The morning call., 1891-03-04
EnITORIAL NOTES.

cooeress. as well as the farmers. evidently ap |
preciates Secretary Rusk's special report on |
..The DISEASES OF tie Horse" for the House has |
odonted the conference report on the bill, max |
inv AN appropriaton of $4,000 for printing |
100 900 COPIES The text is by eight of the fore
most veterinarians III The United States Illus |
trated by some of the finest colored pictures OF
the anatomy of the horse ever produced In this
country. The first edition was $4,000 copies.
and already there are applications for 10000
COMES on file In The Agricultural Department
Dr. Dickson has contributed an article on horse
shoeng which Senator Black burn says Is worth
a million. 1t carefully examines the 1Oot, shows
WHY horse is shoe and how far 1t Is necessary
To 20 TO protect The bOof, giving few simple
rules easily learned and practiced DR.. Dick
son suggests that 1t is really important that
black smiths should be as scientific in their train
Ing as veterinarians, and mentions that In mat
Ter of such vast Importance TO the national wealth
too little attention is paid by the State 10 the
care OF The most useful OF all domestic anlmals.
The novel hope is expressed that chemistry will
vet devise some preparation that may be safely
applied 10 the hOof, thereby hardening 1t so as 10
allow tie horseman TO yank OF The iron shoes
and drive his horse bare footed. Under the head
of the respiratory organs, DIR. Harbaugh of Rich
mond shows how a horse should be treated
keep from catching cold and TO get the best con-
| ditions of strong lungs and heart power. The
| few books received by lucky members OF Con-
| gress ana Senators have been eagerly TAKEN, aud
| lis expected that the next Congress viii author
| iZe another edition OF 100000
Throughout Bohemia the young Czechs, ac-
cording 10 cable adviees, have been victorious In
| the elections for members of the Reiehsrath. For
some time Count Taafe has pampered the Czecns
| in the hope that they would keep their home
rule aspirations within bounds. He has, how
ever, found ont that nothing was further fiom
| tba intp
concessions granted them The old CZechs were
content 10 insist upon The official use OF tie Czech
language, the institution of separate Czech
! schools and increased privileges of local govern
| ment. The CZech-German compromise negO-
tated by The Count some time ago provided for
| the segregation of the two populations In the
schools, III the Senate, III the law courts aud n
every act Of public life. This compromise, how
ever, failed 10 meet the views of the young
Czechs WHO demanded that the Emperor be
crowned at Prague as he is crowned at Pesth,
Bohemia becoming a separate Kingdom like
Hungary. This ulimatum was considered pre-
posIerous few months ago but the latest tee-
graphic adylces Intimate that Premier Taafe has
in large measure changed his policy owing 10
the strength of the Czech movement. How far
his concessions 10 the young Czechs extend has
not yet BEEN disclosed
The tenth census of Great Britain. which takes
| place IN about month, Is not so comprehensive
ana intricate as ours. The country has been di-
yided into 900 enumeration districts with an
enumeTalor for each Que. During the week emu
ing April 4th schedule OF questions will be left
with the head OF each household. who must nil
In tie answers Drfore the evening OF the 9th.
Several questions are asked for The nrst time this
wear. In Wales and Monmoutnsbire Efforts will
he made TO ascertain how many the Welsh
language exclusively, and how many talk both
English and Welsh. An effort will also be made
to generally ascertain the number OF employers
aud employees, while questions relative to the
number Of rooms occupied by each family are
calculated TO throw light on the oyercrowded
condition of the poorer sections OF some o. the
larger cities.
threading the announcement that In February
the minis coined 1928 40 pieces OF money,
valued al $685. 800, now many recall the
small beginning OF Uncle Sans coinage? When
The seat of The Federal Government was In the
State House and other buildings in lndepend-
ence square, Philadelphia, a site for the Mini
was secured on the east side OF Seventh street,
above Sugar alley. There plain brick building
was erected III the summer OF 1872. The coin
age presses arrived from England in SEPTEMBER
aud operations commenced In Inc early part Of
October, six pounds OF old copper having been
purchased u few diys before. The machinery
was run by horse power. and the first regular re
turn OF coins to the Treasury WAS made March
l, 1898, consisting OF IL ,17S cents.
The revised Italian estimates show the effect
Of the popular demand for economy. Indeed
the economic distress of The country was one O
the great causes Of Premier Crispfs downfall
Ills enemies charged ham with a desire to cur
grand figure in European politics. and VI.
| paciiy eXtricate the nation from her Tr-rrryrs
dInIeuiIisS, while his stay IN ONCE rendered. y
Impossible TO re-eStabilsh goou relations VIII
France.
sir John Macdonald's appeal 10 Canadians on
behalf OF his proposal for limited reciprocity
with This country has stirred up strong animosi-
ties In Ontario the Liberal leaders are de
nouuced as eOnspirators plotting treason, while
In the Province OF Quebec Archbishop FAbre'
circular letter. urging loyalty to the Govern
mept. is met by the counter appeal Of The Etec
tear denouncing the Premier in vigorous lan
guage.
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