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THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. krttrMling Items About Our Owo Country Orcat Britain, the United Statee, and All Parte oi the Ulolie, Coodented and AMortad tor Htay Koaillog. UANADA. Port Arthur horbor U frozou over. Ik'lleville had 10 births, 1 niarriBge kiid 14 d«>ul li/i during November. A Rraiii elpvalor. to cost J500,000, i.s to Im> erectetl at KiugstuD. The MifUirpaJ Cotton Company has declaivd a quarterly dividend of 2 per cent. Dr. R. J. Woods, late of Toronto, died on 'l"uesday at Vancouver. B.C., of pneumonia. Montreal's finances are in a rather bad way and the Council is consider- ing i^laus to relieve the pressure. The OltAwa Free Press advocates the aliolition of the Act exempting civil â- ervant.s frnin the process of garnishee. The me<lical staff of the Ottawa fJen- eni! ilospital has resigned in a body, accusing the directors of not keeping, faith. The young Galician girl whtJ wag strii'ken with smallpox in Winnipeg died on Tuesday night. There are no now cases. A number of the employees of the C. P. R. repair shops in Montreal have been discharged as tliere is no work {or them. Job:) Mill's, a keeper ini the Kingston Peoitentiary lias faillen heir tx> an es- tate of 9140,000 In Scollanid. Mr. Joha McKeown County Crown Attorney of Lincoln, died at the Hotel Uieu hospital, Kilngstun, yesterday. The Kecwatin Power Conii>ainy are making contracts to supply electric power in Winaipeg.transmitted a dist- Biioe of 130 miles. The threatened split of the High Court of Queliec Independent Order of Foresters into French and English seems to have been averted. Mr. A. I). Flint, iuisist&nt post- master at Uolland, Man., sb-jt himself tbroufb the bead while huidling a looded revolver In ibis office, dyiii>g in a few minutes. A young man named Topban was ac- cidentally killed a few days ago In the Lake 'Dauphin country by his two bro- tb«-rs who mistook him for a wolf and â- hot him. Miss Pennnck. telrffraph operator at Langdon, N.W.T., bad her legs crush- ed under a train. Une was amputat- ed, and the y^oung lady is in a very critical condition. The Dominion Fisheries Department has promised a supply of salmon eggs to the Hawaiian repul>lic. to see if the Canadian fisb will thrive in the waters of that vicinity. Mr. CJhiUigbneesy, vice-president of the Canadian Pacific railiway, denie.tthe truth of the report that his line wari endeavoring to !ea.se the Buffalo and Lake iliu-on lironoh from the Ijrand Trunk lailwoy. At St. Jabo the Pullman Car Com- pany won a suit tirouKbt against it lor injiirieii alleged to have been sus- tained by a pa.stM-nt;vr owing to the ooldnees of a car. At Rat Portage a Pagan Indian who riwt his foster father, lliin'king him a 'wendigo or evil spirit, wun found guilty of manslaughter. Judge Hose sentenc- ed bini to six mornlba' hard lalwr. Mr. Jiiiiies Crawford, an elderly Kng- 'lishman who went tn Manitou, Man., troni tlie United Stalest recently, was frozen to death on Monday night, while walJcing to bin son's farm, four mile^ trom Manitou. It is 8tate<l that I lie Federal Uov- erniuent ha.s dwidiul to follow the ex- ample of the (jirand Trunk railway, and Ibunw^forth ]mrchn.se ml the goods re- Quired for the Iiiterccloninl railway in tne towns along. the line. Arrangenient.s hnve nmv been perfect- ed by which cult !e :ind .she<i) fromi the Dominion of Cnnada, for eX|H>rt from B(xston, mny Iw entere^l and examined at the frontier ports of St. A'.l»n'sand Inland Pond, Vermont. UREAT BRITAIN. A Christmas gift from the English people to I'. S. Anilnssador Dayard is It Is rumored tltat the Queen may â-¼isit Ireland next year, during the cele- bration of her long reign. Chaa. Cu.<iluuiiU, the only brother of Charlotte Cu.»hinnn. Hie great Aniuri- oan artre.is, died in ICiigland. biding mooted in London. C Dr. JnmiBon wai removed from IIoI- loway •lull in an ambulance ami taken to a private saniiarium in one of the •ubiirlw of l,( iwlon. The exporter. s and uianufa<durers in Lcyndon ><«y thnt tlicir trade with Canadian firms who imi>!)rt dry goods from the Old Country is not ntvirly up to that of former years. AmlMis.>*ad4r Ilayard slated his belief that before his deiuirture from Knglaiid BOiue pormitnenl arranKeuuMit of arl>i- tration will be arranged between Kng- land and the United States. The London Daily Mail aay.s that the fetea of 'HfenjM^irii oo-slle in honor of the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to tlie Ihike an<l UticheAs of Mnrllioiough cc»st twenty thousand pounds. A wild wave i>f uxtreme severity is prevailing throughout Kngland, and oeveral dcathM of lruiup« and others from exi>t>.tiire to the weather .iro re- ported. Skating is fre<<Iy indulged in. A London d<»i>alch snj's I hat the Can- adian (iazettn ansiM'ts t'hal enquiries nuide in the highest rjuaj-tcrs failied to disclose any intention on IIm' im-rt of tbe Duke imA DucIicns of York to visit CooiadA next year. The Manchester (lUardiiui says Lord Salisbury will nialte very strong repre- •Hntations to the Spanixli Ooveinment with reference to I,Iim detention in Cnlia of Richard and Jolui Ileal ty, rt^sldenlfl of British Colunilda. Nothing is known in London official circles of the rumoured intention of knighting Mr. I^aurlor on New Year's day; Imtihero Is a desire llifil he should visit England and lieconii' acquainted with the llritish Ministers and officials. At a iiieptiiiig of the BritlHh Empire league (m Friday ('he Duke of t)evon- Bhir» said that he Udieved the Tmi>erial Federation Bentimenl was growing, hut that th«' idea of free trade within the Empire liad not yet met witji a hearty re«pon»»!. UNITED STATES. The Missouri NatioiMl Bank. Kansas City, haB collapsed. Mrs. Henry Ward Ileecher ic hed-rid- dcD from the effect of ii fall. The Salvation Army in St. Ixiuis in- tends giving a Christmas dinner to three thou*iiid (lersuns. The window glass uiunufacturers of the United States liave reorganized Ixitb the old ass K'iat ions. i're.sidemt Clev.'land has purchased a house in 9(ith street. New York, in addition to a home in Princetown, NJ. So far tbe Southern Pacific has bad no I routrfe from snow, but Nort bern Pacific trains have Iwen delayed some- what . Floods are doing great damage in Wisconsin, and causing intense nard- sbip to the people living in the river valleys. Luther Greenman, bis wife and four children are reported to have been burned to death in the destruction of their home by fire a^ Perry, N. Y. The United States & Hayti Telegraph Company have laid a c^ble direct from New York to Hayti, which is now open for business to all Southj Aiperican points. . The com|)aralive statement of the re- ceii>ts and expenditures of the United States during thie month of November .shows a deficit of more than seven mil- lion dollars. Telegraph advices from the oom- men-ial agencie.s of Messrs. Bradstreet and I>un in New York are of the kind usual at this dull season. The recent spurt of orders has lieen filled, and trade generally is quiet, Wliile there is an under-current of activity conse- quent on the usual Christmas require- ments. The faAlu,res are small for November by comporison with those for the month of October. AVhat is known as the iron and steel com)>ine bns been broken up. and lower prices are expected to prevail. The general volume of trade is only moderate, and no special activity is exiiected in any I part of the country this year. Stormy weather ha.s to a certain extent inter- fered with the distribution of goods. Tbe dry goods trade is duJl for this time of y«ar. KENEIRAL. Spain is fitting out a flying squa- dron. There are now thirteen thousand men on strike in Hamjburg. Princess Elizalielh of Lippe is dead. She waa sixty-three years of age. The Porte denies the reports of re- rent massacres at IMarlwkir and Kbiar- put. Cul)an rebels attacked the town of Guanaliacoa, near Havana, on Tue.sday and burned a part of the town. Arrests of persona susiiected of being concerned in plots again.st tlie Govern- ment continue in Constantinople. A cyclone, accompanied by heavy floo<ls, has 8wei>t the eastern West Indies, causing great loss of life. Sir E. J. MIonHon, the newly appoint- ed British Ambassador to succeed tbe Marquis of Dufferin, has arrived in Paris. The Paris police have seized at the Gare du Nord large packages of a manifesto by Prince Victor Na|)oleon. The Hamburg employers have refus- ed to sulnnil their difference with the striking dix'k laiKlreri^ to arbitration. Gen. Portirio Diaz. wh<i was first elected to tbe Pn-sidency of Mexico in 1S76, has just l)een inaugurated for (be fifth time. Lord Rosemead, Governor of Cape Ccdony. who lia.s l>een suffering from dropsy, will undergo on operation in a few days. Tbe Minister of Marine in the P'rench Government is opposed to the proposal to include 940.000,000 in the naval estimates for new men-of-war. The (Joveminent has decided to re- n*w the charter of the Bank of France for 24 years. Tbe select com- mit tee opposed all schemes for a State liauk. All the baH)or lalmrers at Hamburg liave lieen called out by the Strikers' Commitlee. hnd a general strike throughout Europe is said to lie im- minent. A <livnrco judgment given in Paris establishes that the wife of a habi- tual gambler i.i entitled to a divorce and to Ihn managemejit of her chil- dren's property. A mass meeting of the Fanners' Uni' n was held in Lyons, Franc*", at which the dealers in salt meats resolv- ed in favor of the cxc!u.sion of Amer- ican p>rk products in view of the fall in the price of swine. .Sigiior Ce-cW, the Italian Consul, and the captains of the warships Vol- turno and Ktaffetla, with .six other officers, are, rejiorted (o have been mur- dered by Soniales at Maga<loxo, accord- ing to reiiorts from Zaniiibar. The l,on<lon Times, after cimiinciiting on Gen. WeyliT's failure to .subilue (he Cuban insurgents, says the gloomy out- look in the island makes it iniposisilile to pxcluile tlie (wasiliility of soiiip kind of United States intervention. Lord Cronier, the Briti.sh Agent ot Cairo, ha.s officially informed the l'lgyi>- liaii Government tlint if they (le;ide lo roi«y to the Cais.se the mnnaey advanced to meet the ex|>e.n.seN of the Anglo- Kgyplian expedition. Great Britain will refund the amount. ROBERTS OF^OANDAHAR. SOMETHING ABOUT THE FIELD MAR- SHAL OF THE ARMY. At Preaeat Hlallonfd •! Kllmallikaia •* CemmaiMirr of the Forrei In Irrlaedâ€" A niHilUKuUheU Mnn. Field Marshal Lord Rolierts has loom- ed 80 largely in i he public eye sisoe his great achievement of relieving Can- dabar in 1870, tha! tbe following sketch of tbe present Commander-in-Chief of Ireland in his temporary residence at Kiltnainliam Hospital, which has just appeared in the "CeU?britie« at Home" series of the London World, will Iw read with imterest. Finding that a residence at the coun- try (>lace which be took near Du}>lin. (Ml his appointment as Commander of DRUID'S CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS. The Druids bad a ve.ry beautiful custom which we nuKlerim should imi- tate in spiri'b. They cut the green li'coa at this ne<\son of the year and carried them into their warm rooms in order to protect ttoi-. spirits ot the forest and tbe streaDis fioiu 1<1h« winter's frcst and death dealing winds. In the springtime these spirits thus housed and sheltered went out again to ivclotit the forest with green foliage, to unlock the icy streams and cover Ulic face ot the earth with l)eauly and bread. At this Christ- ma.s season of peace and good will let us provide a ihoiue for the spirit ot love, 01 jui^tiiie, and of sympathy, that they may l)e protected against the evil times, the coldness ami selfishness of the world, to go out again in t'he »|vringtime " to heal and soothe and bk«ss." the Forcee In IreIaad,sontet imes involv- ed delays in reaching liis office. Lord Roljerta at once settle<l down at Kil- mainham with his family and such pets as his grey stagboiuid and bis white Arab charger. Service, duties and sport occupy his time la the Emerald Isle, as they did in India, and from tbe Hospital be can cunveniently join bounds in Meatb, Kildare, Dublin, Louth, Kilkenny and Tlpperary. It was in the last-named county, indeed tliat be renewed bis acquaintance with banks and ditches in tbe company of a bro- ther-bearer of the Victoria CrtMs, Sir Charles Uougb, who, Un), won laurels In north-western India, like himself. All Lord Rolierts' family have a taste for bounds and horses, like their father, ajid are easily mounted, lieing "Light Bobs," and good riders. THE VIC'IORIA CHtJSS. After a succession of years at Eton, Sandhurst, and Adiscombe, Lord Rob- erts entered the Bengal Artillery in 1851, and went out tu India, where later on be inauguratt^ his brilliant record in the field by winning, while still a aubaltera, the proud distinction of the Victoria Cross for iiersonal prow- ess in wbicb gallantry almost amount- ing to reckiessuesa wait linked with the determination tu rescue a comrade at ftny risk and al uuy sacrifice. Soon after the conclutiiou of the Cri- mean war the Mutiny broke out and shook our Xadiau Empire to its founda- lioos. We had to meet not the native levies such as Clive and Wellesley bad conquered with a handful of troops at Plassey and Assaye, but fioldiers whom we had armed and diiicip.iued. This gigantic reliellion brou^t out tbe great qualities ot great men, and here Lieut. Roberts not only proved himself a brave and gallant soldier, but u (it leader of | men, and an organizer of victory by , his resourceful career as Assistant | Quarleriuaster-Geaeral la the campaign | of Cawnporo, as sui>se<iueuliy in the I Loosbai expedition and in tbe Abyssin- j ian camjiaign. His services since then it would be suiivrfluous to enumerate,, for Uiey are matters of public history. But it may bo remembered tdtat he was twenty-three times mentioned in de- spatches before tbe Afghan war, dur- ing \vbich campaign ho was eight times thanked i>y tue Viceroy and eouuuau- der-in-cblef of India, li was, however, in tbe Afghuu campaign that Lord Roberts perlormod his grtwitest achieve- ment In tbe march on Candabar. KHVUEH PASS MASSACRE. Curiously t-nougb It wna In Afghan- istan that that flue old saddler, General Sir .\brahmu Rolierts. Lord Roberts' father, muinly made bis mark, and if his advice bad been taken the murder of Sir William Moonaghtcn and the an- nihilation ot uur army in the Kbyliur and other pass«!S would never nave taken place. His son, following in Ihe paternal footsteps deprecated uur choice of Ayuob Khan; and his words of wisdom were justified by lb.- event and more particularly liy ibe di.sa-ster at Maiwand aiiu ihu critical position of the garrisovi at Candabar. \Vhat fol- lowed is one of the iiiost daring and splendid episodes in our military hiaiury. Kolieits, wi ih ten thousind men, oii- tained pi'rmissiou from Simla to march to Iha relief of Cajidahar. He plunged into tbe pathless wildcriuiss, almost without commissariat, where he could only announce bis arrival at the fort- ress 01' Kbiilul-Gbilzai, a sort of luiel- way station of the heliograph; an<l, luiving relieved the garrLsuu of Canda- Ikir, be crushed Ayoob and restored our supremacy in that countryâ€" and all in about three weoks. Sine- that wonder- ful march Lord Hol>erts' servires in his country Iwive W<-u more in the Cabinet thnn in the field, more vicar- ious I baa p«'raonal. He wiis loo late to vindiciile th«- llritish arni.s after Ma- Julia, and ituring his command of tlie Indian forc«<» th.'iewas not much fight- ing, save in Uurmah and on the fron- tier. IJUSY IN PlIACE. While in Kilmainhaui Lord Rolx-rts will hardly lie oalkd upon to witness anything more .serious than mimic war- fiue and iH-aco (larades. I Jut bis active mind anil hla talent tor organization will lie ever exercised in iiicieiising the efficiency of our home l>attalion.'< and improving tbe lot of our stddiei-s, with whom ho is so deservedly (lopular. In- deed, it is no weak tesl'iuiiniy to Lord Rolwrts' pleasing conciliatory man- ner that the landlords and teniiiitry alike in th«" r>arts "f Kilkoiiiiy and Tiii- iHM-ai-y which formed Ihe llualrc of the last Irish autumn manoeuvres have ex- pressed a strong wish that "the Army" may next year In* encamped in their midst, and spend a week or two showing them "the imnge of war." Lord Bolierts' capacity for making a gWKl apeeoh waa well Hhown not long ago at Belfast, when he |)«id a happy tvibntc to the Indian army, which he thought, "waa In a thoroughly efficient condition, ready and at»lo to ta'ke its shunt in the defence of (he empire in any iwrt of the world wliere it^ ser- vices might be required." A CLEVEft .SPEAKEH. He also ajxike most happilv a few weeks ago on t he ixxiasion of the pi'e- \ sentation at Kilmainhaui hospital of j the meila.1 and ~9iploma of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem to a young [ railway porter who bad saved life at ; the hazard of his own. There was I none of the |x>mp and {>ageantry of ! rhetoric in his speech, but every word told and every sentence was sympath- etic. The presentation was rather a fine function, and could not have bad a fairer or more appropriate theatre than the great hall at Kilmainham, a notile room a hundred feet long by some sixty wide, and bung round with arms and armour of all ages and per- iods; lances and pinions, corselets and cuirasse.s, scale and chain armour, mor- ions and hauberks, and regimental flags, which the storm and stress of campaigning have sadly dilapidated- all are arranged with a masterly eye to effect and Io<ail colour. The ceiling is carved, and atx>ve the armour are portraits of several of our sovereigns, including the "Merry Monarch"- who can count Ktlmainhajn among his good works for th« army, as Greeinwich was for tbs navy â€" the great Duke of Or- monde and several other dignitaries in Church and State. IN HIS MANLY PRIME. The effect was Increased by the en- trance of the pensioners in their red coats, like bunting-frocks, while the en- tire Dublin staJTf, in full uniform, stood round "Little Bolis," who was acting as the deputy of the Prince of Wales, the head of the order. The ceremony was graced by the presence of I.Ady Rolierts whf) awi a number of friends with her among whom were Lady Cre- more. Lady Settrlngton and Lady Flor- ence Streatfield, and tbe blue uniform of the. Order of St. John contrasted happily with those of tbe staff. The command of an army of some thirty thousand men of all arms neces- sitates an immense amount of work, but Lord Rolierts is a good organizer; and though he has an efficient staff, he prefers to look after everything him- self. Light, slim, and lissom of figure, he liooks an ideal colonel of Hus.-sars wh»n in uniform mounted on his white arab, and still capable of repeating the deed of valour which won htm his Vic- toria Cross. HOW TO STORE WATER. A Hoatkeraer^ laseatom bat Maple aad t'brap Device, It is possilile for every farmer to have living spring water on bis land, accord- ing to John C. Bender, of 6t. Joseph, Mo., who ciaima to have solved the proljiem. For y«ar8 there has beeina sbortage in tbe water supply in this part of the State, and. In fact, such is the vase in other States, but aocordr ing to Mr. Bender's theoryâ€" and he has proved itâ€" he has solved a mystery that will prove a blessing and a bene- diction not only to rural folks, but to utht-rs who may happen to own as much as an acre of ground. As the most suitable point for demon- strating the efficiency of bis scheme, Mr. Bender selected tbe county farm, says a correspondent in the Chicago Record. Tbe water supply has cost tbe county an Immense sum of money, and not until tbe present time has there been sufficient water on the premises. This Is the result of a spring tiuit has been made. l.OOa FEET AND NO WATER. At a considerable expense several years ago thu county court bad a well dug 45 feet deep aud 1^ feet in diame- ter. There was Uttle or no water, and another plan wad hit upon, which was expetted lo prove efficient. It was to bore a well at a much greater depth a short distance away, when it was ex- pelled the water would cume toward th<L< surface at a height that would (ler- mit of till.- use of a transfer pipe to I hi' big well. Soiitething over 1,000 feet was reached, and no water. Tb*' location of these wells was at th.- ii&se of a slope draining something live five acres, and it was the theory of Mr. B.>nder that he could store the surface walcr in a way that had never U-en done, and the supply would be con- stant. A tri'iich about IDU feet in leuguh was dug along the side of the hill, wlilch had a d«4>th of six feet at tbo liegiuning and ten feet in the end. This trench was filled with rock on a ba.se of pounded stone. The top was covered with earth, and the results of tbe first rainfall carefully watched. AN INGENIOUS DEVICE. The head ot the trench wa.s later on enlarged liy tbe reutoval of several waggon loads of earth and tbe space filleu up with stone and iron. The lat- ter acted as a purifier lo charity the water. The effect was a complete sur- prise to the county officials. The actual exiiensc of the experiment was less than |101). b'or years the county had been at an e.viieiise ot little less than 91,001) a year fur luen and teams to haul water to the county farut, and since the Bi>nder sirlienin was put into cflwt there has been no outlay what- ever, and the water supply is better than it has ever lieen. The big forty- five fool, well has lieoii tilled, and the overflow goes into a reservoir lielow to («• used in eiuetigemy, after lieing tillered ami flowing lack into tb« well. True it is (h»'re has lieen abundant, raiufall this summ'-r, and Mr. Dender says with the use of rainfall of winter! and spring th"re will be an abundant supply the remainder ot the seSiKin. ThB plan IS sn slmpla and the cost so little that th.\s.-hcme has attracted the at- tention o'f i-epres<-.ntatives of many counties in Illinois, as well as Kansas, Nebraska and lowa.i COST IS SifALL. An inch of raiu falling upon an acre ot ground amounts to •.i7,000 gal- lons of wat^ir. On rolling ground one- half or mor.' ot this water runs off, and tlu> balaiu-e soaks into the soil. It Is a well known tact tliat many xoils do not ttliKorb tth«> water readjily, and tliis is the case in the territory ot nortbwesU^rii Missouri and (lortions ot other States. But, according to the theory ot Mr. Bender, this water can be stored in trenche.s and tbe moisture held In the ground tor th<^ gradual use of fields, lawns and gaTdens.\ Tlw State geologist has given the plan a high endorsement since he has seen tbe prai^tkal effect, and (armexs and fruit growers, and others a^ well. are tioglnning the construction ot ditches. Tbe secret of the auuoess of the present plan lies in the fact that it costs very little and is Axc<!««Jiingly simple. \nmm watch dobs, AN EMPHATIC BELIEVER IN TBEIB INTELLIGENCE. â- â€¢w I'asdaeted Is Uenaaay •â-  Sclestifle Priaeiple*â€" UsBBjy BarBlarii a FeatMre or the Train lac. In the northern part of Berlin, al- most on the suburban lute, and in an ob- soure street cajled Prince's alley, is o<ir ! of tbe moat unique establishmenta tbe world over Herr Straus is tbe pre^ siding genius, an intelligent man oi, middle age, who has devoted the be*' part of bis life to a stuidy of dcgology . W'ith a good listener who knows aom*- thing of the subject. Herr Straus wiX. talk about tbe wonders of tbe canliu world for half a day without drawlii4' heavily on bis store of knowledge. It is amoet unoeoessary to state that Herr Straus is an e<n(>hatio believ- er in tbe Intelligence of the dog. and after one has visited his pdaoe tbe vis- itor will agree heartlUr with him. This man can teach a dog to do almost ev- erytbing but write his name and talk, but he devoites nearly all of his time to developing flrsl-claas watch dogs, â€" not ordinary watch dogs, who will tear the pants off a tramp, but doga who will tackle a man as scientifically as a trained pugilist, and never let up on him until be is knocked out. Herr Straus says: "Few people know tbe susceptibility lo instruction of a dog. Many dogs are trained by being taught sensek'ss tricks, which are pretty to look at, but are of no real value.Pugs and poodles I have no use for. The greatest virtue of the dog > does not lie In tbe trick performing, but in tbe serious business ot guarding bis mas- ter from barm and the protection of his master's property. Such a dog must know a friend from an enemy. A dog has great iatelligeince ; all that is needed is development. In this establishment there are al- ways a dozen or two of dogs of var- ii>us breeds and sizes, and beJonging to various owners. Some of them are Bernardloes. some are bulldogs, others are Russian woif bounds and bunting dogs. THE BREED 01;' THE IX)G does not count for much in tbe opin- ion of the trainer, so long as tbe animal is of fair size and weight. He says tbe most difficult task ia tbe educatioD of a dog is to train him to attack a man. The dog's intelli- gence tells him that man Is his superior, yet be must be taught to disregard this, and by an excess of bravery over- come tbe enemy. Herr Straus uses the w-blp, liut with rare judgment. Uesayt that tbe use of the wnip after every failure would mean liarren results In the end and tbe ruin of tbe dog. He s«>ldom uses tbe whip at all, until tbe education ot the dc^ is well under way. Thein be employs it to awaken tbe in- telligence ol the animal and force blm to concentrate bla knowledge upon the work In band. Every timene uses the whip he siiends gr^at time In show- ing tbe dig the reason of bis punish- ment. More good d<igs and horses, be says, have been ruined by senseless punishment than by any other single .•ause. His place is surrounded by a wood- en fence 6 1-2 feet highâ€" too high for the average dog to jump. In exhibit- ing the knowledge of bis pupils be used a couple ot bull dogs and a smooth- coated St. Bernard. 'Ihe bull dogs weighed alKiut 35 pounds each, and the Iternardiue aliout liO pounds. First he put them through very or- dinary movements, merely to «how their obedience. He told them to sit iiuietly on their haunches; then he onlereil them to bring certain sticks and stones and pieces of clothing from ditferont ends of the yard. Next be made them jump alioul in various ways, and when iLese were thiough wiih ar- raugeiiients were made for exhibiting their abilities in attacking a man. For this purpose a dummy was used, dressed as the German vagrant, or out- cast usually appears. The dummy was placed outside the gate, and a long string attaclied to the knob was held by an assistant. The gate was opened slowly and steal bily. just as it would lie by a tramp or a burglar. The dummy wa.s lejuiing against tbe gate, and as it partially opened the ditgs caught sight ot the bogus intru- der. In throe jumps the two bulldogs were on ih." duiumy. Iioth of them LEAPING FOR IHU THROAT. The dummy was well liraced up and, moreover, held In its right hand a stout dull, which was manipulated by another assistant, and the dogs got some heavy blows. They tore and pulled at him until th»y got him on the ground, and kep',. tearing at his ihnat as King as the. men hutdlng the strings made tbe dummy move, when the dummy waa still the dogs cea3t>d their tearing. Imt ai tbe slightest movement resumed the fight. Herr Straus never allowed his dogs to lake hold of ihe U>gs or lower pitrt of the body when making an attack. They an^ taught to fly straight tor the tbnial and to keeip tearing away there until the man lecomcs motionless. Then they must keep their forepaws on the thixsal. and on the slightest movement r>«umc th«' attack. The most interesting feature was an attack made by ihe Elernardine on a live man. Seveitvl men are employed by the trainer frr the purpose, and are well jKtld tor. it. This man was caiw- tully dressed for the tray, at least the upper part of his body was. I'nder several ciwts and vests he woiv a thick Icallw^r jacket next lo the skin. A heavy leather band was fastened around the nock, and over the many thicknesses of stout cloth were wound. The man caine through the gate in a slinking way and the big dog plntied him to tbe wall in a second, hla great teeth tearing at the cloth and leather. The man diil not put up as good a tiftht as the dummy, and the instant be felt the dog's toelh in his flesh he drtipped to the ground and laid motionless. Toen the.do^ kept quiet until called off by tbe trainer. The most regular visitors at this place are the animal painters of Hevlio's art, who find it a (H<rtect gold mln* fur material tor striking picture* » 'j