KEYSTONE STATE (MINGS
A IIOlCH IN I.K ilsl.ATKiX.
f iik mi.i. ton rm ti k Norttiti.s tvtt.t. ait
I'K' l I I II.
It himkiu mi I'll e hill nl owing women
to become nolni p public, which went 10
the governor lied week for his niiroviil.
will lie recalled In consequence of n l 1 1 1 1 If r
mi the part of thi senate, 'I'm hills, ettiet
ly alike, providing for thi appointment of
women notaries vicie introduced, one In
m il liritnrh of Hi legislature. The senate
amended the bill before If bv Inserting 3
provision for the marra; of a women
while holding n rotn mixtion. The houf
passed lie bill trillion! umendmcuts nml ent
It to the senate, wbirli pas-cd il without
thinking nf the marriage provision. As
thing stniul now, should the governor sign
lie hill before him women notaries limy he
epoliifcil, bill shou'd they nnrry they lose
their com illusion, ami inii.l, If they desire
to become iinlnilna. go to tlielrouhle mul el
pense of npplyitig the k iiii .1 time.
AIIIHil! I. Y AUVH i:.
tii oovt -itxnn is sorvn c- i m k to purees
(Ml IIKN Kl'l IS OK I I! r. I i-i.n ir :.
H siiitisitiiiti. lotvernnr I'altisoii desig.
neteil April I i nml Airil -''i its Arbor Huts.
In ii priii'himiition.ln whit h he recommends
to the peoleiliM plaining of trees nml
elnuhhcry in the public si I I gi omuls and
nlnng ttie pnblii' highways of the mate, the
(iovt rnor lurther says:
"The introdiictinti of 'Arbor dnvs in
J'ciinsylviiiiiii has brought with il an in
creased activity in menus eml men-nres for
Ihe preservation nl Hie Inresis of the !tatit
nud the encotir gemcnt of tree planting.
'I he good results coiicipifitt nion lis obser
vance have been wllnet-ed Willi Inttrest
mul idcnsiire by I be citizens. The rnpiil dis
iippenriinee of the unlive futests, Hie con
eiantnnil indisc'lniiiiaie desirucllnn of
woodlands, the iiill.ience nf forests :n health
mul comfort, to plen-ure eml I'litertiiinment.
to occupation mul prnllt, all combine to
make the occnsjou one de-ervmg the suit
ort of every citizen having ut heart the fu
lure welfare nf Ihe Slate.
" The si-lcc'lnn of either of the nl'ove des
ignated dnvs is left lo ih discretion of the
people in the mrioiis sections nf the Com
itmtiwcalth, each loi'iilitv observing tititt
day which seems most favorable on account
of cltmntlc comlilious. I ell ho people I :iy
aside for B seiison the hnhifiinl activities iif
the ihiy hiiiI ilevotn kiiiIIi ient lime thereof
to plant il forest, t mil or ornamental treis
ulong the public highways unit si renins, in
privntu nml publir parks, about the pnli it
tschooi houses and on thecollege prounds, in
gardens ntiil on the farms, thus promoting
the pleasure, pmlit ami prosperity ot lite
people of Hie Hline, providing protection
iiguiust Hood and storms, siTiirim; henlih
nml comfort, liieie.simr Hint whieli is beau
tiful nnd pleasing to the eve. comforting to
physical life nml elevating t the ininil ami
iienrt, ami by a-su:lniions mill niei-ting, ex
cite pnblie inlerest hiiiI give encouragement
to tin; most commendable work."
AlTAl KKIIIIV VtitiMS II AI.I.IOV.
1'nios.tow. Ollie Finery, of Morris
Cross Hum Is. this county, whs ntteekeil by n
elnllion nml seriously iiijiiml. I lie iiiiiinnl
bit him on the right' ftrm, hrenkliiK it in
three plncon. nl the siime lime sinking him
with in trout leet, liniery only tol loose
from the hiiiiiihI by pnnrhing it in the eyes
wiih a stick, hllmling it.
an uniiimt i- xim .onpn,
Maiionov ( nv Kiigiiie No. 3!l. of tint
IV'ailing rnilronil, cxploiieil here, l-intiineei
.lolin Kelmvler uml lireimm W illinill Wells
ho wem in the cab ill the time, were
tnrotvn in the uir ami hetliles being hmlly
Imltenil ere so seriously silihsl they cm
not survive.
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Mm. t'. A. M wh ki.i. ohlnineil a venlict
of KiKI In the I ircilit Court at Wiisblnlon.
Hgninst the reiinsylviriin t'ompuny lor
Ininiies rweiveil lii the v rerk ul New
1' iorciice, November III, 18110.
HiiAmoiiii is to have eiectiic street light
at t'M) per lump.
Ui a in mi lias proviih'd twe hospitals for
Its smallpox patients.
Ai.toona Is RgitiiUnit ninnioiiml owner
fbip of the electric light plant, i'rivate
p j nil's wnnt f'.iT per lamp for street light.
Mt.ion Wi i.i.i M I''. I!kVMl us. who ilien
recenily at Hellefonte, some years ago pre
sented the spring to Hie town Irom which it
trels lit nnnie. It now supplies tlie tt.UOO
people of the lilui-e with water.
A Tamai a parrot called one of his
master's customers a liar, uml the custom
er thinking the word proceeded from the
Morekeeper, nxaaultcd Ihe latter and paid a
(10 Due for hi error.
Tun llrookfleld t'oal Company's iiiluo
near Sharon has been clo-ed. afier Imving
been operated for over IK) yeurs and produc
ing more than l.fluo.OOO tons of coal.
AvHtroudshuru, Hlrman Klstler, proprle
tor of a general store, w as awakened by Hie
ringing of his burglar alarm, ile sei.ed
lii rifle and killed the robber.
At New Castle, while Mr. and Mrs. Me
Creary were away from home the clothing
ol' ttyear-old ilnugbier caught tire from a
urate and (he was roasted to death.
Aokxts of European firms have been
purchasing walnut trees through the south
ern Purt of Fayette county for export to
England.
EnAsTts V. Pkhhinf has brought suit in
the Mercer court ogainst the f.ake iShore
road for 10.ooo damages tor injuries re
ceived last fall.
Jiiskpii Trno, a Hungarian cokeworker
employed at one or tue i oenrane woi ks
near Dawson, fell over a twnty-foot cliff at
Vanderbilt and broke his neck.
Thk new building for the V. M. C. A. ot
McKeesport, to be erected next summer,
will cost ftiO.OUO.
At Honestlnle, the hminest placet of Wil
liam Ileif. boots and shoes; U. Terwilger.
china and elnssware: Ilarher it, Mungini.
fruit; William Helt. bourdiiiff-house.aud I.,
tin nib's residence were burned. 'Ihe postal
telegraph office was also destroyed anil the.
wires me down, i ne mini loss is r.xi.uuu,
At Huntingdon seven dwellings and bus
iness bouses were robbed by burglars early
Wednesday morning. At the residence of
(ieo. A. Port, two men entered Laura lturi
ert's room, and pointing a revolver ut her
face commanded her to be silent. While
this was going on the lamp In t"e dining
room exploded. Miss l'upert begged the men
to extinguish Ihe f.re, which they did. and
in the meantime she moused tua house-
hold.
AHNlSdiI c Co.. have presented to each
company of the Sixteenth Hegiment n ItiO
aurt a UOO-yard target. Ihe targets weigh
z.ouo pounds and are or ttie best armor
plate, inch tn thickness. The gifts ex
press the tirm's appreciution ot therei-ui-nt's
work at Homestead.
HonrnT Pisrn was struck by a I'ennsvl
Tania train at Coiiemaugli and killed.
at new issue, juage iisr.en. sitting as
license court Judge, has ret used to allow
Uorneys of the Lawrence bar to testilv in
license cases. He characterized such uc'tiou
as a prosiiuiion of the bar.
The suit of George ilogic agnlnst the
Southwest Pennsylvania liullroitd Coiupaiiy
lor dameges to ins proierty In New Haven
j ayeite county was ronciuueii at t asii on
ton, the jury tindiiig a verdict for the n am
nn in ine sum ui fj.-iso. itog iiu.m
10,000.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
I'oarT l'insT t)T. The following bills
were Introduced ill the senate: To make Hit
term of rotislnbles three years: also, tn cou
flne roust .hies' returns to violations of law.
T'otix Ihe weight nf a ton of iinihraeliecoal
In all IraitsflcHons heiween '"tail coal deal,
ers and their eiisioiners. To prevent school
pincers and other persons oMIcltilly connect
ed with the common school system to he
come school hook agents. To repeal the ni:l
to prohibit stockholders, directors, cashier,
tellers, c erks or other ulllcera of banks oi
banking Institutions employing the snme,
from holding otllce. To pioviite for the II
censlnii of houses for tke hoarding of in
l:its
l or Senator tlrown'a general rond bill. tin
compromise measure agreed upon by the
conimitieet nf the Henale and House at
siihstitiited. It proposes an appropriation of
.l,injn,in)i and provides lor county and town
ship supervisors. The appropriation Is to
lie distributed according to the number nf
miles of road in e.sch county. A Her pass
ing a number of local hills on second read
lug the Hena'e adjourned.
In the House to day a hill was Introduced
by Mr. Harvey, of l,iierne, giving waler
companies the right of eminent domtln.
1 lie house passed Dually the hill amend
ing the eel relating to the blttliniiio'ls coal
mines rind also the anti-l'iiikerion hill iuiro-
bleed by Itepreientalive henrns, ot Alle
gheny. It relates to the appointing ofspe-
lal deputies, marshals or policemen hv
sherills, mayors ami otlier persons author
I r.cil by law to make such nppoliiiun'iii-, and
by Imiivldiinl or cm poraiioiis or a-sni in',, jis
incorpoiati'd under the laws of this siate or
any other state of the I'nited Stales, ami
mattes II a misdemeanor lor prsont to
eiercise the fiiuciions of such olllcers with
nut authority. The hill provides that it
shall be unlawful for any Individual, com
pany or association, corporaled under the
Inws ol Pennsylvania, or doing business In
the state, to appoint any special officer who
is not a citizen ol the state.
I'he hill desieiiatini! election day a legal
holiday was defeated.
The follon liig bills were also passed thin ¬
ly: To authorize it copy of HmiiU't hand
book to be placed in every school In the
Siste, which would re.piire about at, is to ad
ditional copies To make tases ase'sed on
real estate a Hist Men, ami to provide lor
collection of such lanes and u remedy for
fa I v! returns. I'n hibiiinv ih killing of wild
deer in Ihe State or having the same in pos
session lor a ier. oil of ihren years: regulat
ing the hnliility under policies of insurance
on buildings and structures against lire and
lightning In this ( ommoiiwea Hi: the lull
to prohibit members ol Hie hoard of control
of chnol districts in cities of the second
class from holding any ollhs of '-umliiment
under or neing employed tiy said hoard.
' I'ncle John" t ess mi made mi earnest
speech in opposition to Ihe hill increaiiig
Hi cntniM'iiintlon of presidential electors
fiom l a dnv to t", with !i cents for eai-h
mile traveled. The hill was amended so
that ihe electors shall receive f a day and I
cents a tulle lor traveling expenses. T he
contingent expenses nl the ( oniniinion en
reduced to no ny the amendment, A num
ber nl Incnl hills were passed finally alter
which the Mouse adionrned
I'lmir-Sriou Hit. I tie foliowina;
bills were liitrodiiced today in
the Senate: To repeal the act for the ex
amination of miners in the anthracite re
gions ami to prevent the employment of in
competent miners To amend Hie snvingi
hank In w to HUH loans may ne maun on
collateral security. To repeal the aictiotl
of the borough act of lH-'il which provides
that the corporate ottloers shall receive no
compensation lor their services in that a-
paclty, except such us may oe sprciuuy mi
tliorir.ed by law.
I route s lull to recuiate teiepnoiie reioais
wnsnmemlcd bv milking i lie monthly
charge not exceeding 7 per telephone.
A resolution was ollered ny Air.nraiiy. ni
Philndelphin, to ailjoiiru to morrow until
April ft, hut an anieiidnient was adopted
providing for adjournment from March M
until April 4.
J.ognii s lull tor lormanon oi co opernuve
bunking associations was defeated on final
passage.
The House hill expropriating lil.0U0 for
re-eotiipment ol the National titiurd passed
flmtlly.
The calendar was clenred of hills on sec
ond reading, niter which an adjournment
was taken unlit .Moiiditv evening
Iteprcsentative Ituilerlield of l.rie. Intro
duced a bill in the House t -ilav milking it
misiienieauor, pitulahalile by a hue and
imniisoiime.nt of not ess than :t0 days.
lor any member of any board
of trustees, orniiv other olllcer of the State
iioriinil schools ol the Siuie, wliosc duty it
may be to issue ceriitlcales of at.ick for
voting purposes, who shall, without
reisouaiile cause, neglect or refuse to issue
such certillcntes upon request being made
by anv person entitled to receivon ceriimate
A uiu was inrroiiuceii uv jtir. ,Mei-..'nr oi
1'oiter, to pay the expenses of Wilburlligby
nl Crawford, ill the Iliuhv-Atnlrewa contest
ed election case. Mr.ilighy's hill is itemized
as follows: ituvsses ami transportation
I'm I: livery ami incidentals. Mi 1; atciing-
raplier, fiM.i; railroad tare and iMfrsonm
expenses. fN'.Mi..): hotel bill at Harrisburg,
'."J.; attorney's lees, l.i! 0. Total, t.iM. t-'i.
1 he Comiiiilsory Kdiicaiional bill passed
second rending.
TTieMedicnl Kxamlners hill passed second
rending alter being amended o as to pro
vide for the estiihlishment of a medical
council ami three State boards of medical
exniiiini rs to deiuie the lowers and duties
of said medical council and said boards of
medical examiners, for the exuiuiiiatinu and
licensing of practitioners nf medicine and
surgery, to lurihor regulate the practice of
medicine surgery, and to make an appropri
ation of ll.ooo a year for medical council.
A number of local bills passed second read
ing. The act autboriiing the formation of co
operative banking associations failed on
scond reading, iba House then adjourn
ad,
I'oiitv-tiiiri) day. I he senate was not
in aesaion to day. Much of the lime of the
house whs taken up in the discussion of
llepresentalive Neshlt's road bill. The bill
to provide lor additional moral instructors
and rlinpluina in penitentiaries containing
uvermiu prisoners was uniuvoruDiy reported
ine bill 10 repeal the prohibitory law in
operation in erona borough, Allegheny
county, pa-sen oy tue senate, was reported
with an atllrmative recommendation. .Mr.
coyie ol Schuylkill Introduced a bill to
make an appropriation of tUO.OiHi to insure
a proper display at the worlds fair ut
Chicago. Among the bills passed on second
reading was one to establish boards of
arbitration to settle nil questions of wages
ami oilier mailers oi vunauce between capi
tai ana tauor. rne alter noon sesion wai
nevoieu to tne consideration of bills on
second reading. Those were among those
passed: fo authorize notaries public to
l-aue marriage licenses, to prevent minors
under the age of 10 yeurs from ira.iunii or
pawning goods or lining tobacco; to provide
lor more elf'ectuul uioiection of the public
health in cities and boroughs, and to make
Lawrence county a separale judicial du
ll im.
Forty-Fourth Day The session of the
house to-day was mostly occupied in read
lug memorials and remonstrances bv the
Speaker, Tlie bills providing tor a railroad
commission, and requiring fences to be
erected along railroads, ami safety gates to
be placed at crossings, were reported nets
lively. All the bil a on first reading were
passed, after which the bouse adjourned
until Jionuay evening.
Thx brig Carolina Gray and the schoon
er Martha liinls, both of which sailed early
In February for Mockland, Me., from New
York, have been given up for lost. Fifteen
lives are thus added to the long list of tbota
lost at eta.
The chronlu ruult-tlmler tins
devilish spirit, wtiotlKT be known 11
r uot.
'SOLDIKUS' COLUMN
AN EPISODE OF BULL BUN,
The Death of Mrs. Judith Benry, Aetl
84 Years, By the Buratln of a
Obeli In Her Hboin.
IN a jiorlinn (if
the Plateau on
w h I c II we
fnuirht tlifl lint
tin or Hull Hun
there stands
the. house now
owned ami oc
cupied by th
URl'il Mr. Hllirll
llenrt, who hat
furnished the
following in
crestiiis incl
dents: tin that in err,
rnlln Halilmth day July 21st. 11.1
thirty-two years affn, the Henry
ninnaioii wet ot cnpieil lit Mrs. Judith
Henry, lier dauhtcr iind two sons.
Mm. Henry wilt then eihtt-flyo yatrs
nld nml bedridden Irom ne tind In
llrmity. She was the tlnnuhter nf l.tm
den Carter, Sr., and wnt limn within a
mile nf where she now lies hurled. Her
husband, Dr. Isaac Henry, was tlie pun
nf Hugh Henry, nno nf th fotindert nf
the First I'resbvtcrian ( hurt :li of Phil
adelphia, nnd a conspicuous patriot in
the Itcvoliition. Hr. Henry was a
set (rant on linnrd the 1 tilled States
frigate. Constellation, I'ominamli il liy
ominodnre Truxton, which i-sptnreil
tint French liioiitn I, a InsitrifeHiite, and
hud aconllict with I.u ctiKeuiice.
I'n ut l)fk t the scene of our story,
on that summer day, was around
Mrs. Henry's homo that the l.nttln ratr-
d in till Hs Klory. (lenernl I!"h nnd
(iloncls Carter and Fix her were kill
ed close tn her door and Insult) her
yard. (Irillin's Unttcry wnt Jlnat and
retaken thico times in n hand to linnd
tiirht. There every iitiuer was kills t,
regiment alter regiment coming tn tit
rt'Hcurj, determined never to yield their
guns. There Tyler, lleintelnian nnd
Hunter with their divisions buttled
frnm dawn to dusk. In the infenso
lientofthtit aiitnmer day. many who
went forth to light wo:o nyerctnnc in
half on hour nnd compelled to fall
back In the shade, dying from sliecr
exhaustion, their tongues hanging
out nnd their faces black as conl. Tlie
indies of the young and brave lay
thickly strewn over the lawn, which
wn so covered with lilood that it re
sembled a crimson cat pet, while
wounded horses galloped madly over
the, bodies of thu dead and dying,
frantic, with pain. The bauds were
scattered. snniPHttriiillng tn tlio wound
ed while, others sought shelter in the
thickets from tlio storm of shot and
shell. There were nearly :il),0(H) en-
inged in this butchery all over the Hull
It ti ii plateau.
When F.llcn llcnrv nntl her ninnicr
inw that their house, was becoming the
scntm of Ihe liattlelield for thu con
tending forces, tliey carried their
mother to u rovino some distance from
the lious", thinking she would bo safer
there. As tlio buttle progressed, how
ever, and shut nnd shell fell fust around
them, they took Mrs. Henry buck to
tin; house p.nd placed her in bed again.
rho house was soon translortneil into a
loHpitnl. and Mr. Henry died among
tlio wounded and dying soldicrs.killed
by the bursting of a shell in her room.
Her daughter never lelt her ijcumtie,
and although the house wst pierced
through nml through, both the son
and daughter miraculously escaped,
In the anxiety for their mother they
teemed to lose all fear for their own
suffty.
That that estimable old lady, who
had spent almost a century of a peace
ful Christian life in this secluded spot,
should die, in tlio midst of ittote a bat
tle, wounded thrcn times by s'uota Hy
ing through her room, seems a atratige
dispensation of Providence. Yet even
amiiM the did of battle, and the
groans of the dead and dying, the aged
sufferer lived to say that her niinu
was t in nan i I end that the died in
peace, a peace tlint the roar of battle
and the horrors of death could not
disturb ,
The house, after the battle; was pil
laged and left in ruins the grounds
which had been the scene of two great
battles bad not the vestige of a house
or lence upon it at the close of the
war,
There now stands upon the ground
a small frame house, in front of which
Are the grave and monument of
Mrs. Henry, with the following Id
scriptioi: 'ilia tinATr of Oi n f)Fn Mother,
JCDITH HKNItY.
Kii.i.kd Nfaii This Scot nv the r.xrt.rsio
or a 8 II EM.,
In Hicr rJwF.i.i.txn,
Ui iiino thk Uatti.k or Jt i.y '.1st, isci.
Whkv Kii.i.kd,
Kiik Was is Hkr Kiuiii'v-Fifth Ykvii,
A.n t'oNMNI-D TO HKn II Kit BY
Tim Inpiimitimop Auk.
Wii.i um II. Ur.xnv, In Bhi$ and Oraj
I'blludDlphia.
HOTELS ABE RESPONSIBLE.
A Traveling Han Beoovera J udgment
tor a Stolen Fin.
Justice Kverett rendered judgment at Chi
cago In a case that Is of interest to hotel
proprietors and their guests. Louis K.
Myers, a traveling talesman, while a guest
at the (ireat Northern Hotel, had a scarf
pin set with pearlt stolen from his room.
He asked the landlords, Alvln II. Hurlbnrat
and Willinm S. l-aleii, to reimburse him for
the same, which t bey refused to do. He
brought suit against thorn for '.,'.' W and ob
talned judgment for that amount.
Jf'ACKlTOUS l''KIBND "Well, h8V
you and jour wife yet settled at to
who In to be speaker of the Ikiiiso?
1 outm HiinbiitU Tsot yet. Wei usti'
ally occupy the chair tonetUer." la
EQULNE DKNT1STUY.
AlliMEMTI OP IICltt-:s' TKKTII
AMI 'J tl I.I ft TltKAlMI
riilHn the TolfToorli or n lloi-se
I-lout ma ami t-lliog Ua
leefb- t-llllna; t'lcrc.
ted Cnvilles.
lifHISFS leelli.savs
the Han Frani'iscn
Chronicle, need as
much attention ns
any other part of n
horse's anatomy, but
this I net did not
dawn upon people
who own and have
the cure of horses
until a comparatively
recent period. Fif
teen years a-iii "llont
ins," or tiling, was
in common use, but
thu lllli'itr and pull
in? of horses' tenth
did not develop into
n science until with
in three years. There
are now c illezet of veterinary dentistry
scattered throughout the land a monu
ment to, the, fact that, the ac'cncu nf
veterinary dentistry is ono of nodiuiinii
five importance ami is in the business to
stay. A hnise's teeth tire subject, to ul I
the ii Heel ions of tlio-e of ti human being,
and many more betides. For nil of
them there is a treatment and a remedy,
though the veterinary dentist pjrsuel a
AS INSTANCK IP WOltN HOt ArtS.
tlilTerent method than the doctor of deu
tal surgery.
If a horse suffers from n wolf tooth it
should be extracted. If the annual is
toitutcd with an ulcerated tooth there
is a remedy for it. If hit molars nrn
worn down unevenly so that the sbatp
protruding edges cut painful gashes to
his tongue and lips ami prevent him
from t-uting, the teeth should be "Hunt
cd.".
A very common ailment with a horse
anil one that should not be allowed to
V.VITtf TIN" A
ft unuoticed is a worn wolf tooth. It it
supernumerary growth winch has ir
lunctloo, and the beit way to treat it is
to pull it out.
It might be ftnted that a hone has
rorly teeth in his headpiece. A mire
generally has thtity-six. Tbcy consist of
six upper and six lower incisors, or front
tectb, which are the only teeth visible
when a horse opens hit mouth, and
twenty-four molars runged in rows of six
u either side of the jaw. In addition to
these a bor.se hat four canine teeth or
tusks, or, as they are sometimes known.
b'idle teetn, oae upper and one Inwei on
each tide of the jaw, which protrude
Irom the gum in the space t',iarating the
incisors and inolurs. The,' make their
appearance after the horse lias reached
his Situ year. They are seldom lound iu
a mare.
The wolf tooth it a small tooth which
makes its sppearunce in front of the up
per rcw of molars. There was a belief
aiiong the ancients that wol f tcetb caused
blindness in a horse, and tboie aocieatt
knew a thing or two. It has been deter
mined of late years that the suppositions
and boliels of the ancieots in this respect
were- well founded. Wolf teeth do aueu t
the ejetight of a horse when they be
come worn down by the bit and leave the
nerves exposed. Ihe nerves of the wolf
tooth connect with the facial nerves
which supply the eyes with uervs force.
Consequently when the wolf tooth be
comes worn down into the nerve, which
does not take long iu a horse that is iu
harness a great deal, the nerves of the
eyes become immediately affected, nod
if the animal does not go blind his eye
sight at least becomes impaired.
Idince this theory has been scientifically
accepted to ba correct, veterioary dentists
have bceu pulling out wolf teeth at a
great rate, A Chronicle reporter watched
an interesting operation of this nature at
the veterinary hospital of Dr. K. J.
t'reeley, on Golden Gate avenue. The
horse was backed into a stall. No oper
ating chair was necessary. An assistant
grabbed the butter of the animal with
one hand and took a grip on bis note
with the other. The veterinary dentist
then appeared with a pair ot forcept.
He inserted the instrument into the ani
mal's mouth and obtained a grip on the
objectionable tooth. The horse reared
as be did so. The man witb too forcept
clinched bis own teeth and clung on with
determination, and the tooth came out.
When a horse develops from geutle
mm fit Mm
' driver into oue auitt) tue
ooDOsite, aud
when lie ream his hesd and ende-ivors to '
ihake the bit out nf bit mouth, hit owner
can come to tlit conclusion that ha it
suffering' from wolf tooth.
It k iinet.imtM Irippout tint a linrse will
have an Irregular s;coml row of Iront
tecMi, whic'.t have to be removed. Then
the veterinary dentist has to lititijj all
the capabilities of his gtmpit into piny
in the execution of hit vork. (Inly the
tooth is generally taken out, but It leavts
a vacitncy in the animal s jiw as big rs
an egg.
I ne molars are generally more subject
to injurious conditions tiiti the incisors.
I'hevarB the true orjans of mastication,
and experience tint grcati -'. wear ami
tear. Tim wear on a horse's teeth is
something reiiitirknule. The iiimkt mo
lars overlap the lower sot, and, owing to
this peculiar construction, the outer
edgot of the upper teeth and the inner
edges of the lower teeth gradually be
come worn tn sum a sharpness that the
tongue sntl lips ol ttie animal are olten
badly lacerated in cliewmi;. At a retult
tlm horse cannot eat. He becomes
emaciated and thin, and biso-rncr gives
bun worn medicine, until sonitt veterin
ary dentist tells bun that tbn horse's
teeth need lloating. Tint little opera
tion it gone through with, and the nurse
eats enoii h in a weel to inske up for
all the meals wnicli be has lost during
ut montl s.
Floating the teeth it nothing more nor
lest tuan tiling oil tlin tii.irp, rough
edges which have worn almost into
needle points through the continual
grind of vesrt. A shori pieoi of lile
witii raited, guarded edges, attached lo
a long liRtidle, is the instru iient used In
the operation. The rough, lnr;i edges
are removed nnd the tentti are tile I down
to a good level betriug tint give a good
gliding sin-rare. Tneii tue horse which
list been taking worm medicine for
Ins teeth will improve in health, nnd
will become as ha ppy and (rood nntuieil
as any old family b orse that ever live).
Frequently a veteiinary dentist comes
in contact wiMi an animal
whose front ;
teeth me so long that the back teeth
cannot, dime in opposition. The molars
have woin down while the incisors have
grown until eating is quite a (lilli'jiilt
operation. To remedy thii unpleasant
condition of things a veterinary dentist,
will file off the front teeth so at to bring
them to a proper level with the bac'
teeth, after whiuti the horse tin masti
cate bis food with eie nn I grace.
An ulcerated tooth ts not an untiiiiil
thing tn be found m a horse's mouth.
Unites have probably sutlerel with
WOI.P TOOTfT.
toothache as Ion,' as the genut has ct- I
isted, but it lias remained for the pres. j
ent generation of equina drntittt to (lis. 1
cover tiio fact and provide a remedy. ' j
A fe.v days ngo a cm ctme before the ,
notice of the puolio where the teeth of
one r.f the patrol wngon horses had been I
filled, and the veterinary dentist who had
performed tin ip'jrntion put In a bill to
the Supervisors lor iid '. The Health '
and Police Committee nf the Supervisors :
reTmed to audit the bill and one of the
gentlemen of the committee was even
humorous enough to surett that next '
lime the horse's teeth hid probtbly bet-
ter be tilled wilu ceiuenc ratucr ttun
with gold. I
Inquiry wai made anion:; svenl of1
the veteriuary dentists wno till hursts'
teeth and the face was developed that i
probably the member of the Health and
Police Committee of the Uoard of Su
pervisor had good cai.to to apea's: dis
paragingly of gold filling. Local vet
erinary tluatittt tay that ciset have been
known in the Kasi wheie ttis gold list
been uie 1 at a Hilin but it it a costly
and uselest expenditure of money at
others tilling which are equally as serviceable-
and equally suited for the pur
pose can be used at a nominal cost, 'f ho
tillinus most commonly used are amal
gam and a preparation of hone which
hardens aud becomes at serviceable a
uuy metal alter it is placed in the vivify.
I.MU0RS,
SB0WINO TBI
illOWTH.
ANGULAR
Veleriusry deutists say that the filling
of ulcerated cavities in horses' teeth is as
necessary for the preservation ol the
health and good temper of the animal
as the treatmeut of any serious bodily
affection. The number of horses that
are now carrying tilling! ground in their
teeth is by no means small, and the large
uractics ot some nf the veterinary den
' tista in to a tidaocutt the (ant that
owners of horses are cridnsllv awa'tln?
to realization of tue cue that slioul I
be given a horse. No one disputes the)
treatment that should be g.vm a bors-s
isrisotts at ptvb TKsnt, snowiMn rttp.
tillering from rheumatism, an I nn one
'liould dispute the treatment due an ani
mal sulTi.'ilti witb the pangt of loom-
BCIie.
Tue filling of nn ulcera'el tooth lean
interesting proceeding. Too evidooc
of tuof.mictie it olten apparent in tlie
sec :ions of the animal when tlio ulcera
tion is rather dirlicult to locate. Hut an
ulcerated tooth can generally be located
by feeling the surfaces of the teeth
that, it, presuming it it a back tooth. If
it is nn incisor the ulceration can readily
be seri. Tne fetid breath nf the animal
is also an indication tnnt oue or mors
teeth are ulcerited.
When the cavity is found It It clems ?d
ant is -it icil v, and witn as much care at
a dentist takes in preparing a hollo
tooth in a liiiinin baing for a gold till
ing. Alter the tilling it put in the horte t
mmilli is propped apart for a few hours
to allow the tilling to harden. The job
is then complete.
In front tcerli the task it comparatively
easy, but in back teetii, where tne wore
has to Im done mostly by feeling, it it
decidedly an awkward undertaking, auJ
sometimes an impossible task.
Kipiine dentists charge, at a general
rule, 4 I for floating ami 50 lor ex
tracting a wolf tooth. Filling general,
costs Irom $7 to 4110 on front teeth and
proportionally more on bauk teeth astbt
situation of tuo tooth is hard to get at ot'
in proportion to thesi.e of the filling.
Quite oitcti a veterinary dentist ii
is die I upon to examine tue teeth ot a
horse to deter. nine its a.'u. It is gen
erally known that the approximate ani
aluintt the exact age ot a horse Ctrl b
determined by bis teeth. Tne cups, or
dental cavities, in the incisors of a youni)
iioiti ate quite marked and de'p. As the
horse grows older the teeth grow lonij
I and the surface wean down until the
cutis disappear,
I'he dental ctvitiet ar
rcl'lom to lie lound in a horse over
thir
teen or foiiitceti years of age. lint un
scrupulous horse dealers aometimia
indulge in a practice com n only knewu
as Ilishoping a horse's mouth for the1
pui po-e of ma'ing the testh look younger
turns they actually a-e. Tne teeth of an
old hone nru tiled don to a nice level
and arnticiel cups are dug in the turfacst
and colored with nitrate of silver to
nuke them ret;mble tnoie in the teeth
of a young animal. To tn inex perienced
eye the teeth thin tlontored up are those)
of a young horse, but the ISistioping
trick is not ani infallitile deceiver. Tne
little ring of en mil that stinutitidt tht
dental c. ivity in tne rec'.n of a young;
horse is absent, and tint fact alone,
thougii it is all tuflicicnt, eoiUles nn ex
perienced veterinarian to determine
whether the bursa's teeth hsve beei
liishoped or whether t ie donUl cavities
are natural.
Tiio Iront teeth of lionet gradually
change tlieir shape at the nnimtl groat
older. In a young horse tne testfi ara
short a".d meet at a very slight anle.
At tue horse becomes overburdened wittt
years bis teeth grow longer and begin t
protrude until a: thirty years of age they
nuet at a very sharp acute angie, at
showu in an accompanying illustration.
Tint is anot ier wy to determine at
hoise'a ae, but veterinarians Uvt uol
rely upon it for exactness.
The Mule-FooleJ Ho;.
The following cimmunication tf the
t. Louis Kupublic it dated Rodney, 1.
'., and it signed by Georje Manning.
The foot mentioned therein wat received.
The hog to which the foot belonged wast
evidently converted into pork. Here is
the letter: "I have noticed within the
last three months teveral communication
in regard to the 'mule-footed' hog ot
this Territory. During the six mouth
nf my residence here st this place I have
been often informed that hogt of tbia
kind were numerous throughout thus
pare of the Choctaw country, both do
mesticated and in a wild state, but I bail
not been able until to-day to see a tptsci
mea ot this 'mule-looted hog. A cit!z?t
brought two hot to town and they were)
bought by one of our employers. Out)
of them wa an ordinary, every-Juy
hog, but the other had the feet of
mule. I send you by express a foot
taken from this hog, and if any of your
readers are skeptical on this subject you
will have the evidence at h and to con
vince tbein that such an ani mat as this
is to be found in the Indian Territory.''
Oliver Crumiveirs Skull.
Some interesting details liava just
come to light retpecting the skull of
Oliver Cromwell. For several year
this relx of the protector was io tin
posse sion of Dr. Wilkinson, a medical
m in living at Sandgate, Kent, who wast
wont to exhibit it with pride to bis con
temporaries. Dr. Wilkinsou died m
ISoJ.sud the relic pattej into the bands
of bis son, and subsequuutlv to oae cf
his grandsons. Mr. H. Wilkinson, of
Scvenoaks, who still retains it, ani at
whose house te may be seen at tne prtav
! tat time. Ksw Qtlesas Picayune.