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INDIM^OLIS, mDIANA, NOVEMBER 20th, 1875.
No. 46.
LiYS Stock*
INDIANA NEEDS  MOKE AND
BETTER SHORT-HOENS.
XHtor Indiana Farmer:
W. W. Thrasher, after a two weeks'
attendance on the Kentnoky stook sales,
comes back to ns strong in the faith and
more than ever impressed that Indiana
needs more, and better Short-Horns.
Kentuckians have inaugurated a system
of out of door "on change" that is the
wonder of the world. So business-like is
this "on change," conducted—so methodically—so systematized is it, rushed
through with such precision, that but
hours are required to scatter whole
herds at a value that would stun men in
many of the busy marts of the world.
Think of a heifer only a few months old,
taken in, in a few seconds, at $15 000;
this was really the caBe during this series
of sales, yet it mnst be attended, to believe that such values in cattle exist.
This heifer was bought by Messrs. Spears
& Son, of Tallula, Illinois, a farmer, a
practical man, who has made Short-
Horn breeding a business, and knows
their value.
Mr. Thrasher brought over North
Star, got by Star of the Realm, now
owned by Mr. J. V. Grigsby. of Edge-
wood Farm, Winchester, Kentucky.
Star of the Realm was bred by Hon. M.
H. Cochrane, of Hillhurst, Oompton,
Canada East, who thought so much of
him, that after he had arrived at Mr.
Grigsby's farm, 'he sent six cows to him,
all the way from Canada. Not one of
those cows would have gone back to
Canada, could Mr. Cochrane been prevailed upon to price them. We believe
Star of the Realm was got by Commander-in-Chief, a bull imported by Mr.
Cochrane at a high price.
^ Mr. Thrasher also brought over one
six year old cow, and two fine heifers,
which looks as if he proposes to make
trouble next year.
We caused" considerable talk over the
State, by the unprecedented show made
on our fair grounds this year, but our
stock men say. they are making preparations to place Rush county unmistakably'
in the front in the future. From the
present tone and temper of stock men,
with olear weather, track speedy, feed
plenty, and good management, we fear
no rivals. There are some young animals, now coming in, that will astonish
our people when led into the ring next
year, bred on Rush county sod, trained
and fed by Rush county farmers.^ We
are becoming wonderfully adept in the
business, for so short a course of study,
bnt it is a business that captivates a
man, when he once gets into it, and
whea youget a man interested, thoroughly impressed, he will throw a wonderful
amount of dirt to uncover the hidden
treasure deep down. He will give to it
study, he never thought himself capable
of, and *the more he turns it over, the
better he likos it.
Hon. _ M. H. Cochrane, mentioned
above, is a man of immense wealth, a
member of tbe Canadian Parliament, a
gentleman of superior judgment and
intelligence.' Yet he says,' his principal
enjoyment is in breeding thoroughbred
animals, and on his farm, Hon. Samuel
Campbell, of New York Mills, Oneida
county. New York, one of the wealthiest
capitalists and manufactures, and known
by some of our merchants. After making one of the most successful and high-
. est average sales ever made in this or
any other country, gave up the business
of Short-Horn breeding because of advanced age. He declared, when the sale
was over, on being asked if he intended
to finally and_ forever give up the business of breeding, that could he live his
life over, he would put his capital, his
time, his energy, into this business.
The lamented General Sol. Meredith,
of onr own State, whom to know was to
love, declared to ns last spring, that it
was a business that infatuated him.
That the seductions of office, of place,
of position, were incomparable to the
quiet and retirement of his farm. In
the society of his son, daughter-in-law,
nnder the shade of his roof, in the sight
of his beloved wife and son's graves, was
his earthly paradise. This distinguished
"eountry gentleman" we all knew, we
all loved, we all honored, we knew his
intensity of purpose, his integrity, his
probity, and how beautifully, how touching, how regretfully, were this grand old
gentleman's remains committed to earth,
by thousands of mourners.
A few, very few of our young men are
starting right; they are engaging in a
profession, which if followed up, with
nerve, energy, assiduously, studiously,
honestly, they will never regret. A profession, honorable, competent, and one
that will eDgage the highest, best talent—
we would like to see more young men
stick to the farm, and let the thousands,
now scrambling fcfor position, for place,
all over this broad land, get it. before
► others crowd alter, and all go down, in
the common whirlpool of distress and
{.disaster. J. N. H.
Rushville, Indiana.
HOW TO FEED HORSES.
HOO CHOLERA-CAUSES
TREATMENT.
AND
The Michigan Farmer says: Having
selected the food or mixture of food we
propose to use, we have now to consider
the formjin which tbat food may be most
advantageously given. It comes to us
in the form of hay and grain, and is
open to two objections. The long hay is
wasted by the animals allowing a portion
of it to fall under their feet, and the
whole grain is liable to pass undigested
through the alimentary canal. To avoid
these sources *f lo9s, we advise that the
hay be chopped and the grain crushed.
Experience enables us to say positively
that these operations are productive of
no ill effVefs. The additional expense
tbey entail is many times repaid by the
prevention of waste in hay, and the more
complete digestion of all the grain eaten.
It has been objected to these operations
that they induce a hoise to belt his food
only half masticated. We crush grain,
not to improve upon mastication, notto
save the animal the trouble of chewing
his foo'Jibut- simply to break the cnvel-
o?e, andjthus allow easy digestion. We
do not jfind it to powder, but are quite
contented if it be split. No doubt horses
with good teeth would give a good ao-
count of most of the grain they are allowed, but we are not satisfied to lose
any, aad therefore we reduce all the
corn ta a form which, while it might
still be fwell masticated, is most favorable for digestion; to a form in which
even slijauld it escape the teeth, it will
not escape the stomach.
j   THE CUTTING OP HAT
is advised for a different reason. We
do not) suppose that this mechanical
operation affects its digestibility. We
cut it to prevent its waste in transit from
granary1 to pit, and in the stall, when the
horse pulls a mouthful from the manger;
but principally to mix with the grain, so
as to dompel the horse to thoroughly
masticate the whole l»f his provender.
With long hay frequently portions fall
under foot, are trampled on'and spoilt;
some Jiorses, from mischief, willfully
throwtheir hay on the floor, and these
little bits form collectively, ia a large
establishment, a considerable item. By
cutting the hay this waste is prevented,
as th(fanimal can only remove a mouthful' at a time. The length »f cat is almost immaterial, being equally effeotive
if cutjto two inches as cut to a half.
Almost of more importance than the
form in which food is given is the
I
FREQtJENOY AND REGULARITY OF MEALS.
The horse's digestive organs are not constructed for long fasts. Long intervals
withdut food produce hunger, and hunger
begets voracity; food is bolted, and indigestion and colic follow. This is doubly
true land doubly dangerous with horses
doinf hard work. They come to their
long-deferred meal not only hungry, but
exhitisted; not only is the food bslted,
but the stomach is in such a state as to
be iacapable of thoroughly active digestion] and is overpowered by half the
amopnt of food it could otherwise easily
digest. The prevention of waste is almost attained when we give a proper
for A; but there are two points to which
it is right to devote some attention—
THE FORM OF THE MANQEKS,
and attention to the wants of the individual animals. The mangers should not
be less than three feet long, eighteen
inches wide, and twelve inches deep.
They should_ have an upper border of
wood projecting inwards for two inches,
and a transverse bar of half:inch round
iron across the middle. A piece of two-
inch-wide hoop-iron, screwed onto the
top of the manger, protects it from damage by the horses' teeth. This simple
arrangement prevents the horse from
throwing ont his corn, and the provender
is not in so thick a layer as in the ordinary narrow and shallow manger.
LETTER FROM A SUCCESSFUL
SWINE BREEDER.
Oil Cake for Feed.
This disease is  singularly fatal  this j
seaBon.   In Boone county this State we I
are told by a friend that the losses are
great.   We have already reported heavy
losses by this disease elsewhere in this I
and other States.   The great hog  districts in Illinois are also greatly stricken
with the disease in its most fatal form.
Ofthe
CAUSES OF THE DISEASE,
a writer in the National Live Stock
Journal says they are obscure but as it
is more prevalent in low and undrained
localities than on high and well-drained
soil, it is considered to be duo mainly to
miasmatio and malarious emanations.
Confinement in filthy sties, impure drinking water, and want of change in food,
etc., are also amongst the causes. We
are convinced that many animals of this
class are annually lost from the effects of
improper food, or from living in_ an atmosphere surcharged with poisonous
effluvia, the product of animal or vegetable decomposition. Decomposing substances, both animal and vegetable, corn
that has undergone a change from long
keeping or exposure to damp, and which
is loaded, perhaps, with the sporules of j
poisonous fungi, brine from the meat
tub—these and other similar substances
are often given to pigs as food, and in
many instances have been known to
cause very great_ losses. Much that we
have seen convinces us of the necessity
of more attention being paid to the quality of the food of these animals than is
generally being done, and also to the
nature of their lodgings, as well as the
air they breathe.
TREATMENT.
The treatment is most unsatisfactory,
owing to the acute nature of the disease;
in fact, all remedies are useless when not
administered as soon as the first symptoms appear. When the disease breakf
out in a herd, the animals should Ve
kept on low diet, have plenty of exercise
and fresh air. In the early stage of the
disease, cold water sluicings, often repeated, have proved beneficial, and so
has the method of burying in the earth
in a cool and dark place. For this purpose a hole isdue, sufficiently large and
deep to admit Mr. Pork sidewise (the
legs being previously tied with a soft
straw band);_ the body_ is then covered
with a sufficient quantity of earth and
grass turf, leaving the head free; and in
order te support the head, a grass turf is
laid under the snout. Before burial
several injections, consisting of cold
water with vinegar, are thrown into the
rectum.
In order to keep the surrounding
earth constantly cool, sold water is,
every half hour, to be let on it. The
animal remains_ thus buried until it recovers, which, in successful cases, happens within six, twelve, or eighteen
hours. Hog cholera is treated in many
different ways, each having its advocates; somepeople have seen good effects
from bleeding in the earliest stages of
this disease, Emetics and purgatives, in
connection with lukewarm injections of
salt water with vinegar, are very strongly
recommended.. In the beginning of the
disease, success has also attended tie
administration of an emetic, such as
white hellebore and ipecacuanha, of
each two parts; tartar emetic one part;
mix and give a small pig a scruple, and
a larger one-half a draohm, thrown dry
upon the root of the tongue; this to be
followed up by purgatives and clysters.
Purgative to consist of Epsom salts, one,
two or three ounces, according to the
size and age of the animal, administered
in broth or swill from a bottle. Exercise, fresh air and sluicing tbe animal
over with cold water are measures to be
be recommended. Animals that recover,
unless well treated, continue to suffer
from partial paralysis, or from rheumatic
inflammation of the joints.
Mr. Summit, Henry County, )
Indiana, Nov. 6. j
Editors Indiana Farmer:—I notice
in your card reports that farmers are
selling off their hogs half fatted on account of hog cholera and I have heard of
hogs being butchered and sold or sold on
account of oholera, when they were dying off, one or more daily. Now I think
that should not be so and certainly is
not in accordance with the golden rule;
especially the latter, as I think there isa
remedy. I will give it, or my experience, and I have been on this farm for 30
years raising hogs, corn and wheat for a
living. I think my experience worth something at least to me.   Some fifteen years
ago the hog cholera or something of the
kind prevailed in this vicinity to an
(Jarming extent, some of us losing
heavily. They were stock hogs. It being in the latter part of_ winter, as a
matter of course for self interest. I was
making every inquiry that I could for a
remedy, I finally met with an old gentleman who lived near Oxford, Ohio, who
was a large hograiser. He told me there
was no need of having hog cholera, or
in fact any other disease among hogs. In
proof of which he said he had kept his
hogs perfectly healthy for a number of
years; he did not use any medicine but |
simply a preventive and a simple one it
was. He fed all the ashes that was made
at the house the year round, feeding it
once a week, and if he had as many as a
hundred, he would buy more ashes or
soap and give them, and said he thought
he had not had a sick hog since he commenced the practice. The remedy was
so simple and easy of course I tried it
and to my satisfaction. My experience
has proved about the same, not having
had even a sick pig after it got big
enough to eat corn or slop. I throw the
ashes in the slop trough or where I feed
andtput salt on it; or if you have a slop
cistern put some ashes in it with brand.
I have one difficulty, however, in raising hogs, that is, in finding so many dead
pigs in the nest. They appear to be too
weak to take care of themselves and
some get over-laid. In fact my sows do
not have many pigs at a time, though I
do not know but that is common with improved stock. I have attributed the
difficulty to keeping the sows too fat.
The hog crop in this country is growing less every year. There are but few
lots that exceed fifty and in fact but few
over 25, where twenty years ago we would
see from 50 to 100 or more, though now
our hogs average net as many pounds, as
they did then gross.       P. P. Rifneb.
derived, yet it is very seldom that eaeh j
furnish exactly half in the produce, but
instead, they furnish in proportion to the
predominating fractions of blood contained in the two—for example, say in
the above—one of the thirds in the blood
of the cow is identical with the three
fourths in the blood of the bull, then in
the union these two being identical, assume their proportionately overpowering
influence in making up the form, style,
&o., of the produce, and if all_ these
minor fractions in both dam and sire are
each alien to the other- or comparatively
so, they are only the more overwhelmed
and controlled by this majority. But
suppose that the other third in the blood
of the cow is identical with the eighth
in the blood of the hull, then the union
of this third and eighth, though still a
minority, will be sufficiently potent to
exert a perceptible modifying influence.
STOCK SALES.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A geological survey of Vigo county is being
The gold
subsided.
fever in  Jennings  county   has
An English writer to The Millwright,
ks: Why is it that so much of the linseed oil cake produced in your country,
especially in the west and north, is exported to England? It must be that its
value as food for cattleand stock of all
kinds is not known or is not appreciated
by stock feeders of your country. American oil cake commands 150 to $60 per
ton in England, and as the English are
the best economists in the world they
would not pay more for oil cake than
they would for anything else if it were
not the mpst valuable for feeding purposes, particularly when we consider the
extent to which they feed for fattening.
Experienced English feeders all say that
their best beef is that from cattle fed
on oil cake meal, and it is universally
known that the English know how to
make and appreciate good beef. Oil
cake meal is equally valuable as food for
horses, cows, sheep and hogs. It is the
richest food known; it gives a healthy
tone to the animal, fattening lean ones
and maintaining tho health and vigor ol
the strong. The great value of oil cake
for cattle food has long been known, yet
it is by no means sufficiently appreciated
in your country, nor upon the part of
very many persons who own or feed stook
is it clearly or fully understood.
BREEDING SHORT-HORNS.
Ram Breeding in Illinois.
R. M. Bell, Brighton, Illinois, in a
paper read before the Illinois Wool
Growers' Association, states that a large
source of income to sheep breeders of
that State in the Bale ef rams for the
breeding-flocks of the Great West beyond. He claims that Illinois rams are
found to be as good in all respects as
those from the East. But it appears that
to give them a little better reputation
they are frequently _ sold as Vermont
rams. Yet. as Illinois is more convenient to the Great Plains, she finds this
new demand for good breeding-rams so
large that it is likely to change the sheep
interest ofthe State. We think the enterprise ofthe breeders of this State deserves success, and have no doubt that
the sheep ranches of California may be
as well improved by breeding-rams from
Illinois as elsewhere; but they should
always stand on their own name and not
take another to improve the sale of their
stock.—Live Stock Journal.
The Agricultural Gazette, London
mentions the case of a Suffolk cow sold
at Bedford lately that had had six calves
in 20 months.
Under this head, B. F. 'Vanmeter, of
Kentucky, one of the most experienced
Short-Horn breeders, and a gentleman
possessing eminent practical sense, in a
letter to the Kentucky Live Stock Record, says:
A DEFINITION.
In-and-in-breeding means couplingsire
with his get—or full, or even half brother and sister, together. Breeding-in-line
means keeping one and the same strain
of blood predominating in the male and
female which are coupled together,
though in one or the other it may be decidedly in the minority, while in the
other it is sufficiently predominating to
give when re-inforced by the minority a
controlling influence in fixing the type
and style of the produce. And now.
after making these explanations, I will
make the assertion that there is no other
way whereby Short-Horns can be bred
up to the highest type of perfection and
excellence—or can be kept up to this
type after they are bred up to it, except
by judicious in-and-in breeding and by
keeping in line. In fact, just here is the
real science and skill of Short-Horn
breeding displayed—for the converse of
this proposition is just as true—there is
no way whereby a herd can be more rapidly breed down than by injudicious in-
and-in-breeding ; for it is bad enough to
use an inferior sire the first time, but it
is next to total destruction to use him
upon his get, and thus not only magnify
his faults.but render them so fixed in the
produce that_ jt will require several
crosses of judicious breeding to eradicate
the fault, and many more to so overwhelm
the bad blood thus inserted as to render
it entirely incapable of doing harm in
some after cross.
But this idea can be better illustrated
by the use of fractions, and I may add,
not only compound fractions, but the
idea very soon runs into complex fractions, for example we will represent the
bull by 3-4, plus 1-8, plus 1-16, plus 1-16
equal 1, while the cow, more scattering
bred can be represented by 1-3, plus 1-3,
plus 1-12, plus 1-12, plus 1-12, equal 1.
PROPORTION  OF BLOGD.
Now, it is generally estimated that the
dam and sire exert each an equal influence in the formation, type and character
of the produce, but in practical results
it is found that while the dam and sire
together is the source from which the
type, and formation ef  the produce is
The following are the most important
sales of thoroughbred swine from Wm.
Smith's Ravenswood Breeding Establishment since last reported:
L. D. Green, Jonesville, Mioh., one Saffolk
boar pig  $30
Same, one Suffolk sow pig    30
M. W. Field, Detroit, Mica.,one Essex pig...   25
H. P. Wade, Jefferson, 0..one Suffolk boar..   50
Emil Esperance, Canada, one Suffolk pig    40
II. II. "Westt ott, Marine City, Mich., one pr.
Berkshires    25
J. C. King, Elyria. O., one Suffolk boar    30
II. C. Ward, Pontlae, Mien., one Suffolk pig   15
Sisters ol Charity, Dearborn, Mich., one pr.
of Suffolks	
D. Johnson, Wixom, Mich., one Essex boar
J. C. Chilson, Livonia, Mich., one Suffolk
boar pig	
E. B. Chope, Greenfield, Mich., one Soffclk
sow  	
J. B. Gilbert, Lewisville, Ind., one pr. Berkshire pigs...;	
W. R. Montgomery, Hillsdale, Mich., one
Essex boar	
Bid well * Co., Minnesota, one Suffolk boar.
F. M. Scott, Mechanieaburg, 111., one pair of
Berkshires  40
Thos. A. Booth, Saline, Mich., Suffolk sow.. 30
G. H. Gottrell, Marine City, one Suffolk
boar pig  25
J.L. M'Cune, Washburn, 111., one trio Essex
pigs.    45
H. B. Jones, Dexter, one Suffolk sow    75
Same, one Berksire bear    30
Wm. Livingstone, Detroit, pair Snffolks    40
Same, one pair Berkshires    35
Wm.  English, Bond Eau, Canada, Berk-       |
shiro boar    75
Leslie English. Rond Eau, Canada, Berkshire sowptg _    35
Dr.W. C. Gnstina, London, Canada, one pair
BerkBhires    35
J. L. M'Cune, Washburn, Ill's, one Essex
boar pig.:    15
Frank Wilson, Jackson, Mich., one Suffolk
boar    75
Same, one Essex boar    75
N. F. Leag, Howell, Mich., one Esso^x boar...   40
E. B. Bright, Detroit, pair Berkshires    30
Bestance Munson, Foolsville, Ind., one Suffolk boar   24
W. 'A. Martin, Lafayette, Ind., one pair Suffolks „   60
Same, one pair Essex „.    60
W. C. Mobray, Lafayette, Ind., one pair of
Suffolks    50
Joseph Higgins, Athens, O., one Berkshire
boar   25
L. C. Holloway, Toledo, O., Essex boar.    25
Stephen Mowry, Wooster, O., one Berkshire
sow    40
L. Lonndon, Elyria, O., one pair Suffolks....   60
H. F. Hudson, Ravenna, Ohio, trio of Berkshires -    75
James M. Tullls, Attica, Ind., one Suffolk
sow    25
A. P. Wiley * Son, Augusta, Ind., one Essex boar  120
Same, one Essex sow pig   20
John Hoop, Shelbyville, Ind., one pair Essex    50
Dr. II. G. Tarr, Indianapolis, Ind., one pair
8uffolR>s „    50
C. I. Atkins, Louisiana, Mo., one Suflolk
boar    75
Same one Suffolk sow pig   25
Christian Dachroeder, St. Louis, Mo., one
pair Suffollks    50
John O. Hagen, Ellinwood, Kansas, one pr.
Suffolks    45
Dr. Gnstln, London, Canada, one Berkshire
boar    15
Lt. W. Mickey, Vlr ton, Iowa, one Suffolk
boar    35
Felix Agniel, Grayville, 111., one pair Essex  50
D. C. Young, Howell, Mich, pair of Suffolks   50
F. D. Kramer, Jessup, la., one pair ot Berkshire pigs   30
Wro. Watts, Unadiila, Mich, one pair Suffolk pigs, three months old, and very
choice 110
Felix Agniel Grayville, 111., one Essex sow  44
Same, one Suffolk sow    25
E. R. Bedson, North Adams, Mich., one pr.
Suffolks    50
Norman Chamn.Smithville, O., one Berkshire boar    35
Prices of Short-Horns.
The Moopy and Sankey revival in Brooklyn
has closed.
Ten of Maine's) former governors arc still
living in that State.
The cotton crop is reported to be somewhat
greater than last year.
Missouri will erect a building at the Centennial, at a cost of $40,000.
A Fort Branch, Gibson county, firm has
shipped 2,000 hogs this season.
Vice-President Henry Wilson is recovering
from a severe attack of illness.
The peanut crop of Virginia is put down at
382,610 bushels, worth $638,698.
The collecting of internal revenue for thc
year ending June 30th, cost $2,000,000.
Tlie appropriation of Congress for the collce-
tion of customs has fallen short $000,000.
The grand jury of this county at its November term, returned 131 indictments, for various
offenses.
Arkansas is compelled to borrow money to
pay the current expenses of the State government.
LaFayette's school property exceeds in value that of any other city in the State, except
Indianapolis.
During the year ending June 30, 1875, Indiana paid internal revenue taxes to the amount
of $1,650,883.
The Hon. John C. New will probably resign
the U. S. Treasurership, on account of pressing
private business.
A number of clerks in the Pension Office
are to be sent adrift, whose honesty and integrity is questioned.
It is estimated that 12,000 hogs havo died
with cholera, in Morgan county, Illinois, during the past year.
Nearly the whole of the hog crop in Howard
county has been disposed of at an average of
$0.50 per hundred. (
The authorities of Cincinnati have taken
such action as promises to rid that city of
tramps this winter.
A Madison, Ind., man undertook to cat 30
quails in 30 consecutive days, and has devoured his 25th "Bobwhite."
The Chicago Kxposition was a success. Thc
aggregate receipts were $120,000, whilo tho net
profits are stated at $40,000.
Tho Rush County Agricultural Society
after a full settlement of expenses, find a surplus of $289.00 in thc treasury.
Gold is reported as existing in Clark connty. Prof. Borden is to make an examination
as to the richness of the gold district.
There have been two or three terrible shipwrecks, and burnings at sea, recently, wherein
nearly the whole number on board of each
were lost.
Mr. John Seybolt, a farmer of Washington
township, Cass county, had two hundred head
of sheep killed by dogs, on the night of the
15th.
The citizens of Jackson county are taking
such action as will insure the resources and
products of that county a fair representation
at the Centennial.
Two Kentucky Ku Klux were sentenced to
the penitentiary for a term of three and five
years respectively, on the 14th, for conspiring
to kill a U. S. officer.
An apple orchard in LaGrange county, belonging to Mr. Sol. Donaldson, which was
girdled during the summer, produced a full
crop of apples, nevertheless.
An effort is being made to secure the pardon
of Abrams from the penitentiary. He was
sentenced for life, for being implicated in the
murder of Jacob Young, in 1868.
The Blind Asylum report of this city shows
the expenses of the past year to have been
$34,183.79. The whole number of students
enrolled is 110, representing 52 counties.
A recent census of Michigan shows the total
population to be 1,334,300, an increase since
1870 of 150,018. It also shows an excess of
males over females of 00,377 in the State.
Hon. John Sutherland, of LaPorte
county, this State, who with Captain
Burke, attended the Kentucky sales, in a
LaPorte Herald on prices of Short-
Horns, says:
Those who are dealing in Short-Horns,
and are fully posted, will give more for a
calf or yearling, than those that are
older. A cow will have to be something
extra, to sell for more than her calf, as a
general rule, if she is 4 or five years old.
Those prices are high, and I cannot in
this letter explain to you what I think
about it as an investment; and it is
doubtful whether I could convinoe yon
or your readers that it would be to your
interest to pay any such prices, if we
should have a.personal interview. We
have to be educated up to those prices,
and it takes time. ThiB I have learned;
that in England where they have been
bred the longest, and where they give it
all the care and attention that it is passible, regardless of cost, there they are
selling to-day for more money than ever
before; and_ in our own country where
they are giving it the most attention, and
know most about it, they command the
highest prices.
Are we not "penny wise and pound
foolish?"
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Mr. Dillon, of Illinois, claims to
have a Norman celt which weighed eight
hundred pounds when five and a half
months old.
Thirteen distillers, seven Government gnag-
ers, and one deputy collector at St. Louis, have
withdrawn pleas of "notguilty" and entered
pleas of "guilty," instead. They are awaiting
sentence.
Col. John A. Joyce, convicted in St. Louis of
assisting the distillers in defrauding the Government, has been sentenced lo three years
and a half in the penitentiary, and to pay a
fine of $3,000.
E. D. Dodge, of McArthur, O., lost 15 fine
sheep a few nights ago, by dogs. They were
valued at $400.00. Harvey Robbins, a farmer
living near town, also had 30 head killed, valued at $500.
The missing $2,000 of the IT. S. Treasury department, which mysteriously disappeared a
few weeks ago, has not been found; and,
to make good the loss, a pro rata amount has
been assessed upon the clerks of that department.
A Judge in this city instructed the jury in a
case of theft that they were to consider the
culprit's former social standing, and high connections, and this charge was made in the face
of proven guilt. The consequence was that
the law and evidence were " tabnoed," and the
criminal was acquitted.
The report of the Commissioner of education
for the year 1874, shows the following facts:—
There are enrolled in the public schools ofthe
country, 8,000,000 pupils.   Average daily attendance, 4,500,000.     The estimated number '
between   six   and   sixteen   years   of age, is
10,500,000.    The total income of tlie public]
schools  in the States  and  Territories,  was |
$82,000,000; the total expenditures, $74,000,000.
The highest salaries paid teachers was in the*
Cherokee Nation, $225 a month for malts, and *
$200 for females.