INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATUBDAY, OCT. 16, 1880.
NO. 42.
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OR   Sale—Winter    Oats.    FRED   S.   JCEARS,
Washing-ton, Daviess connty, Ind.
FOIt SALE—Some flne Plymonth Ro-k cockerels,
at (A, tt ordered soon.   R. o. CRI8T, New Market, Ind
FOR 8A.LK-Pnre bred Sonthdnwn buck lamb*, at
reasonable prices. Address UKI A.II PBIVETT,
Greensburg, Ind.
FOR SALE—Pore Taylor Proline Blackberry roots
for fall or Bpring pi	
TAYLOR, Spiceland, Ind.
for fall or Bpring planting.   Address JACOB
FOR BALE—Farms—In various parts of Indiana,
by  M.  ARBUCKLE,  Agent, 18 East Market
street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
FOR SALE—Scholarship complete course In Indianapolis Business Commercial College. Address
1. H. V. SMITH, IndianapoUs, Indiana.
FOR SALE—Thoroughbred Jersey bull calf, three
weeks old, a splendid animal.  Price *M, lf
taken at once.   WM. C. SMOCK, IndianapoUs.
FOR SALE-50,000 Peach and Wild Goose Plum
trees. Also a tine lot or Irish Junipers. Balsam,
Fir and Hemlock. H. M. SIMPSON A CO.. Vincennes, Indiana.
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OU. SAlVE-Sheep!  Sheep!!  Bheep!!!   200nice
ewes; ISO ewe lambs;  ln lots to suit customers.
J. F. MICK.
No. 669 North Alabama street, Inritanapolli.
FOR SALE—Tbe Danville Nursery -will nell apple
of tbe best BFVrti and trom medium to large B.re
for f7 per 100, and other things in proportion. Will
commence digging about October 1.
FOR. SAT.K—The largest stock of Fruit and Orna
naro*>ntal Trees. Shrnbi, Vines, etc., In the
"West. H. W. HIMPSOX& CO., Proprietors of Knox
Xurser_.es, Vlnceunes, Indiana. eow
FOR SALE—1/WUJ00 Strawberry, Raspbeny, Cur-
Tant, Gooseberry and Blackberry plants. Send
■D a list of -what you want and we will give special
prices.   H.M.SIMPSON & CO., Vincennes, Ind.
FOR SALE—Furniture and undertaking bnsiness
In a thriving town, tbis State; stock new.
Sylendld opening for a cabinet maker with ft-XX) or
■flow. No competition. Address H. F. UNDERWOOD, Peru, Ind.
FOR SALE—A choice lot of Poland China pigs
ready for service; either sez; will breed some
flne bows and ship at any time to silt purchasers.
Also Short-horn ball calves for sale. Ploase write
me before you bny. L. H. AIKMAN, Box 21, Dana,
Indiana.
FOR SALE—Fifty stands of beea, all In good condition, at auction, Wednesday. September 22 at
• o'clock a m.,atmy residence fonr squares northwest of the Atlas Works in the city ofilodiaoapolls.
MRS. C. E HAMLIN.
FOR SALE—2(50 acres of first-class heavily timbered unimproved land, in good locality,on Mich*
gan road, twenty-three miles northwest from Indianapolis, in the edge of Boone county. For further
Information, address C. B. JACKSON, Centerville,
Indiana.
FOR HALE—Two yonng Jersey bulls and two bull
calVes of the very best butter family tn the
State. Dams make from 12 to 14 lbs. of butter In 7
days, also 4 young graded Jersey cows. Would trade
some of the above stock for a good workhorse. T. J.
JOHNSON, Greencastle, Ind.
FOR SALE—128 acres of land lying in Knox connty, Harrison township, 2% mUes from Monroe
City, 10 miles from Vincennes. 127 acies nnder fence.
Borne growing wheat on it, 76 acres of corn ground
fbr next spring, frame honse. spring with sort water,
outbuildings, young orchards acres bearing. 200
sugar trees, land lays rolling with good soil. For
farther information call on JOHN M. REEL, on
lower Petersburg road,7>_. miles sonth of Vincennes.
MISCKJULAITEOFS.
THE Danville Nursery will open a sale yard in a
few days.  Tiie same trees may be had at 134
North Pennsylvania street, IndianapoUs.
SEND 2-5 cents in Postage Stamps with your address to H. Knox,20>£ N. Delaware street, Indianapolis. Ind., and I will send you by mall 1 pnzzle
and 2 good Parlor games.
TH^l Iudlanapolls Nursery has added another
branch stock of 300,000. Ojr Btock to select from
U very large. Address T. C BARNUM, 131 North
Pennsylvania street, Indianapolis.
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When or
WATCHES, 4 oz. silver cases for $18. Every
„ _ watch Jeweled and warranted two years.
Phen ordering state name of express office. Watches
Bent C. O D. with priviledge of examining be'ore advancing any money. N. A. STEVENri, Jeweller,
Brandon, Wisconsin.
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'Oftj-Y to loan on Improved Farms at 7 per cent.
Interest.  M. B. VINTON, Indianapolis, Ind.
MONET to loan on farms at 7 per cent. Interest.
My terms are fair and liberal. THOB C. DAY,
87 East Market street, Indianapolis, Ind.
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The Short-Horn Hereford grades of cattle, and domestic sheep, crossed with some
breed of Downs, are favored for export.
Hoo cholera prevails to a considerable extend in some parts of tJhis eounty. A farmer in Lawrence township recently lost ISO
head by the disease.
Cotswold or other bucks, after tbe fifth
cross, are considered safe for breeders, as at
that high grade the pure blood predominates,
as results hare shown in many instances.
A .Hew disease has broken ont among the
horses at Vermillion, D. T., which is carrying them off in about 24 hours. It puzzles
the skill of the veterinary snrgeons to tell
"what it is.
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Messrs. J. S, Latimer & 8 un, Abingdon,
Illinois, have sold daring the last season
750 Short-horn bulls for the ranges west of
Omaha. Perhaps no single individual or
firm in the country has effected larger sales.
At the sale of a herd of a noble Btock
owner in England, the other day, two
Joung bull calves of the purest bred short-'
horned family to be found in Britain, and
"with* a pedigree, back to the fifteenth generation, wero sold to the owner ofa California-ranch for 800 guineas a piece. The
Owner had his costly purchases conveyed
to town in a special wagon, and then had
their lives insured at a cash premium before
"starting them on their westward journey.
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Origin of the Merino Sheep.
. As the ancient Greeks had bo cotton nor
silk and very little linen, and as sheep's
Wool was the principal texture from which
, their clothes were made, they took peculiar
, care to cnltivate with especial care such
breeds of sheep as produced very fine wool.
Such breeds were those of the
Greek city of Tarentum, situated on the Tarentine gulf.
In order to improve the fine
qnality of the wool still more,
the sheep were covered with
clothes in cold weather, and
it was found by experience that
exposure to cold made the
wool coarser. Thus clothing
these sheep from generation
to generation resulted in a very
delicate breed with exceedingly fine wool, according to the
law established by Darwin in
legard to selection and adaptation to exterior conditions. .
This product of Greek industry was transmitted by tbem to
the Romans, whose great agricultural author, Colunella,
states that his uncle in Spain
crossed the fineTarentine sheep
with rams irnpertod from Africa, and obtained a stronger
breed, combining the whiteness of the fleece of the father
with the fineness of the fleece
of the mother, an>i having obtained such results the race
was perpetuated. The a'-sence
of other fine textures made
these Spanish sheep so valuable
that in the beginning of our
era they were sold in Rome for
11,000 in gold a head, an enormous price for those times, when money
had much more value than now.
"When the Barbarians Invaded Italy these
sheep were all exterminated, while the
greater portion ot the Roman possessions
were laid waste. But in the less accessible
mountains of Spain the Moors preserved
the breed, and it is to them that modern
Spain owes the merino sheep, which are
the direct descendants of this cross breed of
the Greek and African ancestors referred
to. It is a valuable inheritance, too, which
that country owes to the combined Greek,
Roman, and Moorish clvilizntion, and of
which our California wool-growers also
earn the advantages, by the prosperity of
this breed of sheep, Which was there a few
years ago.—Scientific American.
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Merino Sheep.
Of late we have called attention to the
long-wooled or mutton breeds of sheep,
till some perhaps might draw the inference
that the breeding and raising of fine-wooled
sheep would be entirely superseded by the
mutton sheep; but we never had the least
idea that such would be the result, since
the demand for floe wool is, no doubt} ten
times that of combing wool from the pure
bred combing wool sheep.
We have called the attention of farmers
to tbe adaptability of different animals to
different localities. The Merino sheep appears, of all others, cosmopolitan in character, being found all over the world, in
Russia, Germany, France, in nearly all of
the republics of this continent, in the empire of Brazil, in Australia, and at the Cape
of Good Hope, as well as in almost every
section ofthe United States. Prom many
of tbese far-off countries the looms of England, Belgium, France and Germany are
supplied with wool, and notwithstanding
the extensive areas of uncultivated lands
and mountain regions well adapted to the
grazing of these far-away countries, statistics showing that within the last nine
months we have imported nearly 70,000,000
pounds of such wools.—American Cultivator.
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Sheep and Dogs.
"The West is goiDg into sheep breeding
witb a vim that betokens trouble for the
worthless curs that persist in killing sheep,"
saysthe Western Agriculturist: "Thissub-
ject is a complicated thing for legislators to
handle, but most States make the owners
of the dogs liable for aDy loss, when the
dogs are detected, en the principle that he
•who keeps a monkey should pay for the
glass he breaks. Bat there's the rub. If
we v* ere watching the sheep, we could drive
off the dogs, and the tax fund goes to pay
the loss of sheep by dogs, but generally we
find Western farmers disposed to breed to
sheep as a matter of business and profit.and
if thieves.robbors or dogB interfere,they are
disposed just to kill them as they would
coon about the hen house. Many species of
dogs are beasts of prey and commit havoc
in a flock of sheep, whenever a fair chance
offers, and as such dogs are of no financial
profit, better kill them off without any ceremony to test their mutton-loving proclivities. The loss sustained by tbe sheep farm
ers from the depredations of mongrel dogs
surpasses a thousand times over any value
these dogs can be for the protection of other
property.
With the double profits of wool and mutton and the increased profits as developed
In the improved breeds, sheep breeding is
becoming an important interest on every
Western farm, while many make a successful specialty of sheep. Our home demand
for wool to supply our own manufactories
and the foreign demand for good mutton
opens a bright future for Bheep."
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Mqpie ofPoland'C/iinaSmne.
perfectly pale; legs would swell nnder the
belly; staggered as thoy walked; ears lopped; had a very craving appetite all the
time. I bave another fine mare ailftig in
same way. What is the trouble, and what
will cure. W. A. I.
Yonr mare and colt had anasarca, and
were curable. Puncture the swelling with
a sharp knife, and give the following:
Bloodroot, flour of sulphur, pulv. nitre,
black antimony, resin and sulphate of iron
of each two ounces; ground ginger four
ounces. Dose, one teaspoonful three times
per day.
Hereford Cattle.
The Chamber of Agriculture Journal and
Farmers Chronicle, one of the leading agricultural papers of England says:
"Hereford cattle have grewn so much in
favor in America, because they have a pie-
dlsposition to grow a fat back, and because
they produce a heavy hide well covered
with hair. The latter is an advantage, in
that it protects them against the summer
heat, and the swarms of flies, witb which
Texas and the Western States teem. But
the naturally fat back or "top" is of more
importance, as we will briefly show. The
Texas cattle are of tho Spanish type mainly,
* * and their chine, and indeed the whole
length of their back-bone, is bare of fies"1.
Now, the well-known leading characteristics of Hereford cattle are that they will
feed on grass better than any other breed,
and that tbey always produce a full back-
These are the traits which bave brought
them into such high repute in America.
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Sheep and Wool in Poland.
A French letter says: Poland has been
famous for its wheat and wool; the latter,
before Australian entered the market, sold
easily for 2-* 2d per pound, at present the
half of this price cannot be obtained. The
Polish agriculturists decided to turn their
attention to the precocious production of
mutton. Since two years they have imported from France the Soissonnals breed
of Merinos, and with such success that it
promises tq supersede all other breeds.
Another innovation has been introduced
with similar beneficial results; the Goflart
system of trench provender in Poland,
where the winter is two months longer
than in France. This supply of preserved
green fodder (maize, rye, etc.,) has revolutionized most profitably farming practices.
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Great Sale of Jerseys.
We call special attention to the joint sale
of Herd Registered Jerseys by Z. C. Luse
<k Son, Iowa - City, Iowa, and Moses Ellis
of Framingham Mass., at Dexter Park Chicago, Oct. 26. This Is by far the largest and
best lot of Jerseys ever oflered In the West
at public sale.
Moses Ellis, Framingham, Mass., a
noted breeder of Jerseys and reliable man,
will send out some 20 head selected from
his best animals tosell with those of Mossrs.
Z. C. Luse & Son. Many of these are descended from the very best strains of Jerseys ever imported—such aa Europa,
Spauldings Duchess and old Rosa, and
such bulls as Orangepeel, St. Helier and
S weepstakes Duke. In tbe celebrated herd
oflered by '/.. C. Luse & S in, Iowa City, are
several very noted animals and tbeir offspring, such as Miss Blanche, with a record
of i\\i pounds of milk and 2% pounds of
butter )>er day. She was bred by the late
W. R. Robeson of Milton, Mass., and is a
direct descend ent from Mr. R's. Imported
cow "Z-idee," a noted cow, in her day.
Also several of the Gray family, all noted
milkers and direct descendents from Burnett'-, imported cow, Snowdrop. At the
head of this herd ior over four years bas
been the fine bull "Kit Carson," acknowledged to be the best in tbe west. Nearly
all of the young animala are ofhis get. His
Dam was Imported Maid of Judah, a cow
that would make two pounds of butter a
day on grass alone. His sire was Living'
ston; and he from imported Daniel Web
ster both Sire and Dam being of the best
milking families.
Catalogues can be had of Z. C. Luse A
Son, at Iowa City. Don't forget, sale October 26th at Dexter Park, Chicago.
It is more difficult to secure competent
judges in the sheep pens than in any other
department of a live-stock exhibition.
Aside from those essentials of size, contour,
constitution, action, and apparent ability
to transmit these to its progeny, which
about make up the list of requisites in determining the excellence of horses, and
cattle, and swine, the judge in the sheep
ring has to take into consideration all those
other essentials which go to make up the
perfect fleece. 	
The committee of the International
1 Wool Growers' Association now in session
at Philadelphia, have reported in- favor of
calling the attention of Congress to the necessity of making a very liberal appropriation to the Department of Agriculture to
enable the Department to make a wide distribution of documents regarding sheep and
wool. This is taking an excellent step in
the right direction.—Drovers' Journal.
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At a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture, held during the State fair, a resolution was adopted to allow Jersey herds
hereafter to compete one against another.
Heretofore but little attention has been
paid to tbem, but as there were over 100
bead at the fair this year the board certainly took a step in the right direction, in admitting them  to  competition  with  each
other for their premiums.
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Piqs for the greatest profit should come
about the opening of spring, with its fresh
grass and warm sunshine; they can then be
ready for the market by fall, and very few
risks will be run. For this end sows should
be bred in December or January. At one
time large hogs were highly prized in the
market, but such pork can be produced at
less expense per pound than tbat of large
bogs.
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While at the Louisville Exposition we
saw the fleece taken from a merino ram,
owned by H. J. Chamberlain, Taylorsville,
Williamson county, Texas, last spring, that
weighed 40lA pounda, according to the affidavit of fifteen swora witnesses. Of course
it contained a large proportion of grease
and dirt, but even with this addition it was
a very remarkable fleece.
When corn and oats are ground up together they afford an excellent feed for
horses, when fed with hay or wheat straw
which furnish bulk. When the grain Is so
ground together, in equal parts by/weight,
ten pounds of it, with twenty pounds ot the
cut straw mixed witb it, will make three
fair rations, or one days feed for an average
horse, having moderate exercise.
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It has been estimated that of the horees
In the world, Austria has 1,367,000; Hungary, 2,179,000; France, about 3,000,000;
Russia,21,470,000; Garmauy, 3,352,000;Gre.**t
Britain and Ireland, 2,255,000; Turkey,
about 1,000,000; the United States, 9,504,000;
the Argentine Republic, 4,000,000; Canada,
2,634,000; Uruguay, 1,600,030.
At therecentsale of Lord B'3ctive's Shorthorns very high prices were realized.
Duchess of Underly brought 2,000 guineas.
Lord Bective, who is the eldest son of the
Marquis of Headfort, inherited an immense
fortune from his grandfather, a London Alderman who left f4,500,000 in personalty,
besides estates.
season bought 4,400 fat steers in this county
for Alexander Mann, of Illinois. The
greater part of them go to England. He
shipped 225 last Wednesday.
It is even now predicted says the 'South'
era Live Stock Journal that there will be a
wool famine within a year or two. This is
owing to the heavy losses of sheep with the
rot in England and elsewhere.
Postal Gard Correspondence.
Mr. E, J. Rkkl, Vincennes,Ind.(UasJaEt
returned from Canada, with a car load of
fine Imported Cotswold sheep, He will
exhibit them at the Knox county fair, October 18th.
This department ls edited by Dr. John N. Nann,
Veterinary Surgeon, anthor ot Navin's Explanatory
Stock Doctor.
Rules to be observed by those expecting eorrect
answers:
1. Slate the rate of pnlse.
_. The breathing.
J. Tbe standing attitude.
4. Appearanceol hair.
5. If cough, and secretion from nose, whether
glands between the Jaws can be felt, and how near
the bone.
6. It 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 of belladonna 20 drops on tongue alternately
every two hours, for time is too short for au answer.
7. Parties desiring answers by mail most enclose a
stamp.
It should always be borne in mind that
when it is the purpose to grade up the flock,
only pure blood Cotswolds, or other breeds
as desired, should be crossed on the common ewes. Grade bucks should never be
used, as there is no reliance to be placed in
such results.
The Green Castle Banner of a recent date
Robert .Shields has during the present
Big Jaw.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a cow afflicted with big jaw.
Please send me a remedy for the same. I
saw a remedy in the Farmer some time
since, but have lost it. C. F. M.
Use the blister recommended in this issne
of the Farmer, and remember it.
Indolent Sore.
Editors Indiana Farmer
What alls my colt? She is two years old
and has a running sore just below her right
knee an the inside. Thero was a small
knot there for some time, and it broke and
runs bl-M-dy matter; is all right every other
way; does not appear to be much lame.
G. A. T.
Your colt has an indolent sore—blister it
repeatedly, or stimulate it in any way, or
cut into its source, or base, and apply blue
vitriol or calomel.
To Mr. Caldwell:
There is no other remedy for ringbone
than either cauterizing or blistering. I
prefer the latter. Take Spanish fly, one
ounce; spirits of turpentine, one pint.
This Is a standard blister I wish remembered. Rub in hard with the hand twice
per day until very sore, then once per day
for a week, then every alternate day for
two weeks, then grease. It not too long In
standing this will destroy the lameness, but
neither it or any other remedy will take
away the enlargement.   Give perfect rest.
Sweeny.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Do cattle get the sweeny in the shoulder
the same as a horse? I have a large bull
that commenced getting lame .three weeks
ago. The shoulder is shrunken. He walks
very lame; is in good health otherwise.
Please give a remedy, T. C.
Cattle, horses and people all are subject to atrophy of the muscles. Take oil
of spike, oil of organum, aqua ammonia,
spirits of turpentine, spirits of wine and
olive oil. Mix and rub in one-fourth of
the whole every alternate day, making
four applications in eight days, then grease
and let go.
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Anasaroa.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I lost a mare and colt with some new disease. They were sick for two months.
They had high fever; lost all color inside
of nostrils lips, and urine, they would be
INDIANA.
Jennings Co , Oct. 8.—Corn light. Potatoes scarco. L->ss wheat sown than usual.
Enterprise Grange has a hall.       P. B. E.
IOWA.
Monroe Co., Oct. 8.—Oats lA crop. Corn
\% crop!- Wheat a failure in spots and good
in others.   Apple crop good. J. S. T.
H-LINOM.
Crawford Co., Oct. 3.—Wheat Is nearly
all sown, a larger acreage sown than last
year; last years crop good both in quality
and quantity. Corn about an average crop.
Potatoes not very good. We are very glad
to receive the Farmer. J. $. O.
KANSAS.
Coffee Co., Oct. 7.—Weather flne for
haying. Corn a good average crop. Wheat
not extra on account of chinch bug. Apples plenty. Cattle are high; grazing
splendid: work plenty; wages ,75c to $1 50
per day. j. j. h.
AKKANSAM.
Pope Co., Oct. 8.—Cotton is tolerably
good. Corn on bottom, land good, upland
not half crop. ■ Cotton picking 50c per hundred. Stock horses from |15 to f 100 per
head.   Cows $5 to $10 and f 15 per head.
D. S. McC.
NEW   TOBK.
Genesee Co , Oct. 8 Crops of all kinds
good this season except hay. An insect is
destroying the clover crop. Farmers are
prospering. More building is going on
than for five years past. If farmers would
let cider and beer and fast horses and crazy
politics severely alone, they would be better off. Farming is a glorious business if
properly managed. D. R. T.
N-_-BI-.Af.KA.
Seward Co., Oct. 7.—Threshing about
34 done, makes from 7 to 15 bushels per
acre; quality good; worth 60c. Oats very
light. Corn very spotted; some won't
make anything, while other pieces are good;
will average about a half crop. Old corn
worth 20c. Hogs worth |4 a hundred. Not
much vacant land in this county. No fruit
here of any consequence. A good many
farms changing hands; heavy mortgages
the general cause. P. E. J.
HU-JOIRI.
Nodoway Co , Oct. 7.—Wheat about all
threshed; average 15 bushels per acre. Corn
about % crop; some engagements made for
20c. Hogs scarce and healthy. Cattle
scarce and ln good condition. Wheat all
sown.   Potatoes H crop.   Apples plenty.
C. E. L.
Greencastle, Oct. 6.—The corn crop is
some over an average. Weather fine. We
have had a few nice rains lately. No frost
yet to kill the tomatoes, sweet potatoes, or
pumpkin vines. Stock of all kinds look
well. Horses ln fair demand. Meats are
high. I wish to correspond with breeders
of Short-horn cattle and Jersey R-_d hogs;
there are none of either ln this section. It
is a good stock country. C. B. McR.
Bates Co., O^t. 7.—Corn will average 25
to 36 bushels per acre. Wheat will average
10 to 15 bushels per acre; grain good quality. Oats 30 to 35 bushels per acre. Fruits
of all kinds have been in abundance. This
is an excellent fruit country. Improved
land worth from $10 to $25 per acre, owing
to location and quality; unimproved lands
$5 to $8 per acre. Hogs tolerably plenty.
Cattle not very plenty, and very high, especially young cattle. S. E, M.
A vast cloud of flies was observed on
the Hudson river, between New Hamburg and Newburg, on September the
4th, traveling in a northward direction.
A similar phenomenon was seen near
Halifax, Nova Scotia, on September 5.
The insects, described as being about a
half inch in length, with light "wings,
were in such large numbers as to appear
like a great drift of black snow, driven
by a strong wind.
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The first Chinese steamer that ever
crossed the Pstciflc ocean, arrived at San-
Francisco, California, on August 30,
thereby marking an important date in
the history of navigation on the Pacific
ocean, as well as in the history_ of Chinese commerce. The vessel, which bears
the name "Hochung," is after the style
of American ships.
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