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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-02-28
Evcn Mexico Is Excited.

CITY or MEXICO, Feb. 2s.-Intense
excitement prevails over the possibility
OF rupture between the United States
and Spain. In case Of war the police
would have their hands full in prevent
mg collisions, as there are many Span.
ish and American residents here, some
Of whom are likely to pick quarrel
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TRENTON. N. j.. Feb. 28.-Men have
been put to work placing tho sea bat.
ter,es ut Seagirt in order for service.
At tho quartermaster' Office it was de.
MED. however, that this has any sig.
nif,cance, MS this work is usual at this
time Of year.
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Ss. Paul Union stock Yards.

SOUTH ST. PAUL. Fob. 26.
HOGS-Market steady with yesterday.
Range Of prices S3. ioel5.U.
CAIILE-Market steady and active
Sales ranged at s. o0Gi.oo for st kers;
k3 Oo,d355 for cows; 3.2oeI3 20 Tor
heifers; S3.7O@4 10 for steers.
SHEEP-Market strong.
Lambs. $4,000 40; muttons, $500.
Re 1cipts: Hogs, $40; cattle, 100; sheep,
900: calves, 25
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-02-28
MISSION WORK DISCUSSED.
Convention of Student Volunteers Prov
ing Great Success.

Convention Of Student Volunteers Prov
ing Great Success.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 2S.-The sessions
Of the Student Volunteer convention
were crowded full Of interest and many
different phases of mission work were
considered. During the forenoon a
number OF eloquent speakers told OF
the need Of money III the accomplish
ment of mission work, and in the after.
noon the education, medical and evan
gelistic branches Of missionary effort
were touched upon III a score Of elJ-
quent addrcs:es All the meetings
were largely attended, the halls and
churches being lii nearly every case too
small to accommodate those who de-
sired to hear the addresses. The con-
ventlon Is plovlng great success III
every respect.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-02-28

AsIilNG1oN, Feb. 2S.-The friends
OF the victims Of the Maine disaster
nave discovered that they cannot have
their bodies brought to this country in
cases where they have already been in.
TERED. This is due to the fact that the
spanish laws forbid the exhumation of
corpses until the expiration of the pc
rod OF five years after burial.
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Sioux City Live Stock.

SIOUX CITY. Ia. Feb ao
HOGS-Market about steady. Range
Of prices. $3.SO03W.
CATTLE-Market active; steady on
good, common dull.
Sales ranged at So6oG3.J for cows;
SS.75M4.lo for stockcrs and feeders; $500
N4oo for heifers; S3.7odA 60 for yearlings
SHEEp-In demanu: S5.6j0g i.6o.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-02-28
Robbed the Mint.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 28.-William F.
Olsrkson, foreman Of the rollingroom
A. the United States branch mint In
this city, has been arrested on . charge
pf stealing gold bullion and 10 held In
5000 bail.
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. LOOK BETTER.

.appr., the Public Should
bINoro '"d Nava, Aiovem.uts.
(njovos,' Feb. 2s. = Secretary
fad 10, ~ a. = sound sleep, the first
he fol, ,o'he time, and in oonse.
fniuu s ,h,. SO much refreshed In
prop"os.an" ."t he decided to aban.
feat and ua absence from the navy
(as ear1'' lu continue at his duties.
3 viii ~ his desk and in cor.
A and !" = Assistant Secretary
captain Crowninshield
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-02-28
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee Grain.

MILWAUKEE. Feb. 25
WHEAT-No. Northern. 94i.c; No
2sprin:, 931ac; May, sl.ooi..
RYE-No. /, 1870 SOC.
BARLEY No, . Az; sample on
track 36li4Olac
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-02-28
FED Ns \ FACT
Rose Was Not Guessing
the pcirnses of Ha-
yana Iiarbor
/, said There Were Not
Hal No Been Any
Mines There.
karma,ion Came Direct
| >lain in Reply to an
Inquiry.

ke-ay frh. y. The govern.
ku..ic, nave been placed i'll
d: the information reaching
B :. char. d'a.fairs Of the
.a..Jg. tAat no mines exist
l.%da oi Havana harbor.
,na,. Il reached Senor Du
/, n..an,:h,, and was com.
i i tn pu5.c III n brief and
ka,eMgu'. lt can bc stated
s.a,-a II was made. not rs II
.la.oa or PERSONAL Convic.
Ea ,a.. q, ; nor Du Bose. but
u.ou d. fact a>certained from
,e .'ln.a. position makes
li.l4. W.'A every circumstance
Win Havana harbor. Until
-l,.oa was III the possession
- a.aiiA!r"s. he had no per.
~ = Il the facts.
keied by lorrcspondcnt.
sa--e,'e. 10 him by n repre-.
{. ;ae press that III many
s.,.'e statements were being
Z; ~lar- existed within Ha.
q 4Al ~ the vicinity Of the
l-isr such circumstances. he
~ direct statement bear.
i io.!.t, with a view to clear.
@s.pprehcnsion that might
view q TINS request, Scnor
y 81 loot an inquiry by cable
'e avn tLe information which,
TINE, he had not possessed.
'Ae inquiry was distasteful
IAse' and TO the Spanish au.
s they deeply resent any
'ea .mputatlon that the catas.
Tue Maine could be due to
other external influences.
'-s purpose of giving tho one
statement OF fact in the
d Of those having the only
aAa'ion on the subject, tho
e'Aehi was secured and made
snor Du Bose.
government Statement.
e. e. however, it is explained at
w. statement Of the Span.
|I.'eht' for the government
W. =, ea.le upon to repel insin.
!. "a'ch '. from its standpoint
|. 'saec' upon its honor. The
Il 'ehof Da Bose was to make
||-,eA' as one Of fact established
oss ohicial authorities and
Ca e. y as a government utter.
l :" ''e regarded as unneces-
1 ), ,a'"'eincnt of fact, however,
: :, y Senor Du Bosc with the
i and from sources
: !, 'A'ormation whose authority
! |, 4D' =, open to question. He
.n", eusN the subject further,
,,a ,a'Ilced TO make the ono e..
S'emcnt Of fact.
""s 1t Probably True.
,s'' .ue attention OF Profosso,
,,,r, ,sv1 ol the bureau Of ordnance,
! ,''ieht, was called to Sonor
lin, ,,'a''ement. he says he has
seemon ~. :. some such expression.
isb 'a ,". the natural thing TO,
I !, authorities to make such q
harhoo ease no mines existed In
mar. w. From tho first he said
f.a'ned Of "a the Wow that the
1t y ., tne n Maine was probably
tatom'n 'n accident. and IL Du
", eht could be nrovod IN ~
do ,h, N his opinion, rende,
teua "eory h' Of the explosion en-
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Duluth Grain.

DULUTH, Feb. 26
WHEAT-Cash No. hard 91l.c; No
Northern. 97c: No. Northern, ssc;
No. spring. S3c. To Arrive-No hard
9s}sc; No. l Northern, a'lac; May,
8Iac; July, 9ilac; September, T1ac.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-02-28
Detroit at Key West.

KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. 2S.-The
United States cruiser Detroit, Captain
Dayt,-l. has arrived here from Mobile
She 1ne up to the wharf to take on
coal
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Constantly Under Steam

NORFOLK. Va, Feb. 2S.-The moni.
tor Terror remains at anchor at Hamp-
ton Roads. She is constantly under
steam. expecting orders to leave.
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Poultry. Butter and Eggs.

CHICAGO. Feb 2i
POULTRY-Drcssed firm; turkeys
6allc: chickens, 71s,; ducks, .@Sc.
BUTTER-Firm; creaneries l34
l9lsc; dairies, llGl7c.
EGGS-Weak: fresh. l23. dl3,.
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Min ueapolis Grain.

MINNEAPoLIS, Feb. g.
WHEAT-February closed at s6lsc:
May, Ma.I9i7sc; July 93ssc. On Track
No hard, 9Js. No Northern, e7tsc.
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JOHN d. !.OSG.

looking much better. He said the puh.
lie ought not TO be under any misappre.
hension IN regard to naval movements;
that SO far they had mostly been the
ordinary dispositions which are made
from time TO time; for instance the
shipping Of guns to New York is TO
supply the Chicago and other vessels
which ure under reconstruction there,
and they would go in any event. The
gun factory ut Washington is where
they are made and they are sent to
various points. AS the occasion requires
SO, too. the call .or more men, ho said.
Is simply the revival Of the rccommen.
dation III his annual report.
In the pursuit Of details some Of the
ordnance officers. acting on the theory
that the large l0-inch magazine for.
ward was not exploded. have been look.
ing into the contsCts Of the smaller and
adjoining 6.incn magazine. They find
that, allowing for the amount of pow.
der probably consumed in practice
drills by the Maine, before she arrived
In Havana harbor. there was certainly
not less than 5000 pounds Of powder in
this magazine. an amount sufficient to
cause enormous destruction, had il been
exploded N one time.
Report Expected Soor.
Since so much depends upon the re.
port Of the court of inquiry. II may be
interesting to note that SO far Secretary
Long himself does not know when to
expect this important document. up to
this time having heard nothing from
any Of the members Oh this point he
rather expected that the court. which
has complete power TO work on its own
lines. would wind up rs work ut Ha-
vana before leaving 50 as 10 avoid the
necessity for return trip. One mem.
Der of the cabinet ha a more definite
opinion on the subject. expecting the
receipt Of the report from the court
about the middle Of next week.
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HE FEARS A RIOT.

c...u,.r AGENT Hurryins 20 Cubs 20
Protect His Family.
KEY WEST. Fla, Feb 2S. On the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-02-28

The COrtes Dissolved.
MADRID, Feb. 2. A decree has
been issued. d!ssolving the Cortes
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

CHICAGO. Feb. %.
HOGS Market opened easier. Good
hogs closed firm, others about steady.
Sales ranged at $,.S0W4.oo for light;
S3.WAAO71 for mixed; $i95W4O'1s for
heavy; 81 SO@ $50 for rough.
CATTLE-Market steady.
Sales ranged at S3.SOGo.0 for bceves;
tc.lO@4.35 for cows and hcifers; s'.5OG
4.3O for Texas steers; g. 40 ~ for
stockers and feeders.
SHEEP-Market steady.
Sales ranged at q lO@4.70 for natives;
e3.6O1A.6O for Westerns; $i2o@5.6O for
lambs
Receipts: Hogs, 1900; cattle $40;
sheep $500.
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Chicago Grain aud Provisions.
CLOSING PRICES.

CHICAGO, Fob. 70
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT-May. tl.O2t; July. SSA@
lasSc; September. 77kc: December, TIC.
CORN-FebruAry, sso; May. 1890;
July, SOA@0Hc.
OATS-February, 251ic; May, 2oc;
July, 2a1Sc.
PORK-February. elo.so: May. 60 ss;
yuly, el0S1@l0.40
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

Tho Legend Of the Brar Rose" he secured IN
his groups a marvellous beauty Of form. He
filed his space as Only a iruc artist can fill
Il. But all the time wishes thai he had
gone further and mad thoso supplr-lImlcd.
radiant creatures Of his veri;ahl, actors III a
veri:apic scene His idcalisu il enchanting but
it = not real enough. Partly this is due t. tho
inc in fantastic realms and getting further ana
further away from IN. ordinary truths Of nat
urc Partly II is because the man did not hat"
the executive power t. place his dreams on can
viii vigor
II is Vigor that they lack. Viror ia the c"nc'I'-
tion. yigor in the drawing This supcriine dell
cacy pals upon ;h' taste one tires of the
drapcrics that ripple always into the same suavc
lines II tn women who ar Away tcnuous
and wan 81 the wings cut out of paper or SIX.
and Of the groups that. FOR all their raVishinE
charm. arr after all more or less stcr"otyT',d III
thcir loneliness II n had let himself -. II ho
had SURF, nd red himself 10 some ~ the thoughts
and emotions Of today. Burnc-Joncs might hav"
and ladies' he might have gained from the
great stream Of Human beings some inspiration
for new and stronger and mor' charact'rfu
types Then. too. II he had taken note Of IN"
way In winch other men wcr, painting. he might
have been induced t. modifs his own method
not copying his contemporaries, but growing as
they have been growing. more flexible In brush
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

work more various in color. more bold In mod
cling more daring In style. To regret that
Burn,- Jones did not attempt any ~ this to
regret that he stayed IN his corner of thu world
IN order that ~ might live H. world Of his
own and Of the poets. is no. 10 wish that he
might have been something utterly different
from what he was on IA, contrary ia. soul
hid but incnably sweet and hcwitchInS quality
which made one think partly q The fairy forest
and partly IL a poets dreams is something too
precious now. At any rat. FOR on (" want II
changed into IA" nat"rialiStic core 90 typicay
modern arust Hu. iurnr-Jon's needed some
notifications. needed th'm =, desperately that
the gradual sulsidcuc. - ms work into a minor
position seems not At AL improbable ~. needed
u h"o-us.. beauty without spiritual vitality -
destined inevitably o. decay. and there Is even
grosscr vitality without which, IL art. II cannot
hop. g. cndur, Burrc-Jon'e could put neither
celestial ichor nor human blood INTO the veins Of
his ngur~s He l-fi them Iaiid and unreal too
long ~ iiui and too w.irdly sad-.yed too arti-
ncial and nonotouous ~ buiid and feature 70 he
taken FOR angels gods or Foddcsscs men or
women.
Neither could h. put into ms workmanship
the sheer manual strength which viii sometime
lft feeble conception int "a, sphcr, II great
thing Trayerslng one NOR, tho great
Of work with which ms prolific career has made
the worlG familiar. We are surprised to find how
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

few are the pictures which assert themselves
forcibly in the memory by virtue Of great tech
meal brilliancy, to say nothing OF higher things.
The procession is long, but strangely coIoresS.
II Is Ike a succession OF dim dreams, sweet,
grace ful and sometimes delicatey beautiful but
never is the pulse made to beat quicker. there
Is nothing convincing about these langushing
girls, these labby knights and gods and through
them all the colors of the artists palette glow
mildly, his brush seems to move with skill. and
yet with a most distressing nervcl"SsncSs. ~
though both hand and Imagination were weaker
than as matter Of fact they were. In truth,
Burnc-Joncs did less injustice to his subjects
than 10 himself His subjects belonged in dream
land where some If not all Of the frdgility
with which nc endowed them might IN for
art of all the had been rendered acccssi-
bic to the student and when nc could find not
only in the old masters but anon. the men
about him hints OF how his own great sifs
might have been developed and encrgized. He
preferred his own view Of tho matter and I'M
posed ii upon So many people that his works
are prized-and rightly priced wherever mod
ern art is known at all. But nowhere viii they
be appraised forever at the value which is
placed upon them now. He founded 40 school.
1t is not surprising. The broad spirit Of MS
time was opposed to his bloOdiess inspiration.
His cpitaph should De: lie loved beauty not
wisely but loo we'll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
NiSCHfEF MADE BY 4 MTSKRAT.

From The Western Electrician.
little muskrat caused more trouble n
Buffalo the other night than is ever known 20
have been caused by one of the animals. This
particular muskrat succeeded IN cutting of the
electric-light supply Of nearly the entire city,
aid II was al hour before the cause Of the
trouble was located and removed. with tie eX-
ception of isolated district here ana there
the entire town was wrapped in total dark
ness Main-s; was one long avenue Of goom
broker only 10y lights m windows 10y private
plants. Everything had been running smoothly
AT III" power station 81 the Buffalo General
Electric Company when the startling discovery
made that the water in the boilers
and condcns"rs was rapidly going down. IN
examination " the valve that lets the wafer
in through thu hiE feed pipe that runs out into
Buffalo River was made. hut the valve was
open a. II should hc The valves on thc boilers
ana cond"uS'rs were examined. and they were
found t. to- al right. too. The water IN the
boilers dropped lower and lower until. finally,
in order Ia avoid ar explosion. IL found
necessary - bank the fires and shut off the
drauGhts This done. thu dy nanos no lfnger sup
Piled cure NJ FOR the lamps and the lights went
ont. The trouble man was called t. the station.
He quickly located The trouble IN the feed pipe.
II cut and after some fishing around he
dragged inuSkrd. out Of tho ripe and dropped
u or the floor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
Az ANECDOTF or LftCOLN.


From Thc Kansas city Journal
Al one period during the Rebellion there were
no less than seventy four major generals and
21G hrradl.rs on the rolls. which was far more
than there was any US" for. President Lincoln
r"co gn.z "d this mistake before anybody else,
but h" conso.d himself 10y joking about IT. II
is rec allied THAI On one occasion. when one OF
these sup-riuous generals was captured by the
enemy. with number OF men and horses.
somebody undertook to condole with the Pres-
dent on the subject. remarklng that the loss OF
the captured generals service was great mis-
fortune 10 thu Government "Puoh'' replied
Lincoln. ITS the horses I'm thinking about ]
make another brigader- general in two
minutes but horses are scare and cost $500
apiece"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-03

Sheep that are Profitable.

If you intend to breed sheep for NUT.
ton, select such breeds as grow rapidly
and mature quickly. Keep your lambs
growing vigorous and strong, and don't
let them lose day up to the time they
60 to market. Never take half fatted
sheep to market; it is this kind Of NUT
ton that makes the American people
dislike it so. Sheep, If kept in the
pink of condition from time of birth
until they are slaughtered, make the
best and most wholesome eating. The
Maine Farmer says:
"Prices for wool must rule higher
during coming months, as the old stock
is used up and the insuffiency of the
yearly crop becomes known. The
prospect of war appears to have stimu-
lated rather than Frustrated certain
branches of the industry. OF course
there will be an army and navy to
clothe, and this will take many millions
of dollars out Of Uncle Sans pockets
that will find their way into the pockets
of wooden manufacturers"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-03
Live Stock Market.

Swine.-western cost to lsc |. W.,
country lots at 5sc d. W., demandgood.
BKRF CATTLK.-There was 10 material
change to note either as respects the de-
mand or prices.
Mich cows supply about az last week,
and market prices steady. Sales within the
range of $40 to 60, including choice.
Veal Calves.-The top figure was sc, and
81 was a popular price, mshet, little
firmer than last week and demand consid-
cred very fair.
Prices Of market beef: A few choice,
1925 to 675; extra, $5.75 to 500; first
quality, $500 10 $50; secoEd quality, S4oQ
to $3.50; third quality. $500 to o.oC.
Sheep and lambs.-Arrivals are still
good, but Canadians are expected to be
plentiful before the lapse Of another month.
We quote: In lots, $3.50 to 8 90 each; extra,
1925 to 500, or from p to sc per pound;
spring lambs, 6 to 6Ac; veal calves, TO 6Sc.
Prices Of store cattle: Working oxen per
pair, from $50 to 100; farrow cows, S12 to.
"a fancy cows, $50 TO CO.; milch cows and
calves, from 20 to 4S; yearlings, IS to 16;
2 year-olds, Sl2 to %; 3-year-olds, $40 to 80;
Western fat swine, live, to 44c; northern
dressed hogs, SIC per pound.
Arrival OF live stock at markets for the
week ending July 20, 1898;
At Watertown; Cattle, 1,4s2; sheep, "a;
swine, 1905.
At Brighton: Cattle, 1906 lambs, II;
VEAL $50; swine, 415.
At Somerville: Cattle 1877; lambs, 9059;
calves, S77; swine, 1901.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-03
Wool or Mutton.

There is a very good demand to-day
for wool, and at prices that are far more
tempting than has been the case for
years past. 1t looks very much as if,
to take advantage of this boom in wool,
farmers were going to sacrifice their
mutton sheep to supply it. In many
parts of the West, says an exchange,
owners of sheep are neglecting the NUT
ton market in order to raise more sheep
for wool. There is a danger in this
that is apparent to one who will stop to
think of the tendencies of all things to
run to extremes. 1t does not follow
that present prices and demand for
wool will continue for several years.
In fact, 80 many will enter into raising
good ol-producing sheep that by the
time their fiocks are all ready for shear
ing the market will be over-supplied.
Then the reaction that must follow will
cause loss. Meanwhile there is always
fairly steady demand for good lamb
and mutton at remunerative prices, and
il the supply is cut short prices must
advance. 1t is impossible for growers
to make their sheep do equally we'll for
mutton or wool. In the best markets
ehC wv arc uiotihCtiNos duu W bcCuIo
the best prices one must raise one or
the other. The flocks should be kept
unmixed. In the desire to get some Of
the prices for wool, farmers occasionally
cross their mutton breeds with wool
producing rams, and the result is a
mixture that is neither one thing nor
the other. Probably the man with two
irons in the fire will make the most
profits, but to do this intelligently he
must keep his wool sheep and mutton
lambs separate. BY raising pure-bred
wool sheep he is ready to take adj
vantage of any high prices for wool,
and if the supply is over great he may
fall back on his mutton sheep. These
likewise should be bred for this par
ticular work. The best trade in mutton
lambs demands that the meat shall be
as near perfection as breeding and feed
ing can make it. Hothouse lambs are
luxuries used in all cities now, and ex-
travagant prices are paid for them; but
in return the consumer demands some
thing for his money that nothing but
skill and experience can produce.
p. Smith, in Exchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-03
A Superior Paris Green Mixture.

The main difficulty in successfully
spraying potatoes is that rain washes
the poison off the vines, frequently
within an hour after it's application. I
find an easy and inexpensive way to
spray potatoes in wet weather is to use
ten pounds of -four to barrel of water
and about one.half to one pound OF
paris green. Mix the -four in bucket
or buckets of consistency of thin
cream, mix the paris green into this
liquid, then add to the water and keep
agitated while spraying. The -four
keeps the poison in suspension in the
barrel and when the liquid falls on the
vines forms paste which holds the
poison on the vines and will pass
through many transforms and continue
to destroys bugs. With this method one
spraying will kill all bugs and save the
crop. Where l used this preparation
on my potatoes / have needed no more
spraying, and two weeks after the OPP
Grafton / can find much of the -four de-
spite numerous.-New England Home
stead.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-03
The Great Bastard.

The great bustard (Otis tarda), q bird
still found in the southern provinces Of
Russia, is the heaviest European fowl. In
size 1t exceeds the Norwegian blackjack
The old males attain weight of 80 pounds,
and where food is plentiful specimens
Weighing 80 pounds, and even 40 pounds,
have been captured These birds have dis
appeared from western Europe, where once
they were almost as numerous as par
tridges, and are seen only in small focks in
the sand hills skirting the lower valley Of
the Dneiper and here and there along the
north coast of the Caspian. The hen lays
eggs as big as ordinary pears. A larger
and heavier bird, the cassowary, is incapa-
BILE Of flight, but it can kick with the
strength of a mule and uses the sharp,
bony quilts of its wings as cock uses his
spurs