Widnes Examiner. — 1886-09-11 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

DEATH OF A BANK GOVERNOR.—It was tion to them. He will be enabled, if he so desire, to purwhile William was conducting the assault on Namur, ' chase pedigree mares, as well as to use pedigree horses. under a fire of round shot, grape, and musketry, he suds Breeding by the stud-book is a tolerably safe game in denly saw with surprise, among the officers of his staff, the hands of the skilful, intelligent breeder. Cart horses Mr. Michael Godfrey, Deputy-Governor of the Bank of may be brought to the perfection attained by our race England, who had visited headquarters to make arrange- horses with careful attention to the laws of scientific ments relative to an advance of money for the payment breeding. By the use of impressive sires to good brood of the army, which was then in arrears—a pretty corn- mares fine colts can be produced with some degree of mon case in those days, and even down to those of the certainty. Peninsular War. This gentleman was a near relation to FACTS ABOUT Mum—From Professor Edward's speech Sir Edmundburs Godfrey, whose murder excited so at the New York dairymen's meeting, we gather the folmuch interest during the reign of Charles 11. " Mr. lowing remarks on the very important subject of dairy Godfrey," said the King. "you ought not to run these business :—" The time and manner of milking must risks; you are not a soldier, and can be of no use to us affect the product. It is well known that the first drawn here." "Sire," replied Godfrey, "I run no more risk from the udder is not so rich as the last. This is prothan your Majesty." "Not so," said William. "I am bably because the thinner materials have the best chance where it is my duly to be, and I may, without presump- to escape, leaving the larger globules to come last. tion, commit my like to God's keeping; but you, sir—" Morning's milk is always better than that obtained in Ere the King could conclude, a cannon-shot from the the evening. One milking each day gives richer milk castle of Namur laid Godfrey dead at his feet." 'Quoting than two milking's, but less in quantity. As milk is an other authorities, Macaulay states that "it; was not animal secretion manufactured by the cow, it must be found, however, that the fear of being Gadfreyed evident that whatever worries, frets, or torments the such was during some time the cant phrase—sufficed to cow, or renders her uneasy or uncomfortable, will cerprevent idle gazers from coming from the:trenches. tainly lessen the quantity and affect the composition of Though William forbade his coachmen, footmen, and her milk. As to the chemistry of milk, pasturage and cooks to expose themselves, he repeatedly saw them feeding in general must exert a great influence. The skulking near the most dangerous spot, and trying to adaptation of food for cattle is comparatively a new subget a peep at the fighting. He was sometimes, it is said, ject for investigation. A few years ago we heard noprovoked into horsewhipping them out of range of the thing of oil meal, cotton-seed meal, the succulent roots French guns; and the story, whether true or false, is and vegetables' and the exact adaptation of foods to the very characteristic."—British Battles on Land and Sea, end in view. Now all this is changed, yet let no one A