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gramme over, the Professor piloted the party to the Industrial 
Pair, then going on, and in addition to seeing the grand horses 
and cattle and other products of the fertile soil of Canada, the 
party were introduced to the president and other members of 
the association _ managing the fair, and were invited by them to 
a beautiful, artistically decorated bower hung all round with 
green boughs, etc., to partake of luncheon with the members and 
others of their guests. The place presented a beautiful specta¬ 
cle, all trimmed up with the English flags. The tables were waited 
on by the daughters of the members, a very pretty lot of young 
ladies, wearing bows made of the English fla& In the midst of 
the luncheon all were requested to rise and smg “ God Save the 
Queen. After partaking of a sumptuous meal, toasts were re¬ 
sponded to by gentlemen having the prefix of Sir to their names, 
and others with the aflix of M. P. after them. After a number 
of speeches, Dr. Hoskins was called upon to respond for the U. 
S. V. M. A., and it is needless to say that he did so in an able 
and eloquent manner. The party started homeward on the 
grand lake steamer Corona, in high spirits, soon to be lowered, 
however, by sea sickness, which overcame nearly every one on 
board, so rough was the lake. They reached Buffalo in time to 
take the midnight train for New York, feeling well satisfied 
with their trip to a foreign land. R. yy. E. 
NEWS AND ITEMS. 
Prof. W. J. Coates, who was unfortunate enough to break 
his arm, is making a rapid recovery. 
To be up to Date.—R ead the American Veterinary 
Review, and join veterinary societies. 
Dr. H. R. Macaulay, of Indianapolis, is deserting veter¬ 
inary for human medicine, having matriculated at Montreal. 
Obituary.— Dr. J. E. Windolph, a genial and whole-souled 
practitioner, died at his residence in Darlington, Md., on the 
night of August 2ist. 
Prof. Jas. E. Robertson is enjoying the best of health 
and will resume lecturing on equine pathology at the American 
Veterinary College this month. 
# Why don’t the Judiciary Committee prosecute illegal prac¬ 
titioners ? Have they no material to work on or what ? Surely 
the chairman ought to answer—why this delay ? 
