Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1879 — POULTRY DISEASES. [ARTICLE]

POULTRY DISEASES.

Cholera. —lt is not our intention in the limited space of this column to give full treatises on ait the diseases of poultry. We giro only the best remedies for the most common and fatal diseases. The most dreaded scourge of the Western and Southern poultry breeder is the cholera. SYMPTOMS. Sudden and violent thirst, diarrhoea, greenish droppings, afterwards thin and whitish, or. closely resembling sulphur in color, extreme weakness and staggering, or billing about, sometimes accompanied with cramps, and often with a pale, anxious look about the face; combe, wattles and ear lobes become pale or blueish in color. In true cholera death results in from twelve to thirty-six hours. f R SMITHES. Whatever remedies are used gr>od sanitarv care is necessary Roosts, bouses and nests should be whitewashed often in summer with hot lime and a little carbolic acid added The floors of the coops and the yard ~must.be kept clean and dry; sprinkle them frequently with slacked lime; give pure, cle*n,'freeh water twice a day, and allow no stagnant water to stand on the premises; supply plentifully with broken bones or sheila, and cbarcorl; feed moderately in warm• weather, and but twice a day. Soft feed is beet in the morning and whole grain at night. Give a variety of grain and plenty of green food. A splendid thing to use, both as cure and preventive, is grain soaked In carbon or coal oil and fed two or three times a week. To check the diarrhoea give a table spoonful of Venitian Red in one gallon soft feed. Two or three feeds will stop it. Use the Douglas mixture,.given last week, as a tonic. Always salt, slightly, •oft food, and throw in a spoonful of pepper once a week. To purify and disinfect the house, turn out all the fowls, shut up tight, burn half a pound of salphur in the house, keep close till evening, then ventilate, sprinkle a little carbolic scid, and admit the fowls. Repeat daily and no cholera, roup, caaker, or other epidemics or contagions can last long. It ia always best to cars for fowls that disease may be prevented. Always place aick birds by themselves, remote from the others. After a short time if they •asm incurable thfe “hatchet’’ is the chtap«st remedy. Of course, fowls must be kept free from vermin, not over crowded, dry, A»d well ventilated. Poultry shows to occur Wabash Valley Poultry Association, LaFayette, Ind. B. T. Wells, Sec., Dec. 10 to 17, 1879. Legansport (lad.) Poultry and Pet Stock Association. C. H. Miller, Sec., Dec 29, *79, to Jan 2, 80. Indian* Biate Poultry Association, Indianapolis. H. C. G. BaU, Sec.. Jan 8, to 15, 1880. ’ ' Northern Indiana Poultry Aaaooiation, J- H- Welch, Bec., Jan 27 to •O, 1880.

* —Only two months till Christmas. —Fatten your tarkeys for Thanksgiving. — Old papers for sale at The Bta.xda.ed office. —Mr. R. P. Benjamin paid his parents 4 visit last week. • —Calling and visiting cards, large mb stock just received at Tax Standard office. —A marriage license was issued on the ,18th instant to Jacob Albert and Jane Rice. —O. B. Mclniire and Jaa. P. Irwin, of Remington, were courting in this place, this ■week. —James 8. Irwin, trustee of Carpenter township, called at Thk Standard office, Wedreeday. —Get what you need in the jewelry line now for Orwin is going awsy and will sell goods cheap. —George Morris, of Baltimore, Md., was in town this week, looking after bis Jasper county interests. —Ho, ho! Everything ckeap at W. 8. Orwin’s. Call and see for yourselves, if you don’t believe it. —Twenty-five handsome calling cards, with name neatly printed, for ten cents, at Thb Standard office. Hon. Geo. Majors and Commissionerelect Rock wood, of Carpenter township, were in town Monday. —Besides a number of cases of diphtheria there are a few cases of ague reported in this place and viciuity. Not dead yeti Business is lively at W. *5. Oiwin’s. He is bound to sell. Give him a call before be leaves. —Judge Hammond is disposing of the docket of the present term of court with his u*ual promptness and despatch. —Prayer meeting will be held at the M. E. Church every Thursday evening instead of Wednesday eveniug as heretofore. Mrs. J. M. Hopkibs is prepared to do stamping for ladies’ needle work. All work warranted. Call and see her patterns. —Mrs. Major Bitters, sou and daughter, took a trip across the country, this week, to Rochester, te visit friends and relatives. —Remember the services in the Christian church tomorrow morning at 10:30 o’clock, by Elder N. F. Ravlin,. of Chicago. —The “Poultry Department” was unavoidably crowded out last week. It appears agaia this week, and is unusually interesting. Read it. —Mrs. Chas. M. Johnson, who has bean visiting her sister, Mrs. E. L. C’ark, for some two weeks past, returned to her home in Michigan, last week. —The cold, chilly winds of October t his week made fires and overcoats necessary for the comfort of the inhabitants of this part of the mundane sphere. —Subscribe for Thb the best and cheapest local newspaper published in Jasper county. Only $1 a year;'six months for 50 cents; three months for 25 cents. —The honorable board of county commissioners met in special session Monday to make settlement with the township trustees. The session lasted till Wednesday. —Farmers having hay to sell will learn something to their advantage by calling upon Hon. I. D. Dunn, before disposing of the same. 'Mispress, will be in operation shortly. —Miss Welch, who has been stopping with her sister, Mrs. M. E. Baylor, for several weeks, ih qust of better health, has ! returned to Adrian, Michigan, somewhat improved.

—The finest stock of visiting and calling cards aver opened iu Rensselaer may be found at The St-Wdabd office. Over twenty different designs. Call and leave your order. —Thx Rensselaer Standard, the hesl and chrapr.it local newspaper published in Jasper county, sent to anysddress one year, postage prepaid, fur sl. Now is the time to subscribe. We are glad to learn that our old friend, George Kessler, who received severe injuries last week from a circular saw, is rapidly improving. We hope to see him about again in a few days. Hon. Wm. B. Price, of Carpenter township, called at The Standard office, Monday evening, and left upon our table a late copy of the Cleveland (0.) Leader, Bor which he will please accept our thanks. —A dealer in our lowd who don't advert tise says, persons seeking solitude, where they can commune with their own thoughts uninterruptedly, should come to his shop, where it ie as quiet aa the grave.—[Ex. —Mr. Lewis Rich, trustee of Wbeixtfield township, was in town the first of the week. Mr. Rich met with an accident ene day last week, resulting in she dislocation of his shoulder, which accounts for his carrying his arm in a sling. —By~ reference to card published elsewhere in these columns it will be seen that John F. Boroughs, of this place, and Robert Gregory, of Monticello, have formed a partnership in the practice of law. We wish the new firm saccess. —Wanted, to buy oi trade for small farm of 80 to 120 acres, in Jasper county. Good location desired. Will not object to small incumbrance. Will pay part cash. Call on or address Wright & Reeve, real estate brokers, Rensselaer, Indiana.

—Strayed or stolen from the pastors of the undersigned, just east of Rensselaer, two three-year-old steers; one a dark red, rather chunky build; the other * light red, with heavy honm; both branded with the letter “T on the left horn. A liberal reward will be paid for tbeir recovery. Jacob Kiolisbach. —Hdw a store keeper can reconcile the statement that “it is fresh butter, just brought in this morning,” when it is as stout as Harrington’s hay press and sings. “Darling, I am growing old,” and the next morning tells a Sunday school class that he promised a dying mother never to toll an untruth, is a matter we leave to his Maker. —[Goodland Herald.

-Iks Hart Hotel at Remington has an enviable reputation and therefore enjoys • goad patronage. Its recoasmendaiions to papular firvor art good tables, nice eleaa beds, gentlemanly treatment aad reasonable rates. Give It a trial. —A party of sportsmen consisting of Mr. L. P. Good, of Richmond, this state, Mr. Frank White, of Battle Ground, Messrs. C. C. Starr, Zimri Dwiggins, Will Childers and John Paris, of this place, want out to the Kankakee river, last week to spend a few days hunting and fishing. —Prof. G. W. Allen, principal, reports the Rensselaer schools in a very prosperous condition. Parents should visit the schools occasionally and see the progress being made by their children. By so doing you will encourage them in their pursuit of knowledge and add materially to the success of the schools. —Our young friend, John L. Makeever, was “setting up’’the cigars to the boys this week, on account of bis being admitted to practice in the oourts of Jasper and adjoining counties. Johnny is a man of good habits, is possessed of more than average ability and we predict for him a useful and and successful career in his chosen profession.

——Prof. Kellogg, of New York,, began a series of lectures in this place, Wednesday evening last, on the subject of Phrenology. He handles his subject very scientifically, and gives practical demonstrations of mesmeric influences, or the power of one mind over another. Altogether his lectures are quite interesting and attract very good audiences. * —An exchange says some business men never spend a cent for advertising, either in the newspapers or any other way. In the stores of such men are generally seen old barrel heads, on which are inscribed in chalk or charcoal such devices as these: “Flower. Korn Meel, Pertatoes, Poork, Cheze, Kaliker. Kountry produce bawt and eould; goods cheap for cosh, Tee, Shugar, etc.’’-*— [Waynetown Bauner. —While our exchanges are boasting of their mammoth vegetables it may be well for them to record the fact that White county has a radish measuring five feet in length and three feet in girib, one head of oats five feet in length, corn weighing 150 pounds to the bushel, and stranger still, a ttirnipseed weighing over 100 pounds.— They all belong to the animal kingdom, however, and begin their names with capital letters.—[Monticello Herald. —Talk about hard times! Why, bless your eyes, don’t you see more horses and buggies, and phaetons, and sulkies, and spring wagons, and hacks than ever before? Everybody is on wheels trying to throw dust bn their neighbors bv having the fastest horse, and lota of people are visiting remote expositions and fairs, all well dressed and with money enough to get home on. Hard times used to look different from this. Hard times is a thing of the past.—[Lafayette Journal.

—Rev. J. M. White is billed for an illustrated lecture at the court house, to-night, which promises to be a rare treat for the citizens of Rensselaer and vicinity, especially the temperance portion. ‘‘The downward course of the drunkard” will be exhibited in twelve stereoDtio views, the primary cause of, and the only cure for drunkenness will be given. Let the friends of temperance and everybody else turn out and see the evils of intemperance vividly portrayed. - Ad.uission only ten cents. —That mysterious mark on the countenance of many, causing a look of melancholy and dejection of spirits, that slow and feeble step, and downcast look, that general debility and loss of appetite, can all be cured with the use of Liebig’s Fever and Ague Cure. We could furnish you with the testimony of hundreds of druggists and thousands of individuals, who know of the wonderful effects of this medicine; cures seemingly miraculous. Try it and know for thyself. Sold by W. J. Imes, druggist. —Rev. John A. Leach, Past Grand Prelate of the Grand Lodge of Masons for Indiana, died at his residence at New Carlisle, Laporte county, Indiana, on Friday last, and was buried with Grand Masonic honors on Saturday. He was a traveling minister in the North Indiana conference, M. E. Church, ft>r thirty years. For some time past he has had a Masonic supply stock at the Masonic Temple in this city—[lndianapolis Journal, 16th inst. Mr. Leach was atone time pastor of the M. E. Church at this place.

—The writer had occasion to visit Remington on Monday. He found business men wearing cheerful countenances on account of the increased activity in all branches of trade. Republicans were exceedingly jubilant over the result of the recent elections and are eonfident that Indiana will wheel into line and take her place among the republican states in 1880. Democrats were remarkably scarce, but what few could be seen wore a look of sad despair. The grain business was lively, the recent advanoe in prices having had a tendency to induce the sellers to throw their grain upon the market. Some, however, preferred to hold on for better prices. —The silliest plea made by some business men who do not patronize the columns of a newspaper, ie that they are “too well known to need advertising." If the same people were in this county now that inhabited it twenty years ago; if none died or none were born, and if new settlers were not constantly pouring into our oounty, and if there was no competition in business, then there would be a shadow of sense in such a position. But where there are constant changes in population, and lively competition in trade, no man is ever “too well known” to advertise. He may flatter himself with the thought that he is, but in course of time he will ascertain that his younger but enterprising advertising neighbor is a good deal more favorably known than himself. There is progress in everything, and the man who expects to do a lively business must let the people know that he has something to sell them. The people expect it and patronise the man who is anxious for their custom, and who thinks enough of it te politely ask for it through the newspaper.—[Goodland Herald.

—Married, at the residence of Mr. Chaa. P. Hopkina, oa Bonday, Ilia , 19th instant, by Elder D. T. Halstead, Mr. Jacob Albert •ad Mbs Jennie Rioa. all of Jaaper county. Oar best wishes go with the happy couple aa they journey down the streagn of ilfhe. —Among the attorneys in attendance upon the Jasper circuit court this weak from abroad worm Harper W. Snyder and W. H. Pierce, Remington; Col. J. Healey, Goodiand; Robt. Gregory, Mvntioello; Judge Ward, Lafkyotto; Hon. Chas. H. Toot, Indianapolis. —Thb Standard office last weak turned out 7,000 labels for mall agon! Porouptle, and this week printed 10,000 blank cbacks for the banking bouse of A. McCoy A Thompson, and 1,000 dodgers for Rev. J. M. White, besides numerous smaller jobs. Business is booming.