.
FOR SALE—Cotswold buck lambs at |15 from my
imported buck.     He weighs 325 ponnds.    The
prize winner.   JAMES 11. MAKLOW, Adams, Ind.
OH SALE—Cheap to close out the business, 25
* bred Short-horns. For a bargain
, P. 0. Box No. 30, Louisville, Ky.
F
address H. L.
OK 8AL.E-15 Plymouth Hock cockerels. White
Irs Patridge Cochin chid
Address BEN S. MYERS, Craw-
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1    Bt rains.   15 pairs Patridge Cochin chicks, Bals
and Todd strains,     **-■-■    —   — ~ ---.-.-.
lordsYiUe, Ind.
FOR SALE—One-half mile north of Bloomington,
Ind., a small farm of 51 acres, good improvements; aiso ft5 acres adjoining U. For particulars addresa   CHARLES T.  ROBERTSON, Bloomington,
md.
17*011 WALESA
"     calves.
few thoroughbred Jersey bull
Registered In American Jersey Cattle
Club. Fashionable colors and the best butter stock.
Address or call on \V. J. HA.SSELMAN, Indianapolis*, Ind.
1r.UK WALE OR TRADE—My premium Pouthdown
1 buck, awarded me bv the Indiana Fahhk.r
through Mr. II. C, Meredith in fc*o. I'rlce f_n, or will
trade for Cotswold or I-elcester ewe. JOHN T. CORN,
Fortersville, Ind.
FOR SALE—Cheap—Farm of 100 acres; well drained
and improved; good buildings; near .good pike;
within eight miles of the citv. For particulars address or call on FRED SC11MID, 38 South New Jersey street, Indianapolis, Ind.
1
,-^OK SALE—A first-class breeding Jack; also a
_.* * good general purpose horse. The Jack can show
a fine lot of colts, and tbe horse has taken first premium at Indiana State fair. Reasonable prices will
be made.   SIMEON TINDER, Danville, Ind.
1.-OK SALE— luu'wo Apple, l'each, Plum and Cherry
1 trees. Also a large stock of Raspberries, Strawberries, Gooseberries, Blackberries and Currants.
Hend a list of wbat you want, and we will give special
prices.   If. M. SIMl-sON A CO.. Vincennes, Ind.
1r*OMSALE, OK TRAM-For Indianapolis prop-
1 ertv, 120 acres of timbered land, six miles from
Fairfield, county seat of Wayne county, 111., and four
miles from railroad crossing. Oak, ash, elm and hickory land. Itich soil. Lays on county road. Good
farms in neighborhood. \ alued at £10 per acre. Call
r r address CHHLSTIANA I'ENN, 78 Newman street
Ind'.anapolls, Ind.
17*OK SALE—Fertilizers—.cuperp! o*pbates in brg-i
' ofaoo pounds each, ?40 per ton; Cayuga Land
Plaster in barrels of 3*00 pounds each,?*- 25 per bar el;
in ton lots of seven barrels, $14 per ton. We hana><»,
also, the Superior Grain Drill with Fertilizer Atta h
ment. The Best Drill in the world. Write us for circulars giving information relative to use of Fertilizers
and description of Drill. TYNER A HADLEY, Indianapolis, Ind.
1.-.OK SALE—Form of two hundred acres 30 miles
' east of city; 120 acres under cultivation; good
improvements; "lastlngstock water; good orchard: 80
acres good timber. Trice, -R5 per acre, on payments.
Also farm of 120 acres, 25 miles northwest of thecity;
1()0 acres under cultivation; house, orchard, etc., 525
per acre; great bargain. Apply at once, either in person or by Tetter, to V. K. MORRIS, W^East Market,
street, Indianapolis.-Ind.—     ~
FOR SALE—120acre farm nine miles southwest of
Newton, in Jasper county, 111.; ***> in cultivation ;
34 of timber; good log house with frame kitchen; new-
frame barn 44x48 feet, worth S&00; 200 bearing fruit
trees', farm well fenced and in good neighborhood;
two churches, school, store, blacksmith shop, etc.;
38 acres of whtat and 32 of rve turned over with farm
for half delivered at railroad. I have not seen this the
iarm, but it is said to be cheap at tf.,000 in payments.
Address Mr. L. W. Allen, owner, at Newton, 111., or
O. W. ALEXANDER, Indianapolis, Ind.
MISCELLANEOUS.
JW\ WATSON, Merchant Tailor, 33 East Market
a street, Indianapolis, Ind., has received a second invoice of fine fall and winter goods. Get a suit
of him and you will surely buy another. New Fashion
Plate just received.
TRAYED-From M7 Ash  street, this city, two
cows.   One white, with inside of ears and nose
brown; the other a Durham, roan and white, mostly
roan; both young and giving milk.	
TAKE NOTICE—The subscribers will arrive in
Wabash, Ind., about the 12th of September, with
two chr-loads of thoroughbred Cotswold and Lincolnshire sheep. Will be on exhibition at Wabash Huntington and Fort Wavne Fairs. WM. SIGERSON and
LEN S. WILSON, Wabash, Ind.
STRAYED OR STOLEN—On or about July 17,
from 499 Ash street, Indianapolis, Ind., three 3-
vear-old milk cows, described as follows: The first
dark brown, white on the belly anrl hip, large,
smooth teats, long tail, and is very gentle. The second, light red, a little white on bellv, near eye very
sore when seen last. The third a red and white, white
predominating, very wild and timid. a\ll small cows.
A liberal reward will be paid for their recovery. N.
J. OWINGS, 41)9 Ash street, Indianapolis, Ind.
LOANS.
MONEY to loan on improved farms at 7 per cent.
Commissons reasonable. WM. HENDERSON,
1* E. Market street, Indianapolis.
MONEY TO LOAN^ON FARMS—In sums of {.WO
and upwards, with privilege of partial pay
ments or prepavment of whole at any time.
PALMER <fe CO., 90 E. Market St   '—**"	
. II. is.
Indianaplis, Ind.
The blue-grass belt Is the' coming region
where the beef for the world is to bo pro
duced. The march of improvement "West is
rapidly narrowing the wild grass districts
Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Kentucky are in
the midst of the blue-gras3 region, but it
is extending West.
WINTERING STOCK.
How To save in winter—Lumber Cheaper
Than Hay and Grain.
The crop of 1881 is grown, and the re
mainder.ot it will soon be gathered. In
most parts of this country, tlio summer
drouth has reduced tho crop below the
average of other years, and in somo sec
tions this reduction amounts to an almost
total failure. These facts give tho ques
tion of the care of stock for the coming
winter, an increased interest.- Tlie ha\
crop was, at least, a fair one, and in mam
places it was a heavier yield than usual
and the straw, which still makes up a con
siderablo proportion of winter provender
for cattlo in this country, was secured in
an excellent condition, owing to the dry
summer. In view of the whole premises
we think there will be no scarcity of food
for stock during the approaching winter,
except in certain localities where the
drouth was very severe. Rut we must not
lose sight of the fact that fall pastures, at
best, will be short, and in many places
winter feeding has already begun. Tlio
winter, in this respect, must, therefore
be long, and indications point to a severe
one. With this foreshadowing, it behooves
everyone who has stock to winter, that he
should provide proper shelter and protcc
tion for the animals under his care. If
pity for the poor unsheltered boasts, in the
pelting storms of winter, has not moved
him, in other years, to provide warm stabling, or at least a sheltering roof for his
stock, let interest prompt him now to look
to this matter.
All our domestic animals must maintain
a temperature between 90° and 100°, whatever may be the temperature of the surrounding atmosphere. This elevated heat
must be maintained by tho consumption of food; and as wo diminish
difference between the normal
heat of the body and tho temperature of
the outer air by providing stables with an
intermediate temperature, we proportionally reduce the quantity of food necessary
to maintain the animal heat. For example: If the outer air is zero, and that in
the stable is 30°, then we have saved ono
third of the heat-producing food required
to maintain the animal temperature. In
the cold rains and sleet of our winters, the
saving is still greater, for then, an incalculable amount of heat is carried by evaporation. Farmers who, for the first timo,
have tried the yankee project of stabling
their stock, have often expressed their
surprise at the saving of food, and the tine
condition in which their stoclc came out in
the spring. Lumber, or even brick and
mortar are cheaper than grain and hay
will be this winter. Remember that the
tax for additonal food in out-door wintering must be paid every year, while the expense of comfortable stables, once paid is
paid  for  years—perhaps   for    life.    Tlie
meaning of all this is—stable   your  stock
—make them comfortable and save money.
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THE IMFORT-D C-YDESn*AI*E "YOUNG WELLINGTON," OWNED IJY POWET.T. BROS., Sl'RINGBORO, PA.
rpo LOAN—Monev to loan on first mortgage of im-
—_ proved citv antl farm property in Indiana and
Ohio, at very "low Interest without commission.
Prompt parties, with desirable security, can be ac-
.•..mmodated without delay. aVll local securities—
Citv, County, Town and Railroad. Bonds-negotiated.
JOS. A. MOORE, M E. Market street	
TlrANTED—Man to solicit and manage general
Vt agency for enlarged pictures. Oil paintings at
India Ink prices. J. F. SNYDER A CO., IndlanapoUs, Ind.	
Blue-grass    improves    on    the same
ground for a hundred years.
The number of cattle reported in Texas
for 1881 is 4,46-1,000 head, valued a^ 839,640,-
320.
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There are more than twenty-five ranches
in Texas which have each moro than 25,0*00
head of sheep.    It is a great sheep state.
Both for its effect upon fattening and
upon health, a small amount of leeched
wood ashes should be given to swine. The
food without this is rich in phosphoric
acid, but has little lime, and tho equiva-
'cnt should be thus supplied.
Breaking Colts.
One who writessensibly on this subject
says: No man can master a colt properly
who cannot control himself. Tliere is no
mystery in education. Tho whole method
is according to.law. . Rowards and punishments underlie just government. Beware
of an improper punishment of a colt, as
you would of a human being; for you
must command respect if you would educate cither. Nor trifle nordeceive. When
vou must draw tho whip to compel attention, remember to reward obedience with
sugar, or some pleasing gift. First make
,..,., ■    ♦„  k_   vour eolt vour friend, and then   educate
TiiEdi-i*ndenceof the farmer is  to   be   -vjthout impatience or  seventy.    Conde-
"•ore and more on stock.   Stoek itself and   sf., !Ul to taiU to your horse and bo clear in
1(9 products are more andmorein demand,   vour language, for he can hear and is glad
11-ouuun.ui. to be  coollv  and   intelligently  directed.
Hue the manure must be   had   to  make j ™,™o£j0"-St£,,iv,    Whoa."    aro   threo
'•".titling  successful.    Success  then   with j „,.,<,-„. w*0rds  which   should  bo  used  to
I. "'<x:k then   includes with "almost   every-j start, to moderate, or to  stop  tho  move-
• '.lung elsc. ' ments ot a colt., Repeat them clearly,   as
If
Ik any principle of biology is demonstrated, it is that of hereditary transmission of
'malitics of all sorts from parent to offering; hence tho first rule of breeding
"lust bo: breed from individuals that approach most closely tho tyi>e you wish to
Produce.
FATTENING ANIMALS.
Sheep fatten most rapidly at two to threo
years of age. By feeding rich fodder, one
year old sheep will increase in weight
more rapidly than when older, for the
period of growth is not yot passed. Whilst
they will fatten also at this ago, the flesh
is not esteemed as when older, as it is more
watery. Lambs taken very young and fed
high are fattened and made palatable.
But when fattened for profit as well as palatable flesh, sheep as of other animals,
should be matured in growth first. It is
also true that after animals havo become
too old, neither profitable fattening nor
the most palatable flosh can bo secured
with the best of food. Whether for economy in feeding, or choice meat, tho best
is attainable when the animal is well matured ; neither before, nor much after that
period.    ___^_^___________,
you have occasion to uso them, for just
what they mean; and the colt will soon
obey them, and be proud of his knowledge.
Be at all times considerate, kind; fair, and
firm, remembering there is a limit to every
sensitive organization. It does no harm to
tire a colt, but never exhaust one. Groom
well, after work, rather than before.
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SHEEP HUSBANDRY IN KANSAS.
Laws   Governing the   Industry—Best
Kind to Handle.
Written for the IndianaFarmer:
There is perhaps no industry attracting
moro attention than that of sheep raising,
and especially in this State. Not only are
those living here, men of moderate means
tvirning their attention to it, but men of
larger capital from this and different parts
of the country, are extensively engaged in
grazing and putting out sheep; and many
more are making inquiries as to the advantages of this State, and the probabilities
of success. As the industry is comparatively in its infancy; some information
in regard to the advantages of Kansas,
may be of interest to some of your many
roaders. •
It is presumed that all business men engaging in an enterprise, count well the
probabilities of failure as well as the possibilities of success. Yet many amateurs,
figure out a fortune on paper, with much
m6re case, than can be done by actual demonstration; and while sheep raising in
Kansas to many is proving a. profitable enterprise, it is also a demonstrated fact that
"eternal vigilance," and hard work are the
"price of success."
SOME ADVANTAGES.
Somo of the advantages Kansas possesses
over other sections are its geographical location, its dry rolling prairies, and its vast
extent of fine grazing lands. And one of
the best evidences of its superior advantages is the fact that many of tho old wool
growers of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, are coming here with their flocks.
The increase from 1879 to 1880, was 114,000,
and while I have no figures from '80 to '81,
I think I ean safely say it will not be much
short of 150,000.
LAWS GOVERNING THEJ INDUSTRY.
The laws of the State are such that any
one can prevent diseased sheep from being
brought in or being grazed within the
State. "The only disease, however, that
sheep seem subject to, is the "scab," a disease easily overcome by care and attention.
The mortality for tho year ending March
1880, was less than three per "cent.," Which
with care could have been reduced to one.
Many ask the question, what is the
BEST KIND OF SHEEP
to raise, and where tho best place to locate.
Tho hardiest sheep and the most profitable
kind for wool-growing is conceded to be
tho Merino. Thoy aro less liablo to disease, and herd better in large bodies.
Cotswolds and Southdowns scatter more
and do not do well in large numbers.
Many with small means use the common
stoc-H and grade up with Merino bucks;
tho third cross being the most profitable for
shearers. Tho common stock of sheep
from Arkansas and Missouri aro among
tho best unless it be those from the Eastern states.     The   Colorado  and   Mexican
sheep are tho most likoly to be diseased
and much harder to breed up from. Tho
Merinos can bo bought from §3 to %3 50 per
head, while the common, run from ?2 to
?2 50. Many tako them on tho shares, getting ono-half the increase and half the
wool. As to location, that depends largely
•an one'sown judgment. Yet some sections
tions appear better adapted than others.
Among the best counties may bo mentioned Cowley, Coflee, Butler, Elk, Greenwood, Jackson, Lyon, Mitchell, Osburn
and Russell; although many others are
fast filling up. In most, if not all of theso
counties, the grazing is on public or vacant
lands which are freo to any who may come,
a very important item to the grazer.
E. H.W.
[Concluded next week.]
A Cow's Cud.
The situation, the structure and the size
of the rumen or paunch point it out as tho
first and general receptacle for tho food,
which receives in the mouth only sufficient
mastication to enable tho animal to swallow it. When swallowed it is then received by the rumen, and morsel after
morsel is taken until this, tho first of the
animal's four stomachs, is comparatively full. A sense of repletion precedes rumination, during which act tho
animal generally prefers a recumbent posture. - It is not to be supposed that all the
food taken is again ruminated; It is only
tlie bulky or solid portions that undergoe
tlie process. When the rumen is moderately full, it will contract on its contents,
and'first squeeze out the fluid portions,
which will pass into the third and fourth
stomachs, whilo the solid part will bo embraced by the oesophagus, or stomach pipe,
and returned to the month. Ily the term
"loss of the cud" is meant a cessation of
the chewing of the cud, which occurs as a
symptom of most internal diseases of cattle.
she stands up it swells.   I want to know what will
take off that enlargement, and keep it from iwelllng.
Morgantown. J. P. c.
You waited too long, and I think yon must endure
tbe effect ot your neglect.   Why did you not attend to
it before it became chronic?
Editors Indiana Farmer:
An eye of one of my mules for about four weeks
has been sore. The lids are Inflamed. The lower one
at the lower corner tbe most. She keeps the eye closed
and lt waters a great deal, but no matter. What shall
I do tor it* D. E.
Columbus, Kan.
Take an egg, break one end; pour out the albumen,
mix ln salt enough to make a stllT paste, set among
clear coals and burn to a char; cool and grind fine and
blow through a quill, or put in the eye once dally.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a mare that had the distemper lest May.
She did not cough much nor run at the nose very
much. Her glands swelled very badly and a hard
lump formed on the right side of the glands. I had lt
lanced, and It run a thick matter and still continues
to run. Her breathing is good: her appetite is good;
hair looks well; her appearance is good. Please tell
me what to do, and oblige. W. L. E.
Ewardsvllle, Floyd Co.
Blister the abscess and - all around it for several
dayB.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Some of my neighbors have sick horses.   They ap-
f.ear to have a new disease; they commence swelling
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^etawarij.
This department Is edited by Dr. John N. Navin-,
Veterinary Surgeon, author of Navin's Explanatofy
Stock Doctor.
Hules to be observed by those expecting correct answers:
1. State the rate of pulse.
2. The breathing.
3. The standing attitude.
4. Appearance of hair.
5. If cough, and secretion from nose, whether
glands between the Jaws can be felt, and how near
the bone.
6. If breathing is rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sound, no time must be lost ln blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture nf belladonna 30 drops on tongue alternately
every two hours, tor time is too short for an answer.
7. Parties de-slring answers by mail must Inclose a
stamp.-
their throat, and their tongues get stiff, and they
begin to shake; their pulse run down and then they
die.   Please give us a remedy. W. A; L.
It I read your case correctly, the disease consists in
a swollen throat. Y'ou fail to mention whether In
ternally or externally, if internal blister with Spanish
fly and spirits of turpentine; two ounces to the quart
of turpentine; keep constantly applied for hours until
relief is obtained. If externally, tincture of iodine
twice daily will do. For the mouth and tongue take
alum, three ounces; burn and grind. Mix with one
handful of salt, and a double handful of meal; make
a swab out of a thin board, one orone and a half Inches
wide; cover with muslin, wet and roll ln the mixture
and swab three times daily. Of course the pulse goes
down before  death.   Please write plain.
scholars of all the land?   He was known
abroad as one of the great scholars of the  .
Republic.   But, scholar as he was, he was
never narrowed by technical  knowledge,
but was enlarged by  it.*   His    learning
made him more and   more   the  friend of
popular   institutions   and a  plain   man.
Nothing delighted him more than tho society of plain men and especially farmers.
General Harrison:   I don't think I have
ever  seen   anything   that  honored  him
more than the affecting manner in which
he received to the White House,  and presented to its most distinguished guests,
the plain old mother who had reared him.
There was no place of hiding for  her  but
in the reception rooms ofthe White House,
and on his arm with her he met the representatives of the nations abroad and   the
highest of his own land.   His relations  to
his wife and  children   were  exceedingly
tender and kind.   It was his habit at the
tablo to make the table  converse  instructive; to introduce historical matters;   to
lead his children to talk about  them,   and
to tell them of them, as they sat about the
board.
Hon. II. W. Thompson: His heart overflowed with genuine benevolence, aud
Christian charity. His sympathies were
never invoked in vain. lie was generous
to all—unkind to none. There were beautifully mingled in his heart all the virtues
which spring from love of home, family,
friends and country. In public life he
bore his honors with becoming meekness,
and never forgot that it was his duty to
serve the whole people with unselfish in
tegrity.
Extracts from addresses on the late President Garfield, by the clergy of this city:
Rev. N. A. Hyde: I feel that God by
this strange providenee is calling the attention of tho world to tl o plain, simple
and manly virtues—the lessons of industry, self-reliance, incorruptible integrity.
of faith in God, in His providences. God
grant that good may come out of this great
evil. Generations to come may learn the
lessons of loyalty to man, to the laws of God,
which this life lias so beautifully illustrated.
Rev. II. A. Edson: He had no greed for
oflice, though he had a strong man's ambition. He let tho oflice seek him out. It
will be acknowledged by those who were
opposed to him that ho had no rancor uuder his tongue, for he left Congress as he
left College, without the possibility of an
enemy. We loved the President. He was
the ideal man. If it has eluded us it did
not elude him. We can learn the lessons
of his life and teach them to our children.
The speaker closed by reading an extract
from an English Journal, expressive of
tho sympathy felt beyond the Atlantic.
Rev Myron W. Reed: I do not feel so
reconciled as I expect to feel in the course
of time. It did seem to me as though wo
needed this man and must have him. I
do not feel reconciled to the deep damnation of his taking off. My judgment tells
me here that that assassin ought to have a
fair trial under the law, and be convicted
in due course, but I must confess to you
friends as I stand here, it would be inexpressibly sweet to me to hear that he was
dead, and that is the way the heart works
and the judgment works. And the whole
of this Nation no doubtfeels just that way.
Rev. Geo. L. Curtiss: It has made a better people, holier people, more religious
and united people than we could have
been without the prayers. I love to tell
my boys the story of this man's life. I
shall like to use it as an illustration of
what can be accomplished in the midst of
the greatest adversity. I shall try to impress it that it is a blessing to' bo bom
and reared, to live aud labor and die in a
country that can produce such men. His
influence in his family relations, to his
mother, wife and children, poes to show
that there was something in that heart
that liad been touched by the power of divine grace, that led him to feel that a
mother, aged and feeble, was one of the
richest blessings.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
A friend of mine has a two-year-old colt which has
a swelling on her withers; flrst noticed at about two
weeks ago. Is larger now than when first noticed.
Does not seem to be sore. What is the matter and
what will cure It? A Reader.
The colt I suppose has fistula.   Blister It severely.
If matter Is formed lt must be treated for fistula.
Editors Indiana Farmers:
How can I get of rid ticks that infect sheep andlambsT
They aTe very, troublesome this season. Especially
no on the lambs. A. R.
Pennville, Jay Co.
Take a pound of tobacco; boll in one gallon of water;
apply lt on the affected parts; get above them ; apply
with a sponge; use it only oa one side.   Next day on
the other, else you may kill your sheep.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My mare broke through the ice List spring and hurt
her leg. Was lame 10 or 12 days; then got over her
lameness, but her leg remained big from her knee
down.   Just a shade larger than theotherone.   Wh*u
THE  PRESS ON THE MARTYK PRESIDENT.
We select extracts from the mauy eulogies upon our late beloved President, by
the press, Senators and others:
Indianapolis Journal: In Garfield we at
last had in the presidential chair a man
who seemed born for it. He knew tbo
common people and their wants; for he
was one of them, and had arisen from abject poverty—a poor, friendless boy. yet
his culture was extraordinary, his scholarship almost erudition. His political career
was just that needed to prepare him for
the presidency.
Chicago Tribune: All classes and grades
of men felt themselves honored in having
this genial and accomplished gentleman,
conceded to bo ono of the leading statesmen of his age, known as the President of
the republic and ohosen by the free will of
tho American people. It is not surprising, therefore, when such a President,
thus honored, cherished and respected by
the whole people, eaeh claiming a
share in his greatness, was stricken down,
that the blow was felt in every household
and in every heart.
OTHER TRIBUTES.
Senator Yoorhees: The kindness and
his mental activity were his leading traits.
In all his intercourse with men, women
and children, no kinder heart ever beat in
human breast than that which struggled
on until 10:30 o'clock Monday night, and
then forever stood still.
Senator Mc Donald: I watched his
course in the nail of the House of Representatives, and can truly say of him that
with all of his great ability—and it was
great—his goodne ss of heart went hand in
hand with his ambition. I do not believe
when he closed his career in tho House of
Representatives that he had one single
enemy with whom he had come in contact in public life.
Gov. Porter: He was a great scholar.
Is it not singular that this l>oy, born to
poverty, that had to trust to his own exertions from the beginning, that had no
aid and asked for none, should become
one of the greatest and most  illustrious
THE CINCINNATI EXPOSITION.
This great exposition of the improvements the country has made in mechanics
and the arts, is one of the established institutions of the Queen city. Tho present
is tho ninth exhibition and the people seem
to flock to it with as much enthusiasm as
to any of its predecessors. We made a visit there on Monday of last week, and found
enough to interest and instruct for as many
days as we had hours to spare. The floral
display has never been excelled perhaps in
the West. Many rare and curious plants
we had not seen before were exhibited,
and the large space reserved for this department was fully occupied. The display
of musical instruments was large and
magnificent. Handsome goods and wares
and elegant and costly jewelry abounded
on tho main floor of the central building.
In the spacious room on the north were
the agricultural implements and machinery
of various kinds, but hardly so large a display as on former years. The picture galleries were fully filled and contained many
fine pieces. Fine pottery ware was in
large display and greatly admired. But
probably the chief attraction was the large
and exceedingly interesting natural history collections, including the extensive
list of casts from Messrs. Ward & Co., of
Rochester, New York. Included in this
was the gigantic elephant of prehistoric
ages, a skeleton of a baby whale, etc. In
tho same room were several large" cases of
minerals from Colorado, Montana, etc.,
containing the finest specimens of the
kinds we have soen anywhere. A visit to
this exposition will always repay the cost
and trouble.
Great griefs are  the  medicines
lesser sorrows.—Shakspeare.