Year: 1874

correspondent in OnOndaga County has sent US
an account of wholly novel and extremely yalua-
BILE invention for the education of working cattle.
An intelligent young farmer in that county recently
went ont to try three-yoke team of steers. The
nigh steer in the middle yoke lay down right IN
front of Mr. Jones's house, and nothing which could
at first be devised was of any use at all. All the
appliances with which the agricultural interests are
already familiar were exhaustiyely experimental
with upon that steer. Mr.. Jones himself came to
help and between them they got the steer out OF
the yoke so that he should not strange himself,
but he only lay down the fatter for all that. he
became as fiat comic newspaper "Contound
him. said the irate owner, I'd like to drag cat
across himw "The very thing" exclaimed the
neighborly Jones' " I've got the biggest cat you
ever saw" In less than few minutes Jones was
back from his house, bringing with him large,
fne-looking Thomas cat, well known to possess
powerful and cultivated voice, of more than usual
compass and unsurpassed tmbre. The cat was
put on at the shoulders of the steer and drawn
steadily and carefully backward and downward.
The steer kicked some, but he did not get up, al
though the cat seemed to know very well what he was
put there for. Again the cat planted well for
ward and drawn aft but the steer paid him no man
ner of attention and this something else aroused
the wrath of the cat, for just he was putting In
his claws for the third drag he gave tongue-if
that's fair word for it--in his best and loudest
music. The effect was marvellous and will be OF
great value for the steer not only sprang to his feet
with unexpected agility but his tail was as stiff as
his horns as he dashed wildly away homeward. No
trouble at all with him since that for at any signs
of balk you have only to begin vocal imitation
of that tom cat and the strength of the yoke and
chain is tested instantly We do not think that any


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ton based on tho idea that it is appeal to the
superstitous instincts of the lower classes. 1t is
rather to be regarded in the light of musical tri
umph We have never heard Of any extensive en-
ployment of the cat as an incentive to exertion
except In the navy and even there the one import
ant element of success seems to have been omitted
Beyond doubt, series of careful experiments with
refractory mules would be very interesting, the
prospect of favorable result being very encour-
aging with race who have SO great an ear for
music.


A scandalous affair. which has Just taken place at
Lepsic, may have some unpleasant results for the
hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg. That young
man-he is only q years of age-insisted upon sit
ting on the counter in the restaurant at the railroad
station and chatting the waiting girls. The keeper
of the establishment, venturing to remonstrate re-
ceived blow in the face, and defended himself in
the same vulgar fashion, and the bystanders
offended at the arrogance of the Grand Duke, came
to the assistance of his adversary. Particularly
prominent was cattle driver, who belabored the
now recumbent prince until the police came to the
rescue. His Highnesss punishment was very severe
but something serious is still in store for him.
Being O lieutenant in the German army. he is
aured to tender his gnation, the rigid of
honor in that service refuses to tolerate officer
who has received blow under such circumstances.
Up to latest accounts he had neglected to resign
but it, out of consideration for his family he should
not be expelled from the army, his brother officers
must refuse to associate with him.


The butcher, the baker, and the candlestIck-
maker has each his harmonious and inexpensive
Convention, but the Parliamentary idea does not
stop here. The latest is Hay-Fever Association,
whose object Mr. Beecher will be glad to learn, is
the collection comparison and distribution of re-
cpes for the cure of this malady. Each member is
bound to report to the secretary the discovery of
any remedy OF relief place of treatment and the
secretary is to disseminate the tidngs speedily
he can. Annual meetings are to be held in August
at Bethlehem in the White Mountains, where the
Association was formed and Judge Briscoe of Hart
ford is President, and the Hon. Frank b. Fay of
Boston is Secretary. Now for HydrophObia Con-
vention.


II the trainers Of the Constitution could have
foreseen the ignorance of its simplest provisions
which was to exist in the minds of so many of the
people for whom it constructed, they would
have required every citizen TO be able to repeat it
by heart before being allowed to vote. Here is a
friend writing to us to know whether native. born
OF foreigu-boru parents can bs elected PGealaes u