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“1 am int quite preparevl to go into that question. The graded shorthorns are the only class of cattle I have seen in those stock-raising states and they are so good that I think it would he diffioult to im- prove on them, hence I purchased very largely of that breed. But Senator Coch- rane, a man of unsurpagsed experience in Canadian stock raising, thinks that the Heret'ords and Dolled Angus will be equal, if not superior, to the shorthorns. The largest proportion of his imported bulls is of these breeus. He also has a number of shorthorus. I have also some Hereford bulls as an experiment, and shall be well pleased if they equal or excel the shorthorns. The great aim is the production of beef, and the shorthorns in my opinion yield more of that article than any other breed that I have seen. The grass-fed cattle I purchased on the plains of Idaho were superior to the grass fed cattle of the famous Cornwallis valley, or of any that i ever saw in any part of Ontario, and were superior to many stall- fed Christmas cattle 1 have seen from those places. The ages of aherd of cattle range from one to three years. The increase in the production of cattle in theStates I have named has been enormous (hiring the past few years. They may almost be said to supply thecontme‘it. But in Montana, at any rate, ranching appears to have reached its climax, as far as the raising of cattle is concerned. But it has a great future as a sheep raising state. All the ranchch down there are well-to-ilo, most of them are wealthy and many are “ cattle kinns.” Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Montana. purchased a herd of 1,100 head of cattle and 120 horses in ldaho and drove them through myself to the Bow River, a distance of 500 miles, reaching the range on the 8th of Sep- tember, and making the journey in exactly two months. The herd went through in splendid condition.” “What breeds were they ‘2" “The large majority were graded short- horns, and let me tell you that they were much finer cattle than could be obtained in the east. We bought native horses to be crossed by Norman Percheron stallions pur- chased in Chicago. These produce the best class of horses known for general all work. When four years old they are worth from two hundred to three hundred dollars each, and the demand is ‘unlimited. The cost of raising these animals ranges from $5 to $10, per head per annum according to the number raised on arange. The larger the number ra' ed the sinsller the cost.” THE FAMOUS COCHRAXE PARTY. You know all about that. Well, we got out on the Bow River early in July, 1881, and stayed there six or seven weeks. 1 sel- ected 100,000 acres on the Kontanie river, near Fort McLeod. It is just at the foot of the Mountains. The Kootanie valley is fa.- mous as one of the richest stock-grazing dis- trict-s yet found north of the Union Pacific. I got back to Halifax, and afterwards com- pleted arrangements with the Government for the lease of the land. We were cne of the eight companies, you will remember, who got in under the first regulations. After completing all the preliminary arrangements I again left last April to purchase a. supply of stock and take them through to the range. I visited “ Do you consider the graded short- lmrns the bust, class of cattle for this coun- try 2’" Valued At Two Millionsâ€"The Wonders Ac complished Within Fifteen Months â€"â€"Bow River vs. Mountainsâ€" Cattle to be Shipped irom the Rookies to Winnipeg Within Four Days. Mr. J. E. Chipman of the Halifax cattle ranching company, is in the city. In con- versation with a Sun reporter, he said : “When the suitability of the Bow river dis- trict for cattle ranching was established, a. few of us in Halifax concluded that it would never do to let the Ontario and you North- west people have everything your own way, so we determined to take a hand in and share in the benefits. We organized a. com- pany, and I started out to see the coun- try and select a stock range. I was one of raising cattle down there is $4 :1 head per annum. They sell at an average of $25. I know ofone rancher who paid $25 a. head i‘or4,000. There is a strong upward tendency. The ranchers say that the price \~ ill be $30 nextseason. The price has doubled within the List three years.” “Why ‘3" “There are various reasons. One is that the demand has increased wonderfully. The demand from the English market drains the maritime provinces, Ontario, Quebec and the eastern states. These markets again have to be supplied from the west. The population is increasing rapidly, and people are eating more beef. And notv‘ithsmnd- ing the enormous production, the gen- eral demand is far greater than the sup- ply.. “I wanted to purchase a superior herd, and therefore went to the best stock raising states in the union. I met several Canadian ranchcn there, among them, Stimpson, managing director of Sir Hugh Allan’s com- pany, Captain Stewart of the Stewart ranche comp 113', Ottawa, and young Jones, son of D. F. Jores, ex M. P, for Leeds and Gren- ville. Wo had no ranches to buy or sell there, and were not interested in exaggerating in the slightest degree. \Ve were unanimous in coming to * he conclusion that one acre in the Bow river country would feed more stock than five acres in the most famous of the Am- erican districts, But when we again returned to our own ranches, with the grass in many places up tc the horses’ girths, and nowhere below their knees, we were convinced that one of our acres was fully equ L1 tn ten of theirs. And any disinterested Americans after seeing the both countries, would frank- ly admit tha .” How does the Cawadian grazing ground compare with the stock musing American FORTY THOUSAND HEAD AT THE F001‘ OF THE ROCKIES. ' “How many acres ta each animal is sup- osed to be sufficient in the States 2” “About fifty." tatés and territories '3 CANADIAN RANCHERS- THE GRAZING CENTRES OF NEBRASKA, BO\V RIVER VERSUS MONTANA. THE DIE-ST BREED OF CATTLE. T HE AVERAG E COST 9n The career of that wonderful old lady, Madame Tussaud, who used herself nightly to receive the money she made by her fam- ous wax-work exhibition, was one of the most singular. ltis said that the Duke of Wellington frequently enjoyed a gossip with Madame Tussaud ; and it is not to be wonâ€" dered at, for she was one of the few people who lived late into the first half of this cen- tury who could distinctly remember the great Revolution of “ ’93,” and who knew intimately almost every personage who figured in it, from the King and Queen, down to Robespierre and the infamous Marat. By birth amember of one of the most illus- trious houses of U crmanv, and the grand- daughter of the famous Field-Marshal von Gresholtz, Madame 'l‘ussaud had exceptional opportunities for studying the various char- acters of her time. She was'born at Berne, but, losing her parents when quite a child, was taken by an uncle to Paris, and placed under M. Curtins, her mother’s brother, one of the leading spirits of the day. He was originally a medical man, but his fame rest- edchiefly upon his merits as a modeler in wax. In those days it was not permitted for stu- dents in the hospitals to mu ilate the dead for anatomical purposes, and waxen images of the various parts of the human body were fabricatcd in order to facilitate their studies. These Curtius made to perfection ; and later on he opened a museum in the Rue St. Hon- ore. Curtius was a brilliant conversational- ist, and many writers on the French Revo- lu ion are inclined to believe that at his hos- pitable table, at which Voltaire, Rosseau, Franklin, and Lafayette were wont to as- semble, the great scheme of the mightiest of soci n1 revolutions was planned. H1s house wasa kind of political club, and here his celebrated niece formed relationship w th all the famous people of her time. She lived until 1801, being over ninety years of age when shc died. To the last she was active, and her memory never failed her. Her character wasa very singular one, and she was a brilliant conversationalist. As an art- ist in Wax-modeling she was most skillful. But it is not only as a modeler t at she de- serves fame ; she also painted quu siteiy in miniature. er models are superb ; and perhaps the best portraits of the leadingmen and women of the Revolution are thos blackened wax masks which hang in the Chamber of Horrors, most of which were taken from life by her and deserve to be carefully reproduced. The model of Marat in the bath, taken immediately after assassi- nation, is from her hand, as is also the origi- nal cast of Voltaire. “Our ranche is 110 miles from Calgary. The trains will be running here next summer. Calgarryis 900 Rules from VVin- nepeg. This time next; year we will be able to $1111) a. train load of cattle from Calgary to Wmnipeg within four days. But at the present time buyers are on the range three months in advance of the time cattle are ready for the market.” ‘ “Not at present, on3c04)unt of high wages, high cost or living, and the difficulty of get- ting in supplies. which now have to come in via. Fort Bentonâ€"1,2250 miles up the Missouri river, and then 260 miles across the prairie by ox train. But the opening of the C. 1’. R tuUanarry will remedy this.” “If the Canadian district is so much better than the American, you will, of course. be ab} to raise cattie a, good deal 9i19aper?" “My father,” said Gilhooly, solemnly, “ was more sensitive to colds than anybody I everlmew. The slighest exposure gave him a cold.” “That must have been very disagreeable.” " Indeed it was. lie could never sit near a draft fora minute without catching cold. I 1' member on one oceans-0n he was sitting in the office of a friend, when all at once my father began to sneeze. He insisted that there was a. di‘: ft in the room. Every effort was made to discover Where the draft was, but in vain. The doors and windows were closed and there was no fire place. but my father kept on sneezing and insisted there must be a. draft in the room, and so there was.” “Where was it?” “In an envelope on the table, and it was only a little dralt for three dollezs and forty cents. ”â€" Texas Sifl'ings. THE DEMAND UNLIMITED. “\Von’t the thing be overdone ‘3” “As far as I can see the demand is and will continue to be unlimited. There are now ten buyers to one seller. Thirty thous- and Indians have to be fed, and in future they will be supplied with beef of our own raising. There is an unprecedented immi- gration. and every immigrant is a. purchaser of both cattle and horses. Tl en we have the whole North-west to supply.” “ How far will you be from the rail- “Nobody can even guess. Look at the progress of Wmnipeg within the last three years. Just think what the last fifteen months has accomplished in cattle-ranching. There is not one-twentieth of the ranches yet stocked. Ten thousand head will be raised this year from the cattle now there. The men who brought in 40,000 head this year will bring in at least 30,000 head next year. That means at least 250,000 head at the end of three years." ' "“If yéu have acabmplished this within flf teen months, what will the nextthree year: show?” “When I welt there just fifteen months ag) there were less than 1.000 head all told. There was thenno ranch in existence. These 1,000 head were owned by squatters. Now there arefully 40,000 head, and the whole country from beyond Fort Calgary on the north to the boundary line on the south, a distance of about 200 miles, and from the foot of the Rockies fully 100 miles east, is now taken up. And I am told that cattle can be grazed all the year round as far east as the Cypress Hills, over 250 miles from the Rockies. These 40,000 cattle represent a. value of $2,000,000. And all this has bsen accomplished within the last fifteen months. Besides the cattle, there are over 1000 horses up there, worth $150,000rf’_ “And in the Bow river district?” “The government calculation is ten acres; but; in most of the districts is will require more than one animal to eat all the rich grass found on three acres.” FORTY THOUSAND CATTLE AT THE FOOT OF THE ROCKIES. “What number of cattle {do ycu estimate are in the 150w rlve‘r country now 1’” The Story of Mame. Tussaud. A Little Draft. The Detroit authorities have refused to allow the sale of tickets for a Canadian lottery in that city. A party of Engineers and surveyors are now engaged at Port Nelson taking sound- ings and determining when the harbor opens and closes. Preliminary surveys are being made, and it Is stated that by August, 1883, the Winnipeg and Hudson Bay Rail- may will be located fora distance of 300 miles. 0n the same “‘thority I am told the Span- ish Consul in (it‘raltar, directly the escape of the political prisoners from Cadiz was known, advised the police authorities of Gibraltar that probahly three men who had escaped from the Chaifarinas penal settle- ment would present themselves in the British harbor without documents. The Spanish Colonial Office also requested the authorities to arrest the fugitives pending their extradi- tion. Spain and England, before the extra- dition Treaty of 1879, always surrendered each other’s criminals, and the Gibraltar po- lice seemed to have waved all extradition formalities by an immediate surrender when the Spanish Consul stated that they were the men he wanted. The police at Gib- raltar pretendel that they had expelled the fugitives because the strict regulations prohibited the admittance of suspicious char- acters. After the recaplute of the fugitives the other political prisoners in the African sta- tions of Spain were treated with greater rigor, locked up, only allowed to get rations from the canteens, and otherwise nmhreated. ‘Maceo and his fellow fugitives are i . this po- sition at Ceuta. The affair does not excite much interest in Spain. People mostly believe that the refugees were retak n on Spanish soil, and it is genera‘ly considered a practical joke to have profited by the blunder or invo untary mistake of he British police. Spaniards so thoroughly abominate the movement that nearly wrested from them the last of their American colonies that no pity is felt for the hundreds of men, black and White, pining without trial in the State prisons. In this circumstance, Spaniards generally show dis- trust of the British protest against the viol< ation of the Extradition Treaty, which ex- pressly bound both the contracting Powers never to ask for political extradition under any other pretexts. An investigation on the part of both Governments must establish if the BritishColonial Office or the Gibraltar Police were asked to arrest the three Cuban fugitives as other than political prisoners who, as such, had been transported to the Peninsula by order of the Captain-General of Cuba. Maceo, brother of the famous Cuban in- surgent chief surrendered in 1878 at Guanto- noma, with other Cuban chiefs, to the gene- ral commanding the Royal forces in the pro- vince of Santiago de Cuba, on the under~ standing that they would be free to go abroad. Nevertheless, they were arrested on board the steamer, and conveyed to Por- to Rico in a Spanish gunboat. and embarked on the mail steamer for Spain, gin virtue of the then existing extraordinary powers of the Governor-General of Cuba, which auth- orized him to transport and detain suspici- ous persons. Maceo was shipped from that post to the Chafl'arinas Islands, :1. penal sta- tion on the coast of Morocco. After several years detention Macao’s friends in Madrid pointed out that the Uonstitution of the Monarchy having been promulgated in the West Indies, he and other political prisoners were illegally detained, and had the right to return to their homes, no tribunal having given a decision against them, and no trial or procedure having been opened. The Madrid Government, in presence of the fre- quent representations of the Cuban mem. ber, Senor Alivay, replied that the Captain General of Cuba still insisted on the detention under police surveilancc of all the Cuban insurgents in the Spanish prisons. The West Indian members vainly protested, and only obtained the transfer of M aceo and his aide, Senor Rodriguez, with a Venezue an to Centa. They were taken to Spain first, and whilst waiting at Cadiz for a vessel to go to Ceuta, effected their escape to Tangiers on August Mich. After five days to prepare for flight to America, they crossed in the steamer “Hercules” to Gibraltar on August 20th. On landing they intimated to the Gibraltar police that their object was reach America. as political refugees. They reported to their friends that the Gibraltar police, without granting them a hearing, ordered them to be led, not back to their steamer, but across the British territory to the Spam ish lines, where gendarmes were in waiting to s ize and conduct them to Algesiras gem with the wife, children, and sister-in-law of Maceo. The total number of the Cuban prisoners is 200 in Fernando P0, 300 in Moorish coast stations, about 100 in the Spanish fortresses or garrison towns, and 50 or so on parole. In Madrid and the large towns most a c in a state of destitution, living on an allowance of fifteen pence daily. Th ir detention is held by the Cuban members of the Spanish Parliament to be a. violation of the Constitu- tion, and its adds fuel to the colonial disaffec- tion. The Madrid correspondent of the same journal telegraphs that he is assured by the West India members of the Spanish Parlia- ment that the following is the exact account of ‘the affair of the fugitives :â€" now the Cuban Insurgents were Brought to Spain and Escaped to Gibral- tarâ€"Political Prisoners Il- legally Given up by the British Police. Numerous references have been made in the British Parliament to the case of some politicil prisoners, who escaped from Spain to Gibraltar and were at once given up by the police to the Spanish authorities. The circumstances of the case are made clear, by despatches published in the Daily N ewe, whose Gibraltar- correspondent says : A court of Inquiry is now sitting to investigate the circumstances connected with the-surren- der of the Cuban refugees, The facts are as follows : On landing at the Waterport Wharf the police demanded their passports. having none they were taken to the police office, further questioned, and told they must quit Gibraltar. Senor Maceo rotested, and requested an interview with t e authorities, or legal assistance to explain his case, but with his companions he was taken by the po- lice to the British lines neutral ground, and delivered to the Spanish police, who were waiting there. THE STORY OF THE REFUGEES. 10w>>oo A very fashionable church in German- town, Pa.., announces a festival, a leading feature in which is to be a. most emellent supper. It is understood that there will be no charge of admission, and that the pro- oev (ls will he ior the benefit of the chapel building fund. The proceeds are to come} from voluntary contributions, the provision being that every gentlemen to whom a tick- et is handed for himself and lady is to hand over a “x oluntary contribution” of $5. Th - young men much dislike this voluntary style of coutributio v, and say that they would sooner pay fifty cents in the regular way fora. ticket than "voluntarily contribute" $5 in the new fashion. The promoters of this fe~tival enterprise reply that it is more blessed to give than to receive. Theintima- tion is that the young man who pays 35 for himself and his girl will give a, great deal more than both together are likely to re- ceive back in the way of supper. The ycung men wonder whet er in such case the blessedness of giving will extend to tie girls they take with them, or go no further than to their own sinful hearts. “Weel, I wat, no,’ answered John; "I’ve mony a time seen him the better o’r, but never seen him the waur o’t.” “But did you ever see him drunk ?” “That‘s what I never see,” replied the elder, "for Iang before he’s half-sickened, I’m ave blind fou.” While Mrs. Siddons was playing one night, an obstinafle man in the crowded pit insisted upon standing up. A disturbance took place which threatened to becemo a. row. It was, however, arrested by the witty Henry Erskine. Coming to the front of his box, he quietly sai 5, yet 8 I as to be heard by all: “ P ay excuse the gentle- man ; don’t you see it is only a. tailor rest‘ inghimself.” The effect was magical. A bur tol' aughter put everyone in a good humor, and the obstinate man, abashed, took his seat. A western man has been telling some Phi- ladelphians 110W western cities grow. He says he went into the mountains hunting, and night coming on, he went to sleep in a tree to be out of the reach of wolves. He was awakened the next morning by some workmen, who told him to get down and finish his nap on the court house steps, as they wanted to turn the tree into a, flag-pole for he hotel .-eross the way. He got down, and when rubbing his eyes. was nearly run over by a. street-car, and got his feet tangled in an electric-light wire. He Couldn’t See. A reverend gentleman in Aberdeenshire, having been summoned before the presbytery for tippling, one of his elders the constant participator of his orgies, was summoned to appear as a Witness against him. 7 ' r‘Weal, John,” said a. member of the rev- erend court, “did you ever see the accused the worse of drink?” A delightful instance of mixed metaphors, almost too good to be true, is given in a law manual recently published by a, gentleman in Japan for the use of the Japanese stu- dents. Learned consel: “This man, gen- tleman of the jury, walks into court likea, motionless statue with the cloak of hype- crisy in 1115 mouth, and is attempting to screw three large oaks out of my client’s pockets.” “ Can you help me a. little ?” said a trump, poking his lzead into a country shop. “Why dont you help yourself 1/” said the proprie- tor, angrily. “Thank you, I will,” said the tramp, as he picked up a Dutch cheéxe and two loaves of bread and disappeared like a streak of lightning, followed by half a do- zen lumps of coal. “ Then you are thinking of building a re- sidence next season ‘3” suggested Flub to one of our heavy pockets. “ Yes, I thought I should get up something in that line.” “\Vhat style of , architectureâ€"Gothic, or Doric, or Corinthian, or--â€"?" “ Oh, a little of everything. My wife inclines to the Mary Ann style; but I guess I‘ll put up a. genuine Betsy Jane cottage, with a pizarro all around It. That’ll suit me well enough.” A teacher in a. suburban school was giving her class an object lesson afew days ago,and drew a cat: upon the blackboard for its in- spection. She then asked what was on the cat, and the unanimous reply was, “ hair.” “What; else ‘3” she queried. There was a. long pause of consideration, but finally the hand of a bright-eyed little 5-year-old shot up, and almost simultaneously came her tri- umphant answer, “ Fleas l” A bright 1ittle girl noticing among the company at her father’s residence on a. cer- tain occasion a. gentleman whose face was considerably pockmarked, seemed much struck with his appearance, and after the rompany retired inquired who the “ moth- e aten gentleman ” was. A little 3-year old glrl, while her mo- ther was trying to get her to sleep, became intsrested in some outside noise. She was told thatit was caused by a. cricket, when she sagely observod : “ Mamma, I think he ought to be oiled.” A Newport snob recently went rowing with a small poodle. The boat was capsized, the snob was drowned, and the poodle swam ashore, and an inquirer wants to know if this is a. case of the survival of the fittest. England has satisfies showing that out of 139,143 of her people engaged in literary pur- suits, only 12 became lunatics. We per- sume the others were given the benefit of a. doubb and called poets. A juryman was asked if the judge had charged him. “ Faith,” said he, “the man lectured us a good deal, but I don’t believe he meant to charge for it.” There are twefity-four systems of short- hand, but the short-handedest man now- adays is the Republican who paid his bets. Upon awriter exclaiming that his works contained much “ food for thought,” afriend remarked : “That may be so ; but it is wretchedly cooked.” Children are like boils. Everybody knows how to take of those that belong to other people. Herbert Spencer’s version of the popular phrase, “ Give us a. rest ”â€"“ It is time to preach the gospel of relaxation.” A deud-lockâ€"The fastening of a. cemetery gate. Amodern philosopher thinks that early rising is well enough as far as bread is con- corned. roc<<ar> o ODDITIES. NATIVE MUSCLEâ€"Dr. J. R. McLean, a. native of Cumberland county, N. 5., at; the Gymnasium in Halifax, the other day lifted a thousand pounds, beating record of the institution by two pounds. At Boston last year he bsat this by sixty-three pounds with one arm six successive timesâ€"once more than any other person had euer done in the I Gymnasium. New DEAF AND DUMB Samoanâ€"New Brunswick, which hitherto hos contributed support and inmates to the Nova. Scotia, In- Ftituxion for the Deaf and Dumb, is likely henceforth, according to resolutions passed at an influential meeting in Fredericton, to sustain an institution of its own recently es- tab ished by Mr. VVoodbridge, late superin- tendent of the Nova Scotia instution. FIRING AT A TRAIN. â€"Upon two occasions recently a, bullet was shot through the win- dow of a. passenger car while passing through a rock cutting near Sutton station on Sf.‘ Johns & Maine Railway. In one case two gentlemen in the car had a. narrow escape. BR-ITHERLY AID.â€"The Locomotive Bro therhood of Cleveland, Ohio, has given $2, 500 tor the benefit: of drivers upon the In tercolonial, who were compelled to qui' work some time ago as the alternativeo thhdrawing from the Brotherhood. The amount give $180 for each. A DIMINUTIVE PUP.â€"â€"Picton, N. S., has apup that, at three days’ old, weighed only an ounce and a half. It was about; the size of a. mouse, brown in color, strong, active and perfectly formed. THE DRUMMERS’ TRIBUTEâ€"Tho city of Fredericton has collected two thousand five hundred dollars this year as license fees from commercial travellers. “ TOO MUCH OF VVATER.”â€"A valuable horse belonging to Mr. A Duupe, of Kirk- ton, while pasturing in a. field belonging to Mr. W'. Kirk last week, went to the creek near by for a drink. The animal went too far into the water, and while endeavoring to free itself it became entangled in a poke, and died betm'e assistance could arrive. DIED FROM OVER-EATING.â€"The Hamil- t‘on Times says :â€":1 team of-fine horses, 409‘ longing to Dr. Harwoud, of Palermo, county of Halton, died one day this week from the effects a. of surfeit‘. of wheat. The horses broke into a bin of grain and ate all night. the result being that the next day the grain swelled in their stomachs to such an extent that they were in terrible agonies all morn- ing and died in the afternoon. A CANNIBALISTIC HORSEâ€"AS a man named Hwens, who is in the employ of Mr. Thos. Harris, of Dungannon, was unhitch- ing his team at the stable a. few days ago, one of the horses made a. rush at him, grab- bed him by the cheek, and took a piece of the flesh out. Owens would have got away from the savage brute, but when he turned to run, he found a. large pile of blocks over which it was impossible to get. A \VARNING. â€"The Ethel crrrespondent of the Brussels Post says : An incident ‘ ccur- red in our public school some time ago which should be a warning to children who wished their ears pierced. A (laughter of Mr. M11118 had her ears pierced by a. school fel- low in the com non manner, viz., with the needle and thread, and in consequence had to have several painful operations performed by a surgeon in order to save her ear. Hap- pily she is now recovering. A CLOSE SHAVEâ€"A few days ago while Mr. Ed. Durnin was hunting in the woods, near St. Helen’s, when in the act of firing at a squirrell almost directly overhead, the gun burst. Being a double-barrelled gun, both barrels were ripped oven and the stock badly shattered. The youv g man escaped unhurt, the only mark being a slight scratc on the forehead. A SWEET TREKâ€"Mr. Thomas Small, of Elimville, while picking berries in the berry season, obs rved some bees working in a. tree and like the prudent man that he is, said nothing about it until a few days ago, when he tapped the tree and extracted fifty pounds of honey. GOOD STOCK Ensâ€"John McLauchIin. of Grey, sold two thorough-bred Durham heif- ers aged two and four months respectively, to Alex. Forsyth, this week, for the hand- some figure ot’ $170. Another proof that it pays to raise good stock. - . A FINE Cowâ€"The other day Mr. Gdrdon Young, of Colborne, sold asplendid old dairy cow to Mr. Wm. McLean,, of Goderich, for the sum of $50. She weighed 1,450 lbs. It pays to keep good cattle. HAY FOR THE STATES â€"Americans making purchases at Kingston have shipped 250,000 tons of bay to various points in the United States. The eVporting has ceased, pending a. reduction in the rates of fodder. ROWDYISM is rampant in Elora. A cor- respondent to one of the local papers recom- mends that sufficient be paid the \‘ullage con- stable to make it worth his while to look after the scamps. ‘VHAT \VILL THEY ALL D0 ?â€"There are now nearly 1,000 students of various kinds in Toronto, to say nothing of the number at Cobourg, Belleville and Kingston. A I'IIGII PRICED Comaâ€"A heavy draught yearling colt, which was sold some little tune ago by Mr. R. Martin of Gray, for $200, was re sold last week for $240. A high figure for a. yearling. THE 0RDNANCE LAND in the western part of Kingston will, the Whig expects, be soon sold by auction in that city. Then there will be a boom. AWILD CAT, measuring seven feet in length was shot; on the farm of Asa Will- iams, Southwold, afew nights since by some young men who were out coon hunt- mg. EGGs.â€"Messrs. Taylor & Hale, of Bel- grave, have sold over 7,000 dozen eggs this season realizing $1,140.09 for them. THE INSTALMENT PLAN has proved quite a. success in the way of collecting taxes in Orangeville. ONTARIO. AN EARTHQUAKE shock was felt in vzr£~ ous parts of Welland county on Monday. CLOVER has been a. poor crop in all parts of the province, the best report coming from Essex and Kent. CANADIAN NEWS. MARITIME PROVINCES.