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SUNDAY TRIPS
SUMMER HOTELS.
TIED WALDO.
Little Chebeague Island, Portland
Harb0r Ma

VNHlS Hotel just completed by the Little Che
\ oesgue Island Association, viii be open to the
public July 8, 1888.
This Island, seven miles from Portland, in full
view Of the city. is the gem of "Casco Bay"
size, broad halls, spacious dining room and parlor
yeranda on all sides Ia feet wide; lighted through
out with gas; electric bells in every room; p1ra
spring water conducted into each story; drainage
perfect good sea bathing every facility for sailing
shore and deep sea fishing communications with the
city regular and reliable. two steamers making
round trips from Portland four times per day'
Terms reasonable. For information and terms adj
dress THE WALDO Little Chebenxue
Island, Portland, Maiue, or R0LITNs a
ADAMS. No - Exchange Street, PERT
land, Maine. tvadtf
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lEAYE ron PORTLAND ANl R0SION

From Halifax, $40 a. M, 81 Is p. m; ~. , ohm,
TOO and =. 90 a. m, . 90 p. m; Honitsn, TOO
a. n, $50 2. m; ~. stephen, 7.3o q. m,
900 p. ~, yaBceboro, eco Q. m. 1910 a. m.
1.5o p. M; 0ackspors, 80 q. IN. 1000 a. m,
6o5 p. mi Hanger, 7.20 a. M, z.O6 p. m.
500 p. m; Dexter, 100 am, $40 p. N. Bel
fast, $40 =. m, BIB p. M skow began,
80 .. M. 3.06 o. m; WatervflIe, $40 a. m.
2lb, 80 ard 1908 p. nj Augusta. 800 u.
N 1908 a. M, Zoe, 4.12 and 90 p. m.
Gardiner, SIT a. m, 1920 g.. m, 3.15, APT
and lib p. m; Bath. TOO q. m. IL. 90 3. M;
4Ib o. M, and Saturdays only at II 90 .. M
Brunswick, 7.25 and IL 80 q. M, 4,45 & $40
p. m. 1885 a. NJ, might RsckIand, y. l6 a. m,
l.25 M and Mondays only at 4; so q. m. Lev,
iston, T.20 q. m. lilo D. M, Abs p. m. IL 20
pm; Phillips, 7.o6 a. m. Rarmi m gfon, 80
a. m, Marunaeook, l0.11 a. m. 1926 p. m;
iWiuthrop, 1918 8. m. 337 p. H.
being due In Portland as follow: The morning
trains from Augusts and Bath $3.50 q. m.
Lewiston, $40 a. The day trains from
Bangor and sill intermediate stations and con-
neeting roads At 1925 and l2.45 .. m. The
afternoon trains from Materville, Augusta Bssh,
Roekland and Newiston A. 800 p. m. The St.
John Fast Express at Q. Is p. m. The Nigh Pull
n4aa Exprasa trslu Al i.kp .. m.
Excursion Rates 20 Mnranaeook aud re-
turn 30 parties of ave or more.
Limited Tickets arns and second class for
-. John aud Halifax ale at reduced
rsses.
PAysON TUCKER, Gen'l Manager,
4. E. B0OTHBY, Gent. Pass. d Ticket Agt.
Portland. June H. 1888 jul
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The following are the closing quotations stocks


BesroN, Aug. 25 -[Reported for the Pressl.-The
following Ia fist Of prices quoted this afternoon:
Ohio and Pennsylyants-
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(By Telegraph
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 25-l2.SO P. Motion market
dull; uplsnds at 4sd; Orleans at 54 d; sales 5000
baes; speculation and export 1000 bales.
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TEN YEARS before any Of the baking pow
ders of the present day were thought of. the
Congress- Yeast Powder had large sale
throughout New England.
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PORT OF PORTLAND.

SATURDAY, Aug %.
Arrived.
Steamer City Of Portland Larcom, st John, NIB
via Eastport for Boston.
Barque Saml Hale Haven, Boston, to K Lewis
& Co.
Sch British Tar, (Br) Evans Chester, NS-canned
lobster to Portland Packing Go.
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fBy Teegraph.)
NEw YORK, Aug. 25.-The Flour market Is dull
State AoeG7 26; Ohio zo96 IS; Western 20a
2S; southern 25d6 STA.
Wheat "a 1ac lower, duh and heavy; business
largely on speculative account No White nominal;
sales lz0, 900 bush No Red for September l6Is
ls4, 200 do for october 1915 al l9&s; 24S.ODO
bush do November 2lss9l ala; receipts 202,-
QUO bus.
Corn dull: Mixed Western spot al So a65e; do flu
ture 6lG631ac; sales 23v, 900 bu receipts 10, l75
bush.
Oats Agile higher;state a4ec; Western 35G
43e: sales 4S0, 900 bush, including No for Sep
tember at S59S5c: October at 35sx a36c; receipts
124, 700.
Beef firm.
Pork dun; spot new mess IA 00al4 20.
Lard dull; steam rendered 10.
Sugar arm.
Molasses quiet.
CHICAGO, Aug 25.-wheat is weak; 0o1s for
August: OF for September; 1 O2s4 for October;
L 041ad 04ss for November O0h yesr. Corn
at 50lsc for August and September 1914 for De-
tober: 4Sc November; 46e year 47c May. Oats at
271sc for August 26 y for September; 26l ae for
October; Zoe all year 2s9sc May. Pork at IL s5
for August and September; IL 07ts Tor october;
IL 90 u year. Lard s 33bz as 50 for August,
September and October. 121a November.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 25.--wkeat Is lower; No 2 Red
Fab o5 for August Il 05ss for September, L 0Sta
for 0otober, liza for November; 05 year.
DETROIT Aug. 2n.--Wheat weak; No White fall
cash oS cash; 1 OTIS for September, 09As for
October; l liza November: No White at OF
No 3 at 30 bid; No 2 Red Winter at o9A.
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mcI .sss.-s..s 90
CottonSeed. car lots 20 20
CottonSeed, bag lots3O 90
SackedBran car lot.
IS 00a19 90
do bag lots. -. 20 so
Middlings, car lots "a 90
| do bag lots .. 20 so
4 Pr0visions.
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RumfOrG Falls Il Buckfield
RAnRoAD.

-, Leave canton for Portland and
.-sts@@ssssssssf Lewiston 4.45 and {. As q. m.
Leave Portland for Canton, st 800
g. m. and l. 80 p. m.
Leave Lewiston at 9.45 a. m. and $50 D. m.
Stage connections with Byron Mexico, Dixfeld
Porn. Lavermore, West sumner and Turner.
L. l.. LINCOLN. Snpt.
Portland. June. 16. 1888 oct14dn
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Senior recitation in moral philosophy. Pro-
lessor: What is an oct of will caled?" SEN
Tor: "A volition; from volo, will" Profess
scr: Exactly. Cicero says: 'Voluntas est,
thats" Senior (triumphantly) "That is Lat
In, SIR"
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New york stock and Money Market.

lby TeIeRraph.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Money on call was In good
supply at liz @2 closing offered at l1a; prime mer-
camille paper 8 Is a6rS. Exchange is quiet at 4S2
84S2A for long and 4S2sl 24S6 for short
The following are to-day's closing quotations
Government Securities:
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The elegant new steamer FREMONT and favorits
steamer JOHN BROOKS will alternately leave
FRANKLIN WHARF. Portland. st O'Clock D. m
and N Ola WHARF. Boston, at z O'Clock p. m.
Sundays excepted.
Passengers BY this line are reminded that they Sc
cure comfortable nights rest and avoid the en-
pense and inconvenience Of arriving in Boston late
al night.
~ Tickets and Staterooms for sale at d. Ii.
fOuNG'S, 272 Middle Street.
Through Tickets to New FORK via the various
Hail and Sound Lines for sale.
Freight taken as usual
j. n. GOELR, Jr., General Agent
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azure. j. Z. WEsr 8 Co., Proprietors, issue guar.
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wTsCAssET,. Aug 23d- Ar. sch Buena VISTA
Dodge, Portland.
Sld-seh Eagle Rock, Coombs, Boothbay; Robert
woodruff, Lewis, for Boston; Fillmore, Scott, ior
Gloucester.
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=, Son island Queen, Bulger Bay Fundy, with 20
sen FRANK Pierce Grant, Ellsworth.
sen W U Pendleton Weber, Damariscotta.
for Machias.
Cleared.
Steamship Francona, Bennett, New York.
Coyle. Jr.
Sch Mary Elizabeth. Dunton, for Boothbay-D
Choate.
SAILED-Barque journal; sen N j Dlnsmore.
SUNDAY. Aug. 26.
Arrived.
Barque Ada Gray. Plummer Gloucester in tow OF
tug Confidence. To Geo Hunt h Co.
Sch Florida from Boston-oil TO Cenley s. son.
Sch Commerce, Gray, Gloucester.
Sch Elsie M smith. Jewett Bay Sc Lawrence, WITH
$50 bbls mackerel
Sch Annie Sargent from Bay Fundy, with "a
bbs mackere.
Sch james Henry. Munroe, Rockport Lime to Z
Cummings & Co.
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HarpsweII Steamboat Co.

IN and after July 2, 1889, the Steamer cor
" don will leave Harpswen daily for Portland
as follows viz:
Leave Harpswell 600 a M, 2.45 D. m, Great
Chebeague, East end, $50 a. m. jerks AS a
m. $50 p. M, Little Chebeague, 100 g. m, 345
p m, Long Island, 7.2o a. M. 4.05 p. m arriving
az Portland at 500 a. M, 445 p. m.
Returning leave Custom House Wharf Portland
$50 a. m, 6.15 p m, Long Island, 1910 .. n.
900 p m, Little Chebeague, 1890 a. M, 7.16 .,
m, East End, 7.35 p. m, arriving at Harpsve eli a
11.3o m, 500 pm.
SUNDAY TRIPS.
Leave Portland 10 90 a. m. $50 n. m retur,lr,
leave Harpswen 2.45 D. m
For Passage or Freight apply on board to
lyzdu Capt. GEO. F. WEST.
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PACIFIC MAIL 8. s. co.
.sfsA TO CALIFORNIA,

Sandwich Eslands, New Zealand .rs
Australia.
Steamers sail from New York for Aspinwall ON
the LIST, 10th. and goth OF each month, CARRYING
ports.
Steamer of 10th does not connect for San Fran
cisco,
Steamers sail from San francisco regularly for
and Australia.
For Freight. Passage, sailing lists and further
information, apply to or address the General Eas-
Tern Agents,
C.L BARTLETT a co.,
ssa state street, Ger. Bread ST., Boston.
or to w. ID. LITTLE & CO.,
tebSdu 81 Exchange St., Portland
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General Ocean Steamer Ticket Office.

WO"VR" WYNN NUsNfftI NHUhO' V"HoO'
NOR sale OF passage tickets by the White Star,
II Cunard, Anchor, State, American, Red Star,
North German Lloyd, Hamburg, American, Rotter-
dam, Amsterdam and Italian lines all first class
Europe Cabin. I'd Cabin and steerage Onward and
prepaid tickets from Portland at lowest rates
Storage prepaid tickets from inland places In En-
rope TO inland places In the United States Ster.
ling and Scandinavian exchange at lowest rates
Choice Cumberland and Acadia coal for sale by IN
cargo. For cabin plans. circulars sailing schemes
Agent, 20 Exchange St. P. o. Box s79.
isn10 l.
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Wit and Wisdom.

Mint is said to keep rats and mice out OF the
house. Ii a fellow owned a mint, he could al
so keep the wolf from the door."-Boston
Courier.
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PORTLAND, Aug. 70.
There Is a fair movement in Flour and the market
Is strong at previous Povisions are i1ul and
weak Sugars are steady and firm at DC for granu-
lated and S1Sc for Extra C. The market is well
supplied with vegetables Of all kinds and prices
generally lower. Cheese is dull and unsettled In
Fish, Mackerel are in light receipt and held
very firm. Advices from the fishing grounds are q
little more encouragng. Several vessels bad made
good haus, but the feet generally at last accounts
had small fares; the total quantity lande here and
at outports for the week is 9436 bbls against 727
bbls same time in 1882. and 1892 bbIs in 1881.
Market fish are reported rather scarce; wholesale
dealers paying this afternoon 81 y 100 ID for
fresh cod and paddock, and 65c for hake.
20 following are so-day's quotations Of Flour'
Grain prnvfsfons kn
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Many times you want to keep meat or fish
for several days. Lay it in solution of Rex
Msguus over night and you can keep it for
weeks. You can also keep milk 3 week or
more by stirring in little Of th 'Snow
Flake brand
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RAILROADS.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT
Portland & OgdenSburg R.R
ONLY LINE THROUGH THE NOTCH.
TO
BURLINGTON, VT,
OGDENSBURG, N. ",
AND MONTREAL.

On and after Monday June 25th,
1883, until further notice Passenger
Trains leave Portland as follows:
S.25 A. m.-For Fabyan's. Lttleton, Lancaster
and ali points on b. @. M. K. r.. ST. Johnsbury
Burlington, ogdensburg and all points on o. & 1,
OR r. Newport Sherbrooke, Montreal and ali
points on Southeastern Railroad and branches
This train, equipped with elegant Parlor cars and
new passenger coaches and baggage cars win run
through wthou. change TO Montreal, with through
cars to Swanton and Burlington via. St. johns
bury.
~. 30 p. transfer station 90 p. M Express
for Glen House, Crawford's, Fabyan's and all
White Mountain Resorts, viii not stop at SO.
Windham, White Rock, Hiram or BrownAeld.
6.25 p. na For Bartlett and intermediate stations
Trains nrrive Portland:
8.4O a. m.-fromBartlett and local stations
J2.66 noon from Fabyan's and all Mountain points,
Clio D. m.--from No. Conway mixed train leaving
No. Conway 2 90 p. IN. for Portland and way sta
tionsJ
7.4b p. m.-Express from Montreal, Burlington
Ogdensburg &c.
J.HAuILTON. Superintendent.
CHAs. -. FOYE, q. TIA.
Portland, June I'D 1883. jun23dtf
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Horsford's Acid Phosphate of
limitations.
limitations and counterfeits have again APP
pesred. Be sure that the word "HoRsFoRp's"
is on the wrapper. None genuine without 1t.
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Steamer VIII run to accommodate the RollerSkat-
ing Rink leaving the city at 80, returning at 9I5
and 20. is. Tickets with admission to Garden %
cents. VIII run az above until further notice
CHAS. A. SPARROW, Treas. and Manager.
iva dt
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STEAMER MINNEHAHA.

Steamers Will run to accommodate the Pavilion
Entertainment. 20 cents for the round trip ana
free admission to the pavilion.
B. j. WILLARD, Manager.
ty21dtf
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-24
Gathering Fruit.

Farm, Herd and Home.
Far too little care is exercised, as a
rule, in gathering fruit, and, cmse>
quently, the market value of crop is
often materially reduced from what it
would have been if properly gathered.
Use every possible means to avoid
bruising in any degree. Many success.
full horticulturists insist that all fruit
should be hand'picked. For this pur.
pose a round-bottomed half bushel bas.
ket, lined with thick cloth, is provided,
which, by means of an S.shaped hook,
is readily hung on d branch until filled
If the tree has been properly trimmed,
an agile person could, in this way, pick
all the fluit ON it in a short time. Ii
the fruit is to be packed in barrels OF
crates, it should be done in the orchard,
thus saving one handling.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-24
Cherry Trees for Shade.

A writer in the American Garden
says that the CHERRY is the only fruit
tree which l can recommend for shade.
The trample of stock Injuries all others
but has no effect upon the harder cher
ries." If cherry trees are as easily
grown as maple or cottonwood why
should they not be used more common
ly than now. A nice, thrifty cherry
tree is handsome for as great part of
the year as any shade tree, and when
in bloom, or laden with bright, healthy
fruit it is doubly so. Then why should
they not be placed along roadways ard
paths where other fruit trees would be
injured by animals or passing vehicles ?
Why should not cherry trees be more
common than now?
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-24
Raising Mules for Market.
New Orleans Pycayune,

Spirit of the Farm.
From the increasing demand and
ever ready sale for these animals, this
industry, for which Tennessee was quite
noted in ante bellum days, is again re-
ceiving attention from many farmers
who have not cared to handle any more
fashionably bred stock; we venture to
say if the present demand continues
and we see no reason why it should not
increase-it will only be few years
before Tennessee mules" will bequoted
in the market reports throughout the
country with as much distinctness from
any other, as they were before the war,
when they were not only quoted sepa-
rate but always commanded 10 per
cent more money than mules of the
same size from any other State, except
ing perhaps, Kentucky. We cannot
see why this business should not pay
even better now than in years past /;
the supply is not near equal to the de-
mand now as it was then.
With the present system of labor the
mules do not get the care and attention
they formerly did, and the breeding Of
this kind of stock, so peculiarly Gdap-
ted in every respect to the Southern
and our system of labor, has not kept
apace with the increased acreage Of
tillable land.
We have gathered a few figures from
gentleman largely engaged in buying
feeding and selling mules and thor
oughly acquainted with all the details
that may not be uninteresting to oui
readers. He says that an average 10
of mule colts, yearlings, will sell a
from $50 to $50; that he has paid a
high as 500 a head for few choic
mare mules this season. He mentionet
two instances where parties in the Stat
have collected up hundred weanling
EACH one lot cost about SIS per hea
and the other averaged $50 all round
These colts were out of mares tina
could be bought at prices ranging fror
S110 to $3.50, and had cost the breede
nothing in the way of feed up to dat
of sale; he says it will cost two dollar
month per head to carry the coll
through the winter.
But it is not extensive buyers an
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-24
The Wehat Crop.

FAYETTEVILLE Observer.
In this section the sceptre has pass
ed from cotton, and it is no longer
heralded as king. By reason ofits being
the principal crop and the keyst of
the agricultural arch on which rest
the hopes of the farmer and the sue
cess and prosperity Of the county gener-
rlly, wheat has supplanted liking Cot
ton" and assembled to the throne. We
have before stated that the breadth of
land sown this fall in Lincoln county is
greatly in excess of that of any previ
GUS year. We have made inquiries of
farmers attending court from the vari-
Gus sections Of the county, and learn
that the prospects, when wheat was
at its present stage, were never more
promising than now for an abundant
harvest, in the absense ola cause to check
or chill to blight the present fattering
prospects, the county will next year in
a 6gurative sense swim in milk and
honey. The farmers exercised more
care than they are wont in the prepare
ton of the ground for its reception, and
as consequence they are indebted fol
the results indicated above, more than
to any other cause, for their increased
amount of pains and labor. The hus
bandman is epjoined in the appended
familiar couplet to prepare thoroughly
the soil if he would secure a blessing
That it bristles with sense is exempt
fed in this falls experience, and it ap
plies equally to all crops-"PlOw deeI
while sluggards sleep, and you vii
have corn to sell and to keep"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-24
Growing Grass.

A western paper truly says that the
adage (and it is older than the Chris.
tain era, no grass no cattle, no cattle
no manure, no manure no crops, is as
true to day as when first spoken. -
Grass takes care of him who sows it.
The meadow is the master mine of
wealth.-Strong meadows Gil big barns.
Fat pastures make fat pockets. The
acre that will carry steer carries
wealth. Flush pastures make fatstock.
Heavy meadows make happy far
mers. up to my ears in soft grass
laughs the fat ox.-Sweet pastures
make sound butter. Soft hay makes
strong wool. These are some of the
maxims of the meadow. The grass
seed to sow depends upon the soil and
here every man must be his own Judge.
Not every farmer, however, knows the
grass adapted to his soil. If he does
and seeds by the bushel, or other
measures, he is apt to he misled.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-24

Every congressional district in Tenn
essee should be represented in the farm
ers Congress which assemblies at Louis.
vile, December 5. This will be the
third annual session of this body and
doubtless the railways will give special
rates to delegates, thus insuring large
attendance. These annual meetings,
where representative farmers from
different states meet and compare notes
stimulate Improvements in agricultural
methods and promote the general pros
erty,-Memphis Avalanche.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-24
Hickory Nuts.

Tennessean.
There are more hickory nuts in Sum,
ner county this year than can be dis.
posed of. The other day gentleman
said he had six hundred bushels for
sale; another had four hundred and
every day we see men and boys with
quantities varying from one to twenty
bushels. The abundance of this growth
this year is remarkable.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-24
7ANDARD- McNIINNVILLE TENNESSEE SATURDAY. NOV a. 1885,

feeders like these whose attention we
would call to this business. The gen
eral farmer throughout the country
who has from two to six good, sound,
large mares are the ones who can real>
ize the safest, quickest, largest profits
IN breeding mules. The usefulness Of
the mare for ordinary farm work is in
no way impaired by having her bred,
with kind treatment and good feeding.
She will do her part of the work up to
within week or ten days of foaling;
after this give her a short rest and she
is again ready for work. AS for the
foal, as soon as it is strong enough to
lift its two hind feet off the ground at
the same time, it is old enough to take
care of itself.
We have referred to the superiority
of Tennessee mules In times past.
Doubtless our climate had much to do
with this, but we attribute it mainly to
the quality of our mares. In those
days our horses had a strong infusion
of thoroughbred blood in them, and
their produce of mares bred in this
way, from good jacks, were as quick as
horses and of wonderful endurance.
They had clean limbs, good bone, fine
heads end ears, and often made de.
lightful saddle and driving animals.
We well remember an old gray mule
of this kind, bred by the late M. r.
Cockrill, of this county, that for
eighteen years was the front roadster
on the Charlotte pike, and at the age
twenty the boys would fight shy of the
old gentleman and his mule if they
had more than a mile of good road in
front of them. The venerable proprie
tor of Belle Mead, Gen. w. G. Hard,
ing, told the writer some years ago that
the best mules he ever saw in all his
experience were some that he bred
when a young man for his own farm
use out of thoroughbred mares.
There is no doubt that too many OF
our farmers are disposed to breed theil
mares without considering a moment
what will be the result. We frequently
see some big, strong mare, only suita
BILE for farm work, bred to a trottine
or pacing stallion, whose produce out
of an entirely different mare has SOLD
for several hundred dollars as three
or four year old. The result of such {
cross is, as matter of course, q disap
peintment to the owner, for he get
neither saddle or harness animal, anC
only farm horse worth probably a
two years old not more than $40, ant
the produce from the same mare by {
jack at eight months old, would brinl
the same money.