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Lucknow Sentinel, 1890-11-21, Page 3Ise have shown merit to be retained for breeding purposes. Selection will .largely mist in the work of. improvement. One ot. thevery, finest. fertilizers for melons is old bones, gathered up add re- duced by planing them in • alternate layers with ashes the year previous to using them. Put plenty of manure around the canes of the raspberries if you wish a full orop ii< xt season. The manure aervee as a nnnloh: Rroteots the }note,. end nrovidee plant food. We beg to plane before shippers a sum. wary ot the moat authentic reports we have been able to get aa to the prop of apples in the United Kingdom. We have reports from 135 districts, whioh may be olaesified ae follows : Very thin, poor, or almost a failure, 62 ; half crop, or under average, 34 ; fair, good, or average, 39. The ,hove statistios make it abundantly evident that our .home _aunuliea will '4 Y •1 ,. .: a ora :_ POINTERS FOR THE FARMERS: Things Which Every Agriculturist Should Know. THE SHIFTLESS FARMER. cheaper than damp stables or barns and sink animals. The animals have no warm stoves in winter, and dryness is therefore essential. The only good rule for baling hay is to. put it , through the hay press before it becomes too dry, being careful that it is not too damp or wet—when it is simply ripe, as it were. • Save uyour supply_ of feed for the seed, the oleanings at thrashing, and other materials can be gathered up and stored so use during the winter. Experiments made show that when celery and many other vegetables are packed in damp moss and kept in a cool plaoe they will keep well for a long time, and especially in winter. Common eenee urges farmers to give themselves acid teams a good long rest after the mid-day meal. ;rarely is work so pressing as to make the non-obeeovanoe of thistrule profitable. ' Have your animals in good condition Deo. let, and they will be half wintered, but it a horse, cow or bullock begins the winter in bad order at Christmas it can- not well' be recuperated by the next Bummer. ' fore the prospects for shipments from America are correspondingly good. We, however, again call attention to the advis- ability of packing the apples tightly, and not a ping small or common fruit, as it anygn lity of this class arrives the result will in all probability be uneatiefeotory. The fact that the continental crops of apples are aleo poor is a further element of strength in the general position. J. 0. HonciuTON & Oo., Liverpool, England. Hayseed 1s Risiti.' We kin all of us remember how along about September w The papers used to tell abort the caucus or the fair, End them tellers from the city used ter git al mighty witty On the feller with the duster what had hayseed in his hair, They had fun in leeislaters with the man what raised pertaters. If by any hook or crook or chance elected and sent there, End the repertorial friskers used ter comment • on the whiskers , End the carpet -sack of Bilison, what had hay- ceed in his hair. Yes, b'gosh 1 he rid his pass out end ho used ter blow the gas out End he used ter drink bard cider when he went out onatear, End he used ter pinch a dollar till the buzzard used ter, holler, End the men cut up ree-e•diklous what had hayseed in his hair. But, by gum ;•ef you've been roadin' you observe a strange purceedin'— It's the feller with chiu-whiskers that is slowly gettin' there, - End it won't be too surprisin' ef by slowly or- o • Old parties may wak up to.ftnd the Hayseed in their hair. When the fashions change you fellers will all carry green umbreliers End trousers wide across the seat to mako.the dudelets stare ; In them times ef you pass muster you must wear a linen duster End es you want to throw on style put hayseed, in your hair. Bogs,Als Money Makers. .husband and wife should be " equal part- ners." To wade .through nrud to the barn" and out -buildings, when good, dry paths clan so easily be made.' To pay heavy don,• sor's bills for wife and children because' their feet become wet through lack .of good pathe. To have no garden and to buy stale vege- tables of a huckster ; it is nearly as bad to have a miserable little garden, which the good wife and the girl painfully weed, and seoure a few stunted vegetables, when large crops could be had with little trouble if the fart ytr Tit,.A.ii5`.ci,'i^r-tt'laC...ri re.ta a a'rii`ii3`Z r'-f�, 2, '. American Agriculturiat, Low fences induce cattle to attempt to get over, and when the viae of jumping over fences has been acquired cattle will attempt to do so on high fences. The rule should bo to have all fences in good con- dition. The farmer 'who carefully eaves all the manure and uses every endeavor to preserve it is the one who also uses fertilizers Such a farmer is never over supplied with the materials that are necessary to increase the fertility of his soil. It is claimed that an sore of Hubbard squash will give more food for fattening bogs than corn. Sweet potatoes will fatten hogs quickly, owing to the large amount of sugar they contain. Use all the en,all-sweet-ptstatoee-foo t -fiat -purpose— The,experiments made in Ohio for the purpose of arriving at a knowledge of the best method of cutting potatoes for seed, and the production therefrom, show that cutting the see reduces the yield. In other words, the smaller the cuttings the smaller the yield. G -cod green clover, when they are shoats, and good sound Dorn to fattcn..them, make good hogs- and pork. A' go6d strain of pigs is necessary, of course. Healthy hoge will thrive on any food they ought to have. It does not pay to spoil a valuable horse for the sake of making him wear out an old collar. Many horses are injured by old, ill-fitting collars, whioh cane° the borsl to become fretful and uneaey, and often' ro- duce permanent injuries. " Fanny farmers " are blessings to agri- culture. They reach for the best, make experiments, end .gradually lead the more practical workers to a realization of the importance of superior stook and better methods. But for the " fancy farmers " ynany of our beat breeds would not now bb known, and agriculture would be behind other pursuits. Shiftless '"ricks for a Farmer. To try to farm without manure. To work with poor tools and to sow poor seed. To plant more acres than can be taken -of: To buy at public sales what is not needed because it sells cheap. It is shiftless to keep poor. stock. 'A poor cow eats as much as a good one. "Even allowing a2 as purchase money for each pig, I oan make pork with whey and shone for 3 cents per pound," said an extensive dairyman to us just recently. He raises Berkshires and Yorkshires; and of course only expeots each returns through summer reeding. The above assertion others will find endorsed in their exper. ienoe. Whey from cheese factories, or, skim milk, fed with shorts, is cheap feed, and given to the right sort of pigs will yield good pork and and a large profit. Fed to "elm peelers " it rune to heir, snout and lege,, the least valuable of all parts of a marketable hog. 'Any farmers near a eheeee factory with whey in abundance, are making the mistake of their lives if they do not purchase a pure bred boar and raise grade pigs to 'turn that whey into money. We have no breed in particular to advocate, as all have certain distinct quali- ties of their own, but we would ergo those with facilities at hand to place their order with a reliable breeder for a vigorous young ;soar. —The-ratieiug rot "riga is witiahr t e- reaoh of all, as the outlay is small and the returns quick and large. Fifteen or twenty dollars Bunk in parobasing a pedigreed boar will pay those handsomely who have common faoilitiee for pig raising,—Cana- dian Live Stock and Farm Journal for October. , Remedy for Cabbage Worms. On of your postal card correspondents in your issue of August 30th complains about the destruction of cabbage by the' cabbage worm. , The following is a reliable and safe remedy : Dieeolvo 2 ounoee of alum in 10 quera of rain water, unix 3 large tablespon-. tut .fresh Pyrethrum powder thotonghly` wit he solntion, and apply the same by a watering pot or a spraying pomp, whenever the caterpillars make theie appearance. Thero, is no neoecessity of losing a single head of cabbage by worms. In the same number mention is made of the claim of one of the Experimental Stations that the Bordeaux mixture will exterminate the potato beetle. My repeated experiments have oonvinoed me of the utter fallacy of this claim. F. A. I. Agricultural' Note©. The toad is ono of the best friends of the termer and destroys many _insects. See that the fruit trees yon purohaso and aoeept have a good growth for their years. 1ern cobs are exceedingly rich in potash. Sao them, burn them, and carefully col• leo the ashes therefrom. , Young treee ehonld.be rid of wends and grass around the roote and liberally watered twine a day in dry weather. Sunflower seeds are excellent for the hens that are molting. Tho hens should havt,.on all their new feathers before frost sets in. , When manure is piled and composted, the expense of hauling is reduced one-half and the stuff is pnt in much better condi- tion for feeding plants. Be careful now that the heavy Bowe do not kill their pigs by Crushing them. Allow plenty Of room to farroveing'sows, and use out straw for breeding. The squakli bug lays its eggs on rho under aide of the leaves and they ;nay be easily found upon examination. The squash -vine borer deposits its eggs in the stem. Roll your wheat ground, lent do it before sowing. ,After the Beed is town the In. •equalities of the ground rob -mining protect the young wheat during the winter. .-.Before• diap9sing ot animate select such Q To lounge about stores and groceries when it is possible to be doing something at home. To raise frogs and mosquitoes in the front yard. To have a pig -wallow in the road near the gate. To allow the hogs and sheep to wander at their own sweet will over their owner's and his neighbor's premises. - To out the wood for the kitohen fire day by day anti then burn it green. It is worse to leave it for the wife to cut. To allow the barn..yard to drain into the public road or into a stream. A good many farmers are guilty of this. To let the cattle fodder themselves at the hay -stack. It saves a little labor but the waste will make their owner poor. To leave tools of any kind lying out in the weather, to put them away, uncleaned, or to loan them to'shiftless and careless neigh- bors. To turn the cattle out into the bare fields in cold weather when there is nothing for them to eat there, and they lose flesh shiver - n in the cold.• To plant an orchard and then to allow oat- tle to browse the trees; to leave vacant places in a young orchard, to allow a young orchard to remain in grace. It is shiftless to' allow weeds to oocnpy any portion of the farm, and very shiftlees to allow bushes to occupy several rode of ground along the fenoe-rows. It is short-sighted policy to elect to the township and county offices the men who cannot support themselves in the ordinary pursuits of life. It is also costly. It is a thoughtless and a very dangerous• thing for a farmer to put his name on any paper presented by a stranger. Also, togo on the notes of friends and neighbora. It is a shiftless triok to employ the teacher who will work for the !net wages. It is as bad to leave a family of boys and girls to grow, •np without good books and papers. 11 is reckless to buy trees of an atter etrange'r ;, also groceries,apioes and such articles as oan be easily dulterated. Nine times out of tenon° Will bo cheated by so doing. It is a heartless thing for n farmer to allow his wife to work sixteen or eighteen honre, when hie own work is completed in ten honrm. On the farm, as elsewhere, DOES GALLANTRY DECAY? Ladies Say so, and Some of, the Gentlemen .Admit it There •is a decay in gallantry. The ladies say so. The gentlemen admit it. The newspapers lament it. This decay of ailantre old'eobool Was a very curious thing indeed. It kissed li lady's hand, but refused to allow that hand, how- ever skillful, to make itself useful. It wor- ehipped. womanhood, and insisted on keep- ing its idols in a state of, beggary, or at least of dependence. It wrote odes to women's eyebrows, and denied them a. chance to get an education. It gave wo- men a shadowy homage, and denied them all real benefits, because they were only fit to be done up in lavender. Gallantry had been one of the chief obataoles in the way of the improvement of 'the condition of women. L,et a woman get a position as correspondent in a commercial shouse. as reporter on a newspaper, as olerk in a Gov- ernment department, and unless she is a woman of unusual sense; she is apt to ex- pect a gallant treatment of her associates. Her mistakes must be condoned, her faults pace uncorrected, because she is a woman. Or, if she have too much sense to expect anything of the sort, her gentlemen asso- ciates will yet put her upon this footing, and presently orowd her from her place, because "you never can correct a woman, ,you know." Now, a truly modest and earnest woman does not desire this sort of treatment. If she is a clerk, she wants to be a clerk.. She is too proud to ask or receive any odds in competition. It is better, therefore, for the independent women,who have to carry on the struggle of life for themselves, that the old gallantry should die or change its form.—,Holyoke Transcript. DAR$ AND DARING WaYj, � of the (Neap p Divorce De- tective. Husband and Wife Separated By a Design- ing Person Who Was In the Pay of Both —Beside This Stealing Is .Honest. The experience of Alexander W. Van Marten and iris wile Emma with a di= yorce deteotive is an illustration -of the evil � �� „i.'•AA,,, }a,�,,���, v .,,' �?:"yA'�r?..>rt�..^ ;"...:cr.Y 3+ •...�:Ea;z:��t'Sc�. • wife and the marital misery which is being nflioted every day by unprincipled divorce awyers and their tools, says the Chicago Mail. Van Hafften is a olerk in the Chicago & Alton tioket office at 195 Clark street. tie is 26 years old. He was married in St. Louis in June, 1887, to his wife, who is a brunette of the highly strung and sensitive type, They lived together THE ARIZONA. KICKER. Western Editorial Life is Full or f3.:4.• prises and D?®appoinimenla, We eatraot the following from a iseuse of the Arizona 4'tcber says thlir\ Detroit Free Press : A Foorasa IDE&.—Certain people in thfe town hre in the -habit' of shooting into the, Kicker office every night or two, in hopes so riddle us. Sometimes they shoot through ..he esti tot". and acanetYamutate-aught a door, and although they have alwayp ,+ .que+rk�d(�a�aa,r-�1��, �.!�,*!,,.•!r:a�r<¢��e�.mspT,e , .zF,!y'i"F''�;-.��''s^.;�. the operation. ' If•'is a foolish idea to.. e'; pose we sleep in any one spot in the oh" on two suooeseive nights, and it tht would-be aesassine haven't got sen., enough to haul off we shall go into ambusia • outside some night and gather a, couple more eubjeots for our private graveyard. Givrtio. Hrar A Snow.—Daring the aftt c-•` noon of Wednesday last, while out with Oak, boys on the great rabbit hunt in t3trawberr had one child, now two years old, when Mrs. Van Hafften left her husband for the supposed offence of infidelity September ;lith last. It transpires now that she had no cause for suspecting his fidelity to hie .marriage vows, but that Willian;t C. Wil- son, a ao•called detective, who, like many othere of the same species, announces mat- rimonial diflionities as his specialty, deliberately made her believe that Van Hafften was consorting with another woman. To make Wileon's conduct lees excusable and more contemptible he went to Van Hafften after he had secured authority from the wife to discover her husband's supposed misdeeds; and repre- sented to hint that Mrs. Van Hafftenwas not true to him, and indnoed him to give him employment in getting proof against the wife. Thus husband and wife were employing the same man to ascertain the facts as to what he made them believe was the misconduct of the other. Acting for Van Hafften, Wilson pre- tended that he could obtain proof of his wife's infidelity if he were given money to do so, and Van Hafften paid his board at a house near his wife'e' abode and gave him a sum of money for other ex - pensee. Wilson shortly afterward called on Van Hafften with a etatement that the latter could now see with his own eyes hia wife's behavior. He took Van Hafften to a spot on Michigan avenue where he could tee without being seen, but Mrs. Van a £lafawn did not appear with a. man as Wilson said she would, and no other_ proof bf •any sort was 'ro- du,oed, despite the detective's daily promiee to dieolose it. Van Hafften's euepioions were thus aroused, and from inquiries -the whole story came out. - Acting ,on Wilson's " pointers" Mrs. Van Hafften had begun a suit for divorce spinet her husband, alleging adultery. Mrs. Van Hafften obtained the custody of the daughter and alimony, and Van Hafften, follow- ing Wilson ss representations, filed an answer to her snit, in which he insinuated some of Wilson's allegatione. Upon dis- covering that he hard been the dupe of a scoundrel Van Hafften called upon his wife and they compared notes. They concluded that they had both been ,doped and each was satisfied with the other's innocence. Both had fiery tempers, an estrangement had sprung up between them, and in their condition of dissatisfaction and anger they believed anything that wee told them. A reconciliation was effected, and Mrs. Van Hafften will drop her divorce proceedings. She has started for St. Louis, where Van Hafften will join her, and no marriage ceremony being necessary to unite them since no divorce hes been granted, they will resume marital relations and journey down the road of life better satisfied with each other than ever. On learning' the. facts Van Hafften went gunning for Wilson, with the intention of whipping and shooting him is he resisted a drubbing. "t__fo _.Wikon's wife," said _3�an Hafften'tbis morning, " I would have sent him to' Joliet or shot hilts. His wife, how- ever is in'a delicate condition and begged me not to hurt Wilson. Ho is a coward, and.I expected that he would try and shoot me, ant when I found him he went down orr hie knees and fairly groveled. He said that he had put up the scheme because he was in need of bread. I asked,him why he didn't steal. I told him it was worse than murder to destroy the happineee of hus- band and wife. "It was through his representations that I filed my answer to my wife's bill. I expected to prove what he told me and thus secure a divorce. He fairly drove me wild.. When he bid mo in one building to prove to me my wife's infidelity and then brought her down to show that I was breaking my marriage vows I was .nearly crazy. However, everything has been cleared up, and in a couple of months my wife and I will be reunited. She leaves for St. Louie to night for a visit to her parents, and whoa she returns we will once more become man and wife." Texas' Colored Talmage. About 300 nogroee assembled at the old skating rink last night to hear "Sin Killer" Griffin preach on the .subject "Prayer - Meeting in Hell." The services were nom• menoed by singing and prayer. The latter was accompanied by undertone singing from some of the sisters. Starting out, the Rev. Griffin said that he wanted everybo3y to keep quiet. When some one left the home he remarked t)lat it didn't make much difference for one or two to go oat, but that they were going to hell as fast as they did so. The congrega- tion, he said, was bothered because he was going to preach on "Prayer -Meeting in Hell," when there were so many here in Dallas who did not pray. He quoted the Bible as authority that there were prayer- meetioge in hell, saying that Jonah prayed in hell when he was in the stomach of the whale, and that David cried that the powers of hell compassed him round about. The Rev. Griffin said that there were present last night murderers and men who had taken away other men's wives, and that on this account they wouldn't have to go far to find heli, and he exhorted those that were in it there to hold prayer for delivery out of it. The latter part of the Rev. Griffin's exhortation was chanted rather than spoken, , during which he throw himeelf into many striking attitudes. The oongre- , Kation would fregaon Jy_toin with hRraa-in-a thorns, using words of his sermon —Dallas News. He Could But Be Wouldn't., Buffalo News : In line cf battle the spelling class stands, With solemn faces and folded hands, Waiting the word that shall make or mar The cherished report of the anxious star. 0 errible word 1 0 sweetlittle lase 1 How she struggled and toiled to bo head of the class 1 Now she falters with tears in those eyes of brown, And with many a burning blush goes down. And the laddie who stood at her side in the lino— Just suppose his position were yours or mine He can spell the word, but be's riot even tried ; He would rather go down, just to it at her Bide° Sweet school -day love I How long can it last ? Must it change and fade when school -days are past ? Now the lad calls the lassie, his promised bride ; Would he,share a\disgrace just- to sit at her side ? More than Likely. Chicago News : " Can ,I see Mise Hokns ?" " Not just now." " Is she engaged—or is she in town ?" " Oh, she's in the parlor and as the light's p retty well otit the chances are by this time she's engaged." tt he was lslrocked. Porcupine : Mies Inswim—Aa weaselled up the bay I noticed such a number of buoys in tbo water. Aunt Priscilla—I hope you looked the other way. A Pressing .Engagement. New York Herald : " Did you press yoi>,r snit last evening when yon pall n Mira Bellows ?" " Nq ; but I prmssed.her's 1" Size and Sauciness, Elmira Gazette ; The difference betwee:lt repartee and impudence is the size of the man who says it. John B. Freeman,, M. P. P. for Sonth Norfolk, who haa'been very dangerously ill with malarial fever, is some bettor. Deputy Juan A. Mateos will present in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies to -day a bill which, if made a law, will cause three-fonrthe of the olorgy to leave Mexico. 'Nearly all the existing Catholic churches belong to the Government, and the bill proposo'r that only native priests be allowed to occupy the pulpits. Nearlythree-fourths of the priests aro Spaniards. A most °sorting debate is predicted. Ear -Piercing 'in Bad Form. To pierce m child's Bare is now regarded as execrably bad form. Of old, no sooner was the little one christened and vacoinated than straightway the oare(ul mother whisked her daughter off to be punctured at the jeweller's. Fashion has completely reversed these ideas, and to -day even the aohool girl, whose pretty pink lobes have been preserved intact, looks with commis. oration upon the mutilated ears of her less fortunate companion. Pins and oar -rings are now rarely sold in sets for young people and it begins to look as though one relic of barbarism had boen definitely laid aside.— New Yorlc Sun. Kate is Jealous. A London cable says.: Kate Riordan has been arrested charged with shooting Dr. Bright yesterday. I: is supposed she was incensed at the prospoet of Dr. Bright's daughter marrying a man named Maines, who she alleges was formerly engaged to herself. Mr. Maines aeserte that he was never engaged, to Kate Riordan, and that she is laboring under an insane de- lusion. A young man named William McKay was arrested at Saginaw, MIob., yesterday, charge with being implicated in a burglary Ingersoll, Ont., early last summer. The formal opening of the theological faculty of the Quo -A's University took place last evening, when Principal Grant'delivored an address. ballets and wondered who oonld be so oars - less. It seemed that ex -Alderman John» son, who was forced to resign when the Kicker showed him up as a bribe -taker, wasn't shooting at mjaok-rabbits. but at ne. He Bent at least half a dozen bullets in our direction before the boys caught on to him. Then they would have hong him up but for ns. We believe in giving eve ybody-a show out west. We believe that s the way to build up the country. We b gged Johnson cff and gave him a show to 'repent of the error 'of his ways, and we' hope he will have sense enough to profit y it. If not, he will be found playing p d . some morning from the limb of a t ee. , EXPLANATORY.—The third nm': of the second page of this issue will, be found blank. It is not our fault. Co?. John Kyloff, one of the old pioneers of this ticowp,, �r,� died last week, and his widow sent in an ---" obituary notice whioh just filled the column. We thought it read pretty strong when we set it up, but as the Colonel was the third roan to aubsoribe to this paper and° pay in advance we intended to let it elide. The forms were all ready for the prose when a deteotive arrived from Port land to identify the Colonel as a thief, em- bezzler, bigamist and all-round bad man. His proofs were so straight that we hadn't the oheek to publish the obituary. We sent a bouquet to the widow with our com- pliments, but that was the best we could do. THEY OBJECTED.—The twenty-two hands over on Smith & Wiley's ranch are easily stampeded. One of them is named Had - on, an . woor three' weeks ago we . com- mented on the eize of his mouth. We did` it entirely in his praise, as we believe him to be the only man in Arizona who can hold a pint of water in his mouth. His friends got a wrong impression, however, and the other afternoon the whole crowd rode over on a personal visit. We didn't go off fishing because they were coming ; it was simply a coincidence. We didn't borrow a male and gereoffeatillop be - Caine we didn't want to see the boys, but beoarise we were limited as to time. We didn't wait until midnight to return because we had any fear, but the fish bit so well we hated to leave 'em. Some day, when the cowboys have time and we have time, and everything is all right, we shall hope for a long visit and a friendly chat. SYMPTOMS OF A JACKASS. Diagnosis of a Wonid-Bo Consumptive lliixed with a Telephone Girl's Pranks. Tiokleribs is a praotioai joker, but he is very mnoh afraid of consumption. The other evening he began coughing and went to the telephone and palled up Dr. Whiteye and told him he was pretty sure he was in the first stage of consumption. Now, it may be stated by way of paren- thesis that Tiokleribs had played a good many jokes on the girl at the central pall office, eo as soon as she heard what he said -sbe-i angartriiansio-shots-where—a man ie in the habit of practicing upon a bass horn about that time and told him in her sweetest tone that she would like him to blow a short sharp blast right in front of the transmitter of his telephone as soon as he heard the bell tinkle. The young man got ready. " Oh, I fanoy you're mistaken," said the dootor. " No, I ain't. Lose no time. Come over at once." Hold on 1 Cough in the telephone." The girl, who had been listening, jerked out the plug connecting Tiokleribs, put that connecting the basa'horn in its place and tinkled the bell, according to previous ar- rangement. The young man dropped the receiver from its hook and blew a terrible blast. The girl immediately restored the connection,and the doctor, after recovering from his aston- ishment, asked: " Did you cough?" " Yes ; ain't it pretty bad ? " " I ehotild say so," exclaimed the doctor. " What shall I do ? " " Why, you are turning to a jackass very rapidly, and you had better begin yonr new way of living at once. Yon have symp- toms of the oonsnmption cf oath end baled hay." While the doctor wondered and the patient raved the telephone lady split her sides with laughter. and theignorant ignorance man tooted his horn in of what ho had done.—London Exchange. tie Was Uer Goose. " Well, your goose ie cooked 1 " exclaimed Snodgrass as he entered his parlor. ` " Who bas been roasting yon this time lova ? " asked Mrs.Snodgrasn, anxiously. The utility of a 'horse's tail, says the Troy Press, is trot exhausted by its abil- ity to brush flies from its hide. It ants mnoh like a rudder to a ship, and meas- urably guides a beast. It is noticeable that a horse when going at ite ntmost speed elevates and extends its tail, and ie somewhat steadier and supported by the operation. The shortening of horses' tailet impairs their speed, is unnatural, it,jetrionil and obieotionable. It ie gratifying to know that the praotioe is mnoh less customary than formerly. Nature made noemistake when it gave the horse a long tail. Sir John Thompson has paused a oiron- lar to be issued to all the judges in Canada, as well as to the Attorney -General of each provinoo, selling their views as to the advisability of abolishing the grand jury System. •