Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1877 — REFORMATION HYMN. [ARTICLE]

REFORMATION HYMN.

Al.: John Brown’s Body,” &c. Respectfully dedicated to A. McCoy, Esq., a Director of the Indianapolis 7lblphii& Chicago Railroad Company, for the use of his Narrow Gauge Railroad Church. Ho, all,ye good people of this enterprising age! Get out of the mud, and the old-sash ioned stage; Jump aboard the cars, for speed Is all the rage, And the Narrow Gauge is coming on! Chorus. Hip, hip, huirah! the bell is ringing! Hip, hip, hurrah! the bell is ringing! Don’t you hear the people singing “The Narrow Gauge is rolling on!” <!)h nowye honest Grangers who own a little farm, Don’t stand back, for it will never do you harm, Taae the pick and the shovel,and with your mighty arm Come help the Narrow Gauge along. Come all ye Ton per-centers and give your little mite! Get out of the mud and this your sorry plight! Keep along with the age, or get back out of sightl For the Narrow Gauge is coming on. And Twenty-four-pei -centers there is also loom for you; Come down with those stamps and prove what you can do; Don’t stand behind with the shabby stingy crew A«» the Narrow Gagne comes thund’ring on. Hark! all ye good people round the town of Rensselaer, The Narrow Gague is coming—its rumble don’t you hear?— Get out of the way and let the track be clear, For the Nairow Gagne is rolling on. Come join the Reformation, and take its holy vow, To put the ears in motion as Mack has shown us how.— Don’t wait in hesitation but come and do it now,— And the Narrow Gague b rolling on! We’ve waded in the mud full many a dreary day— But thank the Lord that now we can see a better way,— Roll upyour sleeves and work, as well as watch and pray For the Narrow Gague to come along! On all our wet prairies where tall bullrushes grow, The overplus of water shall in straight channels flow, And fat whit? -horned steers on them caper to and fro, When the Narrow Gague comes rolling on! The locomotive’s whistle shall wake the long repose; The wild and savage desert shall blossom as the rose; And many lasting blessings flow freely unto those Who the Narrow Gauge help start along. We’ft kill a flatted, steer and we’ll make a barbecue, We will gather to the feast the faithful, tried and true, Who join the Reformation, both the Gentile and the Jew, When the Narrow Gague eotm a thundering on! When our ears are greeted with the watchword, Train ahoy! We’ll grasp each friendly flipper and shake for very joy, Our hats shall sail above us and we’ll cheer for Alf McCoy As the Narrow Gauge comes rolling on. Echo. Spirited addresses were delivered by President Lee, Contractor Yeoman, Alf. McCoy and Hon. Robert S. Dwiggins. Success crowned the labors of this meeting. The amount required to. build the road was secured and all friendsof the enterprise are happy. Among the notable incidents of the evening was subscriptions by Misses Flo. and Ora Thompson and Mattie McCoy, Mrs. Alfred McCoy and Mrs. Alf. Thompson. The Indianapolis Sentiffel of Wed- ! liesday contains reports from twentyiwo different localities in the State where the hog cholera is making fearful havoc among the swine. Hey Cholera Specific. Mr. N. C, McCullough, of this city, makes use of a reratdy for sickness among his hogs which has always been effectual in relieving them from any disorders to which they have been subject, As is well kpowo. Mr, McCullough has a large farm south of, the city, which Is made up of prairie I and high bottom land, Whcpeytrbls i farm report any ailment among

his swine he at once resorts to this remedy. It is as follows: To three parts of raw linseed oil add one port of turpentine, mix thoroughly and and drench the sick animal with one teactruful. The remedial effect will almost immediately lieoome apparent. Then feed for a few times upon a slop composed of two parts middlings and one part flaxseed. For general treatment of his hogs he sprinkles, plentifully, pulverized copper* « on the feeding ground, ir the beds where the hogs sleep, in the troughs where they drink and in their wallowing places. On Tuesday, the 2d (list. Mr. McCullough's tenant reported that the cholera had broken out among the hogs, several being very sick. Mr. Me. went immediately to the farm to see what should be done. One hog was lying down, unable to getup, and frothing at the mouth. The tenant thought it was a waste of time to stop to doctor that one, but Me. thought differently. He drenebed the porker according to the above formula, and had the satisfaction of seeing it improve front that orinute. He has nev er lost a hog by cholera, although his neighbors around him have frequently been heavy sufferers. He has 50 hogs feeding at this time. They are kept in a small inclosure end are watered from a well. He says they are perfectly healthy now, and since the general treatment be gave them last week they have had better appetites than at any time since he began feeding them.—Anderson Herald.