, 1875-09-05
ntDM,T KNOW HIS BUSINESS,

Erie, many years ago, upon one OF the lake
steamers, and, seeing small lad at the wheel
steering the boat, accosted him as follows:
..My Bon. you appear to be small boy to steer
go large boat"
"Yes. sir; but you nee that can do it,
though"
"Do you think you understand your busineas,
my son =" ......
| =" Yes, sir, ! think do:
"Can you boz the compaaa2"
"Yes, sir
Let me- hear you boz it,
! Boy boxes the compass. -.....
Well, really. ,yoh can do It Lot me hearyou
| Boy boxes it backward.
| stand your business"
| The boy now took his turn question-asking.
"Pray, eir, what may be your business
ST an minister Of the Gospel
'.Do you understand your business ="
II think do, ms SON."
"Can you say the Lords P1ayer2"
"Yes."
Clergyman repeats the Lords Prayer.
| ''Wetl; really, you do kno" it! Nov say 1t
| Clergyman saya he cannot do it.
ssYou can't do it, eh ? Now, You see, under
stand my business great deal better than you
| do yours!"
Clergyman acknowledged himzelt beaten, and
| retired.
MEAT FOR ENGLAND.
| The New York Herald makes suggestion
with reference to meat for England. It says:
| The cable dispatch about a meeting held in
| London to discuss the causes OF the high price
| of meat in that market is partly explained by
facts which appear in the latest English papers,
| Government restrictions on the importations Of
foreign cattle directly tend to keep up the
| price of beef. These regulations are now un-
| sparingly enforced; and all cattle arriving at
| English ports are quarantined for twelve hours,
| aud II the foot-apd mouth disease or any other
| ma1ady shows itsclf in that time in single ami
NAL OF tho herd they are aldessroyed- Astrauge
| exception flor (which no sufficient reason is
given) is made in favor OF Irish CATTLE OF that
| Kind, only the members Of the herd that are AZ
fected are killed, the rest being sent to market.
| The London meeting adopted a rule protesting
against such severe restrictions. It is not i'm
| probable that tho butchers are at the bottom OF
this public demonstration and that they aim to
Justify their exorbitant rates by throwing the
! whole blame on the Government. One expert
ment in the supplying Of fresh meat for London
is vet to be tried. That is the importation Of car
tries in fast steamers. That this could be done
| there is no doubt. after what we know Of the
achievements of refrigerators. Whether it
would pay is another question: which the actual
| test only can answer.
| EQUINE APPETITE.
| The Baltimore Gazette tells this story Of
equine suffering: ''This morning the frame Of
| horse attached to dilapidated country wagon
| WAS left standing unattended near the Lexington
Market. A good judge Of horsehesh would have
thought from the appearance OF the animal
that its owner Was absent-minded, and had neg
lected to administer food for about week or ten
| DAYS. During the time the driver was AWAY,
"Old Centennial first put one OF his front
| toofs through q 15-cent watermelon,
then proceeded to perform the feat Of eating it..
He next got down on his knees alongside of q
garbage-box, and would hare succeeded in de-
vouring its contents had it not hean for meat
bone lodging in his throttle. The poor brute
was seized with violent coughing spell, and it
was thought for d time that he would 60 into
| commissions. German man Who claimed to
| understand e-rnedlciue emptied q bottle
| containing something like ''Bulls Cough Syrup
| down the animals throat, which washed down
tie obstacle, and IS Centennial" again was boss
of his breathing apparatus. When he was once
more carefully placed upon his pins, the tears
chased eacn other down his noble face, and he
was tile sorriest "-ooking aged quadrnped the
| reporter ever had the misfortune te gaze upon.