Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 16, 1881, Page 6

DRAFT HORS Their Breeding One of the Im= - portant Industries of the Day. “the Experience of Dealers Who Buy and Sell 40,000 Horses Annually. . Relative Merits of Percheron, Clydes- dale, and English Horses. Opinions of All the Leading Dealers.in New York and Clitengo on the Subject. They Are Unanimous in Preferring the Frenoh Breeds Over All Others, More Enduring, Best Dispositioned, Stand Pavemonts Best, and Bring the Highest Prices, 5 Tim Tarnons, of the acknowledged champion of whi tho ngriculturists of the great Northwest, ose progressive ideas have beon established nnd developed undor Ita tutelage, preaeuts to its renders in this fssue n most valunblo and tumely array of fnets bearing upon the relative * mot rita of the diiferunt preed of draft horscs that are boing bred in tho United States aud Canndn, ‘This subject,’although of vital fmportanco to the people, Is onc that, sor various cuttses, bas beon handied very tenderly by those papors wh ose duty it is to give the facts to tholr read- ors, The agricultural press, which cluims to be wholly devoted to tho intorests of farmers, for fenr of losing advertising patronage by pub- Msbing that which would injure .anybody en- miured in handling what 4s called {inproved atack, hng attempted to pursue a course that would conclitute all. ‘Tho reault has bean tho royati fication of tho people, who are at moro of a wri Bt Joss what to do than if nothing bad been ‘ltten, in order that the facta might be known to the People, that they night pursue tho most protit- able course of breeding, representatives of THe TRIBUNE were Instructed to procure of tha well- known ind leading deaters In the Now York and Chiengo horse markets Informndon upon q THY FOLLOWING POINTS3 'f thoy haudied draft horaes to any oxtent, what breods thoy bundled. Of which particular breed thoy sold inost. Why thoy sold most uf that breed. If .tho horses of that breed wore possessed of more cudurance than others, If thoy had better foct and listed longer on tho olty pavements, If thoy commanded higher prices, Or what were the reasons for this pure tioular breed bolug the favorit. ‘Chis will ue-4 count for the similarity of some of the {ntor- views, of, whero the goutiomen Interviewed did no t in their statements cover tho several puints, those questions were gunorally propounded. Tho rosult will bo of immense value to all those engaged In brecding horses, as well us * those who have borses to buy and havo not bad ox in ‘perience pon which to base their Judgment purchasing. This evidence is of tho very best that can be obtalned, for it fa the accumulated kn fu to jowledgu of years of exporionce of those who rnish porhups 10,000 horses nunually directly those who buy then to wear out. In ordor tu avold mystifying those persons not vel sod Inthe diferent unmes often applied to the same breeds, we will oxplain brictly by stut- Ang that those elassed us Clydosdales are mostly tho produce of horses imported direet from Beotland, or bred {n Canada und tmported to tha Culted Btates, Under tho beud of Enyilsh horses aro comprised the large Liocolnabire, the Yorkabire, the Suffolk, und other atralng. The Freoch Ye In Pereherons, Ye breeds are composed of tho reberons, tho Hritanny, and tho Houlonnais. this country people distinguish them Porcheron-Normans, = Norinun reberons, Normuns, aud Froneh horses, The pire breds are all rovarded, or ure eligible for eutry,in Tha Perchoron-Normun Stud- Book." @he Pereberons are considered superlor to all Exposition of 187 the French fumittes,and ut the Universal and at all tho great shows of Hewjiee tor yours, thoy huve curcied off the izes, ithe result of tho interviows wus as follows; of ISAAC gt Nos. Wand 21 DALIAN, t ‘Kwvonty-fourth stroot, Now York City, buing called upon, requested the seriog to cull tn the oyoning, os bo wis tuo bugs tw give nny time during tho day. ln convorvae Yon with otnor denlurs It wis learned that Mr, 1. i, det cul fact In tho conn: wo Dahlnan is by fur thy must extensive hurse nlor iu tho Nuw York hurd murkot, and to Nourly’ wil: the deniers ied upon referred to him a9 tho highest: au- thority on horscilegh, Gallina in tho evening, Mr, Dahiman gntd: “ T handle between 9,000 and I nually on 0,000 horses nn own account, Ihenot bande horaes on commission for othor pouple. ‘Thue Jncludo all kings of borses—dralt, couch, drive dug, trotting, and ridirond horses. 200 und U,0U0 Of Of tho draft horses { handlo the great propor- Between those are heavy draft horsey, ton, neurty all, tre Normun-Porehcrons, Theso Norman-Verchoron horses are docile, intelli+ ‘ont, brond between the vyes, und hive some in the and compuutt the holy, ane them what we cull "8 rain, They are ensily broken, and aro stealy Daria Satine PBBE thoy don't fret when oy do thelr work, ‘Thuy are poworful horses, bullt.—sbort In the buek, deop in broud in the chust, ‘This gives od dinner basket.’ “Tho Norman-Porcherous have the bust fect of cup toot. pavement bottur thn those of any other The, thin any hore in Anerica, Thoy havo uw bigh Thelr foct wilh stand work on 16 read. are phort-conted and kinned, und’ stand the hot weather io best of any breed. = Our env - Orne or, Tho Normun-Percherons woncrally kive 0 bu in to weur out. ‘Thoy are vory tinoly dovel- the bost satisinction to the people wi the (3 borsed bore huve the hardeut work fn hot weaths gpod fur thelr ages, J put them “into the heuv> jest work when 4:ycars old, und thoy stand It, Am buying thom fs old us can got thom, but cunnot get them over4 yours old, 1 buy those horses because thoy givo tho best satisfaction to KO ro iny custome 18, T don't want it understood that all Norisan horsey havo some imported that were us bid-shaped hi tho yoo! qualities. & have seon Ursca could be found. Some aro what I call ‘nige stout, —too lune i the buuk and vory ware w wulstud. Thoy wore not worth tholr frolght from #rance hore, That clues of horses (4 only innported by poopie who huye no judemiont tn borsex.—who buy to soli and not to polectlug, m breed, Ifa man with Judgment gocs to Franca to seloct a atutlion ora mura be van And thom ethene quullty, cross on tho thoroughbred with a Norman crogsed agaln with 6 thoruehbred nukes 0 nice coacn horsy, Thore i # guarulty of coach horus: dn yearly. Mr, Dablinan was thot this country, and the demuid iv inoress! Tt would pay fo import somes es itsked in what respuct ho considered the Clydcadate horses inferlur to tho Fronch you any critica on the Clydeadi Very tow 0) and suy nothing nbout bi Kot ny wil “ou to horses. Ho galds * Lwilt not give toa. 1 buy yrakse tO pass bla utablo a!” ing asked us to the rojutive prices ho was Heat to pay for Norman-Vervburons, and hor breeds, Mr. Dablivan suid by should bayo celine to answor thut also, ag, 1f hu did, avery x thom, 1 arner who owned a Norman borao would want i $i} more for him. lu waa thot waked What breed of horscs bo Would recommend farmers to breed from with reference to sellfag ou the New York murkot. Tis answer was that bo thought Tne TeunuNe ircaders would understand that from what ho “hud utready auld. see re Ww cain & BON, of 2] ast ‘Twonty-fourth street, we City, wero noxt souas Sie, Winteun aay ¥OT do not mint wavecuity of deutt homes ena ¢ wa apeelully ol ursen, r snore of tho tigntor weights, auch us rullroud rades of tho ditferent broods of heavy hoMonn® <alled, Clydvsdules, Hi driving borees, Wo handle somo ef tno or VerecherousNormans 48 thoy at and Belgian hares. Anything we acu choap wo ‘Duy, Vthi th Of thew for sule wbout the oun Teot, ments, "Our, custowuers, however, aro ell posted, und dou't know tho we tween the Clydesdale Q pw lydesdales and the Normans. ihaye ibimself on the subject, us, “large doulors J b iy were bis qneleibors: would not ayrco with bln, and would wo 10 mure of the Clydcudates wu Of the othor brouds, Sentnts wo Had more “The Normaua without doubt Save the Leat yen laut Lettor on tho Now York paves onorally not ditreronse bos rofurence fur elthor proud,’ r. Whitwon appuared tlintd about exprogsing be sald, some of tha in heavy horses wi fault with bim whon tho interviews were sbublishod, Ho declined to say more, ¥isd @ DOKUH, of 18 East Twenty-fourth st; City: wero soon ME Hocrr ance’ Now York nw Wo are doing re have sold about Tha “quite & puniber Jo not muku a specialty of Ube ‘best ibe joing 4 largo business tn horses; 1,300 thls your, ulthougu wa vo only been iu businoss two years. OF theso are. Gras horses, TouOUKL wa, Orece, Clyde borses t because they have tier feet. Tho Norman horscs wry wore coins cuy built, and if they bad as good fect 1 and a fow of the hulle should prefer thom to the Ciysesdales. Tho fectott jo Norman horee are brittioand splinter eaally.” SOLOMON MRHRDACI, of 154 Rast Twenty-fourth streot, New York City, oxpressoil himavlf ns follows: “Tdoal largely in all tho dlferent kinds of draft horses.—Clydesdatos, Engtish, aud Belyiany and the French harsos called Pereheruns or Normans. Don't know which olass [ hanili inostuf, Have no preferunco for elthor bret and tind that onc claxs of horses solis ne woll another, A gdud horse soils woll nt any timo, “Th les are protty woml horses, but rathor Hlat-fovted and alini-walsted.” Mr. Mohrhach then loft to attend to some customers, saying that he did not think the Western fartiers needed any Intormalion on tho subJect of horse-breeding, Returning the next day and presaing Mr. Mehrbaet for more information he sil iavo youscen Me. 1. H, Dabiman?’ Tho reporter sild he bad. * Wall, ho Ikea the Normans don’t hor? “Yos." Woll T like the Ciydes, | 1 bane ulo nore of thont: thin T do of tho Normans, Thoy give bottur sutlafietion to my customers, have more bone, better feet, and fast longer, ‘Thoy bave more fvtion (hun the Normans,” A. 8. CHASINENEAN, of U7 East Two urth strect, New York City, runs whatnre known ag “the Old Bull's Head" Stables. He hus been longer In the stae dle bualnees than any man in New York City, having beon so engiged for upwards of forty years, Mr. C, saids “1 keup exctitngo and anie stables for dealors, Don't denlun my awn uecount to nny extent. All, classes of ‘horses, nmounting to severnl tholsands nnnually, come to my stables fromm all soctions of tho country. A large nummbor of those nro draft horses of tho difforent broed3,— theClydeadales,tho Freneh horses ontled Perches rons or Normans, the Enulish and Belgian, There scoms to be a lurger demand for tho French boracs than for any uthor breed, “ Some years Hzo Wo used to wot a great many horses from Uppur Canada, ‘Those wero Ulyites+ dalns, and would weigh from 1,400 ta” 1,000 pounds, but they did not seam to answer tho purposet a8 4 poneral thing tholr fect were thine sholled and flat, and being heavy horves tholr feut would beconio suro and would not stund tho pavoments, ‘ho Fronch horses havo gootl tvot. and stand the pavowents better than the Clydus- ditles, That is the renavy they soll better. Tho Norninn horses are tho finest fookiue and most attrictivos shave better avtlon, are quicker- stepplug horsea, and stand their work bettor thun the Clydes, Tho Norman horso briugs a better priceon tho market. . “Tho Clydesdites ure hoavy-boned, hoavy- Uimbed horses, stroug in the shoulder, and strong-hippod, Thoy ure, however, short-ribbed, slitnewalsted, and luck uction. Comparatively tow Clydesdales ure now brought to this market. Elthor thoy dun’t ralgo them, or don’t bring thom. tothia market. The domand Is largely for the Norman horses, “7 would-ndvleo tho farmers and breeders who are preediog horses to aell on tho New York. market for draft pirposos, to breed from tho French horses in preforance to all othors.” OAKLEY & SMITH, of No, 100 East ‘Twenty-fourth street, New York City, were seen, Mr. Onkloy said: “Our firm hundlea suyeral thousand horses annually, and upwards of a thousand of thon are heavy draft horses, Wo handle ull kinds of heavy horsos,— Clydesdale, English, and Helylan, and the Fronch horses called Perchorons or Normans. Wo bandig mthor moro of the Clyduadales thin of the othor broeds. We handla those horses wo oun yet tho onslest. There ls no reenter demand for tho Clydeutalos than for othor breeds. The Clydesdutes aro generally a tittle short In tho rib and Mgnt walsted, but huvo good shoulders and rutups, “Tt don't sco much differance In the feet of the different breeds or thoir wearlng qualitlus. Too Normans ure good stouky borsus, compactly built, Still, when L aee a borae 1 ilko 1 pay little attention to tho treed.” Mr, Oakley was thon naked what olnssof borses he would advise tho furtuers and Lreedora of tho country to breed to with reference to rajalng horsos for the Now York market. Ife repited: “A cross of the Normun -borse on our native tures would be iny.chofce,and that Is the sort of breeding I would recommend,” JACOM DAMLMAN, of 207 East Twonty-fourth street, New York City, sulus “Tbuodle oo my own account betiwoer 1,500 and 3,800 borves annually, ‘This includes all Kinds of horace, but a large proportion of them ave heavy horacs of too various Inrge broada,— the French bourses called Percheron-Normans, Clydesdules, Engiish, and Belgian, “TI bandlo « grout many of the Percheron: Norman horacs,—moro of thom thin of any other breed, Thare ts more domaud for them than for any othor class, Tho French bores are tho best,—huve tho best feet. Inst longur on the New York pavomuits, und ulwas ya give sntiafice tion, Thoy are wore compactly built, there is more work in thom, aud thoy tire better broken. ‘Thoy have bettor action thin tho othor bree * ‘the Clydesdales nrg next thing to the Ne manhorses. Thoy ure very goo horses, f huve handled a good muny of that, but thore are not tnny of thein on tho market nowadays, As to joy anything 11 tha way'of a ood blocky horse built lke « Norman, with youd bone and ja fovt, will bring the snine price usa Norman, jorsu.® : “Twould advise the farmers and breeders breeding horavs with reference to selling on tho Now York murket to breed Ceom the Percheron fornan horses Jn proferouce to uny other ced,” 4 Cc, & 1, WAYMAN, of Nos, 21) and 315 Euat ‘Twenty-fourth stroot, Now York City, wero alsoseon.: Bir. H. Hayman Bal * Wo handle about 2,000 horsos a ycar, princt- Pally heavy: draft. We bundle all kinds of targe orses rifged in this country, including Clyduse dates, tha Fronch boraus, iiyslish, and Bol gin. Wo hundlo mere of the Normans than of tho others. Have more demand for them than for tho othor breeds, ‘ho peuplo Iko thom better, and thoy bring higher prices thun the other breeds. Tho Norman. horses have the bevt feat, und Inet better om the Now York payomenta, ‘They hive tho most onduniey, aud gouerally give good satisfaction. ‘ho Nueman bora io more onally broken, und fs tho bost dispositioncd horse wo havo, Norinnn horses imatura sooner, and are ready tor «tho murket whon much TRUn er, (hun thosu of other breeds. “Tho Ulydesdaies aro opon-tade horaes, not 50 compnhet und well-finisbed ns tho Fronuh horses, The Clydeaiiles tito not only not so wll Shupud, but tholr fot are not as good ws those of the Norimaus. * We would'advise tho farmors and breeders of the Wost to broed to Norimnn horses in prof ercnce to any other breed with # view tosolling on tho Now York murkat." Ae St. HTEIN & CO. of £29 Washington strect, Urooklyn, N. ¥.. wore seen, Mr D, W. Stoln ‘anids * We bavo beon in the business over twonty yours. Wo haudic nearly 2,000 bead of horses annually, Large numbers of thomrro heavy draft horses, | Wu bundle nll kinds—tho: Clydvadates, tho Frouch horses culled Herchcrons or Noriins, English, and Belgian, Woe bandic more of tho Poreberon- Normans than of any othor breed. There is more tlomand for thon. ‘Thoy give tho best aut- isfuctlou, no mattor how Netty of the viood thoro 8 in thom. Gonurally thoy have gond: feot, und ast batter on our pavements thun tho Clydos- duies, or any of tho othor breeds, The Belylan horgo {4 0 guod borage, “Tho Purchoron-Noriwnan horse has the beat nc- tlon of Boy lreed, and, wolght ind condition be- {uz equal, rings tho highest prico inthe mur “The Clydeadates haven't ag Rood ® foot, haven't as food. action, nor ns much rib, nor as brond a bronat us tho -Pereburon-Normans, Nelthor aro thoy ay good feudors, Tako a Por. chorou- Norman and 0 Clydesdale, ene in poor condition, and feed thew. alike far two months, and the Percheron-Norman will {mprove 200 per vont mova than tho Ciydusdale, ‘Vhe only” trou: ble with tho Percheron-Normutis te thoir acarcity, ‘Teil the furtmors of the West to keep thelr Pers cheron-Norman mares and breed - thein, would qdyise thom to breed from Purcheron- Norman horses in proforsnce to any othor breed, for the purpose of solting on this murkot" Mr. Stel bas made quite a study of breedin; horses, Elo bus spent some timo in Franco, an seemed quite well posted aa to the Mreuch wieth- ods uf brecalny. aS HENRY NEWSIAN, Of 38 Rutledge street. Brooklyn, was not at homo whou the roporter culled, Dut lee ons Bre Y. Newman, wild: © We handle 8 largo nuinber Of horses of ull kinds. A good, many ure houvyy draft, Wu are bundiug mostly French Canadian ut gut sone trom Oblo and tnd, No more French horses than of any other breed, | ‘Choy ive butter sattefuction thin the Clydeudalos und otuor breuda, ‘Thoy havo better fuet und last longer on our puvoments, aud bring better prives than ny othor cluss of hories,: We huye nore demand for thom and they yivo sutisfuction gonerully, Thoy aromoro compuetly bullt than the Clydcsdaics, We don't Uke the long-geured hordes, “We would ndvisy the farmors to broed from Frenvb horaus tu soll on this market in profere once to any other broed," - ‘ Be MICHEY, Of UL Ktutlodgo street, Brouklyn, salt ‘I handle ® A large wlmber ot hors, prinvtually heavy draft, ‘This inuludes all of tho heavy Drovds— and the French Clydesdules, Engiteh, Holgian, buries called Normans, 1 bandlo about tho suine number of cuch, J think. The Normane aro compaotly built horses, aud have toro wear in thom than tho other breads of borees, 'Thoy ara not go jae, ‘Tho Norman hones have the host fect,. b think tho reason ts on necount of thelr cotlng from the West, where thoy don't have to shoo thom gu youns, and tho eoll ‘evens to ugrve with their fect, ‘hole action, too, seems tu bo Us youd a shat of the other breeds, I think tho Clydeadules or English horsos are the ost showy; huve more wound stund up bigor, Tho Normuns aro woro compact, lower built, ehortor neukod; ura workors, “Tho Clydesdatos have more white marks Obout ther.—more white faces and white on tholr foro ious than tho otbor brouds, and thut burte thuny for this marker, . “Tho provalilng oolur of the Norman horaos Ja gray, ond a mutebed pair of yruys will bring hore. money than uny other color, Tho Nore minus ir selling horses and vivo tho. faction uf any of tho broods if t wero buying for my own would have nothing but Norwaus, Bea tats daeteand e vi is proferguce ta any othe: with wu viow to selling onthe market.” yornert ai cia, nk J, MKINEMAN, b) of Mansficld, 0, wassecu, Mr. Holnoman sald ELS handla uuour ON horses a oars principally “heay, ane altogother ty tue Now York markets” 1 handle aif adsor drege use THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JULY ~ 16, 1681s} rcs, including the Porchoron-Norn desdalos, Belgian, nod English breeds, "I handle more of the Norman horses bocauso thore ia more demand for them, and they aro tho best draft horses wo have. Aftor the Normans tho setelank Aro the boat, and noxt to thom the English. rhe Normans: have more body, nro fuer- looking, and are better moverg than the othor breads, Thoy have better fect than the Clrdos+ sintes, and better ends, broad Urensts and rimps, Tho Normane are botter dispusitioned blorses than tho Clydesdalas, Tho breweas “of New mans, York, nga wenernl thing, will not buy a Clydos- Gato hurserun acvouat oF tie fect nua dieposl= don. Wo can't sell van soll 100 Normins, Tho Clydesdaler are nares row-walated, ns o goneral thing, and eaunot stand whata Norman can, Whonin Clydesdale horse ots sick ho goes to ploces quickor than any otbor class of horses, ‘Tho Clydesdales haye ny constitution, “1 would give €50 moro for a good Norman or Tieiginn horse thun 1 will for a Clydusilale, con- dition and weight bumg equal, A vruss of Nor+ mun and Clydoadale wakes a vory good horau, “TY would advise farmors aud breeders to bread to Norman and Belgiin horses ti preference to any othor breed, with rafurence to gollitig on tho Now York markot."" Fy J, HERRY, Nos. 3 to 10 Monroo street, Chicago, has sold about 000 horses since tho Wrst uf inst Jun vt Boll one Gurdeatale whore wo fi Unry, and’ handios all kinds of: borsva: Frenoh, Clydesdales, English, and Bolxian, Salt Mr. Derry: “1 sell mora of the Norman than of auy otner brood, bocnuso thoy nro sought nftor more than tho others. Thoy ire possessed of wore Sndurance than tho others; ship bettor, aro batter feeders, and for atl purposes aro far Asus bertor to nll otbor horses now raised, The halt or three-fourths grades are best for hoavy draft, while the lower grades come iu for all: uso, From one-oighth to one-fuurth gradea” miko the best driving horgos and huvo splendid we- tlon, aro tuely developed, and bave Roud style: they ttre wll well tiauked down, “ Phoy huve bettor foot than the Clydesdates, and last on our pavomonts fully us wollas uny hurses wo have. * Asto Ciyiesdates, thoy, aso goteral thing, nro youd feeders. ‘They uve the Very bast bone, und aro large, rugyed horses. ‘Tho objection to thom ts joey are Hghtin tho tank anda little Joug iu the bnek, ship poorly, and draw up in tho think, ‘Thoy nro n big ftuproyvement over the common horse, and tho uoxt beat thing to tho Normans, ‘Tho Normans have good actin und aro fair rondsters, nud briug bottur prices than tho othor breeds, “Twould tdvise avery farmor to brocd to French horses fn prefercico to any other, and I Kot surprisod ‘that farmers and breeders of horses pay so little attention to tho kind of horses thoy Uroed when thoy ean breed Norman horses that will bring In tho markot whon 4 or 5 yours oll from $150 to RN a head. J uged to bo proudicad against tho French horses before £ nd handted thom extensively, but now [am convinced that for all purpuses thore Is nothing: equal to the grade Norman,” JAMES D, DECKETT, of No, 317 West Randolph street, Chicago, buys and sells about 2,500 horses annually. In War thoes: te Hanoled: ‘ns high as 33,000 horses Jn one ear. Ho said: ve" bandlo more Fronch horses than of atiy other breed, but bandle all Kinds extensively, {ucluding Clydusdules, English, and Bolgiin, -f handle mord Frontch horses, becausa thoy aro KOught ufter more than tho other breeds and command higher prices. They ure morc com- pactly built, with better finuks. Thelr fect aro Reeds capltal,—much better.than thuscof the es, *“Thoic provalling color js gray, and thoy transmit itdown to an elxhth biood, and where u pair of any other color will sell for $350,18 the color was gray they woutd soll for $400, “Tho French horsos-will last longer on our Piyementa than any othor breed. 5 “Tho heavicat iumber-manufecturera buy Normans exclusively for hauling logs, have done so for years, and tho Norimun horses ‘aro the only ouva that have given thom tho long wear of yours, Boforv. thoy used this ctuss horses, tholr teams would searecly last a singlo your. Tho largest manttfacturers of lumbar uso from 100 to 20 horses. “Tho Englishand Helgianare peaty: rood worl: horses, but not numerous in this country, and fosu thelr breoding,—not fuurietag thelr tock an crossing on our native mares. In one or two crosses they don’t show any distinct bread. “The Siateatalee: rodeuming qualities nro tho alze of thoir lus und thalr heavy bonos. Lut their symmetry in form Is deflclent, most of thorn having fight necks and thin shoulders, light Hanks and coarse couplings, ratuer rourh bips and bucks, As an oviduney of tho popular- ity.of the French horses, I bave shipped for Wall & Witter, of Denver, Colo., tha largest transfor iirm in the Weat, a car-load almost every wack for two years of gray Norman mares oxclusive- ly, ‘hoy would bavé nothing clse.as thoy stand tho climite aud tend to improve thoir stock in that country, . “Tho notion of Fronch horses is good, Thoy are rapld ateppors. “Thuy ure nore generally brod {a the West than alf tho uthor classes of draft horses, und, us @ proofof tholr populurity, tho ‘supply ig far short of the demand this year, os we pay 8200 und upward to farmers for d-yenr-old “grado ‘Norinans to.abip to Ohio and Pennaylvania for ers, “And if tho farmers will consult my oxperi+ ence they will vhose the Noriwuns In proference to all othora for breeding purposes," M. NEWGASS, * of 17 and 10 Morgun street, Chicago, hag a gon- oral trade with tho lumbermon Eust and West, nid in the clty. He hundies upward of 1,000 horsey annually, Mr. Newguss sald: “Tdoal in all tho various brouds of draft horses; Percherons or Normuns, 1 handlo Clydosdutes, English, and Belylun, Normans, becuse the demand for most of the them {8 greater thun for tho othor breeds, and thoy bring tae highest prices. Phoy, gro inure enduring than. the other breods, ‘hoy have oud feet, which the Clydesdales and Canada oracé huve not. ‘Choy last bottor thun any othor kiud on our pavements, and. are more at- tractive louking than any other breed of borsis. Tho English and Belgian horses ure tine look- Ing, but thoy loge a little ucrogs the loin, Thoy loso ‘fu breeding, not marking thoir stock in crossing On Our TAres aflor ONG OF two Grogses, “Tho Nurinans tre true tu work, Thoy are. broken before they are over hurnessed. “ Tho Olydesdales nro ike a giri 10 years old— they have'no walst, They ere Oud feat to statid tho puyoments. Across Of tho Norman. aud Clydegdate makes a good horae, a “ Tho Norman horag ja a drafter, and -witl’eoll in Now York, conditions being caunl, for from $50 to $75 moro thin a Clydesdale. The Nor- mang are preferred Eust aud Weat, + Tho Clydes- dales aro very good selling horses, but they ons ge Batinfuction, 1 have bought 0 great many aplcadile horses, but nover barl sutisfac- tion with thom; could nevor muko any mnonoy aut of thom, and frequently haya had to take them buck after solling them, $ . “ fho Porchoron-Nurmans aro botter fooders than tho Clydeadales. Thoy wilt mike o better aypenrunce by 60 per cont on the sine amouut “From my exporlonce.I would ndvise the farmers and readers of our countey to bracd thoir mires to Perehcron-Norman ‘horses ju proforence to any othor breed,” J. 8, COOPER, of 174 and 175 Mtobigan avenue, Ghlongo, said: “LT pandio alt kinds of horsed, French, Clydcs- alos, English, and Helzian. 1 bundle more of the Normuns than of any othor brocd, A gray Nornuin will beiug moro money than any other’ horse on our markat. ‘Thore fs moro {n= quity Cor them, 4. “Tho Norman horse haa better foot,—larger fcot than tho Clydesdiles, and {hoy Just longer ou Our pavements. Whillo tho Clydosdales have. ee and good tat bono and plenty of bulr on tholr logd, £ ud them light burrelod and awee neeked, 1 think they. have better action: than the Norman torsos, but that they naver will do. tho servico of the Norman on our roads, anything { think thoy are inclinod to ve frettul, Qnd not as level-headed us tho Norman horeo, ,." Tho Norman horses: yro tho neat Jooking, Most wttractive,: Gray ‘being the provalling colur of tha Fronch hurdos, ana buing tho moat fashionnbla color, it enhances the price. "PE woull advise tho firnurs to broud thelr mures to Norns tn vreforance to wny othor breed, and to bread lots af thom, as tho demand Ja fur ubead of the supply,” SOSKPIE LAM, of 183 Michigan avenuc, Chivayo, saldt “Thundle nothing but my own horsea, and do. not sell on comméision, “Most of my trade fs with lumberinen and in tho city, I bandie more Noriauns than of way other brood, bounuay they are tho moro sulablo and cugurly sought attor, the onty drawback tothe business now bolug that L cannot got them fast enough, “‘Thoy ure possessed of more onduranco than othor broods, give yoo! watisfuction, aud wear weil; huye better foet, Inst better on our pavur Monts and Aro more ously aucllinated than any: othor breed. It is vury rarely you get n Normin horgy with bud foot. (hoy ure odds ebourful walkorg, and tore attractive und tinue look jay, with botter uotion, than the othor large browds. “The Clydesdalvs ure not nn enducmg oliss of hones, Tho casentials of a suod drt horse aro wood bone, good niuvolu, nud yuod loin, ‘Those ro churncterlatiy of tho ronch horsos. Tho Clydes have guod bone, but laok the other cssciye “Ebave not had much oxperience with tho English and Bulwlan borded, Mino. bas. boon aa ae ite Bouck buries ate Clyddesdulas, eh bore yo always given watisfaue fon, whilo the Clydesdalos deoquoutly Tall to ju Bu. “ Twould abviso farmers, In breeding 08 to soll an tbia murkots to bived co Fronak Rertos hi pruforouce to nny othora. Tho Frenub bores are docllo, willing workerd, whilo: tha Clydoss dales ure nervous workers ond aro ot noarly temo ame, Mga ‘roneh horse: open much loss Lou than the Clydoudatoa” sages a A Ploa of Guilty Entered, Handsomo faces to not always Recompan, talent and erudition, ‘hose who kuew Cardinal Pool, now his Holiness Loo X11, whon bo wus ,uften heard, Blin telly woud Ono day, Kg ho waa write ng in bis study, « house-puinter, who was eine ployed In doluy up the extorior of the Legation, att down a rope, and looked at hid eulienve. ‘Tho Cardinal surued round, and the man alippod down the rope quickly, muttering, Wout an ugly wig for 4 Cardinal Ineneg started frow his cbalr, und went toward tho dour, deter- inined tu huyo tho ruda follow discharged, but as, bo wont past a iwirror bo looked at hiusclt, and, conteaing theaott Impeuchmont, adinitted set ioat“teliligta tee Sle + cout © writo ag if othe ing bad bappoued, _ CEREAL EXPECTATION An Interesting Interviow with Gen. Le Duo, Ex-Commissionor of Agriculture, Tho Whont Crop, Noth Kinds Included, About Seventy Por Cont of “Inst Years Tndfoations Point to a Decrease in the Gora Yield,ns Compared with a Yoar Ago, Oats Return a Fair Avernge ; Cotton. Ditto—Fruits Less Numer- ous, t Gen. Lo Duo, ox-Colnnitsstoner of Agriculturo, ia nt tho Grand Paciiic, A Tittuunn reportor mot him yesterday and asked bim n few questions regarding prospective crops of wheat and corn, He, howevor, deoljned to tule * ofhand,” saying that ho desitod to be accurtte, but promised to Answer Any question submitted to him in write ing, which Lo would be nblu to do Jn a more sat= tafuctory nuinner by reforring to certain stutiae tioul tables which he had in his room, ‘T'bo re- porter, therefore, wroto out a serics of ques: tions: which he thought covered tho wholo ground, and thoso interrogatories and tho ane awora of tho Gencrut nre appended: “ From your sources of information, what will be tho yield of winter wheat burvested In 1881, as compnred with that of 1880, and how will tha Bpriug-wheut crop tn the United States compare with that of last year?” “Tum coulidont that the crop of winter and spring whent of 1881 will notexeced and prob ably not reaob 70 percuntof the amount bare Vested and gyourcd In 1880. This apprehension was contertained aud freoly ‘expressed’ in response to inquiries on this subject sone thue and has been - con- DO, rmed by personal observation and correspond. enco; and, if tho reports published 1s the ro- sultof tho ‘labors of State authorities in the principal whont-growing Statos Uo correct, [am “Quito sire iny estimate will turn out to be tuo Nirge,—much to my regret. From the extraore diary character of tho weathor during the fill, winter, and spring months wo had rensons to fenr a short wheat crop as compared with that of 1880, which, ns you will ave by reference to the annual reportot the Dupartincot of Agri- culture, was catimated nt 490,810,723" bushols, Seventy per cout of this umount would be it lite te less than 40,000,000, bushels, und I betlovo that our production this yeur cannot execead what amount,” - * Wout Is the prospect of n good crop of corn in tho United Btates this year?” “ho corn crop for this yoar baa not yot suf- ficlently advanced to warrant any positive opines Jon, From the returns inade to the Dopartmeut from its regular correspondents an jucrcaso in fvrenye was apparent, mostly by reason of tho plowing up of Holds sown to wititor wheat, and ‘rom the early autting-In of the winter, which loft over for corn land thut otherwise would tave beon sown to wheat. ‘Tuls increased ucrengy, howover, inny notscutire nlarye crop; tho stand of growing corn thus far obtained docs not seem tobe at all: sutiefactory or upto the ayernge. ‘This was cauacd by bad seed, unusual care bau, uecessary to preserve soud-corn {fn goad condition aguinst the carly and severe cold uf Jost winter, and not having recoived thia cure, much of the seod fnllud to germinate: Ayain, dn many secuons this spring the low lands ‘have been flooded or watersouked, and inaoct ene- miles bave been upusuilly aatlve, thus necess!- tating replanting, und $n munny Inatances ro- planting twice or threa times. Every observer will soo that corn STANDS VERY UNEVENLY on the ground; scarcely o single fold did I sce tone Was. Hatcorualy ci whilo traveling across Oblo, Indiana, and Moots. A lure vroportion of the crop being smull, it will require very fa- vorablo woathor during tho noxt throe mont to nuke the corn-tlolds of this year produce any- fhing lice tho yrold of tho past yearor the ycur efore,” “What quantity of cora do you ostimate was consumed inst winter ustcompared with tho winter of 187~'802" “ According to a tabulated strtement (which 1 Mappen to have with me) propnred In the Statis- ticut Division of tho United Stutes Dooartinont. of Agriculture, baacd on catimutes mado by the regular correspondents on tho Ist of Inst May, the ayeraye increased consumption of fodder, ic, course grins, hny, etc, was wbout 25 per cont for tho avholo: vountry.: ‘This large in- creased consumpudn wits cuused by tho severity und ting continuntice of tho winter, which ex tended over the entira Continent, and in muaty Bections wits continuously suvere from carly It November, 18%, until about tho Ist of June, 3881. Tho estimated Inercage fn tho consumption of corn from this cause was moro thet 200,000,000 bushels, und of vats more thin 60,000,000, and of hay botWweun 7,000,00) and 9,000,000 tons, and tho Aggregate loss to tho farmers of the Unitud Stites from this causo alone foots up the large umount of over $200,1000,000,"" “How much of the ‘corn crop of 1880 lo you estiwate to bo on hand, and how does it cotupure with tho quantity on hand a ue ugar” “TL cannot say olfhand what amotint of corn Je probably on band now, ost have -not had co gaston to muke uy catimato Jn that dircation; Dut the statument of Muy 1 roferred to gives ths per cent of tho urop of 1880 on hand at that thno ns nbout 14 per cent in the entire vountry. Tho umount of vorn raised in tho United ‘States “in 1880) was 1,/057,530,010 bushels, as yon will find by referring to the re- ports. Hourteon per cunt of thut amount would show on hand Muy 1 a llttle aver 216,000,000 bushels, “hie ostinato, however, does not ine olude tho corn fn. orbs or in store owned by deniers nt that tino, which possibly might be 000 bushuls more, Assuming this ta be correct, thera waa total of ubout 4 000 bushels in the whole country Stay 1, 1881. This ig about sutllcieut to moet the domand for hone use for four. months in sumimor or a Uttla over two months in tha wintor,—thq average nouthly cousumption during the past ‘two years bolng's little aver 115,000,000 bustels jer imontit, be Tho ‘porcentage of the corn crop of 1880 on hand throughout tho Unitod States Stay 1, 1881, ty comparud With tho ron of 1870 remaining on hand May 1, 1880, was about 63 por cent. In sonia of the Brinclpal -corn-produaing States It ‘Was somowhut above and in othors less, Oblo Peportad 7 pee cent, Indiana, 68; IlInofs, 60; Blssouri, 68; Lown, G0; Kunsas, 64; Kentuvky, 03; Georiin, 67 Alabama, 41; Nobraskn, 43, ctv 1 think, to stute tho goneral Acrongo ny about the same or oyen a little oss than the por cent named, “ Of tho 1,557,53,010 bushels, the crop of 1880, Oblo produced 123,000,000; Indiana, 111,000,000; Lillnols, 38,000,000; Mlagourl, 101,000,000; Lowa, Feet and Kunsag, 7,00U,0U0 bughald, muke iu a total of $50,000,0W bustuls, whloh Ja’ about 90,000,000 Dushela mure thin was produced by all tho other States and ‘Torrltoriis. ‘The total corn orp of the sumo States tn 1870. wite 007,000,000 bushels, showing @ falling off of 117,0u0,000 bushels'aé betwoen the orop of 1670 and 18¥)' in tho Btates named, i om STOCK ON ITAND, “The percentage of the corn vrop ralsed {n 1850 romulning on baud in those Btutes Muy}, 1891, ‘Wud outtnutud as follows: Oblo, 135 Judiuna, 115 UNnote, 18; Mivsourl, Wy Jowa, 20; Kansas, 11; Or an average of bout 14 per cont, ‘Those Jguresshow tho npxregate on hand jn thosestutes to have bean a tittle over $2,000,000 bushuls, and ag nenrly all tho othor States consume more than thoy reduce, it, 9. inanifest that frunt those Btutes und from this Uulunce on hand snuet cone tho supply to meot the dumand of tho conswmora until another crop shall have frown and ripencd and Leon harvested and put in wnurket., Your scuders, whother farmers or merchants, can, from thu above Ugures and Thels, form thelr own cethinntes and wuke tholr own deductions. -Lukiug from the provable amount on hind Muy.1 tho amounts necessarily used for sood and teed by the farmers would leave toe remulnder for tha general mirket, for tho distillerics, tho wlucosy fuctories, starch fuctorics, and tho thousand und one usos to which corn {a put, aud for which nothiog else sunt ke ite ROG, it isthe reat crop of the alloy," “WHAT AUOUT THE OAT chop Pp!” “Tho percentage af tho cat vrop of 1880 on hand May 1, 1891, was reported at about 9 pur cout for tho entire United States, In New York At was catimated: at 13 per cont; Pounsyivania, Jl; Kentuoky, 0; Obio, 0; Michigan, 10; Indian 8 Minols, 145 Slnnagota, J, Tenuesson, 5; Alabama, 6; Goorgia, 7; Virginia and bo on, showing the average wu! ous Y pur gant, Bo yausoo It fy qulty apparont thut hui the continued goverity of the winter demanded anuthor month's food tho entire fod- dor and course grains of thocountry would have Leon so nearly conspined ay -to warrant serious apprehondion, — My opinions on those subjvots ure formed by tho yeturns mado by tho rogulug Correspondents of, the. Departinont of A, rhe vulture, and are thd poly basis tlt | kauw ut on which any correct ‘anuwor can be made to tho questlons you ask." ‘ . » “What proportion of ‘coarse ‘grains aro sold abroad, Sad what Anuouce: docs that have on prices bere: Bent a he se Mi Tho statistical roports of the Treasury: Dev Partmnont, which Lae.charye of the ex: ote. show that tho annual sbipwents of forclga eountrios gfe pow ubulit 100,000,000 it Kunnas, ali uh sumption of corn-ln our own country, Tho shipmont of outs and my to other countrics Is comparatively smaliy and tholr priva abroud * NOT OF ENOUGIC SIGNIFICANCE” to quoto, | Thu prievof ‘corn in foreign markets ‘alsa bus and should/bave but tittle to do with the boine prices. ‘Tho forolyn demand Isao invlys nidenut factor In tha problem of price, If tho sual stook of cory, Jefe aver from fast your's erop does not proyg; qual tu the daily increawing bone demand of distMerios, glucose and starch {aotories, aud the feudiug of cattle, hogy, ote., the price of coru mfyht risa to double Its prowwnt cost without auy regard to tho demand or prico io foreign countrivs. Such bas buen the case heretofore, end may be Byala; Sor from uo other , toh is leas than tho avoraye tonthly con curney can we obtain our supply of carn nt any rice, “Do you think thore fs any danger of such contlogonoy ocourring this year?” “Ininy answer to provious question you will soo that T am convincnd that thoro {ea very small inargin of corn from whieh the demand for home consutuption can bo supplied, and my: opinions ata baged on facts and fyures ivory which you and your ronders iny use for yours acives. ‘Thoy are tho best xouree of infurnintion solar as 1 know, and f think ny opinions and estimates nro fair deductions. In my ronnal report, to tho Proaidont T directed attention to the danger of trusting . too confldontly 0 Unbroken continuance of — gooil cropa, and for inoro, than four months I have folt and expressed parohensions asto tho affect of the past severe winter on our stock of fved supplies, and consoquently on the pro- duetion, vondivon, ote., of our cattle and hogs; and now, If the growing crops should not ripen carly und prove abundant, which at the presont uous not scom Assured, tha rosultof the groat reduction It our supply caused. by the winter of 1880-'81 will be soverely folt for anothor year.” “How inituh of tho cori urop uf 1880 do you think ta llicoly, torenot Chicago during the roe mainder of this yoar?’* * This 1s somothing to whtoh T have patd no ate tention, aid van butter bb answered by doulors hero who are intarestod,. Tho weekly report of your Doard of. Trady, irsued the 0th inst, shows tho amount of corn which had reached chicago ‘Up to that date, to bo 24,500,080 bushols, against 4.509.288 bushels tip to tho aamo date inst year, ‘Those fgures show n falling off during tho first halt of 1861 of over: 14,000,000 bushels, ‘The rons gon for this great falling off in recoipts I con- Jeoture will ba.found fn tho lmited quantity ro- maining in hand, or in tho tininerchantable condition of the corn fn oribs, or in tho hands of farmers; and thorefora tt scoms to meimprob- bie that the proportionate receipts can be very tmuterlally {noreased during the remainder. of the ecason."" " OTHER Cnrors. “ Want {9 the genoral outluok for cotton, hay, potntocs, fruit, oats, wnd other furm products or tho present year? “It is yet too enrly to say bie 2 definit about tho cotton orup, as itis subject to many vielssitudes. Tho prices obtained for tho very large crop of Inat year wore satisfactory to tho farner, und encouraged tho planting of an in- crewned area, and tho crop is reported by varl- ous persons wad papors as ‘looking splondidty,’ but Inscot snemics, unfavorable’ woathor, aud the uncertainty of scouring Jnbor at tho proper sonson, baye all to bo consldored. Asa gonoral statement, tho prospects are at presont goud for ag largen crop of cotton 18 was socured Ingt yoar, bir ‘Tho buy orop 1s gonorally good, and tho yiold hoyoud the avernge. ‘Tho quailty willbe in soma pinees atfectod unfavorably by the frequent and Bevore Btorins of wind and rain, “Tho potato erop will bo up to the avorage, Fruit isn failure in iarge areas, 1 havo porson- ally visited nome of tho best peach and apple- growing. roxlons of the country, and havo per- sonal knowlodge of thu bad prospects for North- ern-grown frufts onst of tho Iooky Mountains, Jn Florida the severe wintor did groat damage to tho oranga groves, tho less hardy of the clt- rua family bolng totally destroyed in many pinees. “From Cal{fornia,howover,tho usual abundant supply of all kinds of fruits may bo looked for. * Pho ont crop js harvested:mostly, and will bo an average crop. Tho roportor saw'tho Genorul again in tho evoning, and be added this: “While proparing tho shove ansivors to your {nterrovatorius I havo read and noted the nows- papor brief of the reports of the Department of Agriculture, You will tndorstand that the estimates published by authority of tho Depart mont this day are computed from reports of tho condition of the crops mado on the first day of the month, fifteen days agn, and the harvester, ‘and in gomo sections the thrasher, lave proven it tho Gxpoctations of tho outturn of wheat from the flelds, formed at that timo, will not be realized Jn Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and lnols—while fn tho northern purt of Jowa, and Southern and Middic Minnesota, tho ehinch-bug ia making its appearance, and is working much damage. “In this report you will seo that the condition na stated in the gront whoat-growlng States of Michigan, INinois, and lows is Jess now than my: estimate, while for Ohio and Indlanp tho por coutago is not given, but both are quoted ag lowor than Inst year at tho samo dato, and Jowa, one of the largest wheat-praducing States, {a reported as only 2 por cent above Py ustiinate, whieh Iam sorry to betlave ts too hig! rathor than too low. Nor docs the published re- port of the condition of tho growing corn crop ohunge tho opinion Lhaye expressed, It is yet too urly to estimate the outturn of sound corn from tho flulis with uny depres of cere tainty. What Is publishod as the report of tha able and caroful staziuticinn of the Department, Col. Charica Worthington, about tho cotton crop uccords with my information on that aubject.” a STARTLING FACTS, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, CrroAqo, July 16,—It appears that Bfr. R, P. Porter, Special Agent of the Conaus Bureau, Ia making some revolations voncorning the diatri- bution of wealth, and debt, and kindred subs deots that some pooplo pronounce "atartling,” Mo has diacovored that the bulk of our National debt Is beld by comparatively fow people. Ho. hus also discovorad that debt In tho shapo of bonds, mortgages, and notes has multiplicd In feurful ratioand continues tom Na eee much, indeed, that the contemplation af ita ultimate Payuront ig out of the question. Will you. indulge ino, Mr. Editor, 9 fow thoughts upon this, tho tnost important subject now agitating tho, pollticnl world? For some yours {huvo given wt least earnest and serious thought to tha “rights of labor.” ‘This is, 1 know, an unpopular and “‘wnappreciatad gubjeot, Itamacks of “Communism” and “Socialism,” fis the anti-slavery cause formorly smacked of * Abolitionism,” and: with too muny tho mere nunte goes bofore morit. But igt mo assure tho roudors of ‘Tne Titnuns that soonor or lutor those puparaus that seem to bo sug ft tod by Mr. Vorter musk bo takon up, dlecussad, and dispusod of, What {s tho “atarte ding fact? Why, ‘That aut of $044,000.40 reg. istered bonda tho’ suu of $410,270.40 18 held In amounts of oter $60,000, and t amatnts of less tha dlutribution of tho 1,655,000 tr nm .* Also, “That tho ninounts less than $500 is among 25.015 orsons, whila tho larger amount en {a hold by only 1,620 rich mon and corpo- rations,’ Why, thia fact is not so startling as some oth- ora that might bo montioned, don't know whethor Mr. Porter bas pursucd bia Invostiza- ons. Into tha rolativa ownerabip of tho Wonlth of the country, but I kuow thut others have, and to this phate of the question I havo givon somo Investiguiion myself, Tho bost eta- Uatics which can bu gathered prove thit onw- half of thy woulth of this cuuntry is owned by teas that 2 por cent of tho whole population, Tow yeara ago it waa about 8 per voot, but now itis going below 2 por vent, Is not this *start- ling"? But somo may inquire, “Why should it bo startiiug? ust we not alwuya havo rich people well as poor — pooplo? And whero is tho harm if some people uro rich?’ ‘Those who’ ask such squeadons and thero aro many who do, givo ovidonue at ‘once that they are utterly wanting in a proper outimate of the importance of tho subject and in {ts bearing upon the social economy ot tho poopla, , . Tho pith of tha wholo matter is summed up in tho statement that Inbor, under tho systoma lob now provail, is boing robbed of at toast two-thirds of ite carnings, Woalth and aris- tnoracy havo woudorfully increased in this country, — an It fs not: atrango that “the: should. Steam and tubor suving machinery have added Immonadly to the weullh of the people, ‘This incrensed wealth Tuust take some furm or it would not oxlst. It hus taken the form of rallroads, immenge biooks of buildings, Londs, mortyugos, notes, and the uwnership of the soll, Tho country Is now thick- ¥ dotted over with men whose lucomes through thalr wealth is moasurod by thousands, tons of thousands, nnd hundreds of thousands of «dol+ lars annually, . These Incomes represont tho un requited tail of labo: reward of labor ts the product of labor jut bore aro thou- sand’ upon thousands of pecute consuming inordinately of the products of Jubor without roducing in cunce of woulth thomselyes, They vo upon tholr * Incomoes,"--not, huwevor, a8 Griscom lived upon his. tissucs, for thore wus a Veit to the tissuca, but thory {8 no limit to the {ucomes, A imau whose incume is $10,000 a year may vo upon the half of that and thus put awity $5,000 8 your to nurse Up Another eae eo All fucouie without inbor is Huly the robbory of labor. The effovt upon society je pro. clsoly tho «game as though all those aluk ie = owho havo = fncomes -with> aut labor wero siuk soldiers upon fhe public ponsionsrolle of the country. Fqu! and twtics demund that labor should be rowarded in Bropertion to tha facilities for production, if by tho aid of Jaboresaving inachinery produo- ton upon the average te Increased four or six: told, Ways should bo inoressed in the samo ratio, But itis not Why? Becauso, aa wealth multiplica it taker such form os enables more poopla ta liva on incomes, thus creating @ vapacity for more: consumption, with no Sorrvspond ini production. Thusa Jncomea prococd from” proiits, rents, and Juterest. | Wo ta) ratulate oursulyes thi con; tho National debt te vel diminished, but why congratulate ourselyos whon dobt in other forms jy multiplying ia such tourful ratio. Bo furue souloty is ouncerned, or tho rowurd of labor fu alfectod, {t nakos not a particly of dite Taree whathor the debt of the country bo in ational bonds, municipal bonds, ratiroud bonda, or bonds on real estate, Labor pays tur isnot Upon pt upon lal re ablo-bodled thantwoo Jaburs ts to-day tho sisvo Of capital, Some muy think yey avo hoard that expression before, and uro disgusted with it, Mut lot disgust atriko where Jt-muy, truth in thig matter ieoanat OF later must dud a lodyment su ta aay oda eae nang La iF ‘actica| or twenty able-bodied ta Ie hundred dole dure a yor, Js. _Byorago Wagos, ‘his mau with §10, & your fs to consume .tho entire proceads of ty mon and. bo: at no labor or expunso of keoplag them. dieople have not given guile clont thought to this subject, We bave sup. posed that wo woro Iightcniug the burdens of tho poopte by dlialnishing the polis debt, when private debt fu part and parcel of tho gamo dis- casa, 0 debts Of the country vow rub above twenty billions, alt of which ts 4 lion upon labor, ‘Tho principal will never be yal but the annual interos¢ ia all that is wanted, and labor Duys it all, We aro fast approaching the day of reck- onlng, What are wo golng to do about it? That is the coming question. ~ Jams K. Magia. pens “ent form la twens- LAKE BLUIFE. An Unusually Large Attendance at the Assembly by the Lake. Interesting Leotures on " Tonching,” “Young People,” and the ' Rela- tion of Pulpit to Press,” To-eDay’a and Sunday’s Programs—Por+ sonals=Projected Inmprovoments at tho Bluff, ‘Tho [Sunday-Bohool Assembly at Lako Blut ‘was favored witha dolightful program and a Ineo attendauce yostordny, Tho oxorciacs of the day wero tindoubtedly tho moat Intcrostiug of the seasun thus far, and for once it may bo said thore was nu skulking in tho tents, Kyory- body turnod out, and tho Tabornacto waa full, ‘Tho proxram of yoaterday, wns opencd with tho morning sossion of tho normal class ot 8:30 o'clock, and was folluwed an hour later by tho clocutionnry class, In charge of Prof. it Ll. Curmnovk., At Ilo'clock niarge audience xath- ercdintho Tabernacle, Tho morning lecturo ‘was precedad by congreézational singing, prays or, and a fincly-oxecuted solo by ‘Miss Clara Cooley, of Dubuque. Tho Kov. J, E, Gilbort thon Introduced tho Roy. J. H. Vincont, D. D., of New York, in agvery pleasant and complimentary manner. Dr, Vincent hegan by snying that tho “ Teaching Process "—the subject of his lectura —was avery simple onc. It was simply tho Prosontation of the truth to tho mind of tho pupil, so that his mind would bo fn: hormony with it, A contrast. was drawn between tho Christian and scoular teachor,—tho lattor of whom, tho speaker claimed, mado a mistake When ho bolieved that tho communication of ideas necessarily led to imparting manhood and. character. * Mi A DEVELOPED BINNER ‘was worso than un undevolopod one. ‘To be, not tu know, waa tho right thing, After, touching Upon tho best routine processes of tho Sunday- senoo}, tho speaker sald thatthore was much ue- yond the etd of this Uranch of Christian work and beyond tho teacher's direction, How tu raleg toaching parents, teaching. pustors, and tonching teachers was what domanded thelr ate tention, and to nchievo this result thoy should recogiize tho intelicct. conacietice, nifections, and will, Tho firat requisit of tho tenchor, am one of grout jimportance, Indect, was that he should be endowed with fullness of knowl- edge about the Bible. io must. also in the truth, Illustrative ol characteristic, ‘the spoaker cited tho profound conviction of the ‘truth of the Gospel which characterized the workof D, L, Moody. ‘That conviction was nn atmosphero which hobreathed. ‘Thirdly, tho forvor of truth wusglvon as # necossityto the tercher. Ilo must bo on fire with onthusinam and carncst- ness, The tencher, ayain, shonid be able to go~ leot the right truths to present at tho righttimo, whieh should be supplomonted with n wise presentation, aud one udapted to tha needs of tho people, ‘Tho truo texching process re- quired previous study nt home by tho pupil, and tt was mainly tho” fault of tho tenchor {f this wis not done, Back of all tenching thors miist tp cbarncter to the teucher tn kecping with truth’ taught. and 8 faith that the truth whon sown would with Di- vine guidance reap a rich harvest. ‘lho lecturo closed with a very happy illustration of tho guidance of tho All-Poworful Hand, ond tho audience wero urged te romomber that wha over thoy did {¢ waa beneath the overiaating arma ot Jehovah, ‘Tho acrviccs closed with prayer by the Rov, J. E, Gilbert. AFTERNOON, ‘The afternoon lecture announced for? o'clock was introduced with tho customary devotional exercises. Der. Vincent thou lectured on * Our: Young People.” By tho young mon, said tho spoaker, ho meant that clues of boys who were too old to bo boys,and tuo young to be ion, This class of. persona occupled a very ombarrasaing Position. They might bo aubbed sftur-boys, They occupluda distinct cluss of soolety, and woro not recognized soon enough by incon’ and women, He proposed to consider tholr peculiar poriisand possibiiitivs, The radical defect of to-day was the want of home govornment, Tho bpenker hero gave 4 plousnnt anoce dote, following tho . hiatory of the spojlod child who rulos the housctold, ‘Chat boy at4 yenrs of uge wis supreme at hotne, at 8 tho same, ut 12 tho sate, and at 16 be would bave what ha wanted or inake tho community suffer, wwhilo lator on in. tive bo would resign from the United States Scnuto if ho could: not have bis own way. [Liughter and applause.) After soushind upon the bringing up of the boy, the reverend gentleman broacticd tho Idoa of perso. oution of young people by society when tho homo rulo was relaxed, TH bolleved thnt aldor peoplo had very littio idea of any porsccution ‘on tho part of sacloty by {ts fotluencas ‘upon young people to ‘lead thom from thé customs and teachings of bomo, , With the rofaxation of bome rule purents wore too apt to say that the ehtroh must take careof tho boys, and the boys went to church ‘and folt thot its teachings wero antagonistic to oyerything that was ploue- urable and everything that was enjoyable. ‘This ‘was the most {important porlod in tho Mfc of man,—betwoen tho ages of 14 and 18,—when home rulo wes at its minimum, aud physical Ine Huences were nt tholr maximum. Jt ‘was thon that ludiyiduality wits devoloped. Boys at this ago should not bo considered us children, or dealt with as if {t was but necossary for thom to READ TUE CATHCHISM AND GO TO HEAVEN. ‘hia was tho time to rocognizo and ‘develop manhood and cbaracter. Whut, then, woro tho duties of alder poopie to the hore, Birat of all, it was tho duty of pnronts to ill tho minds. of boys with rich and delightful memories, from whiob golden harvests would ba reaped, See. ondly, it was their duty to timplant fixed habits of oconomy, Industry, obediunce, and pele Sap EREr One of the greatest cnluniitics that could bofall Aboy wasto havo all the monuy hu wanted. Povorty was muny times a blesal 1B Whon a boy saw his motnor working fur bia support, with love bo would over remembor her borolam. ‘Tt was aldo the duty of paronts to recognize tho Tagine If thero was anything an: aftor- boy lated [t was to be caliod * Bub,” or a girl to bo callcd “Sis,” Paronta should recognize tha fact and thoy wore budding into muuhood, udapt tho church to them, and supple: mont thia with personnt reltglous experiences and high standards, anc means woul niahed = to save large proportion ‘of the boys of this land. In regurd to amusoments, tho sponker sifd that pureits and peopto abould speak, but should not denounce,: Onrds, thon tros, and tho danto were harmless in thomuolves, but’ thoy wero reprogontative of tho spirit of worldiiness, Tho reverend gontiomnn advacatod tho advancement of culture and solonco by tho church, and thought it should TAKE TUE THAD : in all such mattora, ‘Tho uddress was into! spersed with yory appropriate fllustrations and happy anccdotes, which rendered it highty en- doable to the larwe audicnce in uttendunce, ‘ollawiug the afternuon lecture, the various classes and institutes convened, “At the con- clusion of the oxercluos, tho unniversnry of tho Chautauqua Litorary and Solentific Ulroto was hold, Dr, Vincent presiding. The exerclaes wora ofan informal charauter,tho membors of the Cire elo asking questions, which wera answered by Or, Vincont, Among other things, the Chaus tau que course: of study was outlined and ox- ained, i Prat o'clock in tho evening tho Nev. J. It, Croighton, of Oshkosh, lecturud before a large nudience on “Tho Hulntion of the Church and Palplt WA tig Presa,” ‘The follawing abstract fa rosontcds A 3 rite question of our attitude ne Christian workora,” gid the royurend gontleman, “to ono at tho AE agenclus that olvilizadon has doyaloped itt iutluonoing the opinions, shaping. the character, aud moving ant controlling tho intellect: and heart of humanity, {a one than which none moro important can ongago our ate tontoa ad wo assomblo In councll, It is evident Ai 'y in sumo permane jod-xivou—a propensity volucd by dob tn significant Iauguage, *Un that. my Words wore now written, Ob that they wore printed jun books that thoy woro graven with an tron pon ain he rock forover.' pe ead In’ tho And no grander oflico hus been intrusted to human hands, than to write out and print tho results of our outer and inner life fur tho study and bonalit of succeeding gonerations, Furthor Wo cannot reatrivt tho press. Tho stroum that flows thoretrom muy be more or toss corrupt, ‘tho mighty power that it wiolds. spay bo in certain = reapucta — non-responsibic, Bull, the old political toust must be our mottos ‘Tho liberty vf thu pross Js thu alr wo breatho, If we havo it not, wo dl Whit, then, shall wo do? This only, Klovate it to a tighor moral standanty wulzo upon ite sige ty power to b elfcotually wicld It upon tho side of righteous. nosst Jn 4 word, Chrtatianlze the press. Antage oulsm, or indiforoutiom, in relution ta religion, Js characteristic of the lurzor portion of torduy's Htoratura, It Is true that, io many tinstancos, ite ality power is oxerclged for: nobla purs pores, Often ite manly ton® and sogtimope ta adiirablo, and, not unfrequontly, ee e+ THE, PRESS READS A LESSON TO THE PULPIT in the foarlesnoss-and ability with which it ox- es the fullley and crrord of modern soolety, Wochavo this complaint, however, to maka, eapeciully tn rolution to our periodical presst That, while art, science, liturature, politics, trade, commerce, agriculture, liw and courts, thoatres, race-courses, fairs, and worldiy amuses bi Hatton, tie records fi rusporit: Ber iy “ot onion pines rity, ans Ou ol ples’ had nsugue are ail but lose sight of.A tow loading dutiles may, of & Manday morning, give to the World the uttorances of tholr pat ‘preach: ore. A grunt religious movement will attract nioro or tess attention, aud,on the whole, will bo fairly doult with. Assemblies and confor ences will be reported with considerable exuct> neas. Hut look into thostately coluinny of mage uiticlont galiles and wooklles. Volitical news, soolal chit-chat, sporting intellizence, theatrical critiques, slabarnte roviows, aditorial: arguuient and vigorous fn style,—all mentees while ho who loves tho cattee of ‘God, and, rout} knows of Its datiy preston: socks Itt vaia for th Jnformation, or, at least, for that. trong cham. plonship which ‘ought to exist on the atone Hiubteousicss and foligious truth." Asnieingse Jead mankind, and netually motding men's fhovisnta and sentiinonts, why should Stee): Mt rover from that which carries with it t! upes of the future, and offers mon neste n'foacher, but n Hedecmor ? Nothing low Gt consvorited ross for Gad should: Wo our aie iy “ Flrat-Tooauso of tts rogat power, \ mines, It la becoming With the ‘THE BOLE INSTRUCTOR, It {a tho hlatorinn of tho world’s dnily lite, py, poolally Is this true Of what Is comparatively new pawer in the workl—viz.: the Nowap, No wonder that Ameriea ts proud of her Hullem, and It ia woll that we counsel togothe, agtowhy and: how wo shnil beat utitize in, inighty power and regal nuthuelly, from tog," “Secoml—Decauac 80 many uf its Foautes ary unclean and unworthy Its mission wo closet these laues na the avowedly Intdel, the pollute ing, tho Iatitudinarion, and a fourth cluse wae clnima to make tien moral frreapective of the Brot ossentlal loctrines of tho Guspol. “ Thint—Becatse of thy Uanoful ‘olfecta of 5 demoralized pross upon tho poOplo—wastin tholt.tiinoand monoy, \ntltting thuin torte Practiual dutios and atorn realities of ifs, ont rupting thelr: taste and rotialt for Profitable rewuling, loading to Insanity and autolio, to the theatra, and the: divorce-court, and UND 10 Cl 10 la, OF Ot, 0 a ert are ncconaplle ne se low shall we accomplieh our gron oe * Fival—By working tho proaa With peeatee ollictuncy and power, as n countorautivo to tha ovils it at present Is producing and porpotu ng, Second—Hy patronizing only: tho iit which Christianity ca sanction, conse people arc sadly at faultin distinguishing be. tween the good and tho bad fa thia mutter, “Thirt—By muking tho pulplt, tho higher power in soo! et The ministry of the pulps can and should bo rendered moro attraotire than tho ministry of the press. Somo think ‘that, the power of the pulpit 18 gone, nover to return; aa THE PULPIT NAS GROWN COMPARATIVELY WEAK in somo dircatfons, wo must confess: but it ty not n necessitry dictum, It certainly fs not cred. Atable to ministerint rapute that sermons shoul be duit La a hedy whilo nowspaper artioles ers clever, sparkling, aud polnted. Let consecrated men tnko tho pulpit, grapple, with a manty, earnest spirit, with thoso questions which al who think inuat face, and, above all, deal falthe fully with the humun consclonce. Then noth. ing cnn over suporaedio it In power, and we shall not grieve ovar the weakness of the minis try, nor fear tho advancing powor of tho p asarival. But, with tho pulpit in tho yan, the prosa as its most poworful ally, both thal, go forward to the ovangelization of tha world," ‘Tho lecturo was followed by tho presentation of nsories of storeopticun views of Matnmotk Cave by the Roy. John O, Foster, TO-DAY, This morning tho Kov. W. C, Willing will { ure on "Cwear and Paul,” and in tho atterne tho Rov, D, H, Wheslor, D. D., of New York.on “Tho Hovised Now Testament." In tho ovening Prof, HL, Cumnook will glvo public readings from select authors, oe SUNDAY, Sunday's program ts os follows: on TASC Sundnay-achool, aT D, Hy Wheeler, im.—Sermon by tho Rov, 2 p, m.—Locture by tho tov. “ Curlat’s Eatimate of Childhood. 43 momar son oe fa ressos and othors. idebe 7:00 p. m.—Pintform meeting. Thome: "Tem jerance in the Churoh.” Addresses by tho flev, VW. Frank Paxton, of Waterloo, In., and cho Hoa, D. N. Cooley, of DBubuquo, 3 PENSONALS. . Tho following ara tholate arrivals at theBlot; Tho Rey, William Fawceott, Dubugtte; 1. Boelm, Milwaukeo; Bira, 8. L, Enrngey, Plainfield: the Toy. 8. Hewes, Kanevillo; tho Itey, M. G, Wile cox, Lemont; John Brushingham, tons inst Mra. 1, M, Borlng, Wheaton; Mra, Ws H. Hou qurner Junetion! Mra. Cin z » Adato L. ‘Gio. + Japp, Jorse a ees Le Gincinuntts rok, Te . Fisk, Evanston; i Mustard, Aledo; | Mr, Rov, J. Rt Creighton, Oshkosh: annie Fowl Milaioo; ie fadog. Mra M. nefoid, “Evanston; Mra. 8. 8 Thomas, Fairbury; the. Rev, W. A. Sinlth; Aurora; I, R, Hilla; Sycamore; Mra. G. W, ‘Tivbets, Milwaukee; Mrs. BP. 1. Warner, Mrs 4,8, Fort, Mrs, Charles Partridgo, Misses Hattls, Abbie, and Anna Hallowell, Mr. and Mrs. 'T. Lyon, Mr. and Birs.8, Cone, Mrs.K. Warner, W Sills,'and Miss Noilio Pay, of Waukegan; hin. Barton and daughter, Oak Park; and the Nor, George Chaso, tho ov, J. M. Catdwell,J. & Sweatt, W. 8. Wood, Miss C. H. Murriok, J. Lutiner, Sra, W. 8, Fish,J. W. Phelps, the Key, 1, Linebarger, Mra. M. E, Harvoy, Sirs, D. 0, Clark, Misa Nellio Stowart, Mrs, M. 2, Hatfield, Mra. W. Strong, Mrs. J, 0. Roberta, Miss Jee slo Itoborta, 31. 0. Flaherty, George Heott, and Prof. W. O, ichards, ali of Ghicazo, BRAUTIVYING THY RLUFF, ‘Tho suggestions of Tite ‘UMunu Nz in regard te necded improvements at Lake Ltuit were ork dontly very apropos, foralready many of thos identitled with the entorpriao are talklug over puny. different plans for the fiture, Ju the origfoul pian for Lako Blum ft waa said tates artiticlal lake would bo formed on tho westot tho grounds near tho rallway tracks by tho sink fog of an artesian woll. ‘Soveral gentlemen, headed by tho Rev. M. Bf, Parkburst, ara now souking to form ucompany for the enrrylng out of this foature of tha plans, hitherto vever ere eouted. This proposed company scek to pur chaso from tha Lake Nluif Association about thirty acres of land ucar the sito of the urtificial Jake, and sell the samo out for butldine lots, to scoure the amount advanced for tho sinkle, of the artesian wall and gruvoling tho beachol tho luke, With tho growth of Lake Bluff, tlt claimed that the prosant Wator- Works will soa bo nndoquate to furaish suficiont wator au pels and {tis the purpose to antlolpute this with ax urtesian woll. + AN IMPORTANT BENEFIT toaccruo from this proposod water, aystem will be its cifect upon the ravine which rane alone the south boundary of the grounds, All the sowage from the grounds now passes Into this ravine, and, thore belng no Iying stream io the ravine, refuse matter can only be carried away by occasional. raing, No. unpleasantness bis boen cxpariencad {com this gource as yet but, with “tho. growth of the plac bo expected unicss some ayatem 18 put into operation cause nv continual tlow of walt through: the ravine, ‘Tho artesian woll and Inko will obviate any unpleasantness from the source named, Besides this, {t would furnish aa amplosupply of wator for tho hotel and coe tages about the grounds, Tho improvewiedt guamoated will coat about $3,000, and will doubte less bo made within n yoar, Tn addition to the bulluing of o plor, alresd? reforrod to, and othor improvements of tht beuch, a numbor of bathing houses ara now'a Process of orection nt tho foot of Prospect Bvenue. ‘Thoso will supply a long-folt nl Luke Bluff ta gituated on @ fino body of water, and though peopla hive enjoyed lookingatlt for the pust live yoars, thoy havo bosn i fru Ba feo! tios whatovor for tho maguiiicont sport o a g ' WOMAN AND CHILD. Mra, Munroe, of Providenco, R. T,, who has be como somewhat consplcuousduring, the last fet days bocausy of hor troubles with Mr. Harken hor Chicago husband, and on account of be Providence husband's inquirios after bet through: police olreles, charging hor with xit- hoping is child, has beon board from aga! Thursday night, ashas-already boon noti she scoured tho ‘obild, and moved fro Lincoln to” Warren avoruo, bat carly sce forday moraing sho mace anothor mover it fuck, who was moving all day to alude tho ¢ dutcctives, which sho stccceded 1 fd most effectually, Bho was down town with [4 child ourly Iu tho foronoon, and fell into hauds of hor attorney, and fn the aftorno0n int two wore quartered for an hour or more, house at tho curner of Fifth avenue an! ‘al Jiuren strect, whore they took a roont. she i Introduced, by her Jegal adviser tirst a wife's cousio, and noxt ag bia own cou whom he _ ba Mot by gaan Ce og tho sireot, and who had just arrived from eet with bor chltd, and was throd and desirud to roll Upon loaving the bouso, tho landlady’ waste H tthe cousin” was ta take n tran A o'clock, and this ia tho Jaat time thoy were so togethor. Whore thoy went could not bo sar] talnody but they did nat yo fur, far. w restuurin' n su bud 10h thero % tow = ein and ai rho | was he ai 3 of Dir, Harkur, who was anxiously le quirl for ber whureabouts, bug without ta cess, “The Proyldgnve husband ts . ox rouch the olty to-day, und thero -{ 7 doubt but tho lawyer in tho onse will be th oat posson sought, when ho is.mado awary 0 48 been golng on, * — 5 ‘Jom Davis sa rier eevet book off Davis says in ro; to hi rece and the orjMofsms of "Foo. Jonuston, Bel Hl * Tam yory woll satistied w! ot suUppoas, at that 1 ain tike most men; { would rutber be +fotead than pot matiged J undertook ie york for, tho purposa of pluoing ui truth About ‘our causa fund ita couduct, aul demoanor of our geuple, Having dove tly amoontent, Most of tho orlticisms that, y mont of Gottysbui robably ns many A. Tiiehe be weltton, Many voluvuos could ably bo written upon the sleyo of Vichy and the other great ovouts of tho War iyig than thirty voluuiecy, Instead of two, WOUle been neacssary for W complete ravi’ Te gud iso and fall of the Confederatu Goveruto istort ite military history, Wao will write tut over Tonnnot say, Much of it, 1 fear, will 2 written"