NEWS AND ITEMS. 
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for sale, with or without the hospital, house, etc. The Doctor 
is now dividing- his time between practice and the study of legal 
lore. 
Ormonde, the unbeaten English race-horse, who was pur¬ 
chased by Mr. W. O’B. Macdonough, of California, for the enor¬ 
mous sum of $150,000, and placed at the head of his Menlo 
Park stud, was thought to be almost impotent for several years, 
but we are glad to hear that many mares are fertile to his cover 
this season. 
During last year $2,851,285 was distributed in stakes and 
purses for thoroughbreds on tracks in the United States. Canada 
paid out $137>537> making a total of nearly $3,000,000 won by 
“ bang-tails ” on this side the water. Only a little over one- 
fouith as many races were run in England last year as in the 
United States. 
Value of Imported Animals. —The annual average num¬ 
ber of animals, with value, imported into the United States in 
the years 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, and 1896, ending June 30, as 
shown by the Department of Agriculture, are: Cattle, 74,932, 
worth $477,512 ; horses, 11,756, worth $1,576,298; sheep, 330,- 
404, worth $1,089,567. 
Texas Fever Quarantine.— -The Government Texas fever 
quarantine took effect Feb. 15. After that all cattle shipped from 
below the quarantine line are yarded in the quarantine division at 
stock yards and sold only for slaughter. The Kansas State 
quarantine took effect Feb. 1, and no cattle from below the line 
can be unloaded in Kansas after that date. 
Personal. —Hamilton Anderson, 1574 Monroe Street, Chi- 
cago, Ill., wishes to learn the present address of John C. Heng- 
ston, veterinary surgeon, or his wife, who were residents of 
Chicago in 1892 ; prior to and subsequent to that date he was 
connected with racing stables in the East. Any reader having 
knowledge of the subject will please address as above. 
The Maine Cattle Commissioners have made their re¬ 
port for 1896, showing that over 300 inspections were made in 
different parts of the State, which has 328,543 cattle and 110,- 
719 horses, sheltered upon 65,400 farms. They reiterate their 
former claim that Maine is freer of tuberculosis than any other 
New England State, but advise the most watchful care of the 
herds, else there is danger of its increasing. 
Cruelty to His Horse.—A thoughtless fellow tied his 
horse in front of a Uong Island City saloon during the snow 
