e $20 for the outfit. Owner then replied that
he would pace the horse over a good track in three minutes. Landlord
bets $100 to $50 that he can't do it. Money was then put up, and owner
wanted to draw, as the track was a good way off, and he could not spare
the time to attend to the matter. Landlord insisted that the horse must
pace or pay forfeit. A sulky and harness were borrowed, and judge placed
in the stand, according to Hoyle. Owner claims the right to three
trials, according to National Association rules. Point conceded. Old
crowbait is scored up and given the word. Works off the mile very slick
in 2:43. Landlord feels small, and $100 goes into owner's pocket.
Another greenhorn bets $100 that horse can't beat 2:43. Rips off another
mile 2:42, and owner pockets the money. Landlord feels better; owner
better yet. Latest advices: same old side-wheeler won two or three
hundred same way at Flemington, some more at Paterson, and has had a
little pacing circuit all to himself. "What fools these mortals be!"

* * * * *

The following by Richard White in the New York Sun, might very
properly have been dedicated to those trichinae-frightened twins,
Bismarck and Paul Bert.

Sing, heavenly muse, the noble quadruped,
Whom Orientals oft presume to scorn,
Who glorifies the food that he is fed,
Extracting carbon from convenient corn.

Peaceful his life, his death almost sublime,
His end a grand effect of modern art;
Scarce has he bid a sharp adieu to time,
When he is packed and ready for the mart.

He goes abroad, our land to represent;
The earth, from pole to tropic, is his range;
He fills the bill for use and ornament,
Greases the world, and regulates exchange.

Though ministers abroad may lightly treat
The rights that only appertain to men,
They must protect our Western corn-fed meat,
Defending our four-footed citizen.

If Bismarck bars our barrels, tubs, or cans,
Forcing our pork to make its way incog,
Upset his schemes, and overthrow his plans,
And clear a pathway for the native hog.

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Dr. Detmers, V.S., stationed at the Union Stock Yards at Chicago, by the
Department of Agriculture for the purpose of inspecting swine, alleges
that during the last four months he has examined at one packing-house
not less than four thousand hogs and has seen