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fellow When showed him what had cut
oil, he ran to his horse and looked at his boots
with much anxiety. lie couldn't believe that
that much hoof could DO taken OIL without
hurting tho animal. The horse walked as
sound as ever as soon rs phi; shoes on HIM.
The horses hooi is like mans finger, nail
II must 10 kept pared to a certain length. 4
horses hoofs ought to be pare once month,
The hoof II allowed to grow would be doubled
In lonRth oroe in twelve months. IL horse
were to TO boxed up for three years, he would
lle would I've unable tO stand up or Ito down.
The majority Of owners OF horses nre entirely
ignorant upon this subject. When they como
hoof; don't want to have the auimal inluIeL L.
Otcourse. II they insist upon It, | do as they
saw, but there is n more certain way OF inIur-
Tho heel OF the hool grows much NOR rapidly
than tho toe and In order to keep tho hoof
oyon # is necessary to pare the heel mo.c fro
uuCntly than the toe.
Some years ago n man brought n hor-e
to mo which had been pu22linr all the horse
doctors in town. Every time II walked
knees. With the exception o tho bruises 1t
sustained in this way, It seemed perfectly
healthy Tho veterinary surgeons In town
weIo greatly opposed TO nv. theories at that
time and | was determined TO mike an OK.
amrle Of this case. l therefore insisted on
getting tho opinions of half dozen Of tho
before would touch him They unanimously
agreed that the horse was suffering from
runturcd ligament In ono OF tho forelcGs. |
called IN sevcra friends and showed lhcm
ont the length and unevennoss Of the hoof and
tho improper mode OF shooting that had been
adopted. | set to work and pared tho hoof
mcnnincturc.. The horse walked out Of the
stable Immediately after being shod. with as
good :! gait MS one could, wish for.
" or course, tho more bloodcd and sensitive
the horse tho moro troubles he is liable to.
Tho ordinary coach horse or trucl horse docs
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shaded berme- bank. under which the bullfroR
delights to rest his chin on the lily pod, and tho
little pond pickerel to wait in the reed grass
for unwary minnows.
Thus it s that nobody has attached any In
terest to the city and salt water sketches of the
canal. Why, OF course not, you say for the
canal must lose its pleasant country charac-
teristics in city aud on salt fiat. That is true
enough. But why has 1t never occurred to YOU
that its changed existence has become more
interesting by very contrast2 Let us take the
trip across the mosquito salt marshes
from Newark to Jersey City and find out
Let us begin in the fresh water at the top Of
the big hill in Newark. down which runs the
incline plane-the last plane on the canal. We
have dressed for the trip in flannel shirts and
soft felt hats. and have provided sun umbrellas
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lower gates open and the mules null us out
into an astonishing glare OF sunlight.
We get out Of Newark in hurry. for the
mules are rested and walk last. The water Is
stu fresh but has suffered severely since It
through many towns and cities. We pass fac
tories and tenements in endless numbers. and
then suddenly swing round II curve and tho
Passaic liver is spread before us. The scene
l. relreshin% after our. rather narrowing ex-
periences. The river is dotted with battered
sloops and IL gay steamboat is blowing M
stream. while beyond. trains on several great
roads are speeding over the flats. The canal
makes terrace Nm from tho river. following
lis course, and above US on the tight public
roai makes another terrace.
Then wo leave the river. and bending, be-
hold spread before us the great salty marshes
which end nowhere TO the north and in
sat sat water TO the ,outh. while, dead ahead the
lights OF Jersey City seem u dozen miles dis
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THE BIGGEST HOTEL IN THE WoRLD.
1t Also Has the Further Distinction OF
being Que or tho Worst.

rom me 'hlCdgO IfiOuHS
Edwin Ashley, an English tourist. who is at
in tho world Is In South America. Talking
about the big house he said
The Grand Quarantine Hotel ut Flores
Island. nj the mouth OF tho River Plate. Is not
only the largest In the world but the strangest
Willie the recommendations are poor the people
will stop there, no manner how anxious they
are to get away. The hotel combines an inter
national boarding house, n military camp. q
prison and seaside resort. The tovereignty
OF Uruguay. In the early months OF tho
year Rio do JanelrO is PLACED under san
itary boycott by tho people OF tho River
llale' and not person IL allowed to pass
Flores Island until he has. been at sea at least
ut tho hotel. The guests come In boat loads
from 300 TO COO a. time. There are first class
passengers. Immigrants. and q number OF In
termedlate classes lpOn arriving at the hotel
Packed Is good word in this case. for Won
nre entirely ~ the mercy of the management
II You make protest the officials shrug their
shoulders and say they nre indeed sorry. but
They will put six or seven IN room.
Ifyou don't like that you can get out but
you will soon return; for II ID tho only place
on The island whore you can stop. A perma-
it includes Commandant o physician. a Sec
rotary Of state lighthouse keepers Postmas-
ter, and telegraph operators. Every morning
during pleasant weather tugboat comes
visions. When q norther is blowing those on
tn" island ara placed on short ratiOns.
runs Of hlOppinG a. tho biggest hotel in
T." word hud OF not hciGg al! la 10 get hut one
~rtrO meals day with hanqnps for one Of
the meals ! had this experience during a
stC'm whom the tug did not arrive for five days.
guests at the hotel
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HArnum's Unique Gorilla.

From me Chicago Tribune
Cot Hager. who is a boss side Snowman and
q collector Of oddities. curiosities. and freaks.
says;
There Is no live gorilla in the UnItod States.
and there never Was one. ANY Snowman who
says TO the contrary tells what he kno TO 10
iaIse. In the first place It is almost imposs bic
10 capture q live goTill ia. Tho animal Is deytlsh
this country; The gorilla has had good Geal
OF fun pokei nj him, but he has the most deli
cato constitution, OF anything that crawls.
walks, HES, or swimS"
Didn't iiaTnum once advertise that he had
onet' Wa asked
Yes. but he got fooled on il. He had ofioreI
q largo amount OF money Tor live gorilla and
his agents secured gorilla lard 10 got ono.
Somehody finally caught what no thought WAS
Q gorilla and shpned II TO BRrnum In New
YORK. AS soon as tho old man heard OF II no
adyertised the fact in big tyre in every paper In
New York Tho day tho animal arrived and
was on exhibition the fact was placarded
all over the city. There was an old man Ia
town who had lived many years In tho coun-
try where the gorilla exists lie wont In 20
see me pow arrival, and. after looking at It,
IhM . 10 gorilla No gorilla has tail
But sad tho IuicG-w tod Snowman,
ms gorilla has il iail, ana II il the oAy one
that ever was known to have one
However. that didn't make the animal a
1--we gorilla IN this country"
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alongside Of the plank road drawbridge. and
on IL north side. Tho boats pass under the
bridge. and the canal continues on the south
side of the road thereafter
Crossing tho laSsaic IL an experience. 1t
can only be done when tho tide Is nearly or
quito high. A stout cable is swung across the
river. about 200 feet north OF the bridge below
the surface. II tho water Is dead tho boats can
steer straight over. tho. mules pulling from
the bridge When the tide runs however, tho
boat makes loop, viii! u stout Iopc around
the submerged cable to keep itself from
drifting oil, and the mules have n hard pull Of
it, AT the eastern bank the mules come pwn
10 the water and pass under tie bridges on a
platform. and drag the boat aftor them.
Getting across the river and under tho bridge
We enter the canal again on tide level, and
pull straight away over tho flats TO tho Hack
ensack. 1t is against tho current ali the way.
for the tide gets into the liackensack a Lutte
ahead OF the Passaic and flows through II the
tide we're going down instead OF coming in the
current In this stretch would bo reversed
The Hackensack liz eros sod in the Same Wy
as the rassaic' but tho passage is simpler he
not have % be passed under. On the east side
the boat enters another lock. which carries it
into Jersey City. his lock is reversal OF all
which have preceded, for 1t raises the level In
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BY CANAL FROM NEWARK.
THE SLOFBsT WAY TO GET FROM JER-
SET'S METROPOLIS no NEW IORk.

BoRts SIN Run Over the ola Waterway
from the Seaboard TO the Mountaina-
Curious Features OF "a Halt Days Voyage
Where tho overflow from the upper level OF
the Morris Canal foams down tho chute along
side OF Plano 7, wost and plunRes noisily into
the clear pool Its current has scooned out In
the lower level, one or moro anglers can DO
seen almost any morning trying for black
bass From Lake Hopatcong either way the
canal winds its cool and refreshing stretches
among the Jersey hills. Everybody has seen
1t. and wherever met has found it the same.
TO think OF 1t is to think OF still, woed-grown
waters, blackberry patches. towpath orchards,
old wooden bridges. woods. glimpses OF quiet
farm life. and bramble-covered and BUSH
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and groan dlsmally. and We grasp the raj! Of
the boat. At length We are down, and glad OF
It. The cradle burles itself in the water OF the
so deep In the water that we think we are
shooting for the bottom, rights herself. floats
calmly out OF the embrace Of the cradle and is
bare legged boy with a whip and no hat.
whacks them numerically over the legs md
ears. and Aiter n long strain we are OIL The
after mule looks az II he was hitched between
>the fore mule and the hont that the tauness II
tho tow limo might Keep him IN his feet. Hut
the f. r. male Is htty follow, aUd We have
hos es OF reurlIin-: Jersey CITY.
deniy d,sapnear, Th" low line is coiled ON tbe
deck. and the canamun, with very discnn-
tented look on his face, picks up a long IRON
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sort now. Birds sirG loudly overhead, and a
rabbit Jumps into tho, bush from IN irort OF
seen in he woods rcking wild flowers. The
boatman lights q nth cigar md his daughter
after washing tn" dishes IN n bucket OF canal
water. takes oil her sun bonnet and sits down
to gaze into the woods pensvely.
into the pretty village OF pamrano It is u
fleeting picture OF shady trees. which RAPIDLY
gives place, MS the, boat swings round q sharp
curve. TO a magnificent view o. New York Bay.
We are on its very edge. and note the heights
OF staten Island slop nG away to the Narrows
and the stones of Long Island there p cking up
the hay thread. Ahead Of us the suspen-ion
bridge cone New York ana Brooklyn.
There are glimpsps OF distant shipning. viii 10
IN the far foreground q white sailed mosquito
fleet are in the throes OF a hotly contested race.
We are in Greenyile.
This is the country through which we PASS
into jersey City. and then The scene changes
for the last time. Tenement housoI now back
hard up against tho north bank. while on the
right such miscellaneous assortment OF
dwellings. lnado Of WORKOUT boats, as proba-
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MAD LROW FOR DINNER.
a Low Down TrIck Which Roy Played
On His Father In Sorthwood.

On His Father In SorthwOod.
NoKTuwooD. y. T.. July 5.-Thers Is one Jam
fly in Northw ,od that knows how crow tastes
when served in n potpie and now that these
folks have tried 1t they are not afraid to tell
abOutit Two or three years ago family
came hero from New York city. bringing Q
couple OF BOYS. one OF whom WAS Gallo Ray.
was about ID years old .ni was sicSly. lie
was TUNED out to gas, n the natives here
say, and supplied wi small rife aud car-
tridges Ho not only acquired health and skill
with the rife. but Ito cultivated GisI osion
TO make lis fathers life a burden wiki practical
Jokes Tho last jdkc reaos to crow
On Friday last tho boy camo home from Tho
woods with n mysterious mir IN u bul@ing
pocket. Taking his mother TO ore side he
opened the pocket ointed ut" skinned bird.
Partridge Coax ron 70 saw It's all right"
Top was annroached automatically Ivy tho
mother, VIII" said the boy was foolish 10 o ate
the law, u besides 1t was wrong to XIII sv"Ed
cock partriI Eat hts season. bnt SHE y ls sure
angry, hut only TO the extent Of seriously.
Occurring tho boy, and when at a-t the lad
came to hi, eys-. even the lecture was sus-
nended and ne was told TO- 90. something
We'll tnere wa+ tho dead partridge. The law
aud con cieuce would not he healed by wasting
the bird, and seeing ,here was bit Of veal.
bought for "a stew In tho ice chest IL was let
to throw away the bird. And 30 II was done
On saturday, at the MONDAY dinner. Il most
savury heap o. dumpiinRs was stacked upon q
platter in tho centre OF the table. while a grnat
bowl Of cream gravy stood on one side, and
plate Of yehI, with plump bird on / D. stood
at the other Pop carefully cut the bird giving
half OF the breust to the boy who Killed 1t, The
other half 10 the next boy. and serving Just O
taste to each Of the other three persons at the
table. Ray.with unwOntel geu erosity. offered to
share his piece with his father, but tho latter
declined. and thereupOn the bird was eaten
with many expressions Of y easurr. The falner
and mother both noticed meantime that Ray
WAS convusod over Something, but whom In
Vuirv vas made ABOUT 1t he said that he could
mot help thinking how George Pardy got ex-
cited when tho bird WAS killed"
When tho bird had disappeared on the other
plntes Ray suddenly left the table having
swallow but one mouthful OF his share II
the bird and few minutes IHier lie was rolling
on the lawn well nigh IN h steri's. which con-
dition lasted till tho father came e. the dor.
AMI then the boy screnine /:
Twas n crow. twas a crow. Oh! on Think
OF the trouble might get into for breaking the
game law"
The father says that it took some half hours
argument an tho production OF the birds
wings and skin to convince him that crow
had really been eRten. 1t was a young bird.
Just grown. Gnl as at IA butter: and, II the
Truth 10 told. in spite OF prejudice it was rs
good ehinG as ono could ask for.
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PITS ~ 1HE roHK1ouHs HorroM
A Scientific Examination MAY he Made to
AscertnIn TheIr Cnmse.

| Ascertain Their Cause.
| Orders have been received NJ the navy yard
| for tho United Stalcs steamship Yorktown to
| go into dry dock Tho vessel was locked ut
| Malta about two months ago, when she was on
| her cruise with the Squadron ofEvOlution, and
! her bottom found to DO ioulei eighty and in
some places very badly ritted. The pits at
that time were all very carefully located. but
the present examination is made In order that
the department may reassure itself rs to tho
exact amount OF damage done. 1t Is sug-
Gested. too. that there may be scientific rca-
sons for tho present examination. Pits. VIII oh
generally form on the bottom o. steel-C!ad
cruisers about tho siZo Of II pea, have AZ
yet eluded satisfactory explanation. The
present examination may be Of interest from n
scientific point Of view. Capt. Chad wick thinks
have 10 be replaced, some OF thom nave been
worn thin IN spots hT he action OF the water.
The ship's ,boltomw wiz he scraped and treated
banded, capt ChadTicS said; When wS left
men OF the squadron whose time was up, or
nearly up, and tho chronic sick amounting in
all to ninety two mon. were transferred 70 our
shin. About an equal number of our mon were
transterrsl to tho other vessels to Ill thoir
ninety men, or will DO soon. when the time Of a
Number OF the men yet on hoard will be up.
finding Just that cnss. All the crew OF The Ga.
lena. which is going ont OF commission. who
have yet two years TO servo will be transferred
10 the Yorktown.
Tho officers and crow If the VO.uvius are
living by candlrlight now while awaiting their
electric lighting CUNT; Thore are tut lew
lamps aboard. Tho black paint Of the Nesuvius
IL being scrancd on preparatory To- hor rocciving
4 coat OF white mint 10 comply with tho regu-
latons Of the department thai all steel cruis-
ers shall be painted white. The Nesuvius is
going into dry dock within week or ten days
to have her bottom scraped and 10 nut In u
pair Of now screw prOrellers. They will have
coarser pitch than the old ones. for the purpose
oil comparing results. Some time after she has
been overhaul lel. tho Nosuuus will 20 experi-
meuting with her pneumatic guns
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tant; Tho canal strikes the Newark plank
road here. and follows it in an absolutely
straight line till both the Passac and Hack
ensack are crossed; glorious salt breeze
blows over us from the bay The plank road
is asttonishipsly f4ll Of wagons of every sort
tie down 20 business. The bare-legged boy
IMmps upon the back Of one OF them to rest.
The boatman lights third cigar and leans
contemplativelv against the tiller. His wife
and grown daughter emerge from the tiny
cabin and begin to peel potatoes and make
other preparations for dinner on deck. Ahead
Of us Is boat loaded with iron ore from
the mines. on Lake Houatcong, bound for the
furnaces in Jersey City. mpty boats meet
and pass US, looming very high out OF water
from our standpoint. and going amazingly
last Some OF them have negro shippers. and
tiny black shiny faces are poked out OF tho
cabin windows. A fresh-iaced girl In sun
bonnet steers one boat with amazing skill.
while her father sprawls on tho forward deck
asleep in the SUNSHINE" Then comes another
lock. lot Of trees grow about ii. under which
are several Old buildings. where provisions
and boat supplies can be bought. After this
another long stretch lands us at the end OF
fresh water. and a. the Passaio River. The
lock here Is only about four feet deep at high
water. and it dumps the boat into the Passaic
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8 1SEz4ssssS
THE OUTLET AT JERSEY CITY.

lily can he found nowhere else In this port,
skirts the towpah for several miles. Jersey
City Bay. az the olShoot OF sew York Bay Mt
this po nj is formed. is Just beyond the towpath
here, and It's -hUros are the graveyard OF every
SSnrt II small Gratt that swims these waters.
These stranded boats are now all homes.
The last lock OF the Morris Canal, Mt Wash
ington street drops us into the waters OF the
hudson. there confined in, basin in which
lowed to any desired point. Arriving here. tho
boatman lights sixth cigar and pockets two
more AZ ne biuS ,S y trrse HooI t"rnoon.
Jersey Civ,
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No. 4-Ball shoe for uneven hoorp.
No. 5-riyot for windgalls, spRVins a..
tnued treatment and proper .shoeinG. Every
tne horse with q no # OF this shape alowa
the hoof to strike the ground the entire weight
rests upon tho apex OF tho too and not only is
it Likely 70 result in strained tendons, but 1t is
pr.lty apt to break tho hooi.
The Illustrations OF the various shoos given
herewith indicate tho rc.ults OF Mr.. Roberge'S
6ns n %kns the hem TaSu ba1
PLAIN roller. 1t isused for a road horse or
1t will be noticed that 1t Is very thick nj tho
heel and had curve at tho toe. This shoe should
then slide or toward the front, never striking
iintly anywhere; No. Is known as plate
shoe 1t !. used for running horsOs. 1t Is very
lIghr, and has II convex Outer surface intended
to give a hold in the soft earth.
NJ. 3 Is known as the tour-cak rolling mo-
high across the toe and for spraincd endons
No is tho hall shoe. i is made Tor an uneven
The SCOOP In i Is made to relieve the uneyGSn-
ness. No 8 IL known as the pivot shoe. The
essential feature Is the pivot IN me centre:
In tho stable, and is .purp Sc il TO keep tho
no"l OIL the l!.or. Il Is used for horses hat
shoe is pu' ON the hind loot only.
No 9 Is kn9wn as gIah9inG, she's anG Is
scoop in the centre enable, tho horse T. Get n
firm hold on tho earth. No. 7 is the rocker II
is used for strained Joints, or TO keep the hoof
causes tho horse to strike in the centro. No. \
is the shoely shoe. IT is used for horse that
has II crooked hoof, and toes out and IN
terleres. It's use indicates that the horse has
too much hoot on tho outside toe AMI inside
heel. so. . is another etyle OF bail shoe
AID is used for 2 hidden lamcnefa. II
is that It al "ays SLICES Tho rpnr', us
cura 70 action lis In t9r lt't that 1t stops tho
acton Of tl"upper olnt n u" horses log. 20.
II horse that Is troubled with naviculAr and
which travels with a crooked notion No. | /
Is the 700 Melglt sA0o. and Is used lOr horse
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on wheels. with upright sides twelve or fifteen
feet high. When 1t gets into position our boat
T. + lioate S over It and fastened with ropes 10
cradle starts up. lifting the boat with it,
mounts the crest OF the plane, and begins its
Journey down the long sIope. The plane is q
gentle ono. but it looks desperately steep and
long a., We look down it from our seats in tho
bow. We think what u glorious tobUggan slide
we would have if the cable should break. and
we hold our breath inyoluntary. The cradle
lolts lrlghtiully over the uneven rails. Looking
vantage OF his boat being out Of waterto pump
tho leakage out Of tho hold. He pun ps out SO
much that We begin to doubt the slanchness
street. and tho change from slant 10
horizontal. and from horizontal 10 slant
again. make the whole concern creGk
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not suffer from many ills but tho fine road
horse and the trotter are very sensitive to any
disturbance in the hoof. Tho finer the strain
OF the horse tho more rigid will his foot and
hoof be. and II there Ia any unevehness in tho
hoof the very worst plan would be to drive him
over smooth and level surface Ike tho Park
roads for instance. The uneven hoof striking
the level surface will only increase the un-
eyenuess and its effect upon the foot"
Mr.. Roberge showed tue reporter some Illus
trationS Of hoofs and feet and also of Shoes
which are herewith copied. In the first IL
lustraton OF the hoot arc outlined the es-
sontial points necessary to tho understanding
OF Mr. Roberges theory. Tho letters + in
dictate where the lrogyHrly formed hooI should
STOP NE r Tina WI, hT'ic" inat me ne per
centre OF the line marked + F. This rer-
nendlcular line Is supposed to 10 drawn from
full weight OF tho horse rests or tho coffin
joint, which is mlrkei b. This Joint moves in
q sort Of ball and socket Joint II is weight
does not strike in the centre ofthe hoof then it
causes unevcnness and an undue pressure OF
that particular part Of the foot resulting
in numerous Implications.
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One Fish nay Supplre- the Market.

TNnPoN SrGTis. Juno -. l'arpon fishing Ia
caught ono each day last week, aud could have
caught many more II he had tried hut as there
was no market for more than one day he con-
lned his catch 10 that number,
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stead OF depressing II. This Is to get rid OF the
tides. The old ed-iacud Eateman explains
that the water to II. this long and higher level
is pumped out ol the liack"n Nrk, ard points
to II great IuNp h"ur" 'lpse b. Win lat
smukO-lack cmergin. rom is root
For an hour now we follow tie Iiackensack
seward. There II no incident. for We are
alone on tho flats. There is no shade, but the
breeze IS fine. The bare legged boy ties bags Of
oats over the noses OF the horses and comes on