Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1892 — Page 6

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Since March l, 1899, th e public debt ha Jay Gould's fortune is estimated conservatively at f 93,000,000. Mr. Cleveland left Broadwater island •and returned to New York Sunday. The barb-wire interests have again been combined into a gigantic trust,with $4,000OCO capital. It is proposed to prohibit immigration from Europe next year as a precaution against cholera. " 5E55S Senator Gibson, of Louisiana, is dangerously ill. Mi. Blaine and Senator Kenua are improving. Tho Government’s weather crop bulletin shows favorable conditions in all winter wheat-growing sections. ::;Z~ An engine struck a loaded stroet car at Philadelphia Sunday. Eleven persons trhro Injured, two fatally. Bnsscll B. Harrison's paper at .Halena, Montana. was sold on the 2d under attaehSilver men believo tho Rothschild props osition made to tho monetary conference is a scheme to demonetize silver, Manquon, 111., a little village sixteen miles east .of Galesburg, was almost entirely consumed by fire Saturday afternoon. Two,women were killed and three injured, being members of a picnic party struck by an engine near Denver, Col., on the 2d, —■- - ■ " • * The Northern Pacific railway has boon compelled to place armed sentinels along its coast division to prevent train robberios. Paul Jordan, aged 106. died at the county infirmary at Findlay, ft, nn the 2d. lie claimed to be the illegitimate child of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Near Enterprise, Ky., Carl Burnham killed his wife by cutting her throat with a razor and then committed suicide by shooting through the head. Stamboul and other lino horses of the Hobart (Col.Tstock farm, are on theiFwav to Now York to be sold. It Is belioved Stamboul will bring SIOO,OOO. The Indians on the Keneslia reservation are clear of debt and have $273,000 to their credit, on the reservation is that caused by drunkenness. President Harrison, it is said, will leave ’the White House almost as poor as he entered It, partly on account of the many extraordinary expenses lie was put to. A lake captain at Chicago who was ■wrecked on the lake shore five years ago and “squatted” on the spot is now surrounded by land created by dumpings that ■is valued at $300,000.

The funeral services over the remains of the late Jay Gould wero held Monday They wore syld to be simple but inipresIve. consisting of the reading of Scriptures, singing of hymns and prayer. Mrs. E. J. Allen, a member of tho Lovejoy street Methodist Episcopal church Buffalo, has brought suit against her pastor, the Rev. E, J. Cook, for $5,000 damages, for defamation of character. Attorney George S. Ko\in, of Denver Col„ lias disappeared with SIOO,OOO of other people’s money Tho worst sufferers are three daughters, whoso father's estate Edim was managing.'" ' ■ Tho damage suit of G. W. Herrick ~r mgatnet-the-Lake-Shero-railroad was decided at Norwalk, 0., Tuesday, the plaintiff getting $9,C00. Tho case has been on trial eleven years, Herrick has since died’ 4 A miserly farmer near Niagara Falls, NY., believed the.comet would “wipe us all out,” and that he might get the benefit of •his accumulations, drew all of his money ■out of the bank and spent it or divided it among his 'Children w ith the admonition for them to spend. The eld man has nearly gone crazy since the failure of the comet to do its direful work. A new labor organization, the United Railway Men of America, has just been started, with headquarters at Chicago. It is clairoel that its membership will comprise over half a million railroad employes taking la men in and out of the various

brotherhoods. There is lobe no “insurance" feature attached, and the object is the maintenance of wages and the redress >' of grievances. Tiie United States Supreme Court Monday, hi the Chicago-Illinois Central lake trout case, decided against the railroad •eubseiueutly affirming the decision of th® court below. Justice Field delivered the opinion. This is tho litigation that has been pending so many years, involving the title to that large and exceedingly valuable tract of land known as the “Lake front,” on the west shore of Lake Michigan, extending back across the Illinois Central tracks to Michigan avenue. Tho decision sustains tho city’s right to th® property.

FOREIGN.

Diaz has been inaugurated President of Mexico for the fourth time. The home rule plan published as coming from Gladstone turns out tobe pure flctlou. 1 Bismarck's trip Sunday from Varzin to Brledriclisrhue was a continuous ovation, flowers being showered over him and great ■enthusiasm manifested. Two steamers—British and Chinese—■collided in theTsland Sea, so reports of the 30th say, and the crew of the Chinese ship, 275 in number, perished. In a great political convention held at Montreal a vote on the form of govern - meet most favored for Canada resultodin 1,f114 for natlonul independence, 992 for ■annexation to the United States, 301 for colonial status and 29 for imperial federation. The Emperor of Germany has consented to send to the World’s Fair what will bo one of the most remarkable and attractive features to be seen In Chicago next year. It will consist of a collection of presents received, by his grandfather, the Emperor William, his father, the Emperor Frederick, and himself. from their fellow sovereigns in Europe, as well' as from tho peoglo of Qermany. , • 'THE RINGING. And nothing Apparently Can Stop It But Its Itamoval. ’77" . » -# For a week there has been great trept4otion among the sifter! of Notre Dame,

who occupy the convent adjoining St Auno’s church. Baltimore, because ojf the mysterious ringing of tho bell at all hour? of tho day and. night. It was heard in thf tho sexton cut the wire, but the bell rang all the louder. ■’* ‘‘Take it down," was the next order, The bell was removed and hung upTor twe days in Fat her Bartlett’s house, but did not ring there. It was then replaced i.n the convent, whereupon it began to rinß again violently." The bell Was taken down and put up in a different manner It kept on ridging and nobody eould sto{ it. It rung so violently that the steel spring attached was stretched straight out and the bell oscillated with such force that it beat against, the ceiling. Thf sexton now places it in position everj morning and removes it at night.

POLITICAL.

Wyoming's legislature is Republican. North Dakota’s electoral voto goes tc Harriforh Both Houses of the Oklahoma LegislattireTsa ilopSTTtfcaTlyv = Texas voto is as follows: Cleveland. 239,148; Harrison, 77,475; Weaver, 99,688; Bidwell, 2,1 >5. 1 Representative Bland Says he has not al any time expected any permanent good to grow out of the Brussels monetary conference. There are only four Democrats in thf Kansas Legislature, but they lipid the bal ance of power antkwiil dictate (.lie election of 11. S. Senator.

It is said that many of the clerks in the departments aro “turning coats” that they may be kindly considered and retained by the incoming administration. Governor Jones, of Alabama, was inaugurated Thursday, for his second term and the followers of Kolb made nomtfort to prevent the ceremony nor any demonstration. Tho Kansas State Board of Canvasser -on Thursday decided the election eontes from CofTey county by lot, and the name of Mr. Ballington, the Republican candidate, having been drawn, he was declared elected. This gives the Republicans a majority of one in the House, enough to organize that body. ■ - The official vote or Illinois has been received aud canvassed, and the results can now bo stated with absolute accuracy. They are as follows: Cleveland,. 426,281; Harrison, er, 22,207. Cleveland's plurality, 26,913. For Governor—Altgeld’s plurality over Fifer is 22,838. Tho official count of Wisconsin is as follows; Peek, Democrat, for Governor, 178,198 t Spooner, Republican, 170,354; -Peck's plurality, 7,814. Tho Kansas State Canvassing Board has ordered tho Secretary of State to issue a certificate of election to R. Dewey, tho Republican elector receiving tbe highest number of votes. By an error of the county clerk of Sedgwick county the name of Cabbcll, a People’s party elector, was written Campbell. Five thousand two hundred and iifty-threo votes were thus lost to Cabbell, and 1,636 in Wilson c.ountyl>y the same error.-Corrected returns have been sent in, acid a protest will be tiled. If the Board refuses to reconsider its action Attorney General Ives will protest against thq,board settling the Coffey county legislative tie voto by lot, on tho grounds of illegality. A now election may Official returns from all counties in Minnesota show a total vote of 207,133, Th° Harrison electors received 122,736; Cleveland electors, 100,575; Weaver electors. 30.398; Weaver electors with Democratic indorsement, 107,077; Bidwell. 14.079. Republican plurality over Democrats, 23,157> and over fusion, 15.559. For Governor Nelson, Republican, received 100,220; Lawler, Democrat, 94,600; Donnelly, Populist, 38,823; Dean, Prohibitionist, 12,247Nelson's plurality, 14,620. The total vote for Governor was 254,890. Representative W. C. P. Breckonridge, of Kentucky, is in favor of somewhat of a departure from custom in the matter of the preparation of the Democratic tariff revision bill. IJo thinks it should be done under direction of Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Breckonridge said that the people had confidence in Mr. Cleveland, and he thought that Mr. Cleveland should, with the assistance of tho Cabinet and other officials, prepare a tariff bill to be submitted to Congress in lieu of a mere passage of recommendation. This bill, he says, could be considered in the committee on ways and means, and such amendments as were agreed on could be adopted in the House and Senate, and a great deal ol time and trouble saved.

CONGRESS.

Congress reassembled on the sth, bn neither house transacted any business The committees who waited on the President were informed that he would submit a communication to-moi raw. Tho death of E. Fv McDonald of Now Jersey was announced, and as a mark of respect the House adjourned. After tho Senate had concluded its session the Republican members caucused to decide upon a program of business.

ESTIMATED GOVERNMENT EX. PENSES.

Secretary Fostor, of the Treasury Department, on the sth submitted to Congress tlie book of estimates for tho liscai year 1893-94. Tho estimates arc as fol, lows: Legislative establishment $ 3,748,413 71 Executive establishment £1,528,301 K Judicial establishment - . , 664.660 CC Foreign intercourse r. “. v“. T.... 1,737,0:9 9C, Military establishments 26,3)1,856 8C Naval establishment,. 23,674,316 21 Indian affairs...... 8,123,211 3) Pensions. .. y 161,831,350 0C X Public works . ~, 18,030,673 Postal service (not incorporated) Miscellaneous ....... 35,rt7,i3»« Permanent annual appropriations 114,3.-1,273.0. Total 8421,612,115 t« The estimates for 1892-93 were $409,608,693.10; the appropriations for tho sam< period wera 1423,261,970.67. The estimates as submitted are $1,649,755 loss than th< appropriating! for the current fiscal rear

THE LADIES.

A firm of machinists in Scandinavia employs a young woman agent Europe. She recently arrived in London direct from Moscow and ep route for Melbourne.. Th,e womaq conj'.ncrcial traveler is frequently met on the Continent, one London firm employing several women as travelers, and many manufacturers having one or more women as agents. From one town in the Union conils the report of a club of women whose members pledge themselves to go to the Fair next year in a simple, serviceable gown, easy and comfortable in fit, and unhampered by any extra length of skirt. A small, light bag, which may be carried iu the hand, must-hold all the other necessities, and, with a minimum expenditure of nerve force, this club will enjoy a maximum of sight-seeing. -

The colored women of New Orleans have sent Judge Tourgee a silk lap-robe of which the material has been grown, spun, and made up and delicately embroidered by tbe women as a token of their gratitude for Judge Tourgee’s efforts on behalf of their race, —- ■■■-■ - ■; -V __ A gracious and generous lady in Ventura, Cal., has caused to be planted about her grounds a beautiful hedge of heliotrope 200 feet long. The public walk is three feet below the level of her garden, and on the banks above wires support the plants, which grow to a height of six feet, their drooping branches falling back to the walk, and covered with fragrant bloom. The little children passing fill their hands with flowers, ladies break the fragrant sprays for their belts, and gentlemen owner, Mrs. Shepherd, announces that the heliotrope belongs to the town and its people.

Mrs. A. M. Mankly has bequeathed to the city of Washington a large sum of money for the erection and maintenance of a borne for destitute women, as a memorial to her mother. In memory of her husband she has willed to the Children’s Aid Society $30,000 for the erection of a home. Frances Hodgson Burnett says that she has made up stories ever since she can remember, and has written them ever since she was 7 years old. She picked berries and sold them to obtain the postage for forwarding her first printed story to the publishers.

“A complete Dack-down,"--Puck.

It is suggestive of the recognition which dramatic talent receives in London that the baby daughter of Lady"Granby at her recent christening had a duchess for one godmother and an actress for the other, with no less a personage than Mr. Arthur Balfour for the godfather. The little maid was christened in the gown worn by all the old Dukes of Rutland and in her mother’s bridal veil. Her sponsors were the Duchess, of Portland and Mrs. Beerbohm Tree, who stopped playing Ophelia long enough to assume the role of godmother. * To celebrate the christening of her only daughter and her own 34th birthday, the Empress of Germany gave 100 sets of baby clothing to the maternity homes in the empire, and the Emperor released 400 women imprisoned for various offences.

Lima, Peru, has a paper devoted to literature, politics and science which fs edited by a woman, the Senora Chlorinda Matto de Turner. Another prominent South American woman is the Senora de Cassorate. an artist of considerable talent, whose faithful rendering of the creole type, which will soon be known from the records of history,promises to make her famous.

A “ Friendship Garden, ” that is the name of the latest fanciful conceit with which the beautiful Lady Brooke amuses herself. There is a nice Old World ring about the title, and a pretty attractiveness in the idea, for within the borders of this garden grow only such enduring plants and shrubs as those near and dear to the heart of its mistress have planted there. One wonders it any of ,the Sandringham lilies that the gentle Princess of Wales loves are planted within the enclosure as yet. The industrial exhibits at the Mechanics’ Fair in Boston include the establishment of a woman printer, in active operation, an exhibit from the laundry of the Home for Intemperate Women, a display of factory work by wbmen, of silk culture from the woman’s prison, and other industries carried on by women, such

as the culture and preserving p? small fruits and of bjee keeping. Forty years ago Oberiin admitted Afl-t-oinetW Brown -and-Lell iee-Smi tk to study in its theological department, an innovation so radical that even liberal Oberlin. whose charter secured to w6men the right to study in all its departments, was fearful of results. On a single Sunday last month, in the city of Denver, thirtyfive pulpits were occupied by as many regularly ordained women min-isters—--3=rr—

PEOPLE.

Queen Victory has altogether taken 447 agricultural prizes. No British sovereign has vetoed a parliamentary bill during the past 185 years. Paul Bourget, the distinguished literary rival of Dumas, was once a Parisian reporter. At the age of 18 Maurice Barrymore. the actor, was amateur chatnpiou pugilist of England.

Dr. Parkhurstjwas re-elected president of the New York Society for the Prevention of Crime. Guy de Maupassant, the famous French story writer, is no longer confined in a lunatic asylum. Paul B. Du Cbillu says that while he was in Africa he had 22,000 op port-unities to marry and declined them all. The Emperor of Germany has ordered that a bronze medal be struck to commemorate the Wittenberg -festival. * Louis Xavier, the Parisian sculptor, has been telling a St. Louis reporter that the feet of American women are too small. Prof. Marshall tells us that the oak in a general way requires to grow from 120 to 200 yqars before it is fit to cut for large timber. Several women in New York are succeding in the real estate business, and two are regular members of the Exchange. Bishop Phillips Brooks strongly condemns the holding of secret sessions of religious conventions as unAmerican and un-Christianlike.

Collecting old China is Miss Braddon’s hobby, and in her house at Richmond, near London, she has a series of well stocked china cabinets. Mr. Gladstone says that thefour authors who have had the greatest influence in the forrrfatkm of his mind are Dante, Aristotle, Bishop Butler and St. Augustine. —— Pasteur, they say, is so deeply absorbed in his professional work that he forgot his wedding day aod had to be hunted up in a hospital by the bride’s relatives on that festal occasion. Pope Leo is a poet of the Virgilian school. Tie writes in Latin verse with great facility and a volume of his poems in that language is expected to be made public shortly. “ Mrs. Priscilla Scroggins, of Hall eouqtjyGa. v is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mabry, ” is a society item of the local paper of that county. iaYls years old Anri her daughter 87. The resident medical officer of the fine Woman’s Hospital in Melbourne is Dr. Margaret White, a lady graduate, who was unanimously selected for the position by tbe board of managers.

Redfield Proctor feels as if he was sitting upon velvet. Vermont has elected him to fill out the unexpired term of Senator Edmunds and the next regular term, which will carry him over until 1899. Rear Admiral Frederick Stephenson, C. aide to the Prince of Wales, has been appointed to succeed Rear Admiral C. F. Hotham, C. 8., as commander-in-chief on the Pacific station. An essay written by Robespierre, ,in a competition for a prize in 1785, has just been discovered in luanuscript at a paper mill. The subject is crime, and the contest was invited by the Amiens Academy. Two vacancies in the French Academy have been caused by the death of Maurier and Renan, and now- is the chance of a lifetime for M. Zola, who was defeated by Pierre Loti for a seat some time ago. The Queen of Roumania is a successful lecturer, as learned as eloquent, but she only goes upon the platform in the privacy of her palace where the young ladies of the best families are her audiences. Mrs. McKee, President Harrison’s daughter, will remain at the White House, presiding in her mother’s stead. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harrison and their little daughter will also remain lit the White House.

Prof. A. D. Hopkins, of the West Virginia experiment station, has arrived from Europe with a bug, which he thinks will destroy the pine tree beetle that has so' greatly damaged the West Virginia forests. Emma Juch’s blonde tresses have impressed Boston much as Paderewski's remarkable shock of hair did the wijole country last year,although they'lack the picturesque , extravagance of that genius’s locks. She—l saw somebody this morning for whom you have great admiration. He —You did, eh? You must have looked in the glass. There is some excitement in Dougherty county, Georgia, over an alleged gold find. T. T. Pierson, of East Dougherty, in digging a well found what appeared to be a gold, nugget, and he believes there are more of them.

FARMS AND FARMERS.

-—-= fwdlot Note*. Some one asked Professor F. WWoH, Of the WieonsTa Station, whieir would be cheaper, to buy bran at $13.50 per ton or middlings at sls in car load lots. He proposes to use the feed for milk cows, with ensilage and, chopped out straw.- Professor Woll says in Hrard’s Dairyman. Typ “At the prices mentioned it will doubtless pay to buy bran in preference to middlings. The, chemical composition of the two feeds does not differ greatly; bran is somewhat richer in protein and in fat than are middlings, but on the other hand it is also richer in crude fiber and lower iu starch, sugar and related compounds than middlings, and its nutritive ratio is consequently narrower. According to average Wisconsin market prices tor concentrated eattie foods, bran is worth $13.42 and middlings $13.70, and I doubt that their feeding value differs very much more than these figures; at any rate it may noY prove ad v antageous to buy middlings when the cost is more thau 50 cents per ton above that of wheat bran.” He is also asked if rye is not a richer food than corn. He says: “ Yes. because it contains more protein.” but at ordinary prices for rye or corn with us, it would be poor policy to buy rye and feed it to cattle in. preference to corn; rye is' usually worth nearly twice as much per ton as corn, the price being determined by the demaud for it for other purposes than stock feeding, and it is doubtful if it would prove much superior to corn as a cattle food.

Sat* the Clover Seed. Present indications are that clover seed will be worth money when seeding time comes next spring. There has been comparatively no material decrease in the ravages of the insects and other enemies peculiar to clover. The crop in the East is reported short and the crop in lowa is estimated at tbe low rate of two bushels per acre. West of lowa there is not enough seed grown for consumption in the immediate localities. The price quoted on the various boards of trade reflect these couditions, October and November being quoted at Toledo, the great clover market, at $6 per bushel, aud at Chicago about the same priee. This is nearly double the price quoted three years ago. It therefore stands the farmer who has a prospect of a reasonable crop of clover seed well in hand to take care of it, as it certainly will be wanted by the close Of another year.—lowa Homestead. ~~

Artichokes. Seeing an inquiry from E. M. S. of Colorado, concerning artichokes for feeding hogs, I will reply to him through your column of ‘'Farms and Farmers. ’ ’ I have exoerimented with artichokes for feeding stock for several years, and they are unexcelled by any other food, especially for hog% As to variety I have found the White Jerusalem to be the greatest producer, and perfectly hardy. They can remain in the ground over winter just as they grew, and in the feed, or if you have hogs to feed for spring market, you can turn them in and they will thrive and fatten with only a little eorn. In the fall I turn my hogs in as soon as the frost has killed the stalk, and let them root them up. Of course I do not ring my hogs. One acre will fatten forty or fifty head of hogs, besides furnishing food for the small pigs that go in and out at their leisure. Since I have raised and fed artichokes I have never had a sick hog, nor do 1 empty corn cribs as I used to when I fed nothing but corn. In the spring I close mv fence to the winter feeding lot, und there will be tubers enough left in the ground to produce the next crop without any planting or cultivating. I plant and cultivate the first year like early potatoes. They can be planted either in spring or fall. In spring planting cut the tubers; in fall select- the smaller ones and plant them ■whole. , In good soil they will produce from 800 to 1,000 bushels per acre. To dig and pit them in the fall they make excellent winter food for colts, cows and calves. Eli Heaton.

Farm Hands in Germany. I visited not only the barons and. lords of Germany, but I went among the peasant classes, or labor element. Here the women work in the harvest fields the same as the men aud get the same wages, doing just as much work. But, Oh! how different thi*ir condition from the comfortable, well paid; well fed, and well clad labor element of Michigan. German laborers in harvest time get 1 mark 20 pfennigs per day (30 cents). Just to think of it! Thirty cents per day from 5 in the morning till 8 at night. For breakfast they have a piece of hard, black rye bread and a cup of beer. For lunch at noon about the same, with some cold meats occasionally. For dinner at night the same, with possibly some black, muddy barley coffee, and with this they are contented, happy and healthy, and are very loyal to their sovereign.—Thomas Wyckoff.

1 Corn In Eighty-eiglit Day*. . The Shenandoah (Iowa) Sentinel say: “J. B. Armstrong, whose land lays in the wonderful Nishnabotna Valley, planted 225 acres of corn between toe 10th aud 23d day of June. Now thut corn is ripe aud ready to be gathered for seed. The crop has been grown within u period of eighty eight days from the' time the seed was put into grown. The yield of corn will be 75 to 100 bushels per acre. Tho groun don w hick the corn

i dfnnAq wTtiTi nr fjT r fIU” SlllflUa ■»* «o I'U¥<sl cil nttu nUtf*l until June 10. From a part oMt the water did not recede until June 15. Let this record, showing a completed cora crop in eighty-eigfat days,i>g beaten if it- can.” Feeding Growing Pig*. It is a great undertaking to get men to break over old rules. With some it is not the custom to give a pig a liberal feed of slop till new corn is in sight. They have pleasure in seeing a pig thin-all summer, in race horse condition, in anticipation of the enjoyment they have in seeing him grow on new corn. They fail to realize that the pig is Losing them money every day during the summer the he is not making his best growth. When he goes to the mill for feed he .volunteers the expression that he is not going to feed his hogs all they will eat, prompted by the. thought that his neighbor and tbe miller think him extravagant when lie-buys feed. Three pounds of good middlings with the pig on good grass should make one pounds gain provided the pig is fed all he will eat. Those three pounds of feed cost less than 2} cents. The pound of meat at present prices at the writer’s shipping point is worth 5 cents. This gives a handsome profit for handling the feed, and the mam ure from this feed so rich in fertilizing material should pay for the grass consumed. What many men want to do is to get away from the idea that it does not pay to feed a young pig all it will eat. We fail to comprehend whfere the profit comes in starving the pig to see the hog grow. Yet this is the practice of a multitude of hog growers throughout tho country.—John M. Jamison in National Stockman.

Point* About tho Hackney. At the coming horse show in Madison Square Garden the exibition of hackneys will be largest and most complete ever made in this country. The hackney is a useful animat and is growing more popular every day. In England he is bred to a high degree of perfertion , and horsemen in

POINTS ABOUT THE HACKNEY.

this country flatter themselves that they are not far behind. A hackney of course, is judged by much different “points” than thoroughbreds or trotters. Even an ordinary observer can readily distinguish between a hackney and other kinds o! horses, by his general aspect of plumpness and sleekness. Those who are upon the subject, however, notice many other points which become familiar only after a thorough study of the animat. To assist those who desire to view the hackney in a, profitable manner the accompanying cut is printed. It shows what a hackney ought to be and indicates those parts which ought especially to be observed when making comparisons. Those who do not know much about horses will learn a great deal by givirtg this picture their careful attention. It was designed by Mr. A. R. Gqdfrey, of the American Hackney Horse Society. The names of the points are as follows: , 1, face; 2, forehead; 3, ears; 4, lower parotid; 9, neck; 10, chest; 11,.jugular channel or furrow; 12, breast; 13, withers; 14, back; 15. ribs; 16, girth; 17, loins; 18, croup; 19, dock; 20, flank; 21, belly; 22, point of shoulder; 23, elbow; 24. forearm; 25, knee; 26, canon or shank; 27, fetlock joint; 28, pastern; 29. coronet: 30, foot; 31, ergot and fetlock; 32, haunch; 33, thigh; 34, stifle; 35, buttock; 36, leg; 37, hock; A 3, canon or shank; 39. fetlock joint; 40, ergot and fetlock 41, pastern; 42, coronet; 43, foot; 44, thigh: 45, hock.

How to Feed Dog*. Mr. D. L. Thomas, of Roscoe, S* D., gives the Texas Farmer a recipe for feeding dogs, which is worth quoting, as follows: Build your sheep yard some distance from the public highway; build it with tvyo six-inch boards and eight barbed wires, the barbs as close as you can get them. Now if a dog kills a sheep, keep quiet, as quiet as tho grave. Don’t let any one know it, not even your wife. I'he.n go into tho yavd. -piok out An old worthless sheep, and kill |t outside of the yard and drag it around with the blpody side down, cut it up into convenient sized pieces and season it pretty strong (strychnine is very good seasong for the purpose), then stow it away until you are ready for business, Just before bed time take your seasoned meat and put a piece every rod or two, around the yard on the trail where you dragged the sheep, then go home and sleep the sleep of the just. Next morning pick up what meat is left and save it for future use. When the dear neighbors - come to look for their dogs just drop your work and help the good folk* find them. Bros. A. D.. Hopkins, of the West Virginia Experiment Station, arrived from England the other day with a bug, which he thinks will kill the pine tree beetle that has so greatly damaged the forests in West Vir* ginia. '