davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1864-03-27

lAefe Wts &ood ATTENDANCE on 'ChAnEe touay anu
the general markets were active and buoyant. The
1rmneaa in gold continues to stimulate the specula-
tre demand, particularly for grain. -four anu pro-
vitIone.
There Wnsan active speculative and hhipptns de-
mAnd ftr Flour to dsy, and the market Elbows ad+
vance Of &c per br-wth ea1es Of 1eo3 bs1s ut 5000
sto for hIte Winter extras, s6.5 for Red Winter
tras s5e@5 50 for Spring e1t.as and $f1 for Spring
supers.
The Wheat market was active and shade lower on
No Spring, with sa1csof about oce hu At s1.15h@
l16 for No Spring. $1.11@l.11H for No Spring. and
1.01d1.o2 for rejected sprtng-the 4arkct cloaing
steady.
There was very b.Itk inquiry for New Corn. and
NC note further advance in prices ofee per bushe-
No. selling ut saocc. No. mt s2ssIc and Rejected
Solh ~ 5000. ~ su s1a n.sv ~ sso " w
ss,,n~ At aIesec. ana 10. At s0Sa1c. The entlra
s1es ~ 1d snd Ee Corr todsy foot nm sbont IN non
,1nst.,.
oats were In better demand and scttro 1T IN ad
vonce ar We per bushe1 with liberal sales Of No. at
G-mfsnc md No. at 6sxc
ne was Ii fatr demand and 1c per buehel hishe.,
with 11rht sale. Of No, at 1os and No. at H. ri,
Barlev xns Ia active demand and n1w, with sslcs
~ ..mn1e at az on track ard No. In sore At II Is
, 1864-03-27

WheAt-yiews OF buyers and sellers arc anart and
ehaye no sales to record. On ChAngc serc3lI car.
OF No wh!tc were offered, by different parties a.
(aken; No red l. held trru at thu Cosn-trsussc
tiens HEhts baGXcd u held 1rm'y at Sc. Oats-uom
nal at So &c. BarlcJ-trm mud IN fair demand nr
n f-a1 I'M Ns - A>- -.
, 1864-03-27

This market for Clover ruled rsAa, AMI IN advances
ofsc to 1oc Waa established. ciosdn, With Sir DE-
E,nDd: We quo1e good to prime samples At $7,ssa
There AZ but litlle Flax ontring. The market rnei
steady Il :: e. Sale. Of l1i bush Clover ST 81
, 1864-03-27

The receipts during The week have been limited cs
reclaly al fat sheep. for which, onl, tha1e Is fae
demand. The market ru1es to1ershly nrnl at $65a91
for prime to cxtzn qualities md ct s52s&5 for info
rlor.
SHEEP sALIs TODAY.
Sellers. Nuyers. No. Av. Price.
T White. .Gooduan.......43 10 36.1t
, 1864-03-27
Lumber FrciGhts.
fFfon the Detroit Free Press. a6th.1

EFfonQ tnt DEI1UIt F Tee ITesgt .6E4.J
We are not In POSSESSION ns yet Of auTthfnx Of q
strictly reliable character regarding lumber 1fcshta
On the opening Of navigation. Offers have been
tween East Saginaw to Toledo and Cleveland as u
per II. Vessel owners are seemingly distncNncd to
accept anShlug short Of Of 50 centa nboya
that t!gure. From Saginaw to Buffalo = Is odared.
while vesse1s are demanding a high As %G. The prob
lar rates established at $3.50 between those polnts.
Between East saglnaw and Chicago, the ruling nxurc
in our pGkEs sSlon.
, 1864-03-27

u What makes the gold 60 ups Partly
that there is too much currency aAdaG No
body knows how much is In circulation, hut
1t is known that in addition to the issues Of
the National Government the State Banks
have their shlnplasters abroad by the million.
Partly TINT there Is no chance for absorb
ing this currency in permanent and suitable
Investments in the National funds, and it
seeks use in extrarngance and speculation.
Tie new National loan is therefore expected
to aid In reducing 1t.
Partly too that speculation In It forces 1t
up without regard to its value.
Partly too that the war fingers and nobody
sees the prospective end OF It. A rousing
victory would sink 1t like lead In the water
But there Is another course which may be
called constitutional, because it operates per-
1nancntly and pcrvasiyely. That caasc is,
extravaganza in expenditure. Any person
who miugles with the people Will be sensible
that we arc living faster than ever. a CO.
temporary says:
The expenditures for luxrrIcs are rncxampled.
even in the h!etoTy Of our waeseful people, Every
one, except those dependent on regalar salaries,
and the dealers in expensive goods, assure thai
there never WIS such demand for the mort cos:1y
mets 1on!e. an eira md aans and ca
renrisc furniture and painting, m1nes and costly
annsrwaTe are ,S9nnay nnay s9d ana ~, sse osna
Of rrors moderate mcane, similar habits on a
smaller scals syezywhere p1e1ssl. The wives and
of ,sneers ~ and p-cacher 81 &c eoptT nwvera
doctors, still buy their sks. and carpets, and pa
hoT, as 1acy were as "ea Oh u sney eses wee.
I.al 1seaLou 5s,an., 4s - ~, aua .aus os1o"
NV uusn ,;.. u!sn'4nsss .. uloaes oesse.s p.v.
iue. ~ :.. Apeuu1lu HfA'-rnee X sto"e ''4tu
lne opportunities 'oE ~ y. course We lm,
port sooas " nj ueeef'p''ons, aus
Sooos 'tnporleo must Dc p'ld LOT
We 1nust pnS IL eotlon' OF grams
OF E1ca16, OF money 1ne cotton VIC
, 1864-03-27
C0HIa1ERCIA1x.

SATURDAY Ev1yIE8. March &c, 1eSs.
The following table shsws the receipts for the last
twenty.fcur hours:
RECEIPTS, LAST TWESTT.ForE HOURS.
Ei9ars Wasss Con. Gs!as i;5s. Hss!e1
, 1864-03-27

Late dispatches mention the capture Of
Fort De Ruesy, in Louisiana. and the defeat
Of the rebel officer Dick Taylor, by troops
commanded by Gen. Smith. As there are
several General Smiths in the army, 1t may
be well to say TINT this Is Gen. Andrew Jack
son Smith, IN old army officer. He is q na-
tive Of Pennsylvania, and graduated at West
Point in 1883, entering the service as Second
Lieutenant Of the First Dragons in July Of
that year. He became First Lieutenant in
March, 1875, and Captain IN February, 1917.
In the Mormon Expedition Of 1915 he was
acting Lieutenant Colonel under Gen. Kear-
ny. He was distinguished In several severe
conflicts with the 1ndians near Rogue River,
Oregon, In 1856. On the 18th Of May, 1861,
be was commissioned rs Major in the First
Cavalry, and on the 17th Of March, 1852, he
was appointed o Brigadier General Of Volnn-
fneys
, 1864-03-27

Washington correspondent of the New York
Times, is paymastcr Of the vessel, and pleas
nntly known to Americans at Naplcs.-Cor.
~ v Ttr Tut
, 1864-03-27

It 1t. Louis Lumber MHEkct-afArch 81.
Since our last report there has heen an arrival by
ttver-the drht Of 1he erason-a email raft OF aa,0l
feet Nhtch Was frozen IN 1t Quincy last falt. The
bank.
Prices at Chicago are stcatEy advancing and there
Is rot the sahtea prospect u any present decline
, 1864-03-27

Philadelphia Provision nn1ket-Marrh II.
There s less activity in the market, but the prices
are without auJ matesla! change small sales Of new
Mes Pork are making st s:ss1 DBL Bic9a % eo1tis-
for p!ain aud fancT. Picked 1Iarls selling at tic
for prime. Iard Is selling It l33@1ic for tteFccs.
and kegs at 16GslG1{ .. 1tutter Ia In demand, and
Tery high roll is selling from Sc up to 4'c y =. Eggs
arc selling At soc = dozen.
, 1864-03-27
LATEST,
CHICAGO CATTLE nARKET.
For the Week Ending n1urch 90, 1864.

SATURDAY EvzS1ss. March II, 1854.
The receipts Of Live Hogs and Beef Cattle Mt tho
various yards In the city during tbs week ending to-
dst, compare ~ follows with tha previous weeks
nqore Feb f. fAJ.
, 1864-03-27

BEEF CATTLE.-To total receipts Of Beef Catt1a
during tic week ending to-day, amount, according
tho daily returns posted Change. 10 3s. This Is
Isl head lees than received last week. and 2s6
head less than the receipts or the corresponding week
last year.
as follows:
, 1864-03-27


70 Aonttoa,. ,.l ~
TO Portland....... ...............-.,....?.lo 3.os
FnUuHri;scsiycd,a a,0;5 IRIS Market active sad
sayaucsd e bEl s!iea to.day WeEe S2S oTs 1T, 81
stS'ss ao & 61 1rs 10
1s b.. H!Is a. ehocs q q sR1E r ~ ef 6;
,;e ST. narlet 4 t. s. nrs d;
q e. FL r ss5ss
tsf supes q ~: i'd sss wsttf!oo" spring extra at
hIAS@s el G,saaE aeea sa1 I'D s.!e. 70
fasS sssis do e rs s4ksf az stase se
a. y s 81 i sat9s e. ss
in (SeEth slte houses 1t sIlsH 15aS baSe3 spF'n;
f1H HID 31S e g sq IL e s. s q ss 81
FSs o5I5S s Z Il 5s sas a.
! III s ST. sfve Sc. :ss
Msre n58 e a S91S Z IL II n ea Rs
81 ssa5 q ds t = Se}ssa T. =
SIC: ei 81 DO Il sje: io25 ba % i SIC: 81 9 "a
Rejected Corn IN stcEc = 15c: 400 bn do A. I9Hc:
If! stsse - % at scc:e"5 bu Do &C s!orass>
'OATSSEeceiycd Tsf:s5 bushels. Market moro ae.
tive snd advanced 3s@tc pet bnshe1. sa.cs we're Is
follows S. % hu No 0ats In store at aSc 53o9 bn
DO co bu No Oats IN ato7R &C stor1Se) II
tsEr go hu Ee]eGsch Oats as nc.
hsher: ssles wete 1900 10 Rye in stors at q O.:
Sc bn No Eye Ia store at s1ol 100 ba Rejected Bye
nAKLEY- Received, SIS bushels Market frm.
SALE. were so bn No Barley II store at sts: "a
1,Ga In 10 1T II .35 on track.
ALC0H01-Nomiral and quiet at $1.8i3l-s6 =
DUTTER-Durlns, the past txo days tho receipts
hare been more lberAl and he market Is scarcely 80
Prime Dairy. in crooks and tubs.
Fair TO good Dairy In crocks 2ni tubs. ,...H31.c
Prime sh!pp!rK IN ntktns.
fo Butier Ia bo3es anG baii ..As8c
uEA Nss@IasFe Ii ! f.ir demand and thc market Is
siens. W aaeta: ' - - 's'''S' a'esA-
namnn5s
Mcs1eln Lsa6EVc... GIL
U1FFEE"bsman siii s6oIs ;6s supply, erecs
rule very ttrm with . further sdy1nce Of Xa4c On
Eios from fair to prime. We quote:
S1y
~ ;:ir r. md
EEGS-h moderate supply and with i, good de-
mand. The market Eo!es steady Ut previous quota
tons. We quote i+@l6c per dozen.
E1SH-NU1TE FISK In small supply aud active.
IN modersto demand, and With fair receipts, Tho
market rules steady At pFevtous rates AAokxRE1 fn
and in good demand. 1KERIS1s In moderate de-
, 1864-03-27

Receipts arc still limited, and although there il no
auotablc change, the market has tcen nrmer.
Pared arc st1 II limited aid fnsdcqaate receipts.
Prices cor se9nsntly En1s very urn a. tfeseat rates.
RAsrnEEH1Ist IL rery limited supply. E!ih al. de-
DL4 cK Hr1xs better supply. Market steady und
, 1864-03-27

Rev York Stock nIarket-hInech 26.
Received by F. G. SaltonEtan d Co.. commission
stock and bond brokers. II Clark atrest Chicago.
, 1864-03-27

Hnrneaf, 2 D.-...&S4Nc b
Kip, No. l., mcdf-
NIL. &lMR1.5
l3.No.i,heavy.. .m9Mo
Calf. eItla.......1.M41+0
French Kip, trst
cholce.......,.t.AC31,E
French Gail, n
rF....... ..... IlS8++.D
French Cali, 81
ne....,.,..,..1 1,8a2.H
, 1864-03-27
G9HTEAfsN DAILY ARKBT.

Al Safer Qr Grdfa imported tn ~! tsdrtss GTe - -
e basis 1frtnter korape {&c PR bHshl Up 70 Me !bN
U AprD erctpt toh<n oAe1rist Ffkah rectipts
ore sMb3ect % only &c ktarH1f. y dr1ton 0H or SoFa
tcjfAjR 20 days 9{ 1ae d1tt nd1nk2 I'd receipt.
SATURDAY EyHNIH4 March %. lea.
FREIGHTSELAEEF EFuEIdRTS-SsEo ooner Golden.
Fleece chartered to-day for to Buffalo at &C.
KA1LHoAp FE1IGHT8-The railroads have rc7ueGh
quote: -.,,,,
, 1864-03-27

In organizing now Club. or IN admitting
new tfsmbcEs, tho ceremony OF inlti .tion Il
o. stollows: Tho Chief Will Gfst read tho " Doc
iaration Of Principles" ho will then ask the
initiate, ado you subscnbo TO tho principles
have lust read ~ II answered In tho Adlrm~
alive, he will then administer tho memben
pledge.
, 1864-03-27

LUNDEk-4larketg generally rctiyo with receipts
slost nominal. rriecd rule very Eru, especially OF
Flooring and all higher qualities Of Lumber. We
, 1864-03-27

t French Calf.8 D31,HGS1 "a
| French Calf Le-
MONIES, 2 doz-
-en.......--.....1Mtt6-M en-.
French Calf Lo-. : :
Tnolue8. sec-
onds, q dog. .63.ut3T.1o
Linlngs, q iez..tl.MtaE.00
| Roaus, q doS.. .Gns16.o0
, 1864-03-27

...- IN @t.a
ID Cnott ieliInll
4uOtAtioes. ".
, 1864-03-27


TONS We quote i+916c per dozen.
FlsH-Hu1TE F1su In small supply and active.
Previous quotasiols nzm and unchanged. TnouT
In moderate demand, and With fair receipts The
market rules steady At previous rates AAckKRE1 in
good demand and rory nEua. coD7Isu-supplJ small
aud in good demand. uKERIx0s in moderate de-
, 1864-03-27

[LNk
Slaughter Sole...,..M:aBc
Butnos Ayres-......HkaSc
Ortnoco 6ole.......3l88c
Offnoco good DAM
AXed.......4.......G@Hc
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-01-13
OFFICE or THE BOARD or ENROLMENT !
Did piSiric af PeBRsgirdnid :
AII..LnnN nLtN- n.n- d lAI.A

TIyIIE IMPENDING DRAFT.-In pursuance Of the re-
! quiremrHt- of Circular no. ldl "Nar Department,
Provost Mtrat8ll Generals Office Washington, II, c. No
y1mb6r1T lS637 have printed cuie-of the enroll
lent of each sUkdistrct within this District, and have
caused smr ~ he put mp In the most public places In
curh Naul, Township uad Borough for the purpose Of
correcting amy errors that may exist In the enrolment as
made IN June iust
ANY person enrolled before the Board nj any time he
tween the 10Th and Goth days Of December 1858 and claim
to have bis name stricken OF the list if lee show
the satisfaction Of the Board that he is not and will not he
at Oh time Hyolfi the nest draft liable to military duty
on account ut
j. ALlENAGE.
. NuNsHEsiDl+NC4.
3. UNStITNHLENES ESs on AGE
q. MANIFEST PERMANENT PHYSICAL DISAnILI-
TN.
Persons who mag he cagugal or any othcrpcrson liza
llc 90 military duty, whose do not appear these
Printed enrolment lsts requested to notify the Board
of Enrolment who will thcreup1n direct the enrolling
officer 0l the -uh-srio IN which the parties reside, to
fusd to he subject To enrolment or they may COM
munata the Information directly tu the Euroling Officer,
who is hereby dsrected To- make the inquiry above spcci
fed and enroll the person if found subject to enrolment
All persons enrolled may avail themselves Of the pri
vlee Of appearing specified above rs If they had been
originally enrolled.
Applications for election by parents in accordance with
the act of March g. 1853 must he made before the 10th Of
December No election can be uutlo after the Draft.
No other claims for exemption viii be considered by
the Board except those above mentioned until after tho
Draft Tho quotas for the several subdistfcts will be
published they arrrecefved and opy srhdstrict
that furnish its quottcy Volunteering will be exempt
from the Draft on If they furnish part of their quota by
volunteering they viii be EXEMPT 10 that extent.
Office hours from To- - and from 20 3.
J. ". KlBKER Provost Marshal,
JOSIAH CQPLEI, Commissioners,
a III. NJ. D.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-01-13
u, s., R-2O,B,

FINIE Secretary of the Treasury has not vet given nos
tiee Of amy intenti9n to withdraw his popular Loan
n0m Sale nj Par and until ton ays notice Is given tho
Undersigned as General Supscrption Agunin will
tnue to supply the public
drc Millions Of Dollars Nearly Fonr Hundred Millions
have been already subscribed for and paid into the Treas
ury mostly within the last scvcn months The lnrae de-
maud from abroad, and the rapidly increasing home de-
tnod for use as the basis for circulation by National Bank
try Will IN very short period absorb the hanncc-
Sales have lately ranged rom ten to fifteen millions week
ny, frequently exceeding three millions daily, and it IL
well known that the Secretary Of the Treasury ainple
and nuflug resources in the Duties Imports and In
erns Revenue and in the issue Of the
Legal Tender Treasury Notes t almost certainty that
he VIII not nt il necessary, fora long time TO come 10
seek market for any other long or permanent loans the
Interest and Principal of which are payable IN Gold.
Prudence and eluerest must force tho minds Of those
contemplating the formation Of National Banking Asso
Citations, we'll as the minds Of all who have lille money
their hands the prompt conclusion that they should
lose time in subscribing 70 this most popular Loan IL
viii soon be beyond their reach and advance 10 hand
some premium rs the result with the seven Thirty
Loen when it w al sold and could no longer be useri-
bod for at pax.
Iti-p SIX per Cent loan the Interest and Principle
payable in Coin thus yielding Nineper Cent per
mum az TIE present rate Of premium on coin.
The Government requires all duties imports 10 he
paid n Coin. These duties haye for long time past,
ilaountel oywo Quutcrof Million Of Dollars daily,
nearly three times greater than that required IN the
payment q the 5ntefs5t On a a2s 9ld other r9r- M
Treasury, ui no distant day. viii eqahe !he United States
% 1rcsuue specie payments upon all liabilities
The loans Is ealicj 500 from the ict that, whilst the
Bonds may rum 20 years. yet the Government has
right t7py them oil IN Cold at par at any time after
the Interest is raldhalfyeavly viz on the first days
Subscribers can have Coupon Boul= which arc payable
20 haqJer and Si1 SilJ sj and $1,000 Registered
Bonds Of ma denominations ~ in addition, 5000 and
slNuO} For Banking purposes and for Investments OF
Trustmauia. the Registered bonds are preferable.
These j2is cannot De ttNedby States, cities towns or
counties Hi tire Government tax them only half
per cent ia amount Of income, when the income Of
holder exceeds Six Hundred Dollars per onnmn All
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-01-13
Josh Billings "Rssa on the Mule. u


The mule is half hoss and half jack
ass, then comes to a full stop, natur dis
covering her mistake. Tha weigh more
according to their heft than any other
kreeter, excapta crowbar ythoy can't hear
emmy quicker, nor further than the hoss,
yet their ears are big onuf for snow shoes.
Yu kan trust tsm with emmy one whose
life isn't worth more than the mules
The only way to keep them into a paster
is to turn them into a medder iinen, and
lsj thom jump out. Tha are reddy for
use just as soon as they viii du to abuse.
Tha hoint got any more freus than a Chat
am street jew, and will live on hucklo-
berry brush, with an occasional chase ae-
ter kanada thissels Tina are modern
invonshun | don't think the bible deludes
to them at all Tha sell for more money
than any other domestic animile. Yu kant
tell their age by loolin into their mouth,
emmy more than you could a Mexican can
non s. ! ma never n'H 'o o'Sgaso5 'la' d
oi"' "cn' Ne.,, II Una ever "Io 'i!' mus,
'','' i-'' 70 i'io '7"l'' I'I l. never Hge." =,
"'"''J say neo niue ! ma are like
sum men, very AorTupt at hart I'VE known
''I" u - We o',' i.' st> '''oll'i's ISL TO j.,
' 'ii'''''0 20 "is'N , '-''''0iy' J. never o".''0
oH'' n'l i''''t '''.''' ~ ''''''75 ''s'' - d
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-01-13

NS2 Tayerns have very little chan
ged if this sketch of one, by good
Bishop Earl, made in 1923, is not
oyerdrawn:
"a tavern is a degree above an ale
house, where men are drunk with
more credit andapology. If the vim
ter's nose be at the door, it is a sign
sufficient; but the absence of this is
supplied by theivy bush. The rooms
are i'll breathed, like the drinkers.
1t is broachers gilmore news than
hogsheads, andmore iests than news,
which are sucked up here by some
spungy brain, and from them squeezed
into a comedy. tits the common con-
sumption of the afternoon, and the
murderer or maker-away of a rainy
day. 1t is the torrid zone that scor-
ches the face, and tobacco the gunpow-
der that blows it up. TO give you the
total reckoning Of ii, it is the busy
mans recreation, the idle mans bust
ness, the melancholy mans sanctuary,
and the strangers welcome
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-01-13

A SPIRITED BRlDE-A couple We're
going to be married, and had proceeded
as far as the church door, The gentle
man then stopped his intended bride and
thus unexpectedly addressed her.
"Mydear Eliza, during our courtship [
have told you most Of my mind but have
not told you the whole When we are
married | she'll insist upon three things"
"What are they 7" asked the lady,
"In the first place." said the bride
groom, II shall sleep alone; | shall eat
alone, and find fault when there is no oc-
easion. Can you submit to these condi
tionsY"
80 yes, sir, very easily" was the re-
ply; for if you sleep alone, | shall not;
if you eat alone, shall eat first aud Al
to your finding fault without occasion, l
think that may be prevented, for ! will
take care that you shall never want occa-
sion"
The conditions being thus adjusted they
proceeded to the altar, and the ceremony
Nas performed.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-01-13
stray Sheep.

- towi.ip on Or about the lst Of July, 1863 Fourteen
head to witt eight Ewes and six lambs five Of the
owes were marked as f8ows: Two crops of and slit in
tie RIG t ear and three marked; Lambs mafkedit
crop on the left ear and the letter q. tho side Of all
Information that viii lead TO the recovery Of the above
eravg will be thankfully received at the office Of tho
aCITizsx'' or the residence Of the subscriber.
Dee 81 8.:t JOHN GRAY.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-01-13

FARMERs.--Adam was a famcrwhilc
yet in Paradise, and after his fall,
commanded to earn his bread by the
sweat Of his brow.
job, thehonest, upright patient,
was a farmer, and his endurance has
passed into a proverb.
Socrates was a farmer, and yet we'd
ded to his calling the glory Of his i'm.
mortal philosophy.
st. Luke was Il farmer, and divides
with Promctheus the honor ofsubjcct-
ing the OK to the use of man.
Cincinnatus was a farmer, and the
noblcst Roman Of them all.
Burns was n farmer, and the Muse
found him at the plow, aud filled his
soul with poetry.
Washington was a farmer, and rctir.
ed from the highest earthly station tC
enjoy the quiet Of rural life, and pres,
cnt to. the world a spectacle Of human
greatness.
To these may be added a host oI
others who sought peace and reposc
in the cultivation Of their mother
earth; the enthusiastic Layfaycttc, the
stcdfast Pickering, the scholastic JEFF.
erson, the fiery Randolph, all found
an Elderado Of consolation from lifc's
care and troubles, in the green and
yerdaut lawns that surrounded then
homestead.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-01-13
Tht Farmers department
Rraading Horses,

ticle on breeding horses from tho pen OF
W. Dickinson.
Horses, he says, should be bred upon a
dry subsoil to make them sound in consti-
tuition, sound in wind, and sound in color,
by which he means that whatever be the
horses color, it should be a deep, not
faint one The surface, moreover, should
be fertile; abounding in carbonate and
phosphate Of lime, to grow horses Of full
size, with plenty Of bone and muscle
Upon this subsiI and this surface, you
may expect sound, full-sized, healthy ami
mails. A wet, spongy, clay soil produces
delicate constitutions, defective wind, pale
colors, and large, fiat feet.
He advises selecting mares for breeding.
when three years old They are more
free from defects, cost less, and breed bet
ter than when older. He very properly
contends that none but the best mares
should be selected
Mr.. D. says he formerly thought there
wore no better cart horses in the world
than the English; butin 1888 he atton-
ded the international Exhibition in Paris
where he had sent some Shorthom cattle.
"Thcre." he says. "my attention was at
tracted to class Of horse, I had never
seen before. looked at them and was
astonishod, seeing them drawing great
long carts, as long as the English wagons,
loaded with immense blocks Of stone (not
as ours are loaded in London with two or
three blocks,) walking nimJly away the
whole day from the pit to the building
These immense loads Of stone made me
think Of the three to four dray-horses
drawing at much slower pace a few butts
of beer through the London Streets
These horses, walking so njmbIywith these
great loads Of stone, were notso fat as our
own favorites, but they seemed to be do
ing twice the work, Although loonor,
they bore the stricte4t scrutiny; thcmorc
/ saw them the more | admired thcm.-
Meeting Mr.. Jonas Webb, I called his
attention to them lie said he had never
seen such before; he had observed Il
horse taking into the show yard an i'm
mense load Of proycnder for the cattle,
that astonishcd him beyond measure; he
had resolved to try to buy him, but he
lost sight OF hun that day and never saw
him afterwards. l thought them 50 su-
perior to ours that resolved to buy one
to take home
After considerable trouble S succeo-
dod in finding one, called Napoleon, y and
says:
"ihove never once regretted the pur-
chase. lie has been worked ON my farm
ever since, almost always with mares l
have never had so good, quiet, active,
ana powerful a horse before. In no one
instance mas he given US any trouble
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