. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. be unwound as wouldvanquish the patience of all but the most plucky and 140 ILLUSTRATED HISTORY clever of women, and as a result their claim to intelli-gence is backed up by official affidavits, educationaldiplomas and certificates from physicians and oculistsad infinitum. At the gates of the stockyards are stationed othercompetent veterinarians, whose duty it is to see that nodead or diseased animals pass in the wagons contain-ing crippled stock. These men have authority to con-demn the cripp
. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. be unwound as wouldvanquish the patience of all but the most plucky and 140 ILLUSTRATED HISTORY clever of women, and as a result their claim to intelli-gence is backed up by official affidavits, educationaldiplomas and certificates from physicians and oculistsad infinitum. At the gates of the stockyards are stationed othercompetent veterinarians, whose duty it is to see that nodead or diseased animals pass in the wagons contain-ing crippled stock. These men have authority to con-demn the cripples, but cannot order them to be de-stroyed. The watchers are on the alert, and when aload of disabled beasts comes along they prod themwith a sharp pointed pole to ascertain wheth^^r theyhave a healthy squeal. The animals are thm taggedand recorded, and are allowed to pass to the privateslaughtering liouses outside the yards, At these placesare stationed inspectors by the city authorities, and itis left to them, principally, to judge whether the meatturned out here is fit for an aldermans HEALTHY CATTLE FOR SLAUGHTER. JACK-KNIFE BEN. Every one around 3he stockyards district knows many years he !-as been the faithful purveyor-in-ordinary to all who desired to acquire the indispensablejack-knife, and had the equivalent in coin of the realm
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