NEWS AND ITEMS. 
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The Bones of George Wilkes. —Recently Col. W. R. 
Simmons, of lyexington, Ky., who owned the great stallion 
George Wilkes, and on whose farm'he was buried, had his grave 
opened. Hxamination showed the bones to be in a perfect state 
of preservation, and they were exhumed and are now being 
mounted. When this work is finished the skeleton of the horse 
will be given to the Kentucky State College. 
^ According to the Joiirnal (England), a home of rest is 
going to be created in Eondon for horses, similar to the one 
already existing for dogs. The principal object will be to 
build an hospital for the convalescence and rest of lame or 
overworked animals. In other words, a large veterinary hos¬ 
pital. It is rumored that the Society for the Prevention of 
Cruelty to Animals is the instigator c f the idea. 
At a supper among veterinarians, where horse meat formed 
the exclusive dish, an invited guest, feeling unwell, addressed 
his neighbor, a veterinarian, and said : “ It is queer ; I feel some¬ 
thing working in me.” ‘‘It is the horse that is trotting,” an¬ 
swered the vet, and then, “ Oh, no, he now gallops, he runs away,” 
he added, when he saw the sick man leave the table to go outside 
and relieve his too sensitive stomach.— {Sematne Vettrin). 
Feeding Millet to Horses.— Dr. T. D. Hinebauch, State 
Veterinary of North Dakota, has been experimenting with 
millet, and from his experiments and observations the author 
draws the following conclusions: Feeding millet alone as 
coarse fodder is injurious to horses. It produces an increased 
action of the kidneys and causes lameness and swelling of the 
joints. It causes an infusion of blood into the joints and 
destroys the texture of the bone, rendering it soft and less 
tenacious, so that ^ the ligaments and muscles are easily torn 
loose. The experience of many farmers confirms the experi¬ 
ments. ^ 
Horses Getting High.— The special sales of harness 
horses, says the Gasette of February 2, held last week at 
Chicago and East St. Eouis demonstrate conclusively the 
strength of the market for horses of the right sort. Coachers 
and high-steppers are in the keenest demand. The top price 
of the two sales .^1650, bid by a Eondon dealer for a particu¬ 
larly high actor in the Sloan, Ninis & Bratton sale at East St. 
Eouis—indicates to what lengths the foreigners will go when 
their fancy is suited. New dealers are arriving with ample 
commissions, and the tone is very strong with the keenest of 
