Let Moe Nat Forget Thee. Lord, let me not forget Tues, When my richly laden ships Sail proudly into harbor, When joy is at my lips. When skies are blue above ma, And flowers smile at my feet, Lord, let me not forget Thee, When lite is fresh and sweet, Lord, let ma not forget Thee W Len favoring hreezes blow, When no shadow shuts the sunlight When splendid moons sail low. Lord, let me not forget Thee When love its halo lends— When in a sky of glory Hope's glittering rainbow bends. 1 knotv, I know in sorrow 1 make myself Thy guest, W hen lowering storms alarm me I hide me in Thy breast, Therefore I pray Thee, Father, ‘lo draw my thoughts to Thee, Nor let my soul forget Thee W Len pleasures rain on me. AER, C . Ton nis FIFTH WIFE. sm ———— _ d's a gon’ ter marry ergin.” “low yer know.” »Kase he's er washin’ an’ puttin’ on er clean white shirt, “Is he?” “That’s whut.” “Then Lor he’p us, fer he’s er goin’ ter git married shore.’’ The scene was old Alex Hobson's kitchen. The fi rst speaker was Alex Hobson's fifteen-year-old son, a tall, angular lad dressed in cotton overalls held up under lis arms by a pair of bed-tick suspenders, a straw hat that bad long since lost all semblance of patural shape, a pair of run dewn shoes that some one had cast away, which lacked at least seven inches of reaching up to where his pants quit off, and a homespun tow shirt, Toat was all times and seasons, Sundays includ- ad. The second speaker was one of Hobson’s numerous daughters—one of his twenty-seven offsprings—a slim, frail-looking creature attired in farm- made linen, except her feet, which were unadorned by any art of man. Such was Tilda Ilobson. Wonder who it’ll be this time?’’ the boy asked, after a moment of thought- ful silence, : “Dunno,” the gurl replied. : “‘Hope ter gracious nobody won’t hev "im." “Put there will, though. body’ll be fuol ernufl ter marry him,” Just at that moment the Kitchen door was Opened and old Hobson step- ped into the room. The young Hob- know that a sterner parent did not live, ment of his cluldren. “Jack,” old Hobson called, “get me a hoss, an’ be quick about it.” Jack hastened to obey, while the old man sat down by the stove, crossed one leg over the other, bit off a fresh chew ing Tilda from under his shaggy eye- brows for several minutes, said: “Tily, 1 s'pose yer got an ijee o’ whar I’mer goin’?"’ “No, I haint, pap.’ “What yer reckon fur?” “I "lowed es how you wus er goin’ ter git married ergin.” “Wall, 1 reckon es how yer lowed srbout right ther, Tilda. ter git married.” “Who to, pap?” “Lor, I dunno who to, no mor’n you do. I'm ergoin’ ter try the Widder Scraggs fust, an’ ef she won't listen to ’ I’m all dressed up Then there followed a long silence, broken at last by Tilda, who said: “Pap, in co'se whut I say wout cul no figger with you, but I’m boun’ ter say that 1 wush you wouldn't think o’ bringin’ ole Mrs, Scraggs here,’ “Hey! Whut’s that, Tilda? D’ yon dare ter come talkin’ that er way ter me? Whut's ther matter with Widder Scraggs?”’ “She's a ole vixen, that’s whut she is, an’ ef you bring ’er here, I'm sartin you'll be sorry for it. She’ll make you miserable, pap.” dad. Tidy?” “Four, I reckon.” “f low yer krect ther, an’ Widder Scraggs 'H make the fifth, four wives, es yer say, an’ I'd ax yer ef one uv em proved er bad choice?’’ “IT'hey’ve been good women,” “in case they hev, an’ I think by this time I orter know who'll make er good wife an’ who won't, an I say Widder bderaggs will do fust rate. She's a little high-tempered an’ diser- greeable, but | reckon I orter know er nuff erbout women by this time to know how to fotch her under an’ make er a8 tame os er kitten. Anybow I'm not afeoied ler risk it, an’ if she’s mindful of her own pleasure an’ good she'll come.”’ Jack soon came with the horse all properly saddled, with a large sheep- skin furnished with rope stirrups, and Old Alex mounted and rode away. As Ie jogged along be fell to thinking of what Tilda had said, and he mused like this: “Thar may be sumthin’ mm what Tildy says, an’ 1 might do better’n takin’ Mrs. Scraggs ef 1 hed a little time for lookin’ erbout, But time's valerable just now with ther craps an ther grass, an’ I can’t fool erway no two er three days a seekin’ of er wife, an’ under thar carcomstances I'd best jist hiteh onter the widder, She haint han’some, but beauty don’t count for nothin’, nohi-w; an’ she haint young, an’ she haint a angel, but fer thet mat- ter I aint no spring chicken myse’f, Bet 1 ain’t as sweet-tempered es 1 mout “She's er good hen at housework, an’ she’s got health, an’ them's mighty food qualities in er woman, She haint likely ter take in inter ’er head ter lay down an’ die jest at ther most venient time, B it Incon~ { how I'd es well go on an’ propose Lo Mrs, Scraggs.’* With that he clucked, and thumped his heels against his steed’s bony sides to urge it on. Old Hobson’s steeds were all bony, for with corn selling at a high price he made their allowance of feed short and far between. With much ciucking and thumping he finally got the horse Into a jigging trot which he held for six or eight yards when he broke into his natural gait, a cross be- tween walking and crawling. “Ef a feller’'s in er hurry he'd a take ter ride sich er dratted pokin’ crit. ter es this,” he murmured, giving it another vicious dig with both of his heels, At last he rode up to a crooked rail fence mn front of a log cabin and, after two or three stentorian ‘‘helloes,’”’ he was rewarded by seeing the rickety old door turn back on its wooden hinges and the head of an old man thrust out, “How'r'ye, Alex!” the old man cried, “Git down, git down.” “‘Haint time, I reckon, squire, got er leetle business for yer.” “Iaint goin’ ter sue nobody. reckon?” “No; I'm er goin’ ter git married, that's all. Kin ye go erlong an’ jine us?" “Sartin shore, Alex, in co'se, Where's it ter happen, an’ who's ther other party?” “Dunno yit. I thought we’d go by an’ try ole Mrs, Scraggs, an’ ef she wuz willin’ we’d stop thar; an’ ef she wasn’t willin’ we'd go on down to Miss Thompkins, I'm sartin o' her, I think.” “An’ yer haint spoken to nuther uv e erbout it yit?"’ No; I haint got time ter make two trips uv it, so I thought 1'd jist take | yer erlong an’ hev it all over with ter once,” **Yer er sensible man, Alex, an’haint got no sentimental Oumnery erbout yer,”’ the squire observed, as he led | forth his ‘‘critter’”” and prepared to mount, “Marryin’ ain't nothin’ ter make such er ter do erbout nohow, It’s jist ther same as tradin’ horses or buyin’ cows.” “Yer right, squire,”’ Alex replied, as they jogged along toward Widow Scraggs’ domicile, The widow was out in the yard boil- ing soap when they rode up, and as soon as she saw and noted the fact that Alex was wearing a white shirt, she remarked to herself: “Ole Hobson's come ter ax me ter marry him, an’ tain’t no mwor'n I been I've I died, thought it do pear like be orter be satisfied with workin’ four women to i death. An’ them wus all good women, too, but easy-goin’, soft-hearted crit- ters without no git up er sperut, Old Hobson's er old varmint an’ needs er wife what knows how ter hold ‘er own | with im, an’ I'm bound ef I wus ter marry him he'd cut his shines an’ | capers mouty short, I'd hev my way | er pull every har outten his ole head.” ! And she punched the fire viciously and ting waggiog his tail in a manoer en- | tirely inoffensive. Old Alex and the Squire approached. | while the Squire merely nodded, | Folks all well I reckon.” **Tolerble,’”” Hobson said, *‘middiin,’’ said the squire. Then there followed i silence and Mrs, Scraggs stirred | soap rapidly. Then Hobson sald: i “Mis, Scraggs, we come on er luttle matter 0’ business with you. { all over I come ter the conclusion that | you're erbout ther sort o' woman whut { 1 want an’ need, an’ I thought ef you | wus willin® we'd just splice an’ hev it i over,” { “Air yer shore I'll suit yer?” the | widow asked, | fer shore. {es fer thet it 'ud be er risk no matter | who I tuck, an’ considerin’ ever'thing { I'd es lief risk you es any body else, 1 i think yer'll prove ter be ther sort o’ | woman whut [ want en’ need,” { ‘Shouldn't be er bit s’pised ef I haint i ther sort whut yer need, bul es ter | whether I prove ther sort whut yer | want, 1 don’t pertend tr say. i deservin’ of no angel fer er wife, but ef yer want me ter marry yer I dunno es I keer ef 1 do, though 1 haiut no wise sot on it.” *1'm here fer that purpose, an’ ef ye say ther word ther Squire kin purseed.”’ *1’'m ready, but be quick erbout it, fer that ere kittle er soap Is jist goin’ ter bile over, an’ 1 haint got no time ter fool erway,” The Squire commanded them to join hands, and while the soap in the kettle spluttered and bubbled, he went through the ceremony toat made them man and wife, the widow in the mean- time keeping her eye on the kettle, ready to fly at it if it showed any in. clination to boil over, which fortunate- ly it did not, Late in the evening the bride and the groom, with the bride’s personal effects drove over to Hobson's house, where the new wife proceed to make herself at home in wore ways than one. The neighbors, when they Leard of the marriage, all said that Old Hobson had found his match, and he admitted so much when a few day later he sat on the woodpile nursing his head after he and his pew wife had been disputing the question of personal rights, “I've made er mistake an' gone an’ married once too often,’ he mused, ———— A ————— An Extra Session, Inadvertently in a speech nA AM of The Wild, Wild West. After a long rest among the dudes and dudines up North, I once more saddle my bronco, and with lariat in hand start once more for the trail. On my first day out I saw a small jet of steam and smoke arising out of a dilapidated looking building. I reined in, dismounted, and went in to see if I could find one of my greasy brothers, Going through a small hole that an- swered for a door, kicking a coyote out of the way, and making my way to the boiler, 1 found an old, dilapidated scrap-pile with what had been a four- inch gauge, but the glass was broken and the pointer around against the pin, Finding no one around 1 lit my old pipe and concluded I would take a survey of the ‘‘layout.’”” The safety valve had » “‘drawhead’’ of an old ear for a weigut, guyed on by two 2x4s from the roof. Engine was on the side of another boiler some distance off, The uppermost thought in my mind was, where was the “‘injineer.” Sat down in front some time until the pointer went back to forty. I heard a shuffling in among some cobs, when out came the worst specimen of an *‘in- jineer”’ that I ever had the misfortune to meet, “Hullo, my friend, are you the engi- neer?” “I am the high cockalorum of this layout.’ “What makes you carry such high pressure?’’ “Pressure on what?” “Why, on the boiler, of course.” “Got to carry enough to make the engine run,” “But when I came in you had 100 pounds, and now you have only 40, and the ‘engine’ runs,” . “Yes, you see, I runs the whole busi- ness; am injineer, miller, roustabout, in fact, am the only man in the build- ing, and when I gets the hand around th the starting point I goes in the mill and waits on customers. When she begins to drag I throw off the feed and | comes out and whoops her up agin.” “Why don’t you hire a man as engl- neer and let him put this plant in de. cent shape? Are you not afrald she will blow up some day?” “Wall, stranger, I will tell you, 1 hired one of them bon-ton fellows once and paid him $2 per day. He put in all brushing out the d.rt, and after he got her cleaned he made a seat and would | do nothing but sit and whittle; would | not help me carry in any grain or pick | stones; in fact, he got 50 darned lazy be i would not come out and pinch upan tear, Then I told him he could go. But | stranger, the pointer is around whar it | started, and I must go and turn on | feed,” | For fear the mill would be fed next { I went also, | some noon, i | If You Are superstitious, | never decay, and will, if eaten, cure | the colle. | “A Friday tree” isa saying used in England to characterize some misfor- | tune or trial. Journeys were rarely undertaken on i Friday during the last century in many {| European countries, In 1790 no merchant of London i wou'd begin a voyage or undertake any | new enterprise on Friday. In North Germany it is said that : Witches obtain power over the person { who goes out unwashed on Friday. In Devonshire it was thought a good day to plant crops, and in other places | to commence weaning children, Medimval romances assert that fairies are on Friday turned into hideous ani- mals, remaining so until Monday. Friday is, according to the Welsh, Irish and Scotch, a day consecrated (0 { the fairies, who then can do much mis. | chief, A Dutch wife will, if she ean, obtain a ring that is made from old nails dur- ing mass on Friday, lay it upon the gospels, and say a paternoster, It was not a proper occasion, either in Eng'and or Holland, to engage a new servant, nor wonld any servant go to service in a new place on Friday. Portuguese sailors have a custom of | dressing their ships in mourning on this day, and of scouring and banging an effigy of Judas at the yardarm. The Talmud tells us that Adam was created, sinned sud was chased from paradise on Friday. Mahomet, to prove his prophetic powers, declared the same, Many persons reverse the rule, and declare that this is to them a lucky day. Dickens said that it was fortune for his undertakings, most of which were suc- cessful when begun or ended on Friday, A Merited Criticism. Mr. Ralkea, the British FPostmastor- General, having been questioned in Parliament as to whether he would arrange for the extension of the parcels. post system to the United States, re- plied that there was not a caivilized country in the world which was with- out a parcels-post except the United States, and that the laws of this coun. try prevented its introduction. Why should this be, If this country is gov erned by the people and for the people, why should its laws prevent the intro- duction of a system which has been found a great convenience by the peo- Plo of otties countries, One need not k far for an answer; it is found in one word, monopoly. The enormous profits derived by our express companies from the monopoly of carrying parcels which they enjoy and divide between them without permitting competition, gives them an influence upon politicians that ia ly irresistible until the people shall wake up to the fact that the National Government could do the work more satisfactorily aud for less than half the present ra and still make money on it. How shall we be content to remain so far nd other civilized nations in this matter? ~Bibliomaniacs occasionally enormous prices for anclent documents, BE w Rev. John Notion, satitied “Cap WHAT TO DO AT A TEA. A Society Woman Shows how such an Enwrtalnment can be Pleas. ant, The proper length of time to stay at a tea has never been defined, Elderly soclety women who are past the rush and activity of their prime and only go to tea In an afternoon, sometimes settle themselves comtortably in an easy chair and stay two or three hours chatt- ing with their friends as they come and go. Busy society leaders fly into the house, sip a cup of tea, stay five minu- tes, and dart out again, only to be driven rapidly to another place, thus going to three or four teas in an atter- noon, The first hour of a tea isa very sol- emn occasion, All the old tabbles come, you know, and purr around until you are almost distracted, When I have three or four teas to do 1 always go to the tiresome places first, and, as the other young people do the same, the last hour is very pleasant usually, The suc- cess of the entertainment depends on having a great many young people around the rooms to look pretty and to help you. A young man friend or a brother or cousin, who is a man about town, is better help than half a dozen women. You see, you can’t get back into the rooms yourself to help people have a nice time, so you depend on some one to do it for you, The stupid. est teas are those given by young hout- esses who haven't the sang froid and nonchalance that makes every one coms fortable and happy. They are frighten ed and not at ease themselves, and somehow they make every one else feel constrained and not at ther ease, They stand in the particular corner where they have stationed themselves, and on a particular figure in the carpet, and never Stir, 80 every one else stands on her chosen figure in the carpet and wishes she were dead until she dares to go, all of which is nonsence, for a tea is really very little different from an ordinary day at home. You serve tea or bouillon or chocolate to your callers and are expected to enter tain them, but at a tea it is all done for you, and the only difference is that more people come together. A recep- tion is more dignified and formal, and you have a beavier lunch, oysters, salads, terrapin, ices and all, you know. And when all the tabbles have purred their adieus and crept gingerly out, and most of the people have come and gone except your very most intimate friends, we push away that peacock screen, gather around the punch j over; and really, dear, that last half | hour is all that makes a tea worth hiv- | ing through, but it 1s a lovely, easy way { of entertaining people, Wilt Carleton, i Among the younger American poets | there is perhaps none better known or | more universally admired than Will Carleton. It Is a singular fact that the | Western poets seem always to strike a { new vein of thought or feeling, useless for the pedagogues to point out the faults of Carleton’s poetry, and teil us that his verses are not properly con- whom the people admired was faulty in their eyes. But, notwithstanding this, Dickens touched the heartstrings of his readers, they wept or laughed at his bidding, and so it was with Edgar A. Poe, Say what his maligoers will, the author of “Wahune,’”’ “The Bells” “The Raven’ and *Israel'’ stands higher in the estimation of the people, tian if they bad let bis memory rest in peace. Even so it is with Carleton. His is also a master-hand in sounding the human heartstrings. He was born near Hudson, Lenawee county, Michi- gan, in 1845, and was bred as farmer boys usually are. His desire for knowl- edge, however, led him to walk five miles to the district school, where he studied Latin, algebra, ete, ete, In 1865, he entered college, helping to de- fray his expenses by teaching school. Graduating In 1869, be joined the edi- torial staff of a Chicago paper and later became editor of the Detroit Weekly Tvibune, In 18568 he wrole his fist poe, “Fax,” and at his graduation In 1869, "Rifts in the Clouds.” In 1870, for Decoration Day he wrote “Cover Them Over.” In 1871, his master work, “Betsy and I Are Out,” appear- ed, and soon after *‘How Belsy and 1 Made Up” and “Over the Hills to the Poorhouse.” In 1873 he produced “Farm Ballads,” and in 1875 “Farm Legends,” In 1881 “Farm Festivals’ appeared, all of which were handsome- ly illustrated, Some of his work gives evidences of hasty production, but, taken altogether, Carleton is a poet of whom Americans can justly be proud. —————— Effects of U1 we “having. Do you know wuae a close shave means? I vever did until I looked at a face the other day, through a micro- scope, which had been treated to this luxurious process, Why, the entire skin resembled a piece of raw beef, To make the face perfectly smooth requires not only the removal of the halr, but also a porilon of the cuticle, and a close shave means the removal of a layer of skin all around. The blood vessels thus exposed are not visible to the eye, but under the microscope each little quivering mouth holding a minute blood drop protests agaiust such cruel treatment, nerve tips are also un- covered and the pores are left unpro- tected, which makes the skin tender and unhealthy, This sudden exposure of the ener layer of the skin renders a person liable to have colds, hoarseness and sore throat, 11 FASHION NOTES, —-[ledingotes are again In fashion, They are made very simple, and are worn over plain skirts, which may be of another color, ~The violin gown is made with a full straight skirt, a loose round walst banded with a sling sash of soit folds, nbd the sleeves are loose puffs to the elbow, -~This year fashion, which in gen- eral favors tall, slight figures, seems more thoughtful of those of her vola- ries who are gifted with a certain amount of embonpoint. ~Stripes and pekins of all styles are in vogue, garments falling in lung lines, redingotes of sober outline, all tending to give length to the figure, aud to conceal or attenuate any excess of stoutness. —Some of the newest Jerseys have watered gllk revers and cuffs, or a width of soft silk coming from beneath the arm on the right side, tapering into a point and fastened at the waist on the left side, —(Jueen of the Orange Girls; Sap- phire; blue satin skirt, trimmed with gold, and a broad orange and white striped skirt; scarf of orange; black velvet bodice, with white chemisetts; sapphire blue cap, bedecked with sequins; basket of oranges, ~The demand for cloth dresses has never been greater than at present— not the checks and stripes which have been familiar with us as tailor made gowns so long, but-beautiful artistic shades of plain cloth, ornamented with rich embroideries, fur, moire, and elaborate braidings, as may be re- quired, —Drospérity Gown of cream woolen crepe, embroidered round the hem; waistband and sleeves iu apple green, the shirt fulled into the walstband, then a little way down caught up with to the feet; a cornucopia in the hand, whence falls a shower of gold and roses — In character dresses the choice is only to large, We will only suggest one or two good ones. Mistress Alice Nutter, from Alnsworth’s *“Lanca- shire Witches.” Bodice and kirtle of old fashioned brocade, Petticoat of crimson satin; gold chatelaine and sugar loal hat, with diamond breasted serpent, gold headed stick. —For those to whom it is '. wt be. coming, the high coiffure still n.ids its own Very little of one’s own halr is necessary for the puffs, twists and coils which are arranged well forward of the crown, with loose curls showing here and there, or sometimes arranged to look like a fringe of the ends of the hair coming out all around the central arrangement, —In making over old dresses, it Is well to put good mized pieces of dress material on the lining under the arms and over the elbow of each sleeve, be- fore the outside is put on, tacking them in place with silk or Gane thread, | These should, of course, be between the outside and the lining. Then when the cloth grows thin in these places, it can be darned so neatly as to be scarcely visible, —In some dresses the petticoat is of a contrasting color, but it is only re- | vealed when the draperies are lifted by | a breezs or action of the wearer when | walking; it re-appears, of course, in | the narrow waistcoat and the lining of the deep pocket flaps, the revers, the | cuffs and collar of the gown. Some- | times the Directoirs sash or belt of such u gown 15 lined and piped with | the color of the petticoat. ~The Psyche knot is the favorite {style for girls with classic features — | alas! 80 many others wear it—and its beautiful simplicity is charming. The closely Lraided or tightly twisted koot { of bair at the back of the bead is seen almost Invariably with the toque shaped hats and caps now so fashion- | able, and the front hair is cot ina ! short, pointed bang, made fluffy and curly looking, but not actually curled, «A Directoire coat in snuff brown cloth was trimmed with blac’k moire introduced on the front and back, and forming the full vest to the straight cut jacket, which was bordered with handsome jet pussementeris. Large buttons ornamented the flap pockets and the sides of the bodice. I wonder Bow much JMarger these butions are destined to be? They have become quite as big #* a crown piece, and the newest are taade either in cloth with an applique of metal, or with colored wool embrosdery, A large trade is be- ing done in Pans with antique buttons and old silver, and old paste ones feteh fabulous prices, ~Milliners include among their many charming accessories fancy muffs that mateh the dress bonnet de- signed for the opera, theatre, ete, These muffs are very elaborate and variously shaped. Birds, feathers, rib. namenis of cut steel, jet, gold, silver and bronze are used in the construc- EN However, for special occasions, these trifles even with the thermometer zero, are not to be sneezed at, Imagloation EEEgazgeas 5 HL HORSE NOTES, ~Fred. Gebhard has sold Lonely (3), , by Longfellow, to Mr. Forbes, of Wood. stock, Canada, for $2500, ~Peter Duryea, of New York, has sold N. W, Ellis, of France, the b. g. Kenilworth, and the horse will bs shipped across the ocean. The price paid was $5000, ~ David Bonner and J. I, Houslon having positively declined to serve as President and Vices President of the Driving Club of New York, to which positions they were elected by over. whelming majorities, a new election was held and the officers chosen were D. 5, Hammond, Presidest, and Nathan Straus, Vice President. --A bill has been introduced nto the New Jersey Legisture by O'Neill, of Hudson county, prohibiting horse racing on any association track for more than thirty days during the year, and that this period shall be between July and October. It also stipulates that 10 per cent of the gross receipts of such association shall be turned into the State. —Governor Hill and Bpofford were shipped for South America. The man having them in charge was fur- nished with transportation out and back, paid three months wages, and will receive a bonus of $100 in case he lands his charge all right. Under these provisions Spofford and Governor Hill should safely reach Buenos Ayres, —Hanover's name among the nomi. pations for all the great stakes, which closed on the 1st, shows that the Dwyers have by no means given up the chestnut champion of *87. Ia July Hanover was “‘nerved’’ that is to sav a portion of the nerve of his alling leg was removed, The operation renders the limb insensible like a& tooth the nerve of which has been destroyed. The operation was a success with Orilamme and King Arthur, and ap- pears to have been on Hanover, —Charles T. Mitchell, lumber and coal merchant at Glenolden, Delaware county, Pa., died about 3 o'clock on the morning of January 13 from injo- ries received of the day before while showing his horse to his father. The | horse was fractious when brought frem the stable, apd started to run. Mr, | Mitchell let go of the halter and fell | across the railroad track, striking the | rail Just below his heart. He walked home with assistance. Death was due to the clotting of blood at the heart, ~Daniel Monroe, an American | horse-trainer who has spent the last three years traiging horses in Austra- lia says: *‘The Australian race horse can beat the world. They run them in harder races in the colonies than they do In America, and notwithstand. ing the very much bigger fields and the heavier weights they carry, yet there is not very much difference between the records of the two countries, And, again, the Australian horses run on the turf without any plates whatever. You are, no doubt, aware that a turf track is not the fastest in the world. [am | inclined to the belief that the Ausira- lian horses could not staud the hard tracks of this country, after the turd tracks of Australia. You can’t imag- ine any nicer or betler preserved feet { than have the horses of that country, { but they couldn't possibly rum with | bare feet In America, and would un. | donbtedly have to wear plates. The | Australian horses are possessed of great | stamina and are wonderful weight. | carriers. To give you an idea, Maula {| won the Melbourne Cup from a large | field of starters with the enormous | weight of 135 pounds up, and the time {for the two miles was 3.304. Dunlop | a 80 won the Melbourne Cap with 120 i pounds up in the remarkably fast time ‘of 3.28} They have an entirely difer- ent method of training. They neve: | warm a horse before the race. They | work the hors: every Other mdrning ' before daybreak on thé Sind or tan. They never throw on a blanket to cool out after the race. I don’t know whether it has any advantages over out own style. bat the Australian horses all seem to do well under the treat ment.” ~ Entries for the Futurity stakes of 1801, which closed on January 1, have not thus far come up to expectations, only 840 having been received. Milton Young, who eutesed 77 mares for the stakes of 1800, has not been heard from, nor have samy of the Californis breeders like Messrs, Baldwin, Stan. i i | 1 | u
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